the question im going to ask at les miles show wednesday

I hope you're not expecting anything coherent in response.

les already responded this today supposedly

said there weren't enough touches for shep, and that we had to establish the running game inside

I plan on going with this...Coach I plan on making the UGA trip and Im real excited and everthing, but if we play like we did against State and lose do you mind reimbursing me for my expenses...I will hang up and listen

Well uh I can only uh tell you that he will get in when the opportunity presents itself. He is a quality player and uh I can only tell you that he is explosive with the football.

why not put shep and scott in the backfield

"Russell is a dynamic and unique talent that we are excited to have on our team. This fine young man has showed flashes of brilliance in practice, and in spot duty. Russell, as all freshman are is behind the curve with our playbook and we utilize him as we can. We want to use him more, but at this time he doesn't fit the schemes we want to run, whether that be passing or running the football. There will be opportunities in the future for Russell during his time here at LSU"


Sincerely, Corch Les Miles.

I have to agree with most. I like Shep and like what he has been doing but there are more important issues at hand that needs addressing before we give or want Shep to get more touches. The Lines need improving and we have to establish a running game most importantly. Now I know Shep has added much needed to our running game but he is young and light and with no blocking help all more touches will do is possibly get him hurt right now.

I would like to see him get a few more touches but to ask for so many at a young stage in his career might be a little much with all the problems at hand. Now if we can get the blocking down and more production out of a run game then giving him more touches would be ok. Fact is coaches know pretty much when RP was here he mostly ran the ball. This is why teams started to contain him more... Same with RS. He will be a gamer and he will be a star IMO but we have bigger fish to fry than worrying about more touches for him in an offense that is having trouble running AND passing.

Mine would be ' coach, will you please apologize for being 4-0, and ranked in the top 5 please?"

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I like shep, i dont see why he should get more than 5-6 touches a game myself

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Is it the near 7 yard per touch average that bothers you, or the fact that we have almost no other running threat to use?

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i dont see why he should get more than 5-6 touches a game myself

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how about b/c he's the only positive of LSU's running game? that he's still able to pick up 7 yards every time he touches the ball when the rest of the team is running for 31 yards vs MSU