TigerSauce

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I wish him the best and hope someone picks him up for his potential and develops him the way LSU never did.

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This is his only chance in the NFL; some team feels he has the ability and the mindset to be coached into a productive product on the field and takes a shot at coaching him up.

As for his talent, it's there but doesn't seem to be NFL level as others pointed out. I think he's going to have to rely on his charisma in order to persuade teams he can do better with proper coaching. Then again, no one likes an excuse like that.

If memory recalls correctly. Yes. Was at the game so couldn't watch replays over and over, but from what they showed in the stadium he clearly lost the football and recovered it.

I was saying throw for it during the game. No way you take off nearly enough time off the clock to think your defense can comfortably just slow them down.

Game winning drive while your QB and WRs are hot and playing well, let them win it.

Was a good game all around. LSU played extremely well especially in the 2nd half. I don't think the coaches out coached anybody. You could argue Saban was stumped in the 2nd half on how to stop the tigers but it's hard to adjust to an offense that showed nothing all year and suddenly became a different animal during the game.

Likewise, I think our coaching staff did not expect it either. Bottom line: Bama made the plays when it mattered. LSU had the opportunity to put the game away, imo the QB and receivers were hot and clicking for the first time ever. 2nd or 3rd and long, put it in Mett's hands to win the game not run to set up a FG. When two even teams come down to the wire, Les played it safe and put more faith in his defense instead of just letting his players try to win the game. Saban had no choice but to leave it in AJ's hands and the kid showed he's a championship caliber QB. I think when we had 40 seconds left, the LSU coaching staff had no idea what to do there as well.

Great game, see y'all next year.

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Neither Bama nor Miss St. has played a team as good as Texas A&M, Florida or South Carolina. It is possible one or both of these teams is over-rated. I am not suggesting that they are bad, but Alabama may not be unbeatable.

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This.

It's a tad unfortunate Bama might get to ease into reality by playing Miss State. I prefer we play Bama as the 1st serious encounter they've seen all season. Still a chance that Miss State is highly overrated.

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The thing that scares me the most is that greatness appears to have become routine at Alabama and often times a team like that can get bored with the game. I have started noticing our players making world class plays on the field and then coming to the bench and playing games on their iPhones and not even paying attention to the game.

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For all we know, the only game on their mind is LSU too. They've been performing well in every game they've played. Big credit goes to what a Saban coached team normally looks like.

But I'm sure in the back of their minds, they know the only real game worth looking at is Nov 3rd.

I wouldn't say we beat them handily. If it ends up 2 score difference, the second unanswered score would be very late off of a mistake or a tired out defense.

As well oiled of a machine Bama is now, I have to agree that their schedule leading up to playing us isn't very strong or helpful to them.

Sure last year they didn't have a strong schedule leading up to us but they lost at home. BCS championship was a rematch, plenty to learn from after the first round.

LSU, on the other hand, has played through much more adversity this year leading up to Bama. Add in the factor it's at home and a revenge game for the Natty, you'd expect LSU to come out very strong and extra motivated. (Death Valley included)

We always argue SEC is strongest conference because of strength of schedule and what that teaches our teams. LSU has probably learned a lot more than Bama from their schedule. Will it be enough?

Who knows, Bama looks in top form untested or not; they have to find out if they can still perform at that level against maybe the only game that will challenge them in terms of size, depth and overall talent. LSU has already faced some premier talents and lost 1 of them.

If LSU can't clean it up and become consistent before Bama, then all the motivation and magic probably can't save them. I like our chances though :geauxtigers:

Loving Minter, let's see what happens with the rest of this season and some of next year before we claim the title.

I am excited about the future too though! :geauxtigers:

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I don't doubt that, but he had 0 sacks against a bad OLine! You have to make plays every week not just every other week.

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O-Line showed up to play, probably best O-line play we've had all year. Offense schemed around him too. Guy was good, might have been an even bigger problem if their defense could make a play elsewhere than him.

The game was won and well in hand with the physical ability of the line and our RBs. It was the right decision to center around the run with the TOP battle largely in our pocket.

The only reason that game came within 2 points is due to:

1. The interception
2. Special teams play
3. That ridiculous conversion on 4th and long near the end of the game

We do need a little more creativity in our play calling but last night was a sound strategy, for the most part.