LSU

6-2

Week 10 · updated Wednesday, Nov 4

LSU, 6-2 and No. 15, hosts No. 9 Alabama on Saturday, Nov 7.

Fan mood in the week of the Auburn game: on the bright side

Fan mood in each LSU game week this season

Compared with other fanbases in r/CFB game threads that week. Each row is a week, named for its game; the further right the dot, the brighter the talk.

sourerbrighterbefore the seasonnot enough talk to readvs Louisiana Tech W 45-14middle of the packat Ole Miss L 24-32on the bright sidevs Texas A&M W 35-6on the bright sidevs McNeese W 63-14on the bright sideat Kentucky L 34-35middle of the packvs Mississippi State W 31-0not enough talk to readat Auburn W 38-17on the bright sidesourerbrighterbefore the seasonnot enough talk to readSep 12vs Louisiana TechW 45-14middle of the packSep 19at Ole MissL 24-32on the bright sideSep 26vs Texas A&MW 35-6on the bright sideOct 3vs McNeeseW 63-14on the bright sideOct 10at KentuckyL 34-35middle of the packOct 17vs Mississippi StateW 31-0not enough talk to readOct 24at AuburnW 38-17on the bright side
  • W 51-10 vs Clemson
  • W 45-14 vs Louisiana Tech
  • L 24-32 at Ole Miss
  • W 35-6 vs Texas A&M
  • W 63-14 vs McNeese
  • L 34-35 at Kentucky
  • W 31-0 vs Mississippi State
  • W 38-17 at Auburn
  • Next: vs Alabama, Saturday, Nov 7

Scores ours first. The two losses came by 8 and 1.

Before Alabama

Alabama has won 10 of the last 12 meetings, including the last three; LSU's last win was 32-31 in 2022.

Lane Kiffin is 0-5 against Alabama as a head coach.

The playoff simulation gives LSU a 53% chance at home against Alabama on Saturday, Nov 7.

In the playoff simulation, the Alabama game has a playoff place on it for LSU.

Alabama game on Now

What the Alabama game is worth

LSU fans in other seasons

souruneasymixedhopefulall in2019 title seasonmixed2020uneasy2026 so farhopefulsouruneasymixedhopefulall in2019title seasonmixed2020uneasy2026so farhopeful

2021-2025 are not shown: not enough of their chatter was read to place a season.

The last two weeks

LSU won 38-17 at Auburn.

The whole Auburn game

Then and now

LSU has won three straight against Auburn, the first such run since 2019.

How fan mood is read

Fan mood compares what LSU fans wrote in r/CFB game threads with every FBS fanbase with enough talk that week. A week runs Monday to Sunday and is named for the game in it. The read is redrawn 300 times from the same commenters, re-ranking every fanbase each time. Sour or all in means the read sat in the bottom or top fifth in at least 70 of every 100 draws; on the sour side or on the bright side, in the bottom or top two fifths in at least 80; anything less settled is middle of the pack. A bright label also needs more positive talk than negative, and a sour one the reverse. Brighter or sourer than usual compares the week with the team's own earlier weeks, after taking out how every fanbase read that week. Each dot sits at the read's rank that week. A week read before these labels keeps the word it was first given, the fifth it sat in (sour, uneasy, mixed, hopeful or all in). Season averages are the mean of a season's reads, in fifths from sour to all in, and seasons before 2026 were read from each week's wider talk, so a comparison across seasons is rough. 2019 and 2020 were read later, in one pass, from saved talk.

Fan mood, week by week

Mood over time

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

What the reporters say

What reporters say

101 quotes collected this season

What the beat said, in their own words.

I mean, all I gotta do is do my job, and he’s gonna do his job, and then, you know, that trust comes naturally like that. The more passes he throws me, you know, the more plays I make, he’s gonna trust me to make that play on critical downs, and when we need plays
Harris · The Reveille4 days before LSU's 2026 game against Alabama
Got a very good LSU team, as you know. And coach Kiffin’s done a great job bringing a lot of new faces together in a short amount of time
DeBoer · The Reveille4 days before the Alabama game
They ran into two great defenses, but these guys are really well coached with really good schemes
Kiffin · The Reveille4 days before the Alabama game

More in this tab

Fan chatter

Fan chatterThe loudest night of the season and what a usual night looks like.

Fan chatter this season

Loud

The loudest night was the 34-35 loss to Kentucky.

