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Recruiting Philosphy
Posted on 12/16/09 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 12/16/09 at 5:11 pm
Who here believes Miles is doing the right thing in regards to recruiting the right guys that fit whatever system he believes he wants to run?..Looking at 2011...Hill and Hilliard are exact opposites of Seastrunk and Gore..Bridgewater is a Jefferson type player..Shepard doesnt fit if he cant throw a pass, and dont know where Lee, Lee, and Garrett fit into that mode and vice versa...
Anybody notice these things? Or is it Stars that define success in our eyes?
Anybody notice these things? Or is it Stars that define success in our eyes?
Posted on 12/17/09 at 6:47 am to seinfeldtiger
You better build flexibility in your team -- if you can... With our schedule every year, our opponents are really different. The talent disparity in teams is really getting closer and closer in college just like the NFL. You can't just line up any do what they know you are going to do year in and year out. The way you beat Alabama may be dramatically different than the weapons used to beat or defend yourselves against Georgia etc. etc.
This is extremely difficult to pull off with only 85 scholarships. Look at Fla. this year relative to last year, the one big difference was their inabiilty to effectively run the ball on critical downs. Harvin and Tebow really got in done on some critical plays in a couple games last year. This year was a different story.
Look at our team this year -- we were a couple key plays from having a 1 loss year or a 5 loss season. The point of this -- if you can have a couple 225 lb backs then great along with a couple space type guys like Harvin. One size just doesn't fit all in a long season with very different opponents. Also in our conference with the level of coaching, any real weakness will be absolutely taken advantage of play after play
We had some luck in 2007 but what we really had was a really balanced football team -- we could throw short, we had deep threats (D. Byrd), effective TE, power running game (Hester), great blocking fullback, QB who could run a little bit, a defense that was productive against power running teams, defense created some turnovers, a couple really good defensive backs and a pretty good tackling linebacker corp. Finally, the DL was led by probably the most dominating player in 20+ years at LSU -- Dorsey. I really think we go 14-0 with a healthy Dorsey. Bad luck -- chop block. Dorsey was every bit as dominant as the guy from NEbraska this year. We totally dismantled a very, very good Va. Tech team with him in the middle. Also, we had a pretty dang good punting and place kicking unit as well in 2007. Football is the ultimate team sport so you better had some real balance or you won't have a chacne to win it all playing in the SEC. Smaller conference teams have much less chance of having their weaknesses taken advantage of on any given weekend.
This is extremely difficult to pull off with only 85 scholarships. Look at Fla. this year relative to last year, the one big difference was their inabiilty to effectively run the ball on critical downs. Harvin and Tebow really got in done on some critical plays in a couple games last year. This year was a different story.
Look at our team this year -- we were a couple key plays from having a 1 loss year or a 5 loss season. The point of this -- if you can have a couple 225 lb backs then great along with a couple space type guys like Harvin. One size just doesn't fit all in a long season with very different opponents. Also in our conference with the level of coaching, any real weakness will be absolutely taken advantage of play after play
We had some luck in 2007 but what we really had was a really balanced football team -- we could throw short, we had deep threats (D. Byrd), effective TE, power running game (Hester), great blocking fullback, QB who could run a little bit, a defense that was productive against power running teams, defense created some turnovers, a couple really good defensive backs and a pretty good tackling linebacker corp. Finally, the DL was led by probably the most dominating player in 20+ years at LSU -- Dorsey. I really think we go 14-0 with a healthy Dorsey. Bad luck -- chop block. Dorsey was every bit as dominant as the guy from NEbraska this year. We totally dismantled a very, very good Va. Tech team with him in the middle. Also, we had a pretty dang good punting and place kicking unit as well in 2007. Football is the ultimate team sport so you better had some real balance or you won't have a chacne to win it all playing in the SEC. Smaller conference teams have much less chance of having their weaknesses taken advantage of on any given weekend.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 7:51 am to seinfeldtiger
quote:
Hill and Hilliard are exact opposites of Seastrunk and Gore.
Do you want all the backs to be the same type?
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Bridgewater is a Jefferson type player
And?
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Shepard doesnt fit if he cant throw a pass
He fits if he can run (which he can) or catch (yet to be seen).
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dont know where Lee, Lee, and Garrett fit
Same place that Matt Flynn fit
Posted on 12/17/09 at 8:02 am to Salmon
My one major beef is our inablility to take"the bird in the hand" with kids-i.e. C Michael,Sentimore,etc.We chase windmills in McFarland and LS and get burned more times than not.Don't burn your base.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 8:13 am to LSU4ever15
Get over it. The coaches didn't want C Micheals. Neither did many other schools. He had a great year yes. He will never play at LSU. You can't say for sure he would have even signed here when all was said done. We got Ford when he gets on the field I only pray he makes you and all other C M lovers forget about him.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 8:15 am to LSU4ever15
quote:We've had top 3/ top 5 classes the last several years. This year should be top 10 and next will be #1 in all likelihood. You cant sign every kid in America. Our staff is doing an excellent job in recruiting (if nothing else).
My one major beef is our inablility to take"the bird in the hand" with kids-i.e. C Michael,Sentimore,etc.We chase windmills in McFarland and LS and get burned more times than not.Don't burn your base.
Posted on 12/17/09 at 8:46 am to LSU4ever15
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My one major beef is our inablility to take"the bird in the hand" with kids-i.e. C Michael,Sentimore,etc.We chase windmills in McFarland and LS and get burned more times than not.Don't burn your base.
Signed,
Alfred Blue
Jakhari Gore
Posted on 12/17/09 at 9:12 am to pawprints
You all are freaking nuts. CM would have signed in Sept but we slow played him.Do you get cable? Did you watch any Big 12 FB this year? Ford better be a player
Posted on 12/17/09 at 9:20 am to LSU4ever15
we didn't slow play him we never offered. Nor did TX or OK. We had Pratt and Ford room for Richardson if he wanted in. I'm sure you can see why we were saving a spot for him. Granted it didn't payoff. Can't cry over spilled milk.
ps If you paid attention to Mike Ford last year you would know he is a beast of a RB aswell.
ps If you paid attention to Mike Ford last year you would know he is a beast of a RB aswell.
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