Aside from some unfortunately timed rain breaking up my tailgate, we had one of our more satisfying LSU football Saturdays this weekend, with LSU putting together its most complete win to date in multiple phases for a dominant 45-16 win over Ole Miss.
LSU’s offense did exploit a bad Rebel defense to the tune of 573 total yards, 7.6 yards per play with five plays of 20-plus yards. Easily the Tigers’ best offensive day of the year. More importantly, the offense had a response virtually every time Ole Miss found a way to make the game tighten up a bit, from responding to the Rebels’ opening field goal with an emphatic touchdown to a five-play scoring drive immediately when the score was cut to 28-13.