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Can we beat good teams with these stats?

Posted on 10/20/14 at 8:58 am
Posted by Broham
Crowley
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 10/20/14 at 8:58 am
NET YARDS PASSING 120

Completions-Attempts-Int 7-15-1

Penalties: Number-Yards 10-80
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53730 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 8:59 am to
We will see Saturday, but my thought is no.

Posted by Choctaw
Pumpin' Sunshine
Member since Jul 2007
77774 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 8:59 am to
you don't beat teams with stats, silly
Posted by Jaydeaux
Covington
Member since May 2005
18748 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:01 am to
Better opponent requires better output. We will have to play better but I doubt a single player on the team doesn't know this. They will be up for this game
Posted by Navytiger74
Member since Oct 2009
50458 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:01 am to
We whipped the shite out of a good Georgia team in Atlanta with similar stats a few years ago. So yeah, even those stats can win a football game if everything else is in place.

Now can this team do it with those stats? Don't know. I imagine we'll need a couple of turnovers to beat Ole Miss regardless.
This post was edited on 10/20/14 at 9:05 am
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83523 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:02 am to
on Friday, Kentucky was a good team

now they suck apparently
Posted by sjmabry
Texas
Member since Aug 2013
18495 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:03 am to
Just have to line up and play LSU football for 4 qtrs. Stats don't tell the whole story. If we can force the bad Bo Wallace to come out, we'll be in this at the end.
Posted by PacWilly
Member since Jun 2010
552 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:03 am to
You left out the most important stat (300 yards rushing). The answer is a big "Yes".

If Jennings only has to attempt 14 passes against Ole Miss and completes 7, we win running away. If Jennings has to attempt more than 20 passes, we are in trouble.
Posted by MrKnowItAll
Strop City
Member since Mar 2007
4832 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:04 am to
There are no stats for heart, improvement and protecting the ball.
Posted by NCDet4U
NC
Member since Oct 2011
457 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:05 am to
We can as long as our D is playing well and our running game is on "point"...
Posted by Broham
Crowley
Member since Feb 2005
18383 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:05 am to
quote:

You left out the most important stat (300 yards rushing). The answer is a big "Yes".

If you think we're gonna have this many rushing yards against a good team with Jennings only completing 7 passes the whole game, you dumb.
Posted by NotRight37
Nashville, TN
Member since Jul 2014
5843 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:06 am to
Agree PacWilly
Posted by 3rdRowTailgater
Tulsa
Member since Jul 2006
18607 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:07 am to
If Les thinks we can beat Ole Miss and Bama utilizing the same game plan that we used on Saturday, then he's dumber than I thought.

We will have to pass the ball, and not only on 3rd and long situations.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
28245 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:07 am to
LSU beat a pretty good team with these stats back in 2011:

Net Yards Passing 91

Completions-Attempts-Int 9-17-2

Penalties: Number-Yards 7-56


We have seen a Les Miles coached team beat some pretty good opponents even though they did virtually nothing in the passing game. That said, those past teams clearly had much better defenses.

The 2014 defense seems to be improving (still not good, but improving). If that continues they can give the offense a fighting chance. However, no matter who the QB is Les MUST give them a chance to make plays in the passing game for LSU to win.

IMO, that doesn't mean 17 attempts with 8 of them being 50/50 deep balls and another 4 being roll-outs to the FB. Likewise, LSU can't wait until 3rd down to be forced to put the ball in the air. OM's defense is too good for LSU to be as predictable as they normally are and still win.
This post was edited on 10/20/14 at 9:09 am
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
64195 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:08 am to
quote:

There are no stats for heart, improvement and protecting the ball.


This.
250 yards rushing no TO's and we could be in the game in the 4th q.
Make them go the whole field every drive. No short fields from TO's and we have a shot.
Posted by Broham
Crowley
Member since Feb 2005
18383 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:13 am to
Did yall see what Mizzou did to Florida in the swamp? And we squeaked out a win with Miles rabbit's foot in his pocket. I can see it now, this offense will bring out the boo birds saturday because he's gonna try to run it up the gut and gonna get shut down.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66344 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:15 am to
quote:

NET YARDS PASSING 120

Completions-Attempts-Int 7-15-1

Penalties: Number-Yards 10-80



Well we have in the past.

If you don't remember 2008-2010.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83523 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:16 am to
Did you see what LSU did to Kentucky?

Friday it was 100% agreed upon that Kentucky was a solid team and that LSU would struggle.

Now they are "just Kentucky" again by the idiots who love to diminish any success to promote their agenda.
Posted by LSUnKaty
Katy, TX
Member since Dec 2008
4341 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:17 am to
quote:

Can we beat good teams with these stats?
If we are ahead by 21 or so at halftime then definitely.

The passing stats were a function of the game situations. What did our 3rd down and red zone efficiency look like? Those are much more important stats than pass completions and passing yards in a game like that.

The only stat you posted that bothers me 80 penalties yards
Posted by Broham
Crowley
Member since Feb 2005
18383 posts
Posted on 10/20/14 at 9:18 am to
The only decent win they have is South Carolina. They lost to a terrible Florida team.
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