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re: 900,000 reasons why LM doesn't play favorites at QB or anywhere else
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 1/3/12 at 2:31 pm
we now return to our regularly scheduled BS! :geauxtigers:
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re: 900,000 reasons why LM doesn't play favorites at QB or anywhere else
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 1/3/12 at 2:27 pm
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He plays who he thinks is his best option
Absolutely agree
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his bank account has nothing to do with who he plays
well, it does if you agree with your first quote since playing who he thinks is his best option is also the most rational to receive a 900K raise, as stated in the provisions of a contract Les reviewed and approved.
I agree the decisions on who plays and who doesn't aren't mercenary (I think that is your point) . . .but, the decisions on who plays will have profound impact upon his bank account's bottom line
so, to get 900K, he has to beat Bama . . .to beat Bama, he'll dang sure play the folks he believes give the best chance for victory . . .and with that victory comes the 2 NCs as well as entry into a very rare coaching fraternity
900,000 reasons why LM doesn't play favorites at QB or anywhere else
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 1/3/12 at 1:47 pm
I'm pretty sure that every person stepping on the field Monday night (yes, even the QB or QBs) will do so primarily for three reasons:
a) LM (and all involved) wanting a NC;
b) LM wanting to join the elite group of 2 NC head coaches;
c) the 900,000 or so extra Washington's waiting to be signed over to LM since his contract calls for him to be the highest paid SEC coach if he wins.
a) LM (and all involved) wanting a NC;
b) LM wanting to join the elite group of 2 NC head coaches;
c) the 900,000 or so extra Washington's waiting to be signed over to LM since his contract calls for him to be the highest paid SEC coach if he wins.
re: Anticipated surprises for the National Championship Game
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 12/15/11 at 5:00 pm
Can a surprise be anticipated?
re: The Rise of the Tide (and the fall of the Tiger)
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 10/20/09 at 12:57 pm
I question my sanity for this, but anyway...
To:
Sly Corley
FYI . . .UF won national championship and, was, if memory is correct 8-4 next year
FYI...LSU wins NC under Saban and, was, if memory is correct, 8-4
and, the 8-5 last year was posted with QB's that weren't penciled in as the starter. . .yep, stuff happens (see OU this year)
but, the point is, losing the guy you plan on hanging your hat on does cause problems
and, that same guy would be a senior this year
The offense could be more productive but I don't think this venue is providing Miles and staff any revelations in that regard
as for the red team being unphased. . .they looked fairly "phased" against UF and Utah last year and they didn't look like anything LSU couldn't compete with and beat last week against USC
LSU has been at its offensive best under Miles and Saban when they could run the ball well . . .under Saban there was a time when the running game was bad but, Rohan was slinging 'em all over the field to compensate . . .that ain't the case this year (or last year either)
That's not the cards LSU's playing with right now . . . my guess is they go 10-2, perhaps 9-3, maybe even 8-4
and maybe things go very well and they run the table and we get another shot at the SEC championship . . . who knows?
regardless, this team is poised to compete for championships . . . great recruiting and a coaching staff that has already documented it can play with and beat the best . . .
so, at the end of the day, and the end of the season I'll still be a Tigah fan and I'll enjoy whatever ride is left for this year
To:
Sly Corley
FYI . . .UF won national championship and, was, if memory is correct 8-4 next year
FYI...LSU wins NC under Saban and, was, if memory is correct, 8-4
and, the 8-5 last year was posted with QB's that weren't penciled in as the starter. . .yep, stuff happens (see OU this year)
but, the point is, losing the guy you plan on hanging your hat on does cause problems
and, that same guy would be a senior this year
The offense could be more productive but I don't think this venue is providing Miles and staff any revelations in that regard
as for the red team being unphased. . .they looked fairly "phased" against UF and Utah last year and they didn't look like anything LSU couldn't compete with and beat last week against USC
LSU has been at its offensive best under Miles and Saban when they could run the ball well . . .under Saban there was a time when the running game was bad but, Rohan was slinging 'em all over the field to compensate . . .that ain't the case this year (or last year either)
That's not the cards LSU's playing with right now . . . my guess is they go 10-2, perhaps 9-3, maybe even 8-4
and maybe things go very well and they run the table and we get another shot at the SEC championship . . . who knows?
