After reading the complaints of so many Tiger fans online, no one ever mentioned the poor job the offensive line has done all year. The OL was supposed to be one of team strengths coming into the season with 4 returning starters, and two preseason 1st rounders. Yes, Charles Scott got his 1,000+ yards, but that does not stipulate the OL had a great year. LSU ran he ball much better in past years. Williams, Murphy, and Holliday had poor seasons running the ball, and it is not because they could not see the holes.

The line just got beaten up and teams the Tigers would normally beat down at the line of scrimmage were getting the best of them. There is no excuse for it. Personally, I think the OC is the only safe guy, aside from the HC. Everybody else is free game.

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Posted by medtiger

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 11/30/08 at 2:30 pm to TigerNSac

The OL was fine until the Ole Miss game when the whole damn team had given up on this crappy season.

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Posted by ATLTiger

#TreyBiletnikoffs

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Posted on 11/30/08 at 2:31 pm to medtiger

Well, we couldn't run against UF or Troy (for much of the game) either. UF especially.

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Posted by medtiger

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Posted on 11/30/08 at 2:33 pm to ATLTiger

Ok, you gave me two examples out of 10 games. We ran all over the best rushing defense in the conference (Alabama), so the OL was fine until the last two games when the team, for the most part, quit on the season.

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Posted by HITMAN202

natchez mississippi

Member since Apr 2008

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Posted on 11/30/08 at 2:37 pm to medtiger

Too much praise and pre-season hype made our fatboys too hungry at the dinner table and less hungry at game-time. Seriously, their work ethic was not good the last four games. Their conditioning was poor. Look at the films. They did not play as a complete O-line, they played as individuals.

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Posted by SteveLSU35

Shreveport

Member since Mar 2004

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Posted on 11/30/08 at 2:39 pm to HITMAN202

Play calling helps...we didn't do a good job of having people not pack the box. I just think we didn't take enough shots to back people up. I'm not paid a gillion dollars to coach this team so who knows.

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Posted by byubengalboy

Cypress, tx.

Member since Nov 2008

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Posted on 11/30/08 at 2:41 pm to TigerNSac

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After reading the complaints of so many Tiger fans online, no one ever mentioned the poor job the offensive line has done all year.

Actually I did...but some said it was the 'dumbest' commontary ever. Of course, in cyberspace as in life...you consider the source and just shake your head.

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