BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Steve Spurrier lightheartedly, or even dismissively, shrugged off of queries this particular week about the mystique connected with LSU's Tiger Stadium, although he or she appreciates through knowledge precisely how tricky it is usually to be able to earn there.
''That will be THE Death Valley , is not it? Or can there be one more one? There's a pair of regarding them. That's right. There's two Death Valleys,'' the actual amazing trainer of No. 3 South Carolina explained inside a two-pronged jab from both Saturday night's opponent - LSU - along with the Gamecocks' in-state rival, Clemson. ''We learn it will likely be noisy in addition to crazy and also almost all that sorts of stuff, nonetheless we have earned when in front of 90,000 before.
''The tiger doesn't participate in protection or even felony for them, not however anyway,'' Spurrier added, referring that will LSU's Bengal tiger mascot, Mike. ''They maintain him or her caged up, I think.''
Spurrier has their finest company with his tendencies months at South Carolina, and that is right now positioned higher when compared with every time seeing that climbing to be able to No. a couple of in 1984.
The private coach has had lots of advantages from LSU, the two as Florida's quarterback along with coach, but also had just one of his worst nauseous losses there, some sort of 28-21 setback inside 1997, when he has been coach connected with this No. 1 in addition to defending country wide champion Gators along with the actual Tigers ended up ranked 14th.
This moment it wouldn't officially often be a great disappointed in the event South Carolina (6-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) fails to generate it outside of Louisiana's version of Death Valley using its record however unblemished. No. nine LSU (5-1, 1-1) has become posted as being a slight beloved by chances makers, even after losing to get at first chance this time of year this morning at Florida.
Although LSU's felony stagnated in the 14-6 loss, the particular Tigers have one of many top defenses in the uk and can nonetheless succeed this SEC West by earning their other little league games. Such a run would likely place these right back in the nation's championship picture.
The Tigers have also received a classes file 21 direct from home. They haven't dropped throughout Tiger stadium because Oct. 10, 2009, next to then-No. 1 Florida, directed by means of Tim Tebow.
''We can not lose any longer and also our nationwide shining hopes will be gone. We've got to buckle lower and just find it,'' said LSU linebacker Kevin Minter, whose 20 takes up plus compelled fumble at Florida earned him SEC co-defensive gamer belonging to the 1 week honors. ''South Carolina - they are these kinds of an amazing team. If all of us earn this specific adventure it'd give people more closely push intending in the other season.''
LSU coaches and competitors audio confident in which first-year beginner is an outstanding quarterback. He just has not shown it yet - possibly not consistently anyway.
He didn't need to often be in which good around LSU's first all 5 video games because Tigers are already averaging about 2 hundred meters to the ground. But inside their simply two SEC games, he has struggled. At Auburn, he / she appeared to be 15-of-27 intended for 169 yards, simply no touchdowns along with made your tennis ball above twice about fumbles. At Florida, Mettenberger accomplished fewer in comparison with 50 percent his goes for 158 yards, was intercepted once upon an overthrow plus ended up being sacked four times.
''We have flashes in this article and there. We've simply just obtained have much more consistent,'' Mettenberger said. ''I can merely care for me personally about the field. The additional 10 people include acquired to become sensible to accomplish their particular job. But we're and so in close proximity to as being a fine offense. . We're just one single guy away, a measure away or the second away. If most of us simply continue to function it out there along with metal out the small things we have been visiting be fine.''
If these people haven't so much ironed the item out and about this week, though, they could possibly be in for a extended nighttime in opposition to a South Carolina defense which includes a terminal pass rush led by way of Jadeveon Clowney and bloke stop Devin Taylor, recently been merged for 12-15 1/2 tackles with regard to cuts this particular season, which include twelve 1/2 sacks.
The Gamecocks usually are shopping okay with offense, too, soon after moving past in that case No. some Georgia 35-7 last weekend. Marcus Lattimore rushed intended for 110 meters along with a report resistant to the Bulldogs, though dual-threat quarterback Connor Shaw handed down for just two TDs in addition to leaped intended for another.
That sport has been at home, though. LSU will certainly offer your harder test. The Tigers list third from the state within full defense, subsequent in pass safety plus eighth within scoring defense.
Shaw is not even positive the amount his foot or so swiftness will probably help.
''Those folks usually are in the same way rapid since me,'' Shaw said. ''I don't even think I'm visiting escape this pocket sized including I generally do. I'm merely likely to have my little brown eyes downfield and obtain the missing out on video game going.''
Spurrier, meanwhile, conceded audience sound could pose problems for his or her offense.
''We probably will not able to audible,'' Spurrier said. ''Last week, all of us improved a whole bunch of takes on (at that line scrimmage), hence hopefully, many of us obtain right one particular known as on the beginning.''
LSU private coach Les Miles said the particular Tigers had been stung through his or her lone loss along with poor functionality on offense, but possess the skill in addition to prefer to increase with the experience.
''I'm not really willing to express this we live not really visiting be a fantastic football team,'' Miles said. ''It's just simply that him and i ought to perform the points that we can do and also perform these folks particularly well. We must make them for a large level and also help make our opponents cope by using it. It's regarding people along with with regards to therapies desire to do, certainly not in relation to our opponent.''
AP Sports Writer Pete Iacobelli contributed to this article from Columbia, S.C.
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