regardless, this team is poised to compete for championships . . . great recruiting and a coaching staff that has already documented it can play with and beat the best . . .
so, at the end of the day, and the end of the season I'll still be a Tigah fan and I'll enjoy whatever ride is left for this year
re: Number 48 for Miles
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 10/5/09 at 11:52 am
To Tiger-n-Atl
Reply: Really? I'm not sure I agree with your three-pronged criteria for respect but, for the sake of argument, what exactly has he missed? How do you look competent? Hat cocked at a jaunty angle perhaps?
How do you sound competent? Pithy remarks? Humor? Tell it like it is machismo?
Delivering results: don't think you were referring to this one given his 5 year record and comparing it to any school in the country...if you are referring to this as his one area where he "wins" then that means you believe he looks and speaks incompetently.
If that's the case, I offer the gold standard of competent speaking, Bear Bryant. His mumbled replies through a haze of cigarette smoke were generally unintelligible and typically not too profound. But, he did wear his hat at a jaunty angle if you were arguing for the "looking competent" criterion and, as an aside, he did win a few games (and even managed to lose some too).
Reply: I'm pretty sure Miles is not aware at all that any of this stuff has been written. Thus, your critique is sort of like a tree falling in the forest; it might make a noise but the one you hope would hear it is a 100 miles away and blissfully oblivious. Second, it is important to remember that Miles et. al., laboriously critique themselves after each game. So, to believe that any communication occurring on this board is being monitored and absorbed by the coaching staff as useful intel is likely a stretch. I'm guessing they've already decided, independent of this board, that they could've managed the clock more efficiently at the end of the first half, for example.
In conclusion, to suggest that somehow the "critiques" of play calling, hat wearing, sentence syntax, or whatever else someone has served up drive the subsequent behavior of Les or his staff is an interesting suggestion but for what it is worth, I don't think it holds much water.
That's my critique. Perhaps it can be useful in your own search to "learn from the mistakes and compensate for the deficiencies."
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You earn respect by sounding and looking competent, and delivering results, so far he only does one of those things
Reply: Really? I'm not sure I agree with your three-pronged criteria for respect but, for the sake of argument, what exactly has he missed? How do you look competent? Hat cocked at a jaunty angle perhaps?
How do you sound competent? Pithy remarks? Humor? Tell it like it is machismo?
Delivering results: don't think you were referring to this one given his 5 year record and comparing it to any school in the country...if you are referring to this as his one area where he "wins" then that means you believe he looks and speaks incompetently.
If that's the case, I offer the gold standard of competent speaking, Bear Bryant. His mumbled replies through a haze of cigarette smoke were generally unintelligible and typically not too profound. But, he did wear his hat at a jaunty angle if you were arguing for the "looking competent" criterion and, as an aside, he did win a few games (and even managed to lose some too).
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Pointing out poor decisions is not necessarily "ripping him apart". Everyone in public life from the President to a CEO in a prominent position of responsibility gets critiqued. The things he needs to do is learn from the critiques and change and improve his style to compensate for the deficiencies
Reply: I'm pretty sure Miles is not aware at all that any of this stuff has been written. Thus, your critique is sort of like a tree falling in the forest; it might make a noise but the one you hope would hear it is a 100 miles away and blissfully oblivious. Second, it is important to remember that Miles et. al., laboriously critique themselves after each game. So, to believe that any communication occurring on this board is being monitored and absorbed by the coaching staff as useful intel is likely a stretch. I'm guessing they've already decided, independent of this board, that they could've managed the clock more efficiently at the end of the first half, for example.
In conclusion, to suggest that somehow the "critiques" of play calling, hat wearing, sentence syntax, or whatever else someone has served up drive the subsequent behavior of Les or his staff is an interesting suggestion but for what it is worth, I don't think it holds much water.
