re: 2008 we lost 5 games but CLM and his staff made it through

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In all honesty our defense gave us TONS of short fields, turnovers, and momentum that year. They set the offense up to be successful in the best way. Your point is correct by the numbers, but sometimes you have to dig into stats a little bit to find a kernel of truth.

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I think it would be more appropriate to say that sometimes YOU have to ignore the stats to spew a little bullshite.

The defense did not give LSU THAT many short fields. That does not give LSU the #17 scoring offense.

Moreover, LSU still had the #22 Rushing Offense and the #24 Passing Efficiency.

BUT THE MAIN POINT is that although LSU was below average in the number of plays run per game, LSU was above average in the number of yards per play.