re: Why does LSU think they have more depth?

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You guys would be in trouble too if Lee went down.

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We would actually be in a much stronger position. Saban and Smart's gameplan for this contest is J.Lee playing 80% of the time and Jefferson getting roughly 20% of the snaps. A gameplan that reverses that is not considered probable, but if it does happen then LSU's position, in reality, gets much stronger not weaker in relation to Bama. Tell me where I am off on this?

Explain to me why QB depth matters? Is LSU planning on injuring McCarron?

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re: Why does LSU think they have more depth? (Posted on 10/30/11 at 9:07 a.m. to CrimsonChin)
Why does CrimsonChin think Bama is invincible?



"I'm sure when Peyton Manning was growing up he always wanted to throw the TD pass that gave the Saints a Super Bowl win. Now he has." - ESPN the Magazine's Jorge Arangure



Probably same reason you think LSU is invincible. We're all homers

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I think you should adress the point being made before moving on to an unrelated argument.

If you want to make a statistical comparison between the LSU and Alabama defenses, you need to acknowledge the significant difference in the quality of opponents.

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What "Significant" differences do you want me to recognize? Yes! Oregon is a good team. So far their only loss is to LSU. And WVU is decent. I mean I guess they are After all, didn't LSU give up over 400 yards to them? And when you look at their schedule, other than LSU, who have they played? Marshal, Norfolk State, Bowling Green? They've yet to play a single top 25 team. But if you wanna brag about beating an irrelevant Big East pushover then go right ahead. Arkansas is way better than WVU and is likely better than Oregon.

You can spin things any way you want, but Bama stacks up better than LSU in nearly every aspect. If LSU were sooo awesome then why haven't we seen them on the cover of SI twice this season? Yes, LSU is ranked #1, fair enough. But that's only because there's no sense in swapping them with Bama since voters are fully aware that they don't have to vote on it. The vote will be made next Saturday.

Here's a little something for your viewing pleasure....

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I said Bama has more aggressive play calling whilst up by 15 or more. 73 pass attempts to 40 for us.

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This is ridiculous.

We have more TOTAL plays when up by 15+.
We have LESS total plays in the 4th quarter, and MORE yards.

Have you ever thought that being up by 15+ is a good time to let your new QBs get some practice?

We've also thrown more INTs when up 15+, so its not like that agressive play calling is running up the score a ton.

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re: Why does LSU think they have more depth? (Posted on 10/30/11 at 2:49 p.m. to tigerbama)
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Probably same reason you think LSU is invincible. We're all homers

1. I don't think any team is invincible. Every team has it's weakness ... it's just a matter of finding it.
2. I'm not a homer. I'm actually very objective and think this game will come down to a critical turnover or special teams play. Hopefully LSU is the team to make that play, but it's not a given in my mind.

Just messin with ya. I actually think this game will be decided by special teams play.It's no secret your team has the edge at QB,depth wise especially. It's the kicking game that I'm worried about. We are admittingly mediocre in that area as we rarely ever put one inside the 5 yard line. Looking forward to a great game either way.

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This question was answered on page one, then promptly ignored.

LSU has more depth at QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, and DB.

Period. Now deal with it.

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Let's take a look at LSU's so called depth and the numbers associated with it. For now I'll only mention QB & RB. Im posting via IPhone at the moment and can break down the rest when I get back to a computer.


QB - Im not sure how you figure LSU is deeper here Yes, both Lee & JJ have more experience. But both AJ McCarron & Phillip Sims have better individual AND combined stats than Lee & JJ.

McCarron - 134 of 200 for 1664
Lee - 98 of 156 for 1250

Jefferson - 6 of 10 for 123
Sims - 18 of 28 for 163
*some may argue that Jefferson was suspended. Still his fault and therefore his numbers reflect his reckless behavior. It'd be different if he'd been injured or something beyond his control.

RB - I'll only include the top three backs from each team.

Bama
Richardson - 149 for 989 - Avg 6.6 per carry, 17 TD's
Lacy - 58 for 465 - Avg 8.0 per carry, 5 TD's
Fowler - 47 for 329 - Avg 7.0 per carry, 3 TD's

LSU
Ware - 128 for 512 - Avg 4.0 per carry, 6 TD's
Ford - 79 for 441 - Avg 5.6 per carry, 6 TD's
Blue - 57 for 252 - Avg 4.4 per carry, 4 TD's


Trent Richardson alone has rushed for more yardage and scored more points than Ford & Ware combined. And against better defenses. You better hope you have great depth on D. Youre gonna need every one of them to slow down our running game.

only a gump could come up with a way to say that bama has more DEPTH at the qb position relative to lsu

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So let me get this straight.....26 players have recorded tackles for loss this year? Yet, your overall defensive stats STILL aren't as good as Bama's. With all that depth, youre still allowing more yardage per game than Alabama. Obviously our few are WAY better than your many.

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When your few play against the caliber offenses we have then come back and talk about giving up more yards.

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AJ has had alot more attempts. JL has alot lot less attempts, but better passing effeciancy.

When we do throw, we are better at it

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No offense but that's incorrect also.

AJ has a completion percentage of 67.0%
Lee has a completion percentage of 63.2%

We throw more often & are better at it.