re: LSU's run success a product of a bad schedule?

It won't be any different this weekend. LF has already ran through UF's defense last year. Our OLine is better this year, won't be a problem

Hey Gator clap chop. You will find out in Death Valley next Saturday that your team is one of the easy schedule.

If Fournette breaks 100 will you promise to never post here again?

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LSU's run success a product of a bad schedule?

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Yep, that's it. Don't take into account our extremely talented line with the best RB we have had in our history behind them. But, yeah...nevermind that... Our success is strictly due to our bad schedule

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UT did good when dobbs scrambled. He's an all American compared to Harris. LSU is the Sec version of Navy. UF is Notre Dame. LF7 will be lucky to break a 100. Harris can't beat the real DBU. You'll be calling for AJ and bemoaning your one dimensional offense at 11pm est Saturday.

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Wow. Packed a lot of stupid and wishful thinking into that post didn't ya?

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Meanwhile UF has the 12th best run defense in the nation.

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Yet y'all tackled like a bunch of fricking pussies against Tennessee you dumbass.

You better hope somehow your D has found a LOT more toughness than they had that night. If they bring that weak shite it's gonna be a LONG night!!! Y'all looked like a bunch of fricking matadors out there. "OLE!!!!"

Vernon Hargreaves may be a hell of a corner but he sure does tackle like Neon Deon. God I hope he meets up with Fournette in the open field. That will be a thing of beauty.

Lot of motherfrickers not maintaining this week around here...

The running game has been ON FIRE since November 27, 2014.

Rushing Yards and YPA

vs. Texas A&M - 384, 6.7

vs. Notre Dame - 285, 7.5

(The last two games of the 2014 season were the best for YPA. The A&M game followed a shutout loss to Arkansas in which LSU averaged 1.1 YPA. 2015 games below.)

vs. Mississippi State - 266, 5.7

vs. Auburn - 411, 8.6

vs. Syracuse - 268, 6.4

vs. Eastern Michigan - 391, 7.8

vs. South Carolina - 396, 7.3


Some of the success is certainly due to the level of competition. However, Fournette has clearly taken his game to a different level since the A&M game last year. Another significant factor here is that those two games at the end of the 2014 season were the best rushing games of the year for Travin Dural (vs. Texas A&M - 49, 12.3 and vs. Notre Dame - 61, 15.3). Dural's involvement in the running game has been through jet sweep plays that started becoming regularly run (along with jet sweep action) vs. Texas A&M last year. The inclusion of the misdirection, or fake misdirection (which is misdirection) is an important factor that was missing prior to the 2014 game vs. Texas A&M. In 2015, Dural (he had an 89-yard TD called back vs. Mississippi State) and Derrius Guice have been running those plays, and Donte Jackson also ran one vs. Auburn. Personally, I would have given Dural a few more carries this year. That's a good way to keep him involved when the passing game isn't clicking, and I don't think Dural has gotten enough touches through the first five games.

There was a play vs. South Carolina where Fournette lined up at a wingback-type position, then went in motion, and became the pitch man on an option fake while Darrel Williams (lined up at fullback) ran up the middle for a TD. That was awesome! Also, having that kind of stuff on film gives opposing Defenses cause for hesitation, and more to prepare for.

It will be very interesting going forward to see if the success continues against teams that have higher-level talent, and play the run better. Fournette has been averaging 23.8 carries per game in 2015. In my opinion, he has carried the ball a little too much through the first five games (especially when you consider all of the other good options on the LSU Offense), and there have been a few instances where he has come out of the game late with a little limp or some obvious discomfort. Some of the better Defenses will definitely key on him, and they will be fired up to stop him. If Fournette isn't as effective, the other options will become very important, and that's one of the main reasons why I think developing a rhythmic confidence for the other offensive options early in the season was important. The other offensive weapons didn't touch the ball as much as I would've liked. Now the level of competition is going to get stronger, so there won't be as many occasions to try things offensively with a sense of comfort relative to the outcome of the game.

Florida will be the best Rush Defense LSU has faced in 2015, and I expect them to be charged up (and probably somewhat vengeful because of last year).

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Yet y'all tackled like a bunch of fricking pussies against Tennessee you dumbass.

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QB was the main problem vs. the Vols can't see Harris doing that.

Now you're getting it slick. They don't want to hear it