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LSU offense will be cutting edge. I can list on one hand seasons in my lifetime

Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:21 pm
Posted by olgoi khorkhoi
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Member since May 2011
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Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:21 pm
Seasons that LSU was on the cutting edge of modern offense

1. 2019 obviously
2. 2023
3 2001 Rohan to the always open Reed
4. 2006

questionable
5. 2007

Honorable mention

2020 The few Brennan games

That's all I've got. Maybe some of the Hodson years, but I was too young to know what was else was going on around CFB.

I don't know that '06 was as much scheme as it was a 1st round QB and receivers. Same with 2023. It was really Jayden Daniels creating and some fantastic receivers.

2007 Wizard's offense was interesting but not sure how to classify it.


We are entering a completely different era from anything we've seen in the last 50 years, and I'm pretty confident that holds true much, much farther back.


It's going to be amazing to watch the P&G running a balanced, smart, unpredictable, cutting edge offense. any year that the defense is top 30 should mean a potentially deep playoff run.
Posted by TIGERSby10
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Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:23 pm to
And just think if we can get our defense just a bit better, which is very possible, and get back to a top 10 defense.
Posted by The Pirate King
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Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:27 pm to
As far as scheme, 2019 then 2007 were the most unique at the major college level.

2023 was schemed well for the quarterback we had, but there wasn't too much revolutionary design, just a lot of basic RPO concepts that we ran over and over because no one could stop Daniels.
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
107371 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:28 pm to
How many times have we heard "LSU is going to have a good defense. Watch out if they ever get a good offense."
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:29 pm to
It felt like we were cutting edge in 2013 when Mett threw for 3k
Posted by Randolphre
Kingsport, TN
Member since Jun 2019
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Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:49 pm to
I was coming to mention that offense was well. 3k passer, 1k rusher, and two 1k receivers. It was pro-style, but pro-style at it's best.
Posted by TigerLunatik
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 3/31/26 at 1:30 pm to
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This post was edited on 3/31/26 at 1:31 pm
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
19720 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 1:30 pm to
quote:

It felt like we were cutting edge in 2013 when Mett threw for 3k



It was a basic pro-style offense that happened to have a cannon arm QB, Odell Beckham, Jarvis Landry, and Jeremy Hill and a good OL.

Without those parts, that offense doesn't run like that. I wouldn't call it cutting edge, just extremely talented.

ETA:

2019, while absurdly talented, was also very, very creative and novel to some extent in college football. They had some awesome plays drawn e.g. CEH touchdown at end of first half at Bama.

2023 wasn't super creative, we just had a freak at QB that absolutely couldn't be stopped because of his legs keeping the defense on tilt every play.



2019 is the most "cutting edge" to me.
This post was edited on 3/31/26 at 1:34 pm
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
42777 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 1:41 pm to
Take it one more step further with the lame corporate lingo


*bleeding edge offense, market disruptor!
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
79244 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 1:48 pm to
quote:

It felt like we were cutting edge in 2013 when Mett threw for 3k


Mett was 27th in passing yards per game.

We weren’t cutting edge. We ran PA and deep balls to 2 NFL WRS.

Posted by Pauvetibete
Member since Apr 2022
1820 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 2:00 pm to
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top 10 defense


Schedule is WAY to difficult to even consider that. Top 30 defense with our schedule is more than acceptable.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
19720 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

Top 30 defense with our schedule is more than acceptable.


If we have a top 30 defense and win the turnover battle, we'll be in the playoffs.

I know there will be growing pains for Kiffin's offense, but it's going to be talented and will score points. If it protects the ball fairly well and our defense is as stated above, we'll be very good.

Posted by cmjellybean
Member since Mar 2024
167 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 3:58 pm to
Can’t recall the exact year, but Herb Tyler led an LSU offense that averaged around 35/game if I recall. Problem was we had Lou Tepper coaching D and couldn’t stop anyone.
Posted by marcnbc
Bossier City, LA
Member since May 2004
4519 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 4:49 pm to
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Can’t recall the exact year, but Herb Tyler led an LSU offense that averaged around 35/game if I recall. Problem was we had Lou Tepper coaching D and couldn’t stop anyone.


‘98…most agonizing season I’ve ever experienced as a Tiger fan…so many what ifs that year. Lost to UGA 27-28, KY 36-39, Ole Miss 31-37(OT), Notre Dame 36-39 and Bama 16-22. Got blown out by Mississippi State and Arkansas along the way. Finished 4-7…the beginning of the end for Duhnardo.
This post was edited on 3/31/26 at 4:51 pm
Posted by GetmorewithLes
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Member since Jan 2011
22726 posts
Posted on 3/31/26 at 6:48 pm to
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That's all I've got. Maybe some of the Hodson years, but I was too young to know what was else was going on around CFB.


Up until Saban morphed his offense at Bama (which he had Kiffin do incidently) the major players had two stud RB's, and a QB that threw for 225 and 2 TDs a game.

Somewhere after the LSU/Bama 2011 season Bama started moving to more emphasis on the passing game. LSU and Miles did not. There were contenders that were doing the same thing and pushing the issue. Urban at UF is one that comes to mind

2011 was the last time 2 big ground and pound teams squared up when it meant something.
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