LSU Tigers
SEC program. Lane Kiffin new HC for 2026 (came over from Ole Miss). 2025 was hellish per Nate Tice — no talent around Garrett Nussmeier; he had to make every throw perfect. Glue back: Blake Baker (DC), Whit Weeks, Trey'Dez Green. Big 2026 question: Sam Leavitt's foot.
Current Show Posture
As of 2026-08-17:
LSU remains a volatile upside team, but Ty has moved from theoretical interest to a firm top-three-in-the-SEC position. He trusts Lane Kiffin, Sam Leavitt, Blake Baker, and the No. 1 portal class to produce a fast year-one jump, even though the line, receiver room, and quarterback health all require new pieces to hit together.
The caution is timing. Clemson, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M arrive before the roster has much runway, and LSU's recent rushing production supplies no automatic proof that the rebuild worked. Ty nevertheless believes the ingredients and Kiffin's fit with the portal era are strong enough to recover from an uneven September and stay in the playoff chase.
Running Takes
- 2026-08-13: 2026-08-13 LSU Is a 9-3 Team With Over Upside — year-one projection and 8.5-win over case
- 2026-08-13: 2026-08-13 LSU Defense Can Backstop a New Offense — Blake Baker's defense supplies the early floor
- 2026-08-16: 2026-08-16 Blue-Blood Status Still Buys More Title Opportunities — LSU's status still buys repeated title opportunities
- 2026-08-17: 2026-08-17 Lane Kiffin Has a Real Five-Year Title Path at LSU — Dan's five-year title-path estimate
- 2026-04-23: 2026-04-23 Lane Kiffin Is Built For This Era — Cole's framing of why the LSU year-one rebuild can land
- 2026-04-23: 2026-04-23 Sam Leavitt Foot Is The LSU Question — Cole's biggest single LSU concern
- 2026-04-30: 2026-04-30 Bill on Texas A&M and LSU — Bill Connelly: top-10 ceiling on Blake Baker defense + Kiffin offense
- 2026-04-30: 2026-04-30 Kiffin Stacks QB Insurance Policies — Bill on the Landon Clark add as the recurring Kiffin pattern
- 2026-05-05: 2026-05-05 SEC National Title Field Is Wider Than It Used To Be — LSU as the volatile-upside SEC NC bet
- 2026-05-05: 2026-05-05 Portal QB Supply Is Thinner Than Demand — context: Sam Leavitt foot recovery is part of why the supply is thin
- 2026-05-07: 2026-05-07 Best New QB OC Pairings 2026 — Leavitt + Kiffin among the show's most-anticipated 2026 combinations
- 2026-05-12: 2026-05-12 Week Ten Is the Five Star Weekend — Alabama-LSU is one of the Nov. 7 bangers
- 2026-06-18: 2026-06-18 LSU Kiffin Expectations Have A Narrow Runway — year-one expectations may outrun a transfer-heavy roster and difficult schedule
- 2026-08-09: 2026-08-09 LSU Portal Bet Can Work Fast Enough to Matter — Ty trusts Lane Kiffin to assemble the portal build quickly.
Episode Appearances
- 2026-08-24 Our 2026 College Football Playoff Predictions — projected field and title-game discussion.
- 2026-08-13 SEC Preview Part 3 - LSU, Arkansas, Texas A&M and the Rest — final SEC team preview; 9-3 projection and defensive backstop
- 2026-08-16 August Q&A - Most Interesting Teams, Rivalry Intensity and Season Questions — LSU status and coaching-move comparison
- 2026-08-17 Zagriculture - Preseason Narratives to Challenge — Kiffin five-year title zag
- 2026-04-21 NFL Draft Preview with Nate Tice
- 2026-04-23 SEC Vibe Check with Cole Cubelic
- 2026-04-30 Bill Connelly Post-Spring Conference Walk — Bill's top-10-ceiling read
- 2026-05-05 May Q&A Part 1 — Patreon Q&A: volatile-upside SEC NC bet; portal QB supply context
- 2026-05-07 May Q&A Part 2 — Q&A: Leavitt + Kiffin in the best-new-pairings discussion
- 2026-05-12 The 2026 College Football Calendar Utility — Clemson opener, Ole Miss, Alabama/Texas/Tennessee November run
- 2026-06-18 Brendan Sorsby's Exit and Message Board Madness — Lane Kiffin housing discourse turns into year-one expectation setting
- 2026-08-09 SEC Preview Part 1 - Contender Tiers, Thick Upper Crust and Schedule Gauntlets