re: Finebaum predicts Bama's season

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think he's reflecting on how Saban was out coached, and there's no denying he was out coached badly in that game.


While Spurrier out coached him as well beating LSU 41-9 and 44-15 in 2000 and 2001, and Richt beat him 45-16 in fifth year, they all had equal or better teams.

In 2002, many expected LSU to contend for a NC in his third year. MAny thought VT was overrated. Many thought Saban was too good of a coach to lose to Beamer.

The game wasn't that close. VT fumbled on the 2
getting a safety and ended the game on the LSU 5.
VT beat the hell out of LSU that day.

Saban was throttled by a far less talented team
that day, and completely out coached-- especially in the specical teams department. FWIW it was also
a bad day for Jimbo, who did nothing whatsoever
in the way of adjustments.

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I totally disagree BT. Only delusional LSU fans expected us to contend for a title that year. We were only ranked #14, which was pretty much out of respect for our SEC title and Sugar Bowl birth in 01, and we lost Rohan, JReed, Trev, Howard Green, and Toefield was coming off of an ACL tear in the SECCG.

VT was ranked 16 and returned Lee Suggs and Kevin Jones, who were both NFL RBs in waiting to go along with a veteran D, always great special teams, and their returning starting QB in Bryan Randall. And we were on the road.

V Tech won 10 games that year and finished #14. They were 8-0 and in the top 5 at one point as well. You're right that the game wasn't as close as the score, but to say that LSU was clearly a better team is just wrong.

LSU had tons of question marks coming into that year, and getting beat by a good team on the road shouldn't have been that much of a surprise. Plus, don't forget the DD punt return TD that was called back that could have changed the game early on. LSU receivers also dropped something like 11 passes that day, which made it even harder for Mauck who was making his first start to get in any kind of rhythm.

The most disappointing and embarrassing games under Saban were games like Florida 03, UGA 04, Ole Miss 01, Bama and Auburn 02, UAB, Florida 01, and even Troy and Ole Miss in 04 which we won. V Tech doesn't even rank near any of those IMO.

He always will, that's what he does best.

9 to 10 wins for us....

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Well, based on the above, I guess we have to disagree, I think I made some valid points, as
you did. But we do agree about the overall point.Thanks.

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It was definitely a bad performance, but we had so many young guys that hadn't played much before like Mauck, Spears (converted from TE), Henderson (converted from RB), Addai (floating from RB to WR and back), Turner, Webster (converted from WR), Whitworth (freshman), I just had a feeling we'd be in trouble that day against a veteran VT team on the road.

But definitely not a fun way to start the year.

The reason Finebaum hates LSU goes back when he was a writer in Shreveport. He was FIRED from his job there as since then he has a HATE for not only LSU but the whole state of Louisiana.

Finescum can go get

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This remains to be seen. Saying "Crap QB" is about like saying he is a "Great QB". We just don't really know. But, considering the HS stats at a 5A TX school and what little we've seen of him at Alabama... I would not put my money on "crap QB".

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You DO realize you're talking about a QB that's been the starter all of ONE season...in his entire career.

So for three years of high school,and three years of college, this guy has THE most awesome collection of bench splinters ever seen!

hmmm, The Last time LSU Played VT it was Miles that Schooled Beamer


Yes he did. He's one for the ages: Remember how freaked out we were when LSU had that first 4th down and saw the alignment? Everyone was saying that funky punt formation would never work!

He's never had a punt blocked. Maybe one in 5 years.

This was a convincing moment for me with Les.
While certain posters still mock Miles, Les
showed how he's an excellent planner, and it showed against VT that night. Miles prepared for that game for weeks, as he prepares for any bowl game.

There's no debating that Beamer schooled Saban, and there's no debating that Miles schooled Beamer.

And there's no debating that Miles is 10x the coach a certain lucky person thinks.

Not that we care

9-3 if luckey, 8-4 if not,

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Just be happy he backed into that championship

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i would take that championship......

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I would take it too, but if I was a LSU fan I'd still think Miles is an idiot

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1 not so great year does'nt make him an idiot.... The DC hire last year was a failure.....but he fixed that...just my opinion...