If Coach Ed Orgeron needed a blueprint for what to fix this offseason, all he has to do is flip on the tape of LSU’s Citrus Bowl matchup with Notre...
Category - The Sports Troll
Welcome to DIG’s newest blog, The Sports Troll, where writer Casey Gisclair gives you the lowdown on the LSU sports world.
You never appreciate the kicker until you don’t have one
In the preseason, one of our biggest concerns for the LSU football team was kicker, punter and the lack of a special teams coach in Baton Rouge. Punting fared itself out OK and all things considered, LSU managed to...
A worthwhile final test for the Tigers
With a win in the Citrus Bowl, the LSU football team will have won 10 games – a feat almost no one thought was possible after the team’s early-season loss against Troy. But to get that 10th win, the Tigers will have to...
Tigers brave rain, cold, spoil Tennessee’s party
It was raining sideways for a lot of the second half. The wind was whipping so hard that officials had a hard time spotting the football without it moving. But don’t tell that to the Tigers. They withstood the...
LSU set to tangle with Tennessee
LSU fans know all too well what it’s like to be a Tennessee fan right now. They were in the Vols’ shoes exactly one year ago. LSU takes on Tennessee this weekend in Knoxville at a crossroads time for the storied...
LSU basketball is not going to finish last in the SEC
We will get back to football in the next troll, I promise. But I’d be completely remised if I didn’t take a couple minutes this afternoon to tell you how excited I am about LSU basketball. The Will Wade era is two games...
LSU has a lot still to play for
LSU won’t win the College Football Playoff, nor the Southeastern Conference. But don’t listen to the numbskulls who say that the Tigers have nothing to play for in the final three games of the season. There’s...
Sports Troll: LSU Bama set to renew rivalry
LSU coach Ed Orgeron said being a 21.5-point underdog “means nothing.” Alabama coach Nick Saban called LSU’s loss against Troy the “worst thing that happened to the SEC,” because it awoke a sleeping giant. Las Vegas...
Sports Troll: How to BEAT BAMA
5 things LSU must do to slay Goliath Alabama OK, so it’s one thing to say LSU can beat Alabama. But it’s a whole another thing entirely to put all the pieces together and explain how it can happen while still...
LSU vs. Alabama: So you’re telling me there’s a chance?
After traveling across the country to Colorado to return a briefcase that he believed was misplaced, Lloyd Christmas again met Mary Swanson and asked her if there was a chance that they could be together. Swanson...
3 in a row! LSU trumps Ole Miss
Coach Ed Orgeron will never admit it. But Saturday’s dominant victory over Ole Miss had to feel awfully good. Coach O beat his former team for the second-straight year on Saturday, as the Tigers walloped the Rebels 40...
LSU vs. Auburn. What a game!!!
LSU rallies late, scores huge win over Auburn Someday 30 years from now, a father will take his young son to an LSU/Auburn game in Tiger Stadium. While walking from the parking lot to the stadium, the dad will tell the...
Tiger vs. Tiger
LSU to battle Auburn in Tiger Stadium When LSU plays Auburn, crazy things tend to happen. Today’s installment will have a new wrinkle – the Louisiana Tigers are a decisive underdog, despite being at home. LSU will take...
The Sports Troll: What happened to Death Valley?
I miss the days when LSU actually had a game-changing home field advantage. The days when fans overflowed Tiger Stadium as soon as the gates open. They came early and stayed late – committing themselves to making life...
Ya’ll, this is a huge game
I don’t know how long Ed Orgeron will be LSU’s head football coach. But I do know that Saturday’s football game at Florida will go an awfully long way in determining how long the new coach is able to stick around. The...
The Sports Troll: The agony continues
Troy beats LSU in Tiger Stadium The whispers surrounding the LSU football program are now roars. The Tigers were beaten at home by Troy. The Trojans waltzed into Tiger Stadium on Saturday and looked like the better...
The Sports Troll: Tigers hope for better play
LSU won last week, but made a lot of mistakes while doing it. With another non-conference tune-up this week, the goal is simple: play a clean game and get a stress-free win. The Tigers will host Troy on Saturday night...
The Sports Troll: Beware the boys from Troy
The coldest I’ve ever been in my life was on Nov. 15, 2008 while standing alone in the student section in Tiger Stadium. The weather was warm that day. But at night, the temperatures plummeted to about 45 degrees and a...
It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win
It wasn’t pretty. OK, OK, it was downright ugly at times. But LSU got the win. And that’s good enough for coach Ed Orgeron – at least for one more week. The Tigers beat Syracuse 35-26 in front of a Tiger Stadium crowd...
Can LSU rebound with Syracuse?
Last week, everything went wrong for LSU. This week, the Tigers are looking to find that feel good feeling again. Fresh off a disastrous loss at Mississippi State, the LSU football team will return home to Tiger Stadium...
A Huge Test for Coach O
What went wrong for LSU on Saturday at Mississippi State? OK, that’s a bad question. My editor says I only have 500-600 words and answering that would take at least 5,000-6,000 words – if not more. So let’s try again:...
Mississippi State waxes LSU in Starkville
Mississippi State got about 20 years’ worth of revenge on Saturday night and LSU was the victim in their grasps. The Bulldogs crushed the Tigers 37-7 on Saturday, making amends for almost two decades worth of dominance...
