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re: 1/9 - Does LSU win that game in any scenario?

Posted on 9/12/16 at 6:24 am to
Posted by STEVED00
Member since May 2007
22375 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 6:24 am to
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Obvious answer is to start Lee. No guarantee we would have won, but there's at least a chance, and we know what the outcome was starting JJ.



No the obvious answer was to start Mett day one. Both of the other QBs were bad.
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
79129 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 6:28 am to
no, none...there was nothing.

you saw how ill prepared that offense was. there were no noticeable adjustments on that side from the first game.

bama, on the other hand, made small, simple, and very effective changes that kept our defense honest and on its heels for most of the game.

that is why 1/9 is so unforgivable bc it felt as if the game was won days, weeks before it even kicked off.
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
20296 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 6:32 am to
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Quick question. If we had won that game, how different would things be now?



Believe me, things would be different. For the way I look at football now anyway. 1/9/12 changed the way I'm a fan of anything. I'll never be as emotionally invested in sports again.
Posted by plbjr
LA
Member since Oct 2010
302 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 6:38 am to
Who cares!
Posted by DTRooster
Belle River, La
Member since Dec 2013
7956 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 6:39 am to
maybe not be but doing absolutely nothing different when stinking up the place is inexcusable. 21-0 or 35-10 or 56-3 what's the difference. Meathead figured TM or the D was gonna bail his arse out and for once that year, they didn't. I was never a huge fan of LM but since that game, can't wait till he gone
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
18662 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 6:46 am to
We win that game of we play Oklahoma St and not Bana
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
34100 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:01 am to
With six weeks to prepare, I wanted Sepperd running the spread as plan B. Wishful thinking.
Posted by Katy Tiger
Houston area
Member since Sep 2004
8032 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:08 am to
That game was lost when Les was duped into making that stupid comment about playing them again right after the 9-6 victory.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
39210 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:09 am to
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with an extra week's rest for his team


The extra week is a negative not a positive. College kids are 100% rested in about 5 days. Any extra time after that is about letting nagging injuries heal. These sorts of injuries - short of severe sprains - are totally healed in two or three weeks. So any additional time just makes you rusty.

If Lee had played instead of Jefferson we would have lost by 40. Lee was so scared of Alabama that he didn't want to play. His last couple of passes against Bama involved him flinging the ball up for grabs just to avoid being hit. Good luck with Lee.
Posted by Choctaw
Pumpin' Sunshine
Member since Jul 2007
77774 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:19 am to
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24640 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:19 am to
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Man Bama would have destroyed Lee



We'll never know. What we do know is that JJ played four full quarters and we didnt make it past the 50. That in itself is terribly sad.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
39107 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:22 am to
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In hindsight, Les should've given Mett more game reps throughout the year in all those blowouts so that he would be ready against Bama.


Yep. Mett was developed by Richt, then came off of a JUCO championship year to ride the pine. Had he been afforded the opportunity to actually compete for a starting spot, we beat Bama. He should have been about an 8 game starter by then.

Their Game Manager played his best game ever that night.

Both defenses were awesome that season.
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
30604 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:23 am to
Lee comes in at half time then the we have a chance.


With JJ we had no shot.
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
30604 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:25 am to
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the obvious answer was to start Mett day one. Both of the other QBs were bad.



Lee in 2011: 14 td 3 int, 9-0 as a starter, the highest pass efficiency in the SEC.

Do you really think this is bad?? I'll take this for the first 9 games every season for LSU.
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
14496 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:29 am to
The no shows by a couple of key players will always remain a mystery.
Posted by brmach
Member since Aug 2012
771 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:42 am to
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doing absolutely nothing


This is what absolutely pissed me off. Bama missed a FG in the 3rd quarter and the crowd got a little energy and tried to get back into the game. Then we trotted JJ and the same old ineffective offense out on the field for yet another 3 and out and essentially just rolled over and died. Lee probably wouldn't have made a difference, but you've got to at least try.
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
20252 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:52 am to
If ok st would've made a fg
Posted by UGATiger26
Jacksonville, FL
Member since Dec 2009
9044 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 7:55 am to
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Mett couldn't have done much worse, but considering his offenses failed against Bama in 2012 and 2013 it's doubtful he does much better.



WTF are you talking about? He threw for 300 against Bama in 2012.
This post was edited on 9/12/16 at 7:56 am
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76270 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 8:15 am to
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WTF are you talking about? He threw for 300 against Bama in 2012.


But not enough points.
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
Member since Aug 2013
15402 posts
Posted on 9/12/16 at 8:16 am to
I doubt it. but I still hold the belief alabama had no business being in that game as we had beaten alabama in the game of the century. still frustrates me
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