The Daily Reveille sports staff shares their thoughts following LSU’s game against Troy.

Brandon Adam | LSU on the ropes

Coach Ed Orgeron keeps repeating that the next game is the most important game.

The Tigers next game might be the most important for the program as a whole this decade. LSU travels to play Florida in the Swamp for the first time since 2014, and a loss could be devastating.

LSU is at a point in the season where they either man up or lie down and die. Orgeron said after the team’s loss to Troy, that he is going to have to pull off the best coaching job of his career going forward. That is not an understatement either considering the Tigers’ upcoming schedule.

LSU has seven games remaining, all of which are against Southeastern Conference teams. After a road trip to Florida, LSU returns home against Auburn before heading to Oxford to play Ole Miss.

These next three games will define LSU’s season. Orgeron and his players need to dig deep to prevent the wheels from completely falling off and having the first losing season since 1999.

Chris Caldarera | Time to play limbo

LSU’s fans and football players can both learn a thing or two from the game of limbo.

If limbo players never lower the bar, the players of the game would never be forced to give any effort, and the game’s spectators would quickly lose interest.

Now is a good time for LSU to lower its proverbial bar of expectations considering that the athletic department paid Troy almost one-million dollars to embarrass the Tigers on homecoming night.

LSU’s football team isn’t good, and there’s not much the coaching staff can do to fix that problem this year.

This is due to, in large part, the fact that most of the Tigers’ gridiron problems begin and end with depth at key positions like the offensive line.

No amount of practice time or film study will fix problems that have to now be addressed in LSU’s recruiting strategy, so the Tigers will have to work with the hand they are dealt.

In order to make the most out of what’s left of this year, the Tigers and their fans have to stop expecting a three-loss football team and an above-average bowl game.

Chasing goals like that is the equivalent of chasing a pie in the sky.

Kennedi Landry | Offensive struggles continue

Offensive coordinator Matt Canada has been a sort of god when it comes to offensive strategy and play calling.

His offense at Pitt ranked among the top 10 in the nation in 2016, and he led Wisconsin’s offense to a 70-31 win in the 2012 Big Ten Championship against Nebraska.

Logically, Canada should’ve been LSU’s big assets this season, so why does LSU have such a tough time with it?

There could be a number of explanations for LSU’s offensive breakdown this season, but it can be argued that what worked so well at Pitt and Wisconsin just doesn’t fit LSU.

Since the stunning shutout of BYU in the season opener, Canada has even resorted to “simplifying” his offense to fit LSU’s personnel.

Canada hasn’t provided the offensive changes that LSU’s fans desired after Cam Cameron’s departure.

A lot of things in the offense can and should be adjusted going forward. Both Canada and the players have to work relentlessly to get LSU out of this hole.

Defense may win championships, but the offense still needs to score.