LSU v.s. Troy. What was expose to be an easy match-up for LSU. An easy win, if you will. Well I was at my house in N.C. and unfortunately this game was not on television so I was watching it on the live game cast on ESPN. I was so surprised by how much they were losing, that I was almost laughing. But Even though that they were losing 31-3 in the 3rd quarter, I still had that little feeling that every fan has deep inside, that maybe, just maybe, this could be the game when they come back. Well last night WAS that game. LSU rallied back with 38 unanswered points, including out scoring Troy 30-0 in the fourth quarter. If you look at the quarter break down, you'll never believe how well they turned their performances around. Jarrett Lee was getting booed by Tiger Stadium and was actually benched for a portion of the first half. But then in the second half, he connected with Brandon LaFell 9 times and had more than 200 yards in the final two quarters, leading the Tigers to a win. Their defense also improved drastically. After allowing almost 300 yards passing in the first half, to holding them to only 7 points in the second. This win kept LSU from suffering the embarrassment of the defending national champions losing to a sun belt conference team. What I think is responsible for this lame duck performance in the first half is the players losing interest in the remaining games because of their loss to Alabama the previous week. Even though they're out of the BCS hunt, they should still care about the rest of their season and try to get a good bowl game. They need to build as much as confidence as they can before the next season. Especially for their 3 freshman QB's.
For more information on the game, follow the jump-
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283200099
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