SEC Network Analyst Cole Cubelic Reveals His Takeaways From LSU's Loss To Alabama

By Staff Reporter•Nov 9, 20262:59 pm•Discuss the story11
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
After each week's completion, ESPN College Football analyst Cole Cubelic shares his "Sunday SEC takeaways."

Here's what he had to say about LSU and Auburn after the Tigers' loss on Saturday.
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LSU: Moved ball at times but couldn't find points. 13 got chances. Couldn't break big ones, had a few nice cut backs. 7 was great, physical & found space in pass game, game them YAC. 4 had a big game. Not enough run after catch collectively. Pressure packages were an issue, saw some confusion. QB took free grass, just were not able to find much extra. Had a few drops. QB missed some underneath. Had chances with PA. Center played his arse off. Great game. 77 did good things in run game early. Backs got a few out of backfield. Just lacked explosives. Defense got after the QB. Made him love. Don't get him down. 99 good vs run. 1 played hard, played run well. 42 found the ball, fought through LOS. List contain regularly. Didn't cover flat well. Misdirection was an issue. Didn't fit gap scheme runs well & play action off those found yards.

ALABAMA: Impressive road win. Physically showed up. Center played great. Big yo have him back. TE's added a ton. Got push in run game & gave QB targets. Good YAC as well. Formations helped widened edges vs their best defenders. 81 was really good. Struggled some in pass pro. Had a few defenders come unblocked. Twists were an issue. QB on the move was the difference in the game IMO. Him avoiding catastrophe & finding yards outside the pocket was it. Really good with a ton of poise on those spots. Saw the pressures early, great recognition. Worked middle of field. Gap scheme runs worked. 17 was successful on those. 64 got after it up front in run game. Tackles had a few breakdowns in pass pro. Worked end around off gap scheme success. Plan used defenses aggressiveness against them. Won field position & protected the FB. Defense tackles well. Pressures hit. Forced QB off his spot. When he moved they defended it well. Patient with QB when on the move. Lost backs a few times. TE found space. Attacked the ball at LOS and in coverage. 88 really good vs run. 1 had nice pass rush wins. 11 good on pressures. 7 active, nice block on the pick. 0 rushed the passer well. Gave up some underneath but limited YAC & didn't give up much over the top. Strong outing.
11 Comments
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"Just lacked explosives"

This is the biggest problem with offense.
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This is huge. We had one reception of a ball 30+ yds in the air. We had one reception of 34 yds and most was YAC. This was the worst game we have had throwing the ball downfield. Most passes were 10 yds or less and no big runs at all.
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Diesel88•3 days
Agree with everything aside from our center playing well. What the hell was he watching? Dude graded at 49.
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eugene1928LSU•3 days
Yep that sums it up pretty good
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Strannix•12 hours
Daddy REC owns us at home, we will never consistently beat BAMA if ever. It is what it is, we are a doormat easy W for them.
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Barbellthor•2 days
Better team lost.
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porge7106•3 days
Nothing about 75 getting beat like a child out there. Hmmm! Geaux tigers
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xGeauxLSUx•3 days
Crazy he said Center (Moore) had a great game and played his arse off, but PFF had him rated the lowest.
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tygerphan•3 days
"Lost contain regularly. Didn't cover flat well. Misdirection was an issue."

Blake Baker defense defined.
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Koolazzkat•3 days
Nothing mentioned about coaching?
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biglego•3 days
Believe it or not, some analysts believe the players are the ones on the field who have to execute. Strange I know.
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