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Am I only one that saw that?

Also I would say defensively this team is as good as any of our NC teams. You could pick apart position by position but this is a very strong defensive team. Especially in the infield when Braswell is at 3rd.

In his first year as OC we have a QB that finished second in passing only to Joe Burrow in the history of LSU football. I will admit that I would like to see a better schemed running attack, but I think Sloan proved himself worthy this year. We have a gunslinger QB so it will be a pass first offense. I think, like any coach, Sloan will learn from this season and work to improve the running scheme. But man we have had some many OC’s that have not been close to Sloan level. The grass is not always greener on the other side. What we know is that he develops QB’s as good as anyone and really, what more do you want. I still remember when our starting QB was a Harvard transfer. We have a Heisman winner and a legit Heisman candidate next year under Sloan’s tutelage.

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He’s Kalen Deboer in that regard. Great at D2 or whatever the frick but nothing to show where it actually matters.

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So if you were AD, you would fire Kelly? If so who would you want to hire that will definitely do better over the next 3-4 years. Keep in mind the new coach will likely want to bring in his staff and we would lose several recruits and current players to transfer portal. All I ever hear on this board is bitching, but I have not heard one suggestion that viably makes LSU football any better going forward. Or at least I have not heard any intelligent suggestions.

I have never met the man, but I know a few people who have pretty regular interactions with him. They all say behind the scenes he is actually a really cool, down to earth guy. Only thing ranters see is press conferences and sideline interactions with players. Not many on this board really have ever met or had a conversation with him. Apparently he is really cool in that situation. I think people who don’t like players getting yelled at have never played tackle football beyond elementary school.

Well said! What it is all about!

Dude wants it!

If the argument is that we should not have fired Wade, can’t say I disagree. But hating McMahon because you are mad at firing Wade is pointless. It’s ok to be pissed about firing Wade and also seeing that McMahon is actually a good basketball coach that has things going in a pretty good direction. But McMahon just isn’t as fun and he doesn’t have to be.

Hopefully Woodward is more patient than the OP. Takes some time to establish a culture. Right now we see a team that hustles and plays good defense and fights until the end. The wanted Coach K out at Duke after his third year but the AD stuck with him and he eventually turned Duke into a dynasty. Not saying McMahon is in Coach K’s ballpark, but as long as the program is trending in a good direction, I hope he sticks with him. I don’t think any trainable person could think any coach would be winning this soon with what he had to work with. I understand the anger of firing Wade. I didn’t like that either. But that doesn’t mean you don’t give the next guy a chance to build his program. He started from scratch. I like a lot of what is being instilled in his team. He deserves at least two more years in my opinion. If it isn’t going anywhere then I think it would be time to move on.

It starts with effort. They are giving that. Then there is defense, and they are showing they can do that. We are very good at stealing the ball, which is something we have not seen in a while. Offensively, we are below average. Would love to see better sets on offense. We are trying to play fast paced on offense and that is leading to some ill-advised shots. But if you are building around grit and defense, you can do a lot of good things. We will struggle offensively this year against good talent but effort and defense will keep us in some games. Overall, this is a program trending up. Would love to see more fan and institutional support for these guys. They are a gritty group of players.