Okay, I know winning at LSU Saturday is not likely. But it's not the long shot I get the feeling everyone thinks it is.
Let's do some of that mind-numbing "who beat who" bit to see if it gives some perspective.
This LSU team needed a goal line stand (and dumb-ass play calling from Mullen) to beat Mississippi State.
We destroyed MSU.
We lost to Arkansas, but Arkansas nearly beat Florida a week later in the swamp.
That same Arkansas team lost to Georgia.
Georgia lost to LSU on a miracle "penalty, kickoff return, broken tackle" touchdown in the last minute.
That same Georgia team was also just destroyed by a Tennessee team that we defeated thoroughly.
LSU has been consistently "good" this year. They haven't really played bad, but they have never really played "very good" or "great" either. After a week off, they could change that, but I wouldn't count on it.
My contention is that if LSU comes out and plays "good", but not "great" (or even "very good") like they have all year...Auburn only needs to play "very good", which we have done at times this year, to pull off the win. We don't have to go in there and play perfect or out of our minds in order to beat this team. MSU didn't play especially great and were one yard away from winning. Georgia definitely didn't play great and had the lead until that last minute "Les Miles Miracle #63" happened.
If LSU continues down the same path they've been on, I just don't think it's far fetched to think we can go in there and win.