Two Truths and a Lie: LSU vs Western Kentucky

By Chris Marler

Can the season end now? My goodness what a depressing scene. Still, the Tigers got a win on senior night and closed out their final home game of the disappointing season. Here’s two truths and a lie. 

Truth No. 1 – The fans did the right thing last night, and it was awesome to see. 

I was worried. My coworkers were worried. Most of y’all were worried, too. 

Would LSU fans boo Garrett Nussmeier when his name was announced at Senior night. 

Fan is short for fanatical, and there are few fanbases as rabid and fanatical as LSU’s. When it comes to being frustrated this season, there may be no fanbase that can compete with the frustration of 2025 Tiger fans. 

Watching Nussmeier walk out for senior night was honestly one of the only reasons I was even in Tiger Stadium last night. It wasn’t a huge crowd, and there was not some chill inducing ovation saying goodbye to the fifth year senior. But, as No. 18 trotted out on the field with his name being called last of everyone on the field, LSU fans did what they were supposed to do. 

More importantly they did the right thing – they cheered. 

LSU crowd shows Garrett Nussmeier some love during his final time being introduced in Death Valley 💜🥲 pic.twitter.com/NNxuvAXmyE

— Baton Rouge Boot Krewe Media (@BatonRougeBKM) November 23, 2025

Truth No. 2  – This is the worst offensive season in nearly 50 years. 

Factually, this isn’t debatable. It’s been awful for a number of reasons. We can see it with our two eyes, or in my case four. The offensive line can’t block. The run game can never get going. And, neither quarterback has been able to have anywhere close to the level of success they had a season ago in the passing game. 

But again, I’m not saying it in jest, frustration, or speaking in hyperbole. It is the worst offense in LSU program history since at least 1978. 

Last night’s 13-10 win over Western Kentucky was miserable in general, but especially from an offensive standpoint. That’s a Hilltopper defense that had allowed 22 points or more in five of their last six games to teams like Delaware and Missouri State. Middle Tennessee State is one of the worst teams in America at 2-9 and they scored double what LSU did against Western Kentucky. 

According to Scott Rabalais of The Advocate, since Division I split in 1978, LSU has never gone an entire season without scoring at least 25 points against an FBS team. The season isn’t over, but next week the Tigers will head to Norman to face an Oklahoma defense that is currently ranked No. 6 in scoring defense in all of FBS.

This may be the worst LSU offense in nearly 50 years — if not longer.

Since Division I split in 1978, LSU has not gone an entire season without scoring more than 25 points against an FBS team, per @RabalaisAdv research.

That’s in danger of happening.

— Wilson Alexander (@whalexander_) November 23, 2025

The Lie – Brian Kelly not showing up at Senior Night was a bad move. 

Thank God Kelly didn’t show up. There’s been plenty of speculation and finger pointing on social media about how bad of a look it was for him to not show up on Senior Night for his son, Kenzel. Just speaking from a place of logical assumption, I would be willing to bet those two had a conversation about the optics surrounding that potential :30 seconds of trainwreck level discomfort. It certainly wasn’t a “Hey sorry, I can’t make it because I was late,” or something like Robin Williams in “Hook.” Great movie by the way. 

Regardless, the moment itself was as awkward as anyone could have expected, but him not showing up in the stadium full of fans that booed him out of it was the right move. I’m not defending Brian Kelly’s time here in Baton Rouge, but I will say, I absolutely did not envy the moment last night. 

Brian Kelly’s son Kenzel taking part in #LSU Senior Day.

Brian Kelly was not in attendance. pic.twitter.com/o1nqYjwVT4

— 104.5 ESPN (@1045espn) November 23, 2025