Welcome to Andy and Ari on three.

Wrapping up our week of deep dive into the most fascinating team of 2025.

I think we got the most interesting one yet.

We're talking the LSU Tigers.

Big in the transfer portal this offseason.

Excellent recruiting class.

High expectations.

Brutal schedule, including an incredibly tough opener, Clemson,

the Death Valley to Death Valley Home and Home series.

It's going to be incredible.

I cannot wait to get into this.

Shea Dixon from the Bengal Tiger on 3's LSU site.

We're highlighting our experts from our team sites this week.

And Shay, man, you have had a lot to cover this offseason.

This team absolutely fascinates me because, you know, when we saw the end of last year, I think I saw you in Gainesville and they lose to Florida. And I'm like, uh-oh, what's going to happen now? Where do they go from here? And then they win a couple games against Vandy in Oklahoma. And it's like, all right. And they're hot, a transfer portal. And now it's full guns blazed and everybody's pumped.

Yeah, there's a lot of a lot of people out there predicting LSU into the playoffs,

which is the goal, right?

But you have to step back and think even with the expanded playoffs that Brian Kelly hasn't been

there yet.

And the benchmark was really out of the gates, 10 wins.

And they fell short of that a year ago.

Like you said, DJ Lagway beats him on one leg, essentially in that Florida game.

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