re: Seems like everyone has moved on from Matt House, but ...

BK did respond to a question regarding MH and his response was something like now is not the time to discuss it. I don’t know what else you would expect him to say. At that time there were three more games to play. I would be willing to bet that MH will not be at LSU next season.

I personally believe the defensive problem is talent. Last year when the talent was better no one was upset about House. However, this year, with less talent, everyone wants his head. He has been successful everywhere he has coached with talent. Just my opinion.

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He has been successful everywhere he has coached with talent

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This is another problem. You say it’s lack of talent. Well we have to recruit talent and it sure seems like he is failing at that too.

I think the position coaches have more impact on the recruits and the lack of development on the defensive side. Look at who is coaching CB’s, safeties and the DL didn’t have a real DL coach. We don’t have the staff to develop anyone.

Lots of folks want to get rid of our offensive coordinator last season. Wonder what happened?

“ Offensive Coordinator Mike Denbrock is a nominee for the Broyles Award, which goes to the top assistant coach in the country.”

I personally think Kelly would like to keep House, but I guarantee you, not one single fan is more upset about the play of our defense than Brian frickin Kelly.

The defense has played better since the Ole Miss game, but you cant go around setting yards and points allowed records and expect to keep your job at LSU.

The Alabama game was the one where if House was going to save his and the rest of defensive staff's job, then we had to make some stops. The only stop the defense made was nullified by that horseshite horse-collar.

Instead our Defensive staff let Milroe go all Jayden Daniels on us, and that certainly could have been, if not prevented at least mitigated. Instead we made no adjustments whatsoever, and just let him run all over us.

When it comes right down to it, these coaches are hired and fired based on results. When your results are the worst ever somewhere, the reasons or excuses take a back seat to the fact that you've done something here at LSU that few have ever done before.

Compounding the issue is that if we were even middle of the road, or frick even bottom third, LSU is contending for a championship. This defense has wasted an incredibly special performance by JD5 and the entire offense. Wasted.

It's inexcusable. I'm sure Kelly will make sure House lands on his feet somewhere, but at this point I'd have a hard time retaining any of the defensive staff, Lindsay's health issues aside. It'd be one thing if House were being retained, but if House goes there may be a clean sweep on that entire side of the football.

It's not like they haven't earned it.




I posted this originally on the Recruiting board, but it applies here.

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BUT if I’m looking at the situation objectively, I see an argument to give him one more year.

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Let’s get a little perspective here.

Let’s say we had the worst defensive talent in the SEC. As well as worse defensive talent than half of the big 10, PAC 10, Big12, and ACC.

That would be what, about 35 teams with better defensive talent - which I don’t think is true. But if it was true- you could understand if we rank about 40th in defense nationally.

Yet we rank about 100th out of 130 teams in most defense stats.

That is coaching. Not talent.

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Seems like everyone has moved on from Matt House, but ...

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You.

I say you’re a dumbass