My Forums

Trending

Quick Links:

Tiger Rant

•LSU Recruiting

•O-T Lounge

•Politics

•More Sports

•SEC Rant

•Saints

•Home/Garden

•Outdoors

•Movie/TV

•Food/Drink

•Money

•Tech

•Music

•Travel

•TD Help

...

ESPN Names "Spring Overreaction" For LSU Football

by Staff Reporter

May 6, 202421 Comments

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

A recent article from ESPN identified "Spring Overreaction" for each school in the preseason Top 25. Here's what they had to say about LSU:

quote:
12. LSU
Overreaction: DBU is back.

It wasn't long ago that LSU dubbed itself "Defensive Back University" and deservedly so, after the Tigers sent Tyrann Mathieu, Patrick Peterson, Corey Webster and so many other great defensive backs to the NFL. Last season, however, the Tigers struggled to cover just about everyone. LSU ranked 108th in the FBS in pass defense (255.6 yards) and 108th in total defense (416.6).

Tigers coach Brian Kelly blew up his defensive staff, poaching coordinator Blake Baker from Missouri and bringing back longtime secondary coach Corey Raymond from Florida. The secondary took its lumps against quarterback Garrett Nussmeier during the spring game but bowed its neck and made some stops as well. If young players such as cornerbacks Ashton Stamps and P.J. Woodland and safeties Dashawn McBryde and Kylin Jackson continue to develop, the coaches should at least have more depth and talent in 2024. -- Mark Schlabach

Filed Under: LSU Football

Greg McElroy Predicts Brian Kelly's National Championship Title Chances At LSU

Former LSU TE Connor Gilbreath Announces Transfer Destination

Paul Finebaum Calls Out Sports Media For Their Response To Brian Kelly's NIL Comments

Former LSU TE Thaddeus Moss Announces His Retirement From Football

21 Comments

Recent Oldest Top

You must be logged in to comment. |

OchoDedos•11 days

It's 4 1/2 months until football season. Who cares about bloviated prognostications from ESPN?

TwoDatBait•12 days

DBU with 4 players no one has heard of???

Boudreaux Jones•11 days

You aint heard of Stamps? Hmm. Woodland is a freshman about to earn a starting spot. You will hear of him.

TwoDatBait•11 days

Meaning people outside of LSU in national media haven’t heard of them…

theballguy•12 days

Nobody said DBU is back. Do they just make shite up to troll everyone? Wtf

Spankum•12 days

Meh....this is just trying to get a rise out of some folks in the offseason. That article said nothing but facts....we filled in the rest through our imagination.

Saunson69•12 days

What happened? It's not like Louisiana isn't the perfect state for what churns out the dozens of 6'1" 175 lb 4.38 guys every year. Are they all switching from CB to WR now?

Limitlesstigers•12 days

I don't think anyone is saying DBU is back, not even the most delusional LSU fans. Better defense than last year, absolutely.

YMCA•13 days

shite article. LSU fans don’t even know if the overall defense will be worth a shite much less DBU being back.

BigDropper•13 days

"Overreaction"... "DBU is BACK"... extremem overreaction

JakeFromStateFarm•13 days

DBU is back? I wish I could just make up shite for a living like the folks at ESPN do.

brewdrees•13 days

Who said DBU was back?? Espn reaching

dstone12•13 days

I don’t see that at all. ESPN is better at social entering than they are at knowing LSU sports.

FLObserver•13 days

When was the last time LSU had a DB selected in the first 3 rounds minus stingley a few years back? We still got a ways to go and still not sold on Raymond bringing in top talent unless he's bringing the cash.

Teddy Ruxpin•13 days

Kristian Fulton

Teddy Ruxpin•13 days

Fat fingered enter on a 2020 guy!

CanebreakCajun•13 days

Cordale Flott went in the 3rd round in same draft as Stingley. Fulton and Delpit in 2020. Greedy in 2019. Davonte in 2018.

CrystalPreserves•13 days

We’re HeismanU now

TheWalrus•13 days

It must be a difficult task for espn to pull content out of its arse

CanebreakCajun•13 days

I know of zero LSU people who have said DBU is back.