LSU runs over Vandy, 27-3

Les Miles needed this one.
No, not necessarily the win, but the hard-running, rugged style that the win was executed.
LSU piled up almost 400 yards of offense on the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville. It was a road win. It wasn't pretty. But it was emphatic.
Last week it was Patrick Peterson, this week it was running back Stevan Ridley who put an exclamation point on his night with a dazzling 65-yard touchdown run. Ridley's 144 yards on the ground helped LSU outgain Vandy 392 to 130.

Jordan Jefferson, regressing in front of the nation for the second straight game, was effectively pulled from the game after an ill-advised, underthrown pass in the endzone early in the third quarter.  After that drive he played two more series, all handoffs, and both ended in touchdown runs. The only pass attempted the rest of the way was a zinged completion by second-stringer Jarrett Lee, who helped his case just by throwing it with confidence.


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After the game, Les Miles was asked about Jordan's effectiveness. He didn't punt. "We're going to continue to evaluate our quarterback position, and frankly we're going to expect more out of the position," Miles said. "I think both those guys can give it to us. I think Jefferson definitely can, and we're going to encourage Lee because he's a guy who's going to have to win games for us as we go forward."
Translation: Jordan Jefferson has one more shot.
That shot will come against Mississipi State next week.

LSU beats Vandy, but (Yawn) What's Up?

LSU beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 23 - 9 Saturday night in Tiger Stadium amid a rainy, slushy field.
The offense, which looked poised to break out last week against Washington, barely could contain itself with energy on Saturday. Well, kinda.
In any event, the defense needed this one much more than the offense, and they pulled it off. LSU's defenders kept Vandy's dangerous but young runners Zac Stacy and Larry Smith contained for most of the game, save for one gutsy Commodores drive in the 2nd quarter.
LSU's Kieland Williams scored twice to allow the Tigers to escape with the win, but for the second week in a row, it was not overly impressive. Not with Florida putting up 56 points on Troy (Tebow had 5 TDs).
Will the LSU offense snap out of it this week as UL-Lafayette comes to town?
We hope so, because Georgia looks kinda dangerous.

Vandy Coach Overly-Praises LSU (Is it a Set-up?)

Vanderbilt Coach Bobby Johnson is awash in superlatives after watching LSU's games against the Washington Huskies in .last week's opener
His team, which thrashed Western Kentucky 45-0 will no doubt be ready for Saturday night's clash in Baton Rouge.
But boy can he make a team feel good about themselves.
“I was really impressed with Jordan Jefferson,” he told the Monroe (La.) News Star. “I think he is just going to be really tough to defend all year long. People have got to be ready for him to pull it down. They’ve got to be ready for him to run the option. He is extremely fast, and he’s got a great arm.”

JOhnson said while Washington's quarterback gave LSU fits, he was upstaged by the Tigers' super sophomore.

“Iin the long run, the most explosive quarterback in that game last week was Jordan Jefferson, not Locker,” he said. “And you look at the LSU offensive line, it’s huge. The defensive line is big. Everybody’s fast on defense. You just see a really complete team when you watch film. ... I thought LSU played really well.”
But they'll need to play better to beat Vandy.
The Commodores have an offensive trifecta with freshmen tailbacks Zac Stacy and Warren Norman, and second-year quarterback Larry Smith.
And their defense returns 19 starters.
So, what will it be?
LSU 24 VANDY 22.