That's my critique. Perhaps it can be useful in your own search to "learn from the mistakes and compensate for the deficiencies."
re: Mingo is so Skinny he looks like KID DYNOMITE Jimmy Walker
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 10/5/09 at 9:45 am
Kid Dynomite ran a 21.8 200 m at state track meet his senior year. . .he's going to be real special . . .might even wind up in the Lawrence Taylor mode if they beef him up . . . if he stays at LB he'll be a beast there as well
re: More fundamentally sound under Miles?
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 9/8/09 at 10:25 am
defensive folks don't run pass routes
the question was alluded to the defense being fundamentally sound and my reply addressed the concepts being sound but the execution was not
execution would include some of the things you mentioned
the question was alluded to the defense being fundamentally sound and my reply addressed the concepts being sound but the execution was not
execution would include some of the things you mentioned
re: More fundamentally sound under Miles?
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 9/8/09 at 8:20 am
What do you mean by fundamentally sound? Saban's defense got "lit up" (e.g., Iowa State, Arkansas, UF in the Zook loss, etc., etc., etc.) more than a few times but, it was still sound in the sense that conceptually it made sense.
Miles' defense under Pelini was fundamentally sound. Miles' defense under co-coordinators was fundamentally sound but flawed in execution.
John Chavis' credentials are as good as anyone in the country regarding defensive productivty. Coach Cooper came from South Carolina where they had the best defense against pass in SEC last year. Brick Haley is a proven NFL and college coach.
I seem to recall ALL of our recent teams having more than their share of trouble in certain games with certain schemes, Saban's included (Remember the LONG 4th down pass that Auburn completed in the 10-9 ball game and the winning TD catch shortly after? Wasn't a man within 3 yards of him)
Locker is the real deal and, there's one huge X factor being overlooked. . .UW is still not in school and not subject to the 20 hr rule/week. Those guys ate/drank/slept LSU and game prep. They looked like they had played 3 games and LSU was playing their first game. Still, LSU wins (and gets after them pretty well in the 2nd half on defense). The 20 hr rule needs to be changed to eliminate this situation.
So yeah, absolutely, LSU is as fundameentally sound as ANY SEC team. The combination of coaching and conditioning is as good as you'll find.
Miles' defense under Pelini was fundamentally sound. Miles' defense under co-coordinators was fundamentally sound but flawed in execution.
John Chavis' credentials are as good as anyone in the country regarding defensive productivty. Coach Cooper came from South Carolina where they had the best defense against pass in SEC last year. Brick Haley is a proven NFL and college coach.
I seem to recall ALL of our recent teams having more than their share of trouble in certain games with certain schemes, Saban's included (Remember the LONG 4th down pass that Auburn completed in the 10-9 ball game and the winning TD catch shortly after? Wasn't a man within 3 yards of him)
Locker is the real deal and, there's one huge X factor being overlooked. . .UW is still not in school and not subject to the 20 hr rule/week. Those guys ate/drank/slept LSU and game prep. They looked like they had played 3 games and LSU was playing their first game. Still, LSU wins (and gets after them pretty well in the 2nd half on defense). The 20 hr rule needs to be changed to eliminate this situation.
So yeah, absolutely, LSU is as fundameentally sound as ANY SEC team. The combination of coaching and conditioning is as good as you'll find.
re: Best LSU RB ever??
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 2/13/09 at 11:24 pm
Cannon ran a 9.4 100 yds (hand timed) . . .not 9.9
He was one of the few players of that era who could still play the same position in today's game . . .his size and speed combination is still a rarity . . .and, this was before the era of scientific weight training
He was one of the few players of that era who could still play the same position in today's game . . .his size and speed combination is still a rarity . . .and, this was before the era of scientific weight training
re: National Championship Expectations
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 2/5/09 at 1:25 pm
There you go making sense . . .why play the season if we already know the outcome? fact of the matter is the prognostications are more wrong than right as evidenced by example you didn't reference. . .03 champion started off ranked #12 in case anyone forgot
re: Can't figure this out...
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 2/5/09 at 1:20 pm
"We will find out if Les is a good coach or not"
Good Lord, what does the man need to do that he hasn't already done? Don't talk the 7-5 stuff (actually 8-5) either because we all knew punting your #1 QB would bring some heartburn. Don't forget that UF's record was also 8-5 prior to this year. And, don't forget that in the SEC it takes some good fortune to finish on top, along with coaching and talent.
