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Any news on conditioning or speed of play?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:02 am
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:02 am
I really think that we knocked it out of the park in 2011 getting ready for the speed of Oregon. That conditioning set us up for success down the road.
Was this Fall's conditioning on the same scale?
LSU needs to be able to run up, down and around and badgers.
Was this Fall's conditioning on the same scale?
LSU needs to be able to run up, down and around and badgers.
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Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:12 am to oneg8rh8r
Already to fast for Saban
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:16 am to oneg8rh8r
I'm going to venture a guess that team speed will never, ever, in any scenario be an issue for us.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:17 am to LSUTIGER#1fan
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Already to fast for Saban
We're fasting for Saban?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 12:26 am to oneg8rh8r
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I'm going to venture a guess that team speed will never, ever, in any scenario be an issue for us.
This. We have DE's that are faster than their RB's. LB's that can outrun their WR's. Cb's, safeties and WR'S that will run circles around all of them. Then you have Buga, he'll take his pick on whether he'll outrun them or just run them over.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 2:25 am to cajunduby
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This. We have DE's that are faster than their RB's. LB's that can outrun their WR's. Cb's, safeties and WR'S that will run circles around all of them. Then you have Buga, he'll take his pick on whether he'll outrun them or just run them over.
You sure do make this Wiscy game sound like a lot of fun!
Posted on 8/20/14 at 8:24 am to oneg8rh8r
Most of the replies to your post seem to be pointing to the speed / athleticism of the players. Yes, we do have a lot of fast players and will have a fast defense. But if I'm not mistaken, you're not so much asking about that as the style of the training and how that will be utilized on defense.
I remember going into the 2011 season there was talk-- I think stemming from comments by Chavis and maybe Miles (or players)-- that the defense did train differently than they did in previous years. The motivation was to make sure they were absolutely ready to deal with the speed of Oregon. As the season went on, the fans here on TD ran with the idea that these changes payed dividends throughout the season.
The defense certainly was spectacular in 2011, though it's hard to know how much to credit the way they prepared that summer (as opposed to the year before) vs the fact that they had so much talent: TM, Reid, Claiborne, Minter, Mingo, Brockers & Logan were all legit stars off the top of my head. I think the D would have been excellent regardless.
Still, I, too, have wondered if Chavis found long term benefit to how they supposedly trained that summer in preparation for Oregon and if he has continued to employ some of the same training strategies since then. And what were the changes? Was it just a greater emphasis on conditioning and making sure the defense had better cardio to match OU's tempo? Or were there different team defense concepts related to zone play to contain speed... like D Ends or LBs lining up wider? Is the defense Chavis runs noticeably different pre-2011 and post?
I remember going into the 2011 season there was talk-- I think stemming from comments by Chavis and maybe Miles (or players)-- that the defense did train differently than they did in previous years. The motivation was to make sure they were absolutely ready to deal with the speed of Oregon. As the season went on, the fans here on TD ran with the idea that these changes payed dividends throughout the season.
The defense certainly was spectacular in 2011, though it's hard to know how much to credit the way they prepared that summer (as opposed to the year before) vs the fact that they had so much talent: TM, Reid, Claiborne, Minter, Mingo, Brockers & Logan were all legit stars off the top of my head. I think the D would have been excellent regardless.
Still, I, too, have wondered if Chavis found long term benefit to how they supposedly trained that summer in preparation for Oregon and if he has continued to employ some of the same training strategies since then. And what were the changes? Was it just a greater emphasis on conditioning and making sure the defense had better cardio to match OU's tempo? Or were there different team defense concepts related to zone play to contain speed... like D Ends or LBs lining up wider? Is the defense Chavis runs noticeably different pre-2011 and post?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:30 am to epbart
Chavis would leave the defense out there and rotate two groups of offenses in one after the other. I think it was meant for conditioning but helped the overall reaction time of the defense, less thinking more reacting
We had great players regardless but I think that summer helped their confidence and aggression
We had great players regardless but I think that summer helped their confidence and aggression
This post was edited on 8/20/14 at 10:31 am
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:22 am to Lsuchs
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Chavis would leave the defense out there and rotate two groups of offenses in one after the other. I think it was meant for conditioning but helped the overall reaction time of the defense,
Ah, yes, I remember now hearing about that. Thanks for the reply.
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