T&L Opponent Preview: The Advocate's Wilson Alexander Previews LSU

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🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Mississippi State will welcome LSU to Davis Wade Stadium in Week 3 in what could be a crucial game for the Bulldogs and what will be the final game in a series that has spanned the decades. Brian Hadad welcomes Wilson Alexander of The Advocate in Baton Rouge to give us a look at the defending SEC West Champs, the LSU Tigers. Brian Hadad of SportsTalk Mississippi and Robbie Faulk of 24/7 give you the best insight into Mississippi State athletics. We cover the Bulldogs like no one else. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM Brought to you by... Strange Brew Coffeehouse - https://strangebrewcoffeehouse.myshopify.com/ College Corner - https://collegecornerstore.com/ Restaurant Tyler - https://www.eatlocalstarkville.com/restaurant-tyler Mississippi Beef Council - https://www.msbeef.org/ Two Brothers - https://www.twobrotherssmokedmeats.com/ Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com/ PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com/ Dolce Gelato Treats - https://www.facebook.com/dolcestarkville/

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0:00.0	A Super Talk Mississippi Media Production.
0:04.4	Only three games left to go in our opponent preview series.
0:10.2	We are at week three, the LSU Tigers coming to Starkville for an 11 a.m.
0:14.1	kick at Davis Wade Stadium. We're joined now by I told you I was going to do this
0:17.8	Award-winning journalist Wilson Alexander here on the podcast has been with us many times.
0:23.6	And Wilson, I knew the hunted, you know,
0:26.8	versus the hunter theme was something for LSU,
0:31.3	but until I saw the poll come out on Monday I had
0:34.5	forgotten that LSU not only was unranked last year and started this but they
0:37.8	started season oh and won and then came out of nowhere to win the West I guess my question is question might be a little bit of a weird one but is it possible to be too ahead of schedule? Are the expectations
0:49.1	okay for LSU being a top five team this season?
0:52.8	That's definitely a reasonable question.
0:55.0	Ellis, you got up to number five in the college football
0:57.8	playoff rankings going to the final week of the regular season
1:00.4	last year against Texas A&M
1:02.3	and it just didn't quite feel like it was real at that
1:06.3	point. Even though LSU, excuse me, was sitting there in the polls, that was a team that did not look
1:12.1	like a top five team.
1:14.0	Obviously it ended up losing to Texas A&M and dropping and losing to Georgia and
1:18.0	and dropping, you know, and ended up finishing the year.
1:20.0	Much more closer where it should be as a top sort of 15-ish team but not necessarily one who was really on the
1:27.2	cusp of a college football playoff.
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