Great recruiting. . .big time presence in big games . . .national championship . . . great hires for coaching staff. . .great represenative of LSU and LA . . .if that doesn't qualify for "great coach" there aren't any in America
Good Lord, what does the man need to do that he hasn't already done? Don't talk the 7-5 stuff (actually 8-5) either because we all knew punting your #1 QB would bring some heartburn. Don't forget that UF's record was also 8-5 prior to this year. And, don't forget that in the SEC it takes some good fortune to finish on top, along with coaching and talent.
Great recruiting. . .big time presence in big games . . .national championship . . . great hires for coaching staff. . .great represenative of LSU and LA . . .if that doesn't qualify for "great coach" there aren't any in America
re: Les Miles still not respected
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 9/30/08 at 4:54 pm
why would you take Saban's defense over Miles' Towelie? UGA hammered us at Athens, UF hung close to half a hundred on us, UT at Knoxville and UT in Cotton Bowl had a field day throwing the ball, Iowa burns secondary for last second TD, Ark burns secondary for last second TD
AND, go back and look at the films of Saban's NC year and ask yourself what would have happened if several teams (UGA and OU come to mind) would have completed the delayed pass to the back working straight down the field with no LB within 20 yds
That's just from a quick memory
Pellini's defenses were technically sounder and better suited to the personnel, in my opinion
Mallory/Peveto have done nothing to suggest they've screwed things up...unless, of course, you tend to have selective memory about how "dominant" LSU's D was under Saban
one more thing. . .we were playing "base" offenses in 03 . . .much easier to disguise and execute blitzes . . . no one was spreading it out like today . . . if you go back and watch LSU,AL game last year take a note of who hurt who the most with blitzes . . .and finally, when you watch tham game last year don't forget to note that 1 on 1 coverage on Byrd when LSU was down 10 in the 4th quarter . . .that was sure enough a defensive gem
defense ain't rocket science and Saban ain't Robert Goddard . . .he works very hard to prepare a team fundamentally to play but so have Miles' defensive staffs...
I'll take our coaching staff. . .they're loyal, dedicated, and players don't bail out to the pros at first opportunity unlike the trend that was developing a few years ago. . .must be a reason why the team awarded the game ball to Miles after the Al game last year. . .might be because they appreciate the crap he's taken even after winning a NC and accomplishing more in a shorter time than any other LSU coach in history
AND, go back and look at the films of Saban's NC year and ask yourself what would have happened if several teams (UGA and OU come to mind) would have completed the delayed pass to the back working straight down the field with no LB within 20 yds
That's just from a quick memory
Pellini's defenses were technically sounder and better suited to the personnel, in my opinion
Mallory/Peveto have done nothing to suggest they've screwed things up...unless, of course, you tend to have selective memory about how "dominant" LSU's D was under Saban
one more thing. . .we were playing "base" offenses in 03 . . .much easier to disguise and execute blitzes . . . no one was spreading it out like today . . . if you go back and watch LSU,AL game last year take a note of who hurt who the most with blitzes . . .and finally, when you watch tham game last year don't forget to note that 1 on 1 coverage on Byrd when LSU was down 10 in the 4th quarter . . .that was sure enough a defensive gem
defense ain't rocket science and Saban ain't Robert Goddard . . .he works very hard to prepare a team fundamentally to play but so have Miles' defensive staffs...
I'll take our coaching staff. . .they're loyal, dedicated, and players don't bail out to the pros at first opportunity unlike the trend that was developing a few years ago. . .must be a reason why the team awarded the game ball to Miles after the Al game last year. . .might be because they appreciate the crap he's taken even after winning a NC and accomplishing more in a shorter time than any other LSU coach in history
re: LSU's Defense
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 9/29/08 at 4:27 pm
Hello trex1250
Me thinks you have succumbed to what Saban refers to as catastrophe syndrome
Look around...
