BATON ROUGE, La. — Have you ever seen Mardi Gras? Ah, but have you ever seen it in October?
LSU thumped Georgia 36–16 on Saturday in an electric day game at Tiger Stadium, stunning the Bulldogs with a vicious defensive performance and a big-play offense. Here are four thoughts on a game that may change the complexion of both halves of the SEC.
There was some gamblin’ going on in Tiger Stadium on Saturday, about two miles from the Mississippi River and its riverboat casinos. In the second quarter alone, Ed Orgeron directed his team to go for it on three fourth downs, and the Tigers converted all of them.