Days of LSU, Texas and Texas Tech flying below the radar are over

posted by Alan Schmadtke on Oct 10, 2008 1:08:23 PM Flying below the radar, there’s nothing like it. But for at least a quad of teams, that comes to an end on Saturday. Say hello LSU, Texas Tech, Texas. LSU LSU? Below the radar? Yup. Until the Tigers hit Gainesville. Follow us here: Georgia and Florida took the brunt of the preseason target practice in the SEC over the off-season and early season. Alabama took care of Georgia, shoving the Crimson Tide seemingly by default to the top of the SEC West championship projections. Of the three teams in today’s list, LSU is the most battle-tested. Auburn pushed the Tigers into the fourth quarter before surrendering as LSU discovered its quarterback (Jarrett Lee). The Tigers can appear just as good or better than the team that won a national title. They have speed everywhere. They’re... [read full story]