The LSU Tiger fans are growing impatient with head coach Les Miles, 3 years removed form a national championship. That was then and this is now, it doesn't help that former LSU head coach Nick Saban has already won a College Football Picks. [http://www.charliessports.com/index.asp] title at Alabama in just his second season at the school. LSU finished 9-4 in 2009 and ended the season with a bowl loss to Penn State. In 2009 the team finished 2nd behind Alabama in he SEC West, the Tigers went 5-8 against the spread, going over the total 5 times and under 8 times. The 2009 team was ranked 111th nationally in total offense, ranked 76th in scoring with 24.6 per game, 97th in passing yards with 181.8 yards per game and 90th nationally in rushing yards averaging 122.9 yards per game. Statistics like that will not win in a conference like the SEC, that is totally unacceptable. The Defense was a little better, giving up over 327 yards per game, the teams rush defense was a little suspect giving up 133 yards per game which ranked 46th in division 1 football. LSU had better get improve dramatically on both sides of the ball if they want to compete with Alabama and Florida. The Tigers 2010 schedule has home games against Alabama and Tennessee in the SEC and non conference games against West Virginia at home and North Carolina in Atlanta on September 4th opening up the 2010 college football picks season

The 2010 Tigers must replace leading rusher Charles Scott on the offensive side, Russell Shepard could be a do everything type of player for the team on offense. Stevan Ridley and Michael Ford each rushed for 100 yards in the spring game. Quarterback Jordan Jefferson who struggled with consistency last year but the LSU coaching staff thinks he will be much better in 2010. Jefferson will have plenty of weapons to throw too in Terrance Tolliver who had almost 750 yards receiving and Rueben Randle will start opposite Tolliver.

The defense made some huge strides last year under 1st year defensive coordinator John Chavis. Chavis will have hi work cut out for him, the defense returns only 4 starters. The defense will be led by pre season All American candidate Patrick Peterson at the corner and the other corner will be Brandon Taylor, the secondary will be very good. Despite the lack of starting experience LSU will be tough up front. The school always produces great defensive lineman, Drake Nevis will anchor the line. The linebackers will be suspect early in the season but will come into their own as the season goes. This sports handicapper has LSU finishing behind Alabama and Arkansas in the SEC West.

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