ShadowTigerTX

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5 bubble screens to a wide receiver for a total gain of 10 yards

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Would that be a maximum gain of 10 total yards?

Then bet the house.

Was there, only game I've ever attended with my brother. We had a great time and stayed until after the game!

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I've heard it from multiple people now. Tulane grads - lots of whom are lawyers - would be very unhappy if their HC would be poached to LSU.

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He's going to be moving up from Tulane anyhow, why not to LSU and keep him in-state.

These people are crazy if they think he's just going to stay at Tulane if he doesn't go to LSU.

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The first touchdown was a brilliant play. I was at the game so correct me if I’m wrong but they set up a screen and the had no intention to throw the ball. Perkins was in position and went to the screen and reed saw when he left and turned and ran to the void.

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I don't see a screen on that first TD at all? The one at 84 seconds on the film?

Watching Wheels' excellent highlights LINK I noticed a few things.

At around 85 seconds (Aggies first TD):

Am I wrong or was that run (and TD) entirely Perkins' fault? He's spying Reed and is completely out of position - he's in Cooley's area of responsibility. (Also pretty unimpressed by his jogging after Reed...)

Later around 3:16:

Again, I don't know what Perkins was doing. He's completely out of position once the play gets going. Instead the RB waves as he cruises on by.

Love the 'tackle' around 3:44.

At around 5:05....I don't think this is Perkins fault, maybe this is a symptom of Blake's issue with mobile QBs, but Perkins is just standing there spying Reed. That's taking a defensive player (potentially a really good one) completely out of the play BY DESIGN. Not loving it. (I guess the flip side is he rushes and then loses containment and I'm bitching about that too, so...)

Again at 8:54 - where's the hustle?!

(Props for the INT at 9:18!)

Maybe not his fault, but at 11:08 Perkins was schooled by #60. Easy play for Reed.

At 11:23, I just don't get what he's doing. But it ain't working.

Ditto at 11:34. What is is responsibility there?! Easy TD for Reed.

At 14:28, should I try to tackle the guy to stop a TD? Or make a 'business decision'?

He wasn't even on the field for A&M's last TD (but plenty of other starters were).

I feel like Baker is a bit too aggressive with mobile QBs but man, without Weeks in to pick up the slack it sure feels like Perkins is a net liability at this point.

I'm trying really hard to get on the Lane Train and failing, for two reasons:
1. His career up to Ole Miss has just come off as all about him and pretty scummy to me. Maybe LSU is the pinnacle, maybe he's learned, but I don't want to take the (expensive... again) chance.
2. He feels like the Anti-Les - creative, explosive, modern offense (yay!), but still equally liable to make a goofy call and lose a game he's not supposed to. I don't *want* an entertaining coach: I want a winning coach.

In short, I think we should be looking for the "next Saban". Not literally, of course, but an up-and-coming coach, who is smart, driven, is NIL-savvy but maybe hasn't had the resources yet. We want someone who can come to LSU and build a dynasty, who can handle hiring good OCs and DCs over and over again as he churns out a coaching tree (and beats them all).

Does anyone seriously think Kiffin is that? Really?! 90% of you (if not more) doubt he'll win a NC at Ole Miss. Heck, if his starting QB hadn't gotten hurt, I bet they would have already lost another game or two. (I will give him credit for riding Chambliss though.)

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The primary objective was the make it a 2 score game. Secondary objective was to make USCe have to burn some timeouts. Running the ball was the right call. We were already in position to secure the game by going up 10.

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Totally agree.

But again, disguise it a little. Spread the defense. Put in Green. Just because running is the right thing to do doesn't mean bunch everyone up and make it 100% obvious you're doing it. Nor does it mean using an injured QB for a sneak is a good idea.

For a normal team with a decent OL and a QB who's not hurt, the playcalling wasn't bad.

The problem is that the OL isn't great and the QB was hurt. So the playcalls were dumb.

If you're going to run AT LEAST disguise it a little. Line up wide out, spread out the defense, put in Green as a decoy.

This isn't rocket science.

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Stats don’t lie

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Stats lie All. The. Time.

I saw it. He basically tackled a Clemson player, before we caught the ball. Unfortunately, you can't do that.