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LSU - fatigue and lack of motivation

Posted on 11/18/12 at 11:23 am
Posted by siliconvalleytiger
Bay Area, CA
Member since Apr 2004
31160 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 11:23 am
It's hard to get up for Ole Miss. They are irrelevant and yet pesky enough to keep up. It's a bad combination when a team like LSU or A&M is playing to preserve their ranking/season more than anything else.

Our 2nd half defensive performance, though not perfect, was much better because it mattered. Our D is tired and the team isn't motivated right now because of a meandering season with limited possibilities.

I hate sounding a bit negative but I really think this is what it is. I hope Miles does his magic again and fires them up.
Posted by Jrv2damac
Kanorado
Member since Mar 2004
65400 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 11:25 am to
LSU has not played well against Ole Miss at home since the days of Dinardo. LSU hasn't won by more than 7 points against them in Tiger Stadium since 1995.


Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 11:26 am to
I actually think that what saves us in these "ugly" games is physicality and conditioning. Late in the game, we just seem to beat people down physically and outlast them.
Posted by CRAZY 4 LSU
Member since Apr 2006
16903 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 11:28 am to
Every year under Les that we're out of the SEC or national championship race, the team(especially defense) plays flat the rest of the way and sometimes drops a game. Look at 08, 09, 10.
This post was edited on 11/18/12 at 11:29 am
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
14544 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 4:00 pm to
quote:

Our 2nd half defensive performance, though not perfect, was much better because it mattered. Our D is tired and the team isn't motivated right now because of a meandering season with limited possibilities.


Remember those ankle weights folks used to fasten to their ankles for conditioning. Looked like our DB's were wearing them most of the first half.

Webbles were constantly running by and past us. Heck, there were four instances I can recall where they had us completely beaten deep where their QB simply overthrew or underthrew the ball in addition to the several he did hit.

I couldn't understand it.

But in Ole Piss's last 3 series other than the 37 yard completion, our D finally played as we reasonably had a right to expect.
Posted by chalupa
Member since Jan 2011
6761 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 4:02 pm to
I think they will be a little more fired up next week for Arky after number 1 and 2 fell last night. Gives them a very legitimate shot for a BCS bowl if they can shine next week.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
67020 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 4:06 pm to
Nobody gives a shite about old piss on the LSU end. But I know some old piss alums that would give their left kidney to beat LSU. It's the nature of the beast. They get up for the LSU game like it's the BCS championship. LSU treats them like they're SW Oklahoma St.
Posted by texastiger7
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
255 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 4:09 pm to
crowd was never even close to a factor in the game with the exception of a few drives in the second half... no use of the LSU home field advantage never helps either.... regardless we looked flat on Def for a while
Posted by JawjaTigah
Bizarro World
Member since Sep 2003
22506 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 4:18 pm to
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a meandering season with limited possibilities.
Very good description of the real reality of the LSU football season, 2012. Didn't start out that way, but quickly spiraled down into futility in terms of the pursuit of the MNC. Injuries. Offensive play calls from hell. Coaching issues. Team discipline issues. Now a tired Defense? Kind of like trying to pick up a sand castle in one single piece.

And then just two weeks ago, we gave Bama yet another gift...
This post was edited on 11/18/12 at 4:19 pm
Posted by lsueddie18
Jacksonville Florida area
Member since Mar 2012
438 posts
Posted on 11/18/12 at 4:49 pm to
Really good, well coached teams typically don't have this problem.
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