UGA scored 30 on UA in one half
UA scored 31 on UGA in one half
Ole Miss hangs 31 on UF
UF hangs 30 on Ole Miss
You get the drift. . .anyway, there were some missed tackles the other night that sure didn't help with sacks and or stops
MSU QB played lights out. . .that 40 yd pass he dropped in over double coverage in the 4th quarter would have done Peyton proud
MSU was playing a game on the weak side against LSU and it is difficult to completely shut down
Here's what was happening
MSU would get in trips to one side and leave a back in on the TE side
This makes the defense play either a match up zone or straight man to man on the back side
It appeared LSU was playing mostly man on the back side with LB on HB and CB on TE
TE would release and pick LB, HB would hit flats
Riley would react and typically gain was short. It may have looked like the guy wasn't covered but each time Riley was coming like a locomotive and gain was short, until...
The time MSU changed things up and instead of the back hitting the flats, he ran the wheel route. . .Perry, saw the back release and hauled tail to where he thought he was going. . .when he realized he'd been had, he gave hot pursuit but he was toast by then. . .luckily ball was not caught
Now, for EVERYONE hollering to blitz more, these are the kinds of circumstances that can be created if the QB is mobile (he was) and the right play is called (it was)... watch the film and you'll see LSU in some sort of blitz around 1/2 the time on pasing situations (making it harder for the offense to predict what they need to do)
If Riley takes the right angle on that play he's in good shape...If LSU tackles well many of the longer gains never get started
And, I'll say it.. .the defense HAS NOT played poorly. . .2 TD's to AU at AU is a good recipe for having a chance to win the game and, there were 2 picks for good measure
Finally, if MSU's QB plays as well as he did Saturday night you're going to see those guys give a lot more teams issues
Saban just called. . .the sky is not falling regardless of what some may be saying
Me thinks you have succumbed to what Saban refers to as catastrophe syndrome
Look around...
UGA scored 30 on UA in one half
UA scored 31 on UGA in one half
Ole Miss hangs 31 on UF
UF hangs 30 on Ole Miss
You get the drift. . .anyway, there were some missed tackles the other night that sure didn't help with sacks and or stops
MSU QB played lights out. . .that 40 yd pass he dropped in over double coverage in the 4th quarter would have done Peyton proud
MSU was playing a game on the weak side against LSU and it is difficult to completely shut down
Here's what was happening
MSU would get in trips to one side and leave a back in on the TE side
This makes the defense play either a match up zone or straight man to man on the back side
It appeared LSU was playing mostly man on the back side with LB on HB and CB on TE
TE would release and pick LB, HB would hit flats
Riley would react and typically gain was short. It may have looked like the guy wasn't covered but each time Riley was coming like a locomotive and gain was short, until...
The time MSU changed things up and instead of the back hitting the flats, he ran the wheel route. . .Perry, saw the back release and hauled tail to where he thought he was going. . .when he realized he'd been had, he gave hot pursuit but he was toast by then. . .luckily ball was not caught
Now, for EVERYONE hollering to blitz more, these are the kinds of circumstances that can be created if the QB is mobile (he was) and the right play is called (it was)... watch the film and you'll see LSU in some sort of blitz around 1/2 the time on pasing situations (making it harder for the offense to predict what they need to do)
If Riley takes the right angle on that play he's in good shape...If LSU tackles well many of the longer gains never get started
And, I'll say it.. .the defense HAS NOT played poorly. . .2 TD's to AU at AU is a good recipe for having a chance to win the game and, there were 2 picks for good measure
Finally, if MSU's QB plays as well as he did Saturday night you're going to see those guys give a lot more teams issues
Saban just called. . .the sky is not falling regardless of what some may be saying
re: Is Miles a Top 10 head coach?
Posted by t.g.a.t.w. on 5/8/08 at 12:43 pm
There is no such thing as "Saban's players." Talent that was here was used very well. . .talent that has been recruited shows no signs of dropping off
one other point. ..the HC does very little coaching . . .a better question is: Does LSU have a top 10 coaching staff?
Judging from recruiting and record over Mile's tenure the answer is a resounding yes.
one other point. ..the HC does very little coaching . . .a better question is: Does LSU have a top 10 coaching staff?
Judging from recruiting and record over Mile's tenure the answer is a resounding yes.
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