Bayou Bengals

This is a big week for the Big East. The WVU-LSU game will likely define the conference's significance this year. Unfortunately, the game doesn't mean much for WVU itself. We're unlikely to compete for a national championship, so the goal remains to make it to the BCS. That entails winning the Big East. LSU has no bearing on that goal!

That being said, I expect an ugly game saturday night. LSU's defense is stacked. Patrick Patterson is the best D-back in the country....think Revis and Eric Berry type. The front seven are more than stout and they face an O-line that's been questionable and will be missing Jenkins. I'm thinking this could be a rough night for Geno. Unfortunately, I predict turnovers in the 4-5 range. That will be difficult to overcome.

The good news is LSU doesn't have the best offense. Don't get me wrong, I've seen them score long TDs in consecutive games by handing the ball off to one of their burners on a reverse. But Jefferson is not solid at QB. He's prone to his own mistakes. We have to stop the speedsters from getting to space.

So the game in my mind is who can make the least mistakes and you better bring your A+ kicking game Saturday night because it's likely to be an ugly Cajun brawl.