we really didn't get "pounded" as much as we gave up some very big plays and left the defense on the field way too long. Obviously State and Aubie have really good offenses, and may have better teams overall. However, much of the outcomes of those games were self-inflicted, scheme and personnel issues that have come a long way since then.

2 things to go look at, in the Miss State game Welter and Beckwith largely alternated quarters, Welter in the 1st and 3rd, Beckwith in the 2nd and 4th. State scored 28 points in the 1st and 3rd, 6 in the 2nd and 4th. Next, go through the drive charts for the Auburn game and look at their running plays. If I recall, about half or slightly more went for less than 4 yards.

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Posted by Tigerinthehollow

Madison, MS

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Posted on 10/30/14 at 11:29 am to ForeLSU

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If I recall, about half or slightly more went for less than 4 yards.

this is the game where I thought the OL and DL began to get better....the score didn't reflect it but we had a lot of positive running plays...only to be killed off by our qb play. The defense was on the field forever....they gave up some big plays eventually....but they were making a lot of stops....while everyone else saw a blowout, I saw a team that started to turn the corner in this game......I doubt it would have been this bad had Jennings started...but we still wouldn't have come close to winning.

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Posted by mmcgrath

Indianapolis

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Posted on 10/30/14 at 11:54 am to ForeLSU

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2 things to go look at, in the Miss State game Welter and Beckwith largely alternated quarters, Welter in the 1st and 3rd, Beckwith in the 2nd and 4th.

That is really really oversimplifying it and you know it. I guess it's easy to revise history and credit whole quarters to your preferred MLB several weeks later after everyone dropped the game from their DVR. Both MLB's (and the whole defense) looked bad until the Florida game, and really the whole defense started playing better then. The offense getting better had a little to do with it too.

Beckwith is playing much better now but to go back to the beginning of the season and imply that things would have been different if he played the whole game against Miss St is just BS.

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