One game at a time.
The phrase has become a cliché in sports, a reminder to not overlook opponents and to focus on the next contest. The LSU football team has adopted that mantra and — to this point — it’s worked.
The Tigers have taken 12 games — one game at a time — and rode that focus to an undefeated season. Despite reaching the pinnacle of regular season success for the first time since 1958, the players took little time to reflect on the significance of a 12-0 season.
“After the game we did [reflect],” said junior cornerback Morris Claiborne. “But other than that, it’s out of the way now. We’re trying to go overlook.”
Many analysts believe LSU can overlook Georgia and still make the BCS title game. They think the quality of the Tigers’ wins to this point would keep them in the top two of the BCS, even with a loss to the Bulldogs.
Claiborne said the players hear the opinions about their team, but he and his teammates ignore all of it.
“It’s easy for me to shut it out,” Claiborne said. “I just brush it off like it’s nothing, because I know what’s in front of me. I have to worry about the game in front of me, and that’s