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Smokin Joe Dumas

Favorite team:	LSU
Location:	Armchair QB
Biography:	Lawyer, Army Veteran, Coach
Interests:	What do you think?
Occupation:	Armchair QB
Number of Posts:	2528
Registered on:	4/8/2022
Online Status:	Not Online

re: Baker - for those of you dogging him

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/22/26 at 10:06 am to John Rambeaux

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In my opinion, that was far and away the worst half of defense under Baker in all 3 years.

I don’t know. The second half of Texas A&M at home last year and Alabama was pretty frickin horrible.

re: SEC school towns ranked by violent crime rate (safest to least safe)

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/22/26 at 10:03 am to Jester

It’s definitely changed since I went into the military and was stationed at Ft. Hood. Used to go there on weekends and still visit now on business. You can see the difference

re: Baker - for those of you dogging him

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/22/26 at 10:01 am to burke985

The days of defenses dominating to that degree are over for now and it’s been that way for a while. Rule changes in the offense’s favor and offense schemes have negated that

re: Ugochukwu, Bashir, Nunez, and Dioubate

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/22/26 at 9:58 am to rds dc

Assuming that this is correct, are there any left in the portal that haven’t been picked up?

re: This team will get better

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/22/26 at 9:32 am to michael corleone

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This team will get better

The problem is, most of the other teams will also get better. The question is, can LSU get better faster and better than the rest

re: 50 million dollar question?

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/22/26 at 9:29 am to Slevin7

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Per Grok

I think Miami is too far down on this list. I think they spent in the Texas range. JMO

re: Quarterback whisperer

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/21/26 at 3:29 am to misey94

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Run some drills in practice this week focused on moving in the pocket and the specific footwork that failed him a couple of times and caused off target throws. He’s going to move in the pocket so really work that. Add a few designed rolls to emphasize the foorwork and reinforce it.

And keeping his eyes upfield

re: You can literally make a highlight tape of Leavitt not finding wide open receivers

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/21/26 at 3:20 am to MorningWoodAcademy1

Definitely should have caught that. It was the best bad pass all game.
Phillip Wright or Green would’ve caught that

re: Lane Kiffin’s postgame news conference

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/20/26 at 8:25 am to Lainter1919

They shut Ole Miss’s running game down. Almost half the yards of LSU for 2.5 yards per gain.
That’s where other dual threats have killed us in the past

re: If Ole Miss wins again this season will SEC Rant collapse?

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/17/26 at 2:04 pm to cajunbama

“Sidewalk fans”

Don’t throw stones in glass houses

re: Texas will beat LSU this season

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/15/26 at 6:34 am to LividHorn

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looking ahead to the Arkansas game

:rotflmao:

re: Texas will beat LSU this season

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/15/26 at 6:27 am to WhateverUWant

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LSU usually has one of the easier schedules in the SEC. But the fans try to claim they play an NFL quality sked.

Fail

re: I just realized Florida and Tennessee don’t play this year.

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/15/26 at 6:20 am to Tide Title Land

Reading comprehension problems?

re: What uniforms will LSU wear Saturday at Ole Miss??

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/15/26 at 5:39 am to JohnnyU

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This matters as much as if some random fan does or doesn't wear his "lucky" LSU shirt or hat.

-2

re: OG Posters, you guys remember Bonstonker’s videos?

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/15/26 at 5:29 am to Cincinnati Tiigre

Yeah, and Nicky was recruited as a QB from a JC.

re: If you think we're leaving Oxford without a dominating win, you're high.

Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas on 9/15/26 at 5:10 am to John Rambeaux

In my mind, it goes to the questions of how our offensive line plays and whether Blake Baker’s defense can stop a running QB in a hostile environment. All our games have been played in the favorable confines of Death Valley.

The offensive line giving Sam a clean pocket to find his receivers so he doesn’t get happy feet and giving the RB holes to run through will be key on offense.

Baker hasn’t been able to stop a running QB in 2 years. I don’t know how much of that is on him versus how much is on players blowing their responsibilities (I’m looking at you, Harold Perkins). I think we have a much better run defense so far with much better personnel that have been solid. They haven’t over pursued and the interior DL has been much better at getting that push that has been missing.

Lastly, unlike previous years, I’m much more confident in the overall coaching staff’s ability to make in-game and halftime adjustments. I think that, combined with this staff’s familiarity with Ole Miss’s schemes will prove the difference in whether it’s a squeaker or a blowout.

Either way, I’m pretty confident in a Tiger win. There’s just too many variables that the team hasn’t had to deal with up to this point.