Not a coach either, but a long-term LSU fan since Dietzel days. I think the problem you've named is the major problem and difference between an Alabama as they are now and LSU as the Tigers are. The Alabama coaches "get it" and that is instilled into the psyche, the culture, of their teams. The LSU coaches "don't get it" and so there is no sense of that idea (of sealing the deal, making those key plays at key moments, being opportunistic...) to spread to the team. Our coaches don't seem to think that way. The overarching philosophy seems more like plod, plod, plod - keep the mistakes down - don't innovate - be safe and eat the clock. Scoring is just incidental.

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Posted by lsualum96

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Member since Nov 2005

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Posted on 11/9/14 at 3:52 pm to JawjaTigah

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Not a coach either, but a long-term LSU fan since Dietzel days. I think the problem you've named is the major problem and difference between an Alabama as they are now and LSU as the Tigers are. The Alabama coaches "get it" and that is instilled into the psyche, the culture, of their teams. The LSU coaches "don't get it" and so there is no sense of that idea (of sealing the deal, making those key plays at key moments, being opportunistic...) to spread to the team. Our coaches don't seem to think that way. The overarching philosophy seems more like plod, plod, plod - keep the mistakes down - don't innovate - be safe and eat the clock. Scoring is just incidental.

I would agree with that if I'd not seen this offense last year with Mettenberger at the qb. I think they DO want to score in bunches but, when you have the situation we have with youth.........especially at the qb........you get what we're getting. I really don't think that we'll be a team that just "plods along" next season. I expect the offense will look similar to what it did last year. But the question still remains........................would we still lack that "killer instinct" that Alabama seems to possess?