Bayoubengal205

He also seems incapable of developing any kind of offensive scheme.
They can score on fast breaks or when individual players make great plays.
But when it comes to actually setting up and running a half court 5 man offense, it is some of the most dysfunctional basketball I’ve ever seen in the college game.

And now with a 6 point game with short time, MM has no timeouts left.

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we went toe to toe

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This is the worst game I’ve seen Alabama play. The leading scorer in the SEC, Alabamas point guard has been off all night.
On the other hand LSU can’t do anything on offense after half time. But that’s become the norm for a MM LSU offense.
No structure at all on offense.
You call it toe to toe, I call it Alabama playing way out their average and LSU giving away an opportunity to beat a top team.

things have definitely been “up and down” since BK took the job at LSU.
But I think a lot of factors go into the “downs”.
-Obviously BK took over a depleted program. We all knew it was going to be a re-build process.
-Since BK took the job, the sport of college football has been under a state of constant change due to NIL, transfer portal, the collective, conference structural changes, in-game rules, etc.
-some questionable coaching hires made by BK that did not turn out
-some highly rated recruits and transfers that were complete flops that never fulfilled their projected potential
-the unusual lack or inability of players stepping up as team leaders until the later part of this season resulting in poor team chemistry, lack of brotherly accountability and inconsistency on the field

Some of these things were out of BK’s control and all he could do was roll with the punches, while some were certainly his fault.

But what I have noticed, is that BK has “stood in the pocket”, took his blows and adapted to the new style of fighting, that is college football coaching.

Not only has he seemed to have figured out the NIL, but he’s led by example in putting his money where his mouth is to create financial advantage.
He has done his best to correct his poor coaching hires from the past.
And his team has certainly developed leadership among the players (we all saw how the team responded to Whit Weeks injury).

I have not given up my support for BK just yet, because he continues to fight. Not only does he continue to fight, but he does so while maintaining his integrity and dignity. And surely the players see that.
As we all know, teams/crews of men almost always take on the personality of their leader.

From my perspective, there is still plenty of reason to be optimistic about the future of LSU football under BK.

I will add… the night shift can throw a kink in your off days. Tough on body changing sleep schedule every 7 days

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Look more like and LSU team that we are used to with the speed and physical aggressive play on both sides the ball.

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Pretty fitting that these guys played that kinda ball game when PP7 and company were there all week.
Idk what he said to em, but I hope it sticks.

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A new OC

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Play calling has been issue at times in terms of predictability.

But in my opinion, after watching a lot of PowerHourLSU (YouTube) film studies, execution has been a bigger issue overall, than play calling.

I expect IF SLOAN STAYS that he will improve form year 1 to year 2 and I expect execution to be better as well.

We need receivers to be tougher in making contested catches, and with exception to Anderson we need crisper route running. Huge issue with receivers this season has been extremely inconsistent run blocking on the perimeter. This needs to improve.

Obviously Nuss needs to see the field better at times and same with reading defenses (I fully expect this to improve dramatically).

And then on defense we need players to trust one another, do their jobs, and stop with the over penetration and getting sucked into the wrong gaps on run plays. Biggest issue I see on the defense is safety play. I don’t know if the younger guys can improve enough in one off season, or if the portal is the answer.. but safety play ABSOLUTELY has to be better. They have seemed lost and very timid at times. We need head hunters at safety with high football IQ and leadership attributes to help with communication.

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This team is soft as charmin. It doesn’t matter

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I agree with your statement. But that is a result of coaching. These young men are fully capable of being tough gritty football players, but it is the responsibility of the coaching staff to set the tone for that.
Brian Kelly talks like he is very “book smart” when it comes to football. But as it pertains to the intangible aspects of competition and leadership, he seems to be extremely deficient.

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Miami, Indiana, Ole Miss, hell even Ohio St, are going backwards next year.

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Unless they continue to use the portal to the fullest. If they are able to fill holes in the roster they’ll be fine next year.. and their track record shows that they’re pretty effective at using the portal, all while still recruiting out of high school at a high level. Well.. besides Indiana lol

Brian Kelly should take notes.

Y’all forgetting about Colin Hurley??
You shouldn’t.