re: Kevin Steele & O making Turnovers a Priority

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Well, I guess Pelini can sit pretty because he has done the same. The reason it happened it 2011 was because of Mingo, Montgomery, Reid, Mathieu, Claiborne, etc. It was the best assembly of talent running the same scheme that was run in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Same at UT. Chavis was a great DC, but so was Pelini who finished higher on average all three years that he coached here. Continuity is what we're aiming for. The push by the players is for this season. The push by the coaches is for the foreseeable future of the program and you've got to get the best out of each and every class to get there.

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Some of you just ignore facts right. It was Chavis' use of that talent in 2011 that led directly to most of them departing early.

Defense had a dropoff one year, 2013, which was understandable with the losses to due to underclassmen declaring for the draft. Overall Chavis' defenses from 2009 through 2014 were the strongest part of the team except one year.

Pelini's defenses were great Nebraska and LSU. He took over as head coach and they slipped a little as time went on, because being a head coach wears on a person, which is why people thinking Saban is purely running Bama's defense are sorely mistaken.

In the end, LSU is taking a huge risk with Steele as DC. He has had two stints as a DC. One took one year to be demoted, the other took 3. That doesn't mean he's horrible, but people are severely overrating their expectations because the guy is a very good recruiter. Anyone not being leary of this year's defense being anything above average are setting themselves up for a potentially huge disappointment.

It was an underwhelming hire for a reason, and there is a reason the guy wasn't even offered by anyone else.