How LSU Went in the Offensive Tank: Death, Taxes, and Crowton  I
feel like I need to start with some disclaimers. (No, this isn't
an early-season BlogPoll back from the dead.) I had this plan
back when the season started to identify weaknesses in opposing
teams and figure out ways to exploit those weaknesses, save for
a couple of weeks to basically illustrate how certain teams just
went about their business. Oregon was one of those weeks.
However, fat lot of good that's done so far, as pretty much any
team I've done a breakdown of has been a team we've lost to.
That hasn't worked.  On the other hand, it's fun to poke holes
in teams. It just doesn't feel right to let a team with as much,
well, comedic potential as LSU just up and fall by the wayside
while I drop 3,500 words talking about how game theory relates
to 3rd-and-3. There will be plenty of time for that as the
season goes on. (Heck, at the rate this season's going y'all are
going to beat me to it.)  The other disclaimer: as tempting as
it is to talk a