After four weeks of college football, we still don’t know exactly what LSU has or doesn’t have.  Saturday’s win over North Texas didn’t do much to answer any questions about the quarterbacks nor did it really give us an idea of just how good the defense is.  It did remind us of how fast Trindon Holliday really is.

 

The 5′ 5″ speedster scored on a 92 yard punt return, flying past the Mean Green AND his punt coverage.

In addition to Holliday’s touchdown return, he set up another short score with a 59 yard punt return.  The running game was also dominating with Charles Scott scoring twice on long runs and Quinn Johnson getting his first career score.  So dominating, in fact, that we really haven’t seen much of the passing game.  Even though Brandon Lafell had and Chris Mitchell combined for 11 catches and 119 yards, the majority of this game played out on the ground.

As such, the QB issue is still a big question mark.  Does LSU have enough to face the coming weeks of Auburn, Mississippi State, Florida, South Carolina and Georgia?  That’s a tall order for any team and may just be more than our young QBs can handle.  But we will see…

While LSU still leaves questions to be answered, we’ve learned a few things elsewhere in College Football….

  • Ohio State is as over-rated as they have been the last two years, but having played a real opponent, i.e., USC, early they have been exposed this year.  Get ’em OUT of the Top 10.
  • Notre Dame may not be as terrible as they looked in their opener against San Diego St.  If every game can be played in the rain, perhaps they have a chance to really make some noise….nah.
  • ECU is still a force to be reckoned with.  After beating Virginia Tech and West Virginia, they held off conference opponent Tulane, 28-24.  After two program-making wins, it’s very easy to suffer a let down.  ECU may just be 2008’s Cinderella story.
  • With virtually their whole team returning, Auburn looked to be a national threat.  With good efforts in their first two games, it appeared that they were, in deed, for real.  Then, yesterday an undeserved win against Mississippi St., 3-2.  Three to two.  Having said that, look for Sylvester Croom’s Dawgs to play the spoiler in the SEC West.
  • Georgia may not be a top contender, and not just because of their effort against South Carolina.  They were lackluster in their effort against Georgia Southern and even allowed Central Michigan 17 points.  They do not look like the Georgia of the last few years and they have a day of reckoning coming with Florida.
  • USC is the real deal.  As much as I despise Pete Carroll and the Trojans, this team has significiant depth and literally wiped the field with Ohio St.  If they can get past their Achilles’ Heel of Cal, they may just run the table.
  • Florida’s St. Tim (Tebow) looks to have his Heisman winning form again this year and the Florida/LSU game in the Swamp in a few weeks looks to be shaping up as a war.