NotaStarGazer

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The most concerning thing to me is when we have a team 3rd and 10 to 12, it is automatic that they'll get a 1st down. It unreal how often that has happened over his tenure.

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Last year it was definitely true and basically caused by a poor pass rush. This season doesn't seem quite as bad but seems to happen when LSU gets "fooled". Last year, the opponent just passed for it. Now, it is more like draw plays or guys tackled two yards short who carries the LSU tackler(s) the finall 2 or 3 yards. In other words, teams seem to know what works against LSU on 3rd down and in many cases are more physical in order to achieve it.

Can't remember the national writer...Sports Illustrated maybe....but his main point was Kiffin "threw his players under the bus" with comments Kiffin made like "there were missed tackles...fundamental mistakes...misalignments" etc Every coach in the history of college football has made those statements after a game and 0 of them were accused of "throwing players under the bus". Kiffin didn't even mention any names like little Nicky did with Ronnie Prude in the infamous Hail Mary game against Iowa in the bowl game. Kiffin is far from perfect but that article was utter crap.

As far as Baker goes, I think he is top 20 DC material but not top 10. and he is the 2nd highest paid DC. That 2 point conversion defense was total nonsense. We all knew it was going to be a QB draw with 4 LSU players "in the box". Hell, even with trips to the right, KY had at least 5 blockers in the center of the field. That can NOT happen...under no circumstances can that defensive alignment happen!

Prediction: Sankey won't be SEC commissioner after this academic year. He jumped the shark when he said he didn't know the details of 5 for 5 policy that the NCAA came up with. This ridiculous notion about trying to restrain SEC players from transferring to other SEC schools is lunacy, anti-competitive vs other conferences, etc

Oh, and BTW, that would last a grand total of 3.5 seconds in a court of law. That is clearly "restraint of trade". You would be denying a player for example the opportunity to make as much NIL money as possible. Blatantly ILLEGAL...3.5 seconds in any court in the land.

Uh Kentucky beat A&M by 10...LSU beat A&M by 29. 'nuff said

Wow! Multiple people went at you when you said "next weekend.' Fortunately a couple of other people who speak English corrected THEM. To most people when you post Thursday, THIS weekend means the games 2 days from now and NEXT weekend means the games 9 days from now. But hey, maybe they were trying out comedy club material. I would advice them to keep rehearing or find another hobby other than attacking a post that was worded just fine. The verdict on their posts...comedy attempt or not: FAILURE!

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Caden is just collecting a check and waiting for next portal

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I won't be that cynical but you have to be VERY careful with those Duncanville HS guys. The program has been so dominant that many of the star players only play one half of each game. That is because they are so far ahead they aren't needed for the 2nd half. I believe part of Durham's problem with reading the LOS to find a hole/crease is he never had to do that at Duncanville. The hole was exactly where it was supposed to be and he just ran through it. I understand that part about his game. What I don't understand is how a member of the state championship relay team gets caught from behind so much. Maybe that is a sign of his frequent foot issue because no way should ANYONE catch that guy from behind and it happened a lot in previous years.

Incredibly stupid post. I don't want any player struck by lightning and know the game means nothing as a win. Where the game COULD be incredibly important if the coaches play it right is to give less utilized players the opportunity to gain experience. Admittedly McNeese isn't Miss State or even UT Rio Grande Valley that McNeese lost to, but it is "game condition" football. If you don't think, that is valuable then I'm just glad you aren't on the LSU coaching staff.

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Who cares about getting great high school classes these days? The transfer portal is where it’s at.

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Agree 100%, I would much rather finish #1 in transfer portal recruiting than HS recruiting. You have evidence for the college players whether they can perform or not...for a lot of HS studs, it is just a crap shoot because they haven't faced the caliber of the competition yet on Saturdays.

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Overall: 8
I like his coaching style and instilling toughness in the team.
The game plan for the OM game was wrong in the 1st half on Def. I think he influenced that plan knowing TC6. This is the reason I give him an 8 right now.
Our wins are looking less impressive considering how bad Clemson is and A&M will continue to lose games. So we need to clean the UK & MSU games and be ready for November.

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I was looking for someone giving the same grade and reasons for slight discount from 10 and you won! :rotflmao: :cheers: I agree that the "play soft" 1st half against Ole Miss probably cost LSU the game...24-7 at halftime and gave up 1 score the 2nd half. It is hard to judge how good LSU is right now because Clemson and A&M are simply NOT good!

Two other things..1) take out the starters earlier when the game is no longer in doubt. Kiffin complains about injuries and yet the probabilities are higher the more plays the starters are in there. Plus you want "next man up"....give those guys a chance to get experience IN GAMES! 2) and my annual pet peeve. Put twin safeties back on punt returns...add an up back. Tired of seeing balls hit the ground and roll with the danger of shorter punts hitting an LSU blocker.

But he motivates the team for every game, makes good tactical decisions in games, seems to play the best players, like the up tempo which if nothing else reduces the chances of delay of game or having to call timeouts, and is a superb evaluator of talent in the transfer portal.

I was impressed with him when I viewed his highlights during recruitment from the Transfer Portal. And yes, it was Hawaii but the competition doesn't affect speed, your hands, and your ability to fight hard for the ball. And remember, he really got 3 TD receptions but of the course one was taken away through no fault of his own...LSU lineman down field.

I would have LSU #8. BYU ahead of LSU is an absolute joke until they play somebody. Utah Tech, Arizona, and Colorado State aren't remotely it. And LSU should be above Ole Miss because Ole Miss won by only 1 score at home against LSU and then gets dismantled by Florida. LSU blows out a ranked team. Florida should have moved up dramatically by beating Ole Miss in the Swamp but shouldn't have jumped 14 places IMO.