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re: What were some of Chief's screw ups at Tennessee?

Posted on 7/29/15 at 9:04 am to
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65514 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 9:04 am to
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It's why you still point to Chavis as the scapegoat for the 2012 Bama and 2014 Bama games. You ignore that you were only even IN those games because of the defense. You blame Chavis for the loss, as if the inept offense was some sort of innocent bystander.

this narrative gets so old. Yes, the defense played great in those games. So did LSU's offense, particularly Mettenberger and Hill, in 2012 btw. But it really doesn't matter how well the defense played the whole game if they blow it in the last 2 minutes. What you're basically saying to me is it's the offense's responsibility to pitch blowouts and the defensive coordinator's job to hold onto a 2+ TD lead. Sorry, that's not how it works when you play as many good teams as LSU does year in and year out. And if that's what you're expecting to see, then be prepared to be disappointed.

When Chavis gets a lead, he changes his scheme he's used the entire game that got the team in that position, and he backs everyone off and lets the opponent nickel and dime him all the way down the field. No one thinks he's a bad statistical coach, he's just stubborn and will never be able to see that his two minute defense, flat out, does not work in college
This post was edited on 7/29/15 at 9:08 am
Posted by Mirthomatic
Member since Feb 2013
4113 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 10:20 am to
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Yes, the defense played great in those games. So did LSU's offense, particularly Mettenberger and Hill, in 2012 btw.


That "great" offensive performance resulted in a grand total of 17 points. What psychological damage has Miles' offense inflicted upon LSU fandom that can produce such dismally low expectations for an offense?

In modern college football, 17 points is not "great". It's not "good". It's not even "adequate". It is "sub-par" at best. Fans don't have to expect weekly 40 pt eruptions by the offense. But LSU has WAAAY too much offensive talent to accept not even having a COMPETENT offense.
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