2009 Regular season record prediction poll - LSU Fighting Tigers of Baton Rouge

I see losses to Florida and Ole Miss. Improved defense and QB play should be enough to go 10-2.

If you look at LSU's season last year, the Jarrett Lee pick-6's just killed game after game. LSU lost to UGA by 2 TDs and Lee threw 2 pick-6's. LSU lost to Bama by 6 and Lee threw 1 pick-6. Those are two winnable games without those and with both those teams losing their starting QBs and RBs, LSU has a good chance at wins. If the defense gets better and Jefferson improves, LSU could be a real player this year.

I know everyone thinks Ole Miss is going to make waves, but every year there is a team everyone thinks will finally make their move into the top of whatever conference and a lot of them fold under the pressure. Some teams just don't do well in the spotlight. So while Ole Miss may have the talent, it remains to be seen if they have the demeanor and attitude to excel when they are expected to.

This season will be fun.