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Joining me now here on the podcast, my friend Wilson Alexander from down there in Baton Rouge.

She covers the LSU Tigers for the advocate.

No chance that Bo Polini is making a one-time reappearance for this game that Mississippi State fans can look forward to.

No, unfortunately for Mississippi State, Bo Polini will be nowhere near the sideline.

It's a shame. It's a shame. It really is.

First year of Brian Kelly,

I feel like LSU might have more questions than anybody else in the West.

New coach, new quarterback,

just a lot of unknowns down there in Tiger Stadium.

Can LSU in year one of Brian Kelly, can they be

successful by LSU standards? Maybe not by LSU's, you know, fan bases, sort of lofty expectations.

You know, it would be a shock if this team won 10 games. I mean, gosh, if they were able to do that,

that'd be an incredible turnaround here in year one. But they also get the sense talking to a lot of fans, at least the more reasonable ones, that they understand that this might take a minute to all come together, that they still want to see eight and four, and even that's going to be difficult playing in the SAC West. But I think there is sort of misunderstanding that, okay, this is the first year.

It might not be exactly what we're wanting,

you know, a 10-win season competing for titles,

but they certainly want to see some progress and some change,

and that is possible.

When I think about LSU through the years,

basically for the past two decades, really,

they're a team that's always had superstars, always had guys that were great, all-SEC, all-American players who would go on to the NFL. This team, you know, if you said who's the best player at LSU this year, I have to think about it. I don't really know right off the top of my head. Who are the potential superstars on this LSU team? those would be Kayshan Boutte, wide receiver. He's been wearing number seven. He was on track to, if not win it, then certainly become a finalist for the bulletinikoff last year before he had an injury. And then B.J. O'Jalari is another one who could really stand out this year. He was a preseason first team, defensive lineman.

He's going to be kind of an edge rusher,

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