RANKINGS

The week 3 rankings are out and S Car is ranked 12TH in the AP poll and and 14th in the USA TODAY poll.

THE SC STATE GAME:

Let us start with the obvious, Xavier Littleberry did not sack Blake Mitchell. Despite claiming he was going to "beat" on Blake Mitchell the entire game, SCSU only sacked a Gamecock QB twice and Xavier Littleberry was not involved in either of them. As a matter of fact, Xavier only had one tackle the entire game. I guess DIV 1A was a little tougher than he expected it to be.

Despite this, the game wasn't exactly a confidence booster for Ole Blake. Blake played Ok. He completed 14 out of 21 passes and had 3 picked off. He finished up with 147 yards and 3 TDS. Again, we didn't lose the game, but blake is going to have to play a hell of a lot better is we hope to beat LSU next week. To tell the truth, Blake looked as if he was sleeping walking for most of the game.

The true stars on offense, Saturday were our running backs. With the offense gaining little ground through the air, Spurrier turned to RAZZLE and DAZZLE (Mike Davis and Cory Boyd respectfully). The duo racked up 237 yards on the ground.

Of course, the defense showed up and pitched a almost shut out. If not for a lucky bounce in to the field goal, the SC STATE BULLDOGS would not have scored period. Their only score was set-up by an interception early in the game. The ball was booted, it hit the upright and bounced in.

Looking ahead.

LSU is a dynamic team. They are currently ranked #2 in the country and up to this point, none of their games have been close. They stomped Mississippi State in the opener, 45-0. They blasted VA TECH 48-7. And they pasted Middle Tennessee 44-0 on Saturday.

The only comfort in the above paragraph is this... LSU really has not played anyone. VA TECH just isn't that good this year and Mississippi State has not been good in awhile. Middle Tennessee is well... Middle Tennessee. Even though, LSU has scored more than 40 points in each of their first three games, they have not faced a defense like South Carolina's. On the other hand, we have not faced a defense like LSU's. LSU has only allowed 7 points all year. Not average... all YEAR!

LSU will be a tough game and hopefully we can pull it out.

During my pre-season picks, I listed LSU as the only for sure loss. I hope I am wrong.

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