LSU Football: Top 5 Things Ed Orgeron Needs To Do in 2017

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Nov 5, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson (54) celebrates as he runs off the field following their 10-0 victory over the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /

Beat Alabama

While winning the SEC would be a nice goal for Orgeron’s first year, you probably need to keep the goals reasonable. If you want your first full season as head coach at LSU to be considered a wild success, just beat Alabama, and all else will be forgiven.

The Crimson Tide have won the last six meeting with LSU, including the 2012 BCS Championship Game – a rematch of the 9-6 LSU victory earlier that season (and the last time the Tigers won).

The 2017 game will be at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, so a win for the Tigers in that game would be sweet revenge for Coach O, given the 10-0 struggle the Tigers lost to the Tide in Baton Rouge this season.

Add the possibility of Lane Kiffin being dressed in purple and gold rather than crimson and white, and the game would have an incredibly interesting twist.

There’s a lot for coach Orgeron to get done, but these five items will go a long way to adding at least two wins to the Tigers total and putting them on the path to being back on top of the SEC West and headed to Atlanta for the first time since 2011.

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