Finebaum detailed the importance of Saturday’s win, what’s next for the Tigers moving forward.
In a night that will be remembered for years to come, Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers took down Ole Miss in an overtime thriller with all of America tuned in to the instant classic.
Now, the dust is beginning to settle with the national media chiming in on how important of a triumph it was for the program.
LSU soared to the No. 8 team in the newest AP Top 25 Poll with pundits evaluating the importance of the win in Tiger Stadium.
Paul Finebaum hopped on The Matt Barrie Show to share his ideas and LSU’s overall season outlook.
“I know some LSU fans are going to say today, ‘hey, you know we’re just one play away from whatever.’ No, you’re not,” Finebaum said on The Matt Barrie Show. “I mean, they should have lost the South Carolina game. So it evens out. I mean, that was such a big game for Brian Kelly, and now he’s got some usual road games coming, but that Alabama game is looming so large in the second weekend in November.
“And quite frankly, they’re in great shape. They have suddenly risen into the elite echelon of the SEC clubs because so many others are starting to back up.”
LSU presently sits at 5-1 through the first half of the 2024 season after positioned itself well coming into the meat of SEC action.
When it comes down to it, LSU’s College Football Playoff chances may come down to the clash at home versus the Alabama Crimson Tide, but for now, the program is savouring the present triumph.
It’s all coming together for Kelly and Co. heading into the final half of the schedule. He has his signal-caller operating on all cylinders teamed with a defense that is hitting its stride.
Kelly has highlighted time and time again the necessity of playing complimentary football with his group achieving precisely that on Saturday night.
“Well, Nussmeier is just such a competitor. We got it to Kyren Lacy, who’s been big for us. And we needed to make a play down here,” Kelly said. “We’ve been down here all night and kicking field goals, and as I told you coming out of the third quarter, we’ve gotta score touchdowns. They got the field goal, we got the touchdown. Pretty nice game. Both teams played fantastic tonight and we made the big play when we needed to.”
AP Top 25: Week 8 1. Texas
2. Oregon
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. LSU 9. Iowa State
10. Clemson
11. Tennessee
12. Notre Dame
13. BYU
14. Texas A&M
15. Boise State
16. Indiana
17. Kansas State
18. Ole Miss
19. Missouri
20. Pittsburgh
21. SMU
22. Illinois
23. Army
24. Michigan
25. Navy
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