re: After careful thought I'm a changed man on my thoughts on coach o

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What I expect is a team that plays hard every weekend and that DOES NOT play down to talent.

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A better evaluation would be based on progress throughout the year and a reasonable consideration of whether or not the team is heading in the right direction at a fast enough pace.

There are big issues at play. I'd take a team that plays down to its competition if it was also able to play above itself when needed against better teams. I'd take a team that played poorly at times if, by the end of the season, the young talent we have is starting to carry the load and look like some of our best players (D. White is a great example from last year). I'd accept poor execution on offense during part of the year if I see enough out of Brennan to have confidence that he's going to be a positive on this team at QB (we haven't had this in a while at LSU)

Keep your eye on the ball. Focus on what's important. Don't draw some imaginary line in the sand and ignore what is really important.