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Amadi's commitment should tell us something. Chavis was the chief (pun intended) recruiter.

Should we be able to establish a verticle passing game it would be most diffcult to contain our running game. With creative play calling we should control every game.

My concern is this...after a full spring, a fall practice and 4-6 months into the season Mettenberger was not recognized as being better than Jefferson and/or Lee, what makes everyone believe he is "the answer". I think it's wait and see and hope he turns out to be what's advertised.

Otto, very accurate analysis. To win you must have good players. LSU will never be a "one and done" program. They will have to recruit good players from all over with the intention of building a program where players will stay 3-4 years. A good example of a high profile program is Syracuse. The do get players that leave early but they have a mix of outstanding players that stay.

Personally, I think to get an outstanding coach, a commitment in dollars and longevity must be made. Dale and LSU made a commitment to each otherr and he proved you can win at LSU. A must - the new coach has to recruit wherever good players are (example-Willams, Greg Cook, Rudy, Sims, etc.) Thanks for your post.

tigerprl, it's sad that you post such nonsense. You wouldn't want a Gen. Studies graduate pump your gas?...are you nuts. One GS grad I know is the President of one of the souths largest homebuilders, another (they don't know each other) is RE Developer on the Gulf Coast and another is a Regional Manager for a large national manufacturer. You may not understand that to get a degree in GS one has to pass real courses. You should research what a student must do before making these comments. You may not be aware of the opinion of many analysts nationwide that the high cost of degrees from the Ivy League, Stanford and others does not have the value they sell. Also, to lump all GS majors with an athlete who's goal is to get to the league is foolish.

However, that being said, Have a Happy New Year and Geaux Tigs!

Is there a stat for "almost giving up a sack"?

Buzwa, thanks for the link. Having played at BRHS long ago I do have some problems with his choices. Jim Taylor, yep, the Green Bay guy, was a high school all-american and a 3 year all-state player. Our coach was Pete Burge...in 3 years coaching us we won 3 district championships, runner up in state and the state championship in '54. He also produced 3 all state players. And the #1 coach on this list, Altobello, we beat him in the semifinals 2 years in a row. And, he never (like in NEVER) beat a Pete Burge coached team. And Bob Pettit on the 2nd team....ridiculous! Does make for interesting talk though.