re: Gary Crowton update

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Offensive playcalling is pretty similar as far as running/passing.

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sorry, you're wrong. there are vast changes.

The main difference is the packages and formations. Last year, on three consecutive plays, we would be in I-formation, then 5-wide, then basic spread formation.

Each play, we would sub in 3-5 guys... We would line up with about 7-10 seconds left on the play clock. The plays were rushed... the players were rushed... and we lacked consistency.

This season, we have a much smaller arsenal of formations and packages, but we do many things out of the formations. We're successful in this way. The players are comfortable, the play gets in early and we're lined up with about 15-18 seconds left on the clock... this gives us more time to read the defense and we can choose to run the clock down or snap early. We didn't have that freedom the past few years.

If you don't even look at the play, and you only pay attention to the pre-snap, you will notice a huge difference from the offense we saw last season. But if you don't watch LSU very often, I can see how you wouldn't notice it.