LSU 41 App. State 13

LSU won their first game of the season very easily. Of course most of Louisiana should know that by know unless you are so tuned in Hurricane updates. I was of course at the game which unearthly hot. I stayed the whole game because that is what I do. I was greatly impressed with quarterback Andrew Hatch. He was calm and comfortable in the pocket. There were no bombs thrown, but he got the job done. The one who looked bad was Jarrett Lee. He seemed scared and uncomfortable. This was just App State. What does he expect for Florida or Georgia? The star though was Charles Scott. He looked AMAZING!!! He hit the line and a few players pretty hard. Not to mention he runs pretty fast too (see first quarter). What really scared me about this year was the punting and kick game. BTW: Colt David has a foot injury. Thanks to the kid that sits next to me for that one. The punting game was bad. There were no far or high punts giving the Mountaineers great field position (props to the defense for keeping them there). The kick-offs were worse which there were a few of them. No kickoffs went passed the 15 yard line. That really won't work in the SEC with people like Auburn and Florida's return specialists. One thing I really liked was the rotation of the cornerbacks. They used four with Chris Hawkins staying in most of the time with Jai Eugne, my freshman Patrick Peterson, and Ron Brooks. They all looked pretty good. Linebackers were a huge question mark in my mind but they really impressed me as well. The Defensive Line and the Linebacker shut down the run game and that dominate QB. Overall a very good opening performance for the Tigers especially for the heat of the day.

As you know, Hurricane Gustav is making landfall tomorrow and where I live we lose power very easily. That said it might be a while before I am able to make some posts. Please keep the people in South Louisiana in your thoughts and prayers in hope that the storm does not take any lives and many homes.