re: Does throwing long loosen up things for the run even without a high completion %

I think the deep ball is still a valid tool to employ. We have the speed at WR to get deep, and the arm strength at QB to launch it. Given how hard you have to work to score against LSU's defense, and how generally we want to run the ball and shorten the game, I'd think opposing coaches would absolutely hate to give us a quick TD.

We're not exactly WVU on offense, but then we aren't on defense either. 1 long TD could mean the game, even against Bama, if our defense continues to be so strong, and we keep grinding away with the run.