Saban thinks LSU is finally coming around

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - For the first time this season, the Tigers played the LSU way, coach Nick Saban said on Monday.<br> <br> Now he wants more of the same.<br> <br> No. 13 LSU&#39;s 51-0 rout of Mississippi State featured the toughness and competitive spirit Saban wanted. There were still things to work on, however.<br> <br> ``There were some things that execution-wise ... we need to improve on,&#39;&#39; Saban said. ``I think that&#39;s probably going to be the case most of the time.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> He cited turnovers and ``maybe a few too many penalties that could get us in trouble down the road, especially the undisciplined-type penalties.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Saban was not happy with the five illegal procedure penalties on offense.<br> <br> LSU lost four scoring opportunities because of fumbles, something Saban said came from some very basic errors like not carrying the football correctly.<br> <br> The Tigers face the biggest test of the year Saturday when they travel to play No. 3 Georgia.<br> <br> ``They&#39;re a very, very good football team, I don&#39;t think anybody has any questions about that,&#39;&#39; Saban said. ``And they are good in every area of their team.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> LSU is in better shape physically, Saban said.<br> <br> Wide receiver Skyler Green, who caught 48 passes for 519 yards last year, may finally get into the game this weekend. Saban wants to make sure Green&#39;s ankle has completely recovered before making the decision.<br> <br> ``If I see Skyler Green in practice this week as a guy that is confident, comfortable and not worried about his ankle then he should be ready to play,&#39;&#39; Saban said.<br> <br> Green could have played against Mississippi State, but the coaching staff decided to hold him out another week, Saban said.

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