re: Say LSU wins the toss. Recieve or Defer?

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what say you?

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Defer - puts the strongest unit (defense) on the field first, and gets the crowd into it early.

The only, absolutely only reason you put the offense out there first, voluntarily, is a leadership/team-building moment - bring the captains together and say, "If we win the toss, do we want the ball or does the defense want to get after those guys?" If the captains want the ball, let them have the ball. They win together or lose together - there's no other way - same deal with 4th and 1 calls. If the defense says, "We'll stop them if we don't make it", you tell the offense, "Get 1 yard".