FirstSecondThirdFourthKentucky fansLSU fansusual

A usual night for LSU fans is busy.

Arguments

Recurring takesThe takes and theories circulating about this team right now.

What’s in the air

Burrow's comparison highlights the potential for the Bengals to achieve a championship mindset similar to his LSU days.

Can the 2026 Bengals replicate the success of the 2019 LSU Tigers?

Still openSep 16→ 11
Our sentiment model: 27.3% negative, 27.3% positive
How can anyone take this seriously when you picked LSU winning the SEC?! Lmaooooo 😂YouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show
I think LSU is underestimated at #9. LSU is 2nd amongst all colleges in 2025 NFL salaries of former players combined. They always have the talent, it's just the matter of getting a dynamic coach. Lane Kiffin is the most dynamic coach in CF. You're…YouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show

LSU's continued success in securing top recruits impacts their future football program strength.

Does flipping Louisiana native Gary Burney Jr. from Houston put LSU in position to land more in-state targets?

Still openJun 22→ 10
Our sentiment model: 40.0% negative, 20.0% positive
LSU didn't even make the list - I'm throwing the flag on this oneYouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show
Lane passed up the chance to a LEGEND at Ole Miss, to be another headcoach at LSU. If he kills it in Baton Rouge, he will be bought out by another major school, or the NFL.YouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show

LSU is strengthening its roster by flipping key commitments from Texas and other programs.

How will these new recruits impact LSU's roster and future performance?

Still openJul 2→ 25
Our sentiment model: 56.0% negative, 12.0% positive
Lane Kiffin has now been a head coach for nearly 20 years at Ole Miss, Florida Atlantic, USC, Tennessee, and the Oakland Raiders. Other than a second tier college football conference at FAU, Kiffin has never won a thing. Yet you buy this terrible…YouTube · The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast
The bracket was relatively plausible until LSU was the #2 seed. Drugs. Just drugs.YouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show
The argumentThe one thing this fanbase can't agree on, with receipts.

Inside the fanbase: all 12 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
LLocked On
AAnd The Valley Shook
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
7 outlets & communities talking

The split, staged

Warmest corner+0.20
Local
Most bought-in cohort
vs
Coldest corner+0.10
National take
Coolest cohort

How LSU fans actually talk

Rr/CFBFan talk

Was Brian Kelly even trying? Not a single recruiting violation is linked to his tenure.

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One of the crowd’s most upvoted takes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

From the team’s own coverage

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Locked On

Trey'Dez Green Injury Update, Sam Leavitt's Surge & Lsu's Advantage vs. Alabama

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All 12 corners of the fanbase

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positive
National take+0.10 to Local+0.20

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to

fan energy
33%
where the program is headed
18%
recent results
16%
the coaching staff
7%
the schedule
5%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

week 10. The sources and the divergence rank are measured. Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model estimate, never a quote attributed to a person.
ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.

What fans are saying

program directionWidely held among fans

fans think expelling LSU would hurt the conference’s reputation

I'll say this again, the SEC is not going to expel LSU. It would be a rash and shortsighted decision and would end up being the single most disastrous decision the conference ever made.

Based on 3 comments from 3 posters across 3 threads · Sep 8, 2026–Sep 9, 2026 · via CFB, LSUFootball

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan thinks Sam Leavitt lacks leadership on the field

LSU will never find out who Wr1 is with Leavitt at qb because he just wants to tuck and run when receiver are butt naked open

Based on 2 comments from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 21, 2026 · via Josh Pate's College Football Show

program directionOne fan's take

One fan thinks he can quickly turn around the program’s success

LSU stole the coach of their rival school, paid him whatever…90 mil or so and he came to LSU and basically was told build your all star team man

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 9, 2026 · via LSU Sports

portal roster moveOne fan's take

One fan believes LSU never officially listed these players on their roster

LSU never rostered the players.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 8, 2026 · via CFB

Show all 8
job securityLimited signal that season

fans believe the head coach is ineffective

DeBoer has the hottest seat In world last year it was my LSU tiger an BK that trash of a head coach…

Every commenter so far who has made a prediction on Lane Kiffin's future has been negative; I don't blame him for kicking social media to the curb.

Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Jul 23, 2026–Jul 27, 2026 · via LSU Sports, The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

program directionOne fan's take

One fan believes LSU’s defense ranks top 5 nationally

Started week 1 if you haven’t noticed. Take away a bad first half against the one team who made it their life’s mission to beat LSU and they’re undefeated with a top 5 offense and top 5 defense

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 5, 2026 · via LSUFootball

program directionOne fan's take

One fan believes LSU’s roster has elite talent

La Tech actually has a good squad. And it's okay if Old Piss couldn't get it done without Lane. Maybe this year... oh wait. LSU has Lane now.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 13, 2026 · via LSUFootball

recruiting resultOne fan's take that season

One fan believes the defense has improved because of new players

Blake Baker's defense added a LOT of major pieces in the off-season and they were damned good last season with an offense that was the worst in LSU history.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Jul 11, 2026 · via Josh Pate's College Football Show

Rival talk

The obsessionThe rival this fanbase can't stop bringing up.
Rent Free · r/CFB fan posts, 2026 season
LSU fans 62% of posts bring up another team#25 of 77 saltiest · mostly about Ole Miss
Who LSU fans can’t stop bringing up
  1. Ole Miss19%
  2. Alabama13%
  3. Clemson6%
  4. Texas5%
  5. Kentucky5%
share of LSU’s football posts that mention each team
LSU lives rent-free in
  1. Auburn11%
  2. Ole Miss11%
  3. Kentucky11%
  4. South Carolina8%
  5. Louisiana Tech7%
share of each rival fanbase’s football posts that bring up LSU
Rivalry mirrorHow the rival's fans talk about you vs. you about them.
The rivalry mirror 2026 season
LSU
×
Alabama
← LSU fans, on Alabama
Alabama fans, on LSU →
basketballz 2.5
defensez 2.6
proz 2.4
rulez 2.4
bediakoz 2.3
kiffinz 2.2
nickz 2.3
playoffz 2.2

“Wait LSU isn't a protected rivalry game?”

reddit/CFB · fan post
Words each fanbase uses about the other far more than in everyday talk. A longer bar means the word stands out more. The number is its z-score, how far above usual it runs; 2 or more is notable.
Rivalry wordsNumbers from Words for this program and its tier-1 rival, staged side by side.
What the sport says about this rivalry 2026 season · from Words

The watchlist words in play for this rivalry, LSU vs. Alabama, staged head to head. A number is how much a program uses that word against the average FBS program — above or below 1.0× — not raw volume, and not a claim about who says it about whom.

LSU Alabama
The whole board →

How LSU fans talk

Who they talk aboutThe people this fanbase names more than anyone else does.
Who they talk about Against the field · 2026 season

The names this fanbase says more than anyone else does — players, coaches, the places they keep coming back to. Not slang: these are the people carrying the conversation.

Kiffin
×31.1 the field
Signature — named ≥10× as often as the rest of college football
Kiffin×31.1
Jayden Daniels×42.8
Husan Longstreet×126.1
Whit Weeks×159.8

“Lane Kiffin in the age of NIL be like...”

reddit/LSUFootball · fan post
Fans on Kiffin
  1. Kiffin will have some plays dialed up that Bama hasn't seen. Much better play caller that
  2. If Deborer wants to keep his job at bama he has to beat kiffin and lsu on a consistent basic at least 2 of 4
  3. Not really. Kiffin to LSU happened, but that's kind of it. Of course there was also Brian Kelly and
  4. You’re already a bigger LSU fan than most locals. My boss still thinks Lane Kiffin’s name is Lane Griffin. Glad to see some outside support. Also since you missed
  5. This is why I do not watch these two guys talk I don't want to hear Lane kiffin's conference or press that's it
  6. When Kiffin arrived at LSU he was touted as the second coming of Jesus in the world of college
  7. I know this sub hates Lane Kiffin, but he actually talked about how important it is from a resource management perspective.
  8. Yeah, the casuals think this has something to do with Kiffin. It’s much older than him.
What they're calledThe slang the sport reaches for about this program more than most.
What the sport calls them 2026 season · from Words

How often college football reaches for these watchlist words about LSU — against the average FBS program, or against their own usual rate — said by rival fans and national media as readily as by their own people.

The whole board →
Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Doomers
Optimism
5th
Joy
17th
Anger
98th
Doom
25th
Sarcasm
94th
Vs the 127 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
Vocabulary by eraThe words that defined each chapter of this program.

Season vocabulary

2026nfl
nflkiffinleavittruleolecourt
Wasn’t Coach Kiffin recruiting nfl washups?
2025offense
offensenebraskabowlnussundefeatedtcu
Good thing we don’t have an offense huh?
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