The Sports Troll: Arden Key back, just in time for the SEC
‘Ya think LSU’s defense has been good so far this year? Now they’re about to get their best player back from an injury, which, of course, should make them even better. The big news around LSU’s camp this week is the...
Tigers take care of business
Chattanooga struck first but LSU struck last. The Tigers also landed all the body blows in the middle, as well. LSU stomped the Mocs 45-10 on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, using big plays, turnovers and timely...
The Sports Troll: Arden Key, Derrius Guice and Coach O’s shoes
Image: Chris Parent / LSU Athletics The LSU defense suffocated BYU last Saturday, choking out the Cougars to the tune of fewer than 100 yards allowed and zero drives getting past the 50-yard-line. And now, LSU is...
The Sports Troll: 5 Takeaways from LSU’s opener
Wasn’t Saturday’s game a little weird? Under Les Miles, LSU football games were like a stress test or a cardiac exam. By the time the four hours of the game were through, you’d experienced highs, lows, anxiety, stress...
BYE, BYE, BYU
Tigers trounce BYU in easy win Stop me if you’ve heard this football joke before. Two teams played in the Superdome for a high-stakes neutral site game. And one team didn’t muster enough offense to ever get across the...
Hey, Tigers! It’s GAME DAY!
LSU ready to kick off new era with BYU game LSU fans have waited long enough—since New Year’s Eve to be exact. Now, it’s time to play some football. The Tigers will take on BYU on Saturday night in the Mercedes Benz...
The Sports Troll: Don’t let BYU fool you
It’s game week, LSU fans! After an entire offseason of waiting, the LSU football team will open its 2017 season on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. against BYU – a decorated program from the Southwest. The Tigers are a two...
The Sports Troll: Etling the safe, smart choice
Ed Orgeron has failed in the SEC before. He doesn’t plan to do that again anytime soon. The Tigers’ first-year coach announced yesterday that Danny Etling will be the team’s starting quarterback for the season opener...
The Sports Troll: What’s not to love about Derrius Guice?
I love writing this blog because I’m a journalist by trade and honestly, the whole “fair and balanced” thing gets old after a while, so having a space to show some personality and express how I feel about certain topics...
The Sports Troll: What to make from the scrimmages?
As we’ve talked about before in this blog, LSU practices are closed to the media this summer. So, quite frankly, no one really has much of a definitive idea of what’s going on at camp – except for what’s told to us by...
The Sports Troll: Who isn’t committed to LSU basketball these days?
Will Wade hasn’t yet coached a basketball game as LSU’s men’s basketball coach. But it doesn’t much matter at this point. The dude is already a grand-slam home-run hire. Wade is absolutely killing it on the recruiting...
The Sports Troll: Hysteria around LSU closing camp is ‘fake news’
This is always the worst time of the year to be a sports fan. The basketball offseason is over. Baseball has long gotten stale. And football is oh so close that we can taste it, but yet so far away that it’s still...
The Sports Troll: Camp is closed … so now we wait
LSU football coach Ed Orgeron announced on Friday that preseason camp will be completely closed to media. The move isn’t entirely surprising. LSU has a new offensive coordinator and a ton of new players at new positions...
The Sports Troll: Camp is here; let’s take some questions
I apologize to the awesome, loyal readers this blog has picked up over the past several weeks. With summer in high gear, the sports season at LSU has sort of dimmed down and, quite frankly, there’s not much to talk...
The Sports Troll: Orgeron’s ‘no shirt’ hoopla is a sign that football needs to begin
By now, every diehard LSU fan has heard about it, so I guess I’ll offer my two cents on it, as well. Earlier this week, LSU football coach Ed Orgeron was jogging the LSU Lakes – a common occurrence for a coach who has...
The Sports Troll: This Coach O is better than Ole Miss’s Coach O
I know people who know LSU coach Ed Orgeron. I’m from Cut Off. I still live there today. He grew up in Larose. The two towns are about a pitch and a putt away from one another – connected by the same road everyone...
The Sports Troll: Losing Walker stinks!
Losing Eric Walker for the 2018 season stinks. More important than that, it’s a huge blow to the LSU baseball team’s future. Walker, a freshman sensation on last year’s club, was diagnosed with ligament damage last week...
The Sports Troll: Quiet sports time … many questions to answer
Happy 4th of July, my friends! I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Independence Day. For me, the day was spent in paradise – on my couch. I slept late, then proceeded to watch WWE Network all day long. Now...
The Sports Troll: I believe in Danny Etling
I’m a little delayed in getting this message out. The College World Series, my 30th birthday, a tropical storm and many, many other things had me occupied. Yes, I’m 30 and no, I don’t walk to talk about it. It’s a bit...
The Sports Troll: Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong
Sometimes in the game of Blackjack, your two cards are a Queen and a King. Of course, that gives you 20, which is a dominant hand in a game where it’s a chase to get to 21 without going over. Having 20 means you win way...
The Sports Troll: Gators strike first, but there’s reason for optimism
LSU had virtually no margin for error on Monday night against Florida. The Tigers had to have about 10 things go exactly right, while also hoping for extraordinary performances from a supporting cast of pitchers who...