re: Things you learned last night...

I would like to remind everyone that had ole miss not given up the ball to us on several turnovers late in the game that our near comeback would have not happened. Those interceptions occurred after we were behind and after we had already failed multiple times to run the ball.

I noticed the philosophical change after we took an early lead against Auburn. We tried to start milking the clock and then struggled to go back to passing offense. We were very fortunate that we were able to reestablish an aggressive offense after the first half versus auburn.

its not just play calling, its a mindset. Our defense came out great against ole miss, but when our offense failed to establish an early lead, ole miss had time to make adjustments AND remain balanced.

When you're a 22 yo QB and your down to ole miss before your coach even starts to call aggressive routes, you're gonna go for the deep route because you're pissed your down to an inferior opponent.

I do not blame our defense that much because they gave us the opportunity early to make ole miss give up. I commend chavis for bringing many db blitzes in this game. There were times when Wallace just made great plays. That last drive was from a rested, full strength offense that had nothing to lose.

I will say this about our defense, our dts do not get pressure. It looked to me almost as if they were keeping the inside lanes closed instead of pass rushing which leads me to believe chavis does not have enough confidence to spy with an lb.

I am sympathetic to the OP. But he has over thought it.

There are only three things that were learned last night.

1) Sometimes 19 year-old kids take the night off. It is inexplicable why they do. They are 19 or 20 or 21. When your team does this you probably will lose - especially on the road in the SEC.

2) If the QB throws 3 interceptions and your team scores no points in a half of any SEC game your team is going to lose nearly all the time. This has always been true. What else is new?

3) If your Defense cannot consistently defend 3 and 15 3 and 9 3 and 8 then your team will lose.

We learned nothing new about our team. They are incredibly young on defense.

Why are so many people surprised?

Why are so many ready to quit on the team and the coaches?

It stinks they lost a winnable game, but nearly every team does.

I chose to love being an LSU fan and look for the team to improve as it matures on the defensive side of the ball.

I learned that Ole Piss has a shitty band.
That their parking situation is way worse than ours.
That Old Piss sells something in their concessions to their people and has the nerve to call us one.
That the LSU game for them is their superbowl.
That Ole Piss likes flower arrangements.

Florida225......frick U

Pretty solid

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If Mett didn't throw 3 interceptions in the red zone we would have won easily.

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And if Ole Miss wouldn't have fumbled and muffed a punt we would have been blown out.

11. Get used to mediocrity.

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Our ability to stop the opponent on 3rd downs

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Hoe about stopping 4th and long.

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I learned that 95 % of the LSU posters on this board are bandwagon and frontrunners.

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And this is what I find disturbing. All I've read mostly in this thread is "what ifs" about the game. Yes we turned the ball over 3 times, yet still had the opportunity to win. Yes, our defense played horribly again, yet if it wasn't for a muffed punt and a fumble, the game could have gotten out of hand. That's what you call football people. Things happen. It's how you capitalize on them that will determine whether you win or not. In the end, neither the offense nor the defense could do anything to secure the victory.

Coming into the season, I was hopeful, but not too optimistic about our chances for a national championship. I knew that if the offense improved and our defense remained competitive, we might have a decent season with 9-10 wins. It's not that I was accepting mediocrity, it was me being realistic about the team we had. We lost a lot of key defensive players and now we have a lot of first time starters and freshmen on defense. The last game many of these guys had prior to the first game of the season was in high school. Reality is only a handful of freshmen can come out and have an exceptional games/seasons. You don't find too many Jameis Winstons, Jadeveon Clowneys, and even Johnny Manziels out there.

While many of you have decided to turn in your fan card or boycott games, just remember, whether it was coaching, the lack of heart, talent and/or ability shown from some of the players, etc. there are guys out there who are truly giving their all to the fans and the university. They could have gone anywhere else, but they decided to come here. That should be appreciated at least. I know it's hard to see the team like this, but many within our fanbase have seen a hell of a lot worse than this. I know it's not that we lost, it's how we lost and in some cases who we lost to. Unfortunately, that's also football. You have to come out and give your A game every time you hit that field. Obviously, Ole Miss wanted it more. The effort they gave was phenomenal considering the players they lost. I don't know if we just didn't take them seriously, the game plan either wasn't that great, or we just didn't execute it.

Whatever the problem was, if you go out there thinking that because you walk onto the field that you're going to win, or consistently stick to a game plan that obviously isn't working that well, or not giving 100% effort at each snap, you will lose. I don't care if you're LSU, Alabama, etc. You will lose. Sometimes talent alone is not enough. (And before you say anything about Alabama go back the ULM game or even Arkansas against ULM for another example). If you don't have the heart, the drive, and the grit to win, the talent, no matter how good it is, will not be enough to see you through.

If the Ole Miss bears do not fumble the ball twice and let us block a kick, they win easily.