A coach can only do so much....if a lineman is not strong enough or quick enough to drive a defender off the Qb or Rb.....it just won’t work....sure, technique and scheme (deception) can help....see Matt Canada....that was his whole approach....

LSU didn’t have the time (experience) or the right personnel to fully utilize Matt Canada’s approach...

This isn’t magic...you can’t scheme a weak OL to beat Bama....their coaches will make adjustments...

LSU did not have the whole package (experience and strength) to compete against a well coached Bama defense...

Clemson had success against Bama because they had upper class men on both sides of the ball....the WRs had height and strength to fend off DBs and their OL could double team Q Williams and buy Clemson’s QB just enough time to locate the open guy.....

Another year in the weight room, more experience, and another year of improvement with technical skills in blocking will narrow the gap between LSU and Bama.....

I think LSU is just about there....but that’s just my opinion....we will see soon...

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Posted by Tiger Ree

Houston

Member since Jun 2004

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:01 am to Robbytiger

You are trying to do something that is impossible - convincing a hater of something about LSU. He will come up with all kinds of shite to make you feel miserable about the team.

Now bring up Jimbo Fisher and his 3-5 ACC record two years ago and watch him come up with excuse after excuse and cry and whine about it not being the coach that caused it.

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Posted by Damone

FoCo

Member since Aug 2016

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:03 am to Robbytiger

How did Ole Miss, A&M and Auburn compete against Bama? How did multitudes of other SEC and non-SEC teams manage to at least appear competent on offense against Alabama? Surely LSU has not had worse offensive lines than all of those teams for three years running, no?

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Posted by I-59 Tiger

Vestavia Hills, AL

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:34 am to Robbytiger

Rob,you make some good points. My point was simply the offensive gameplan vs Alabama. However, LSU put up 36 on a very good Georgia defense. I concede Alabama was just better than us. I just think with all of our talent we should have been able to have competed with them on offense. There was really no excuse in not scoring. We looked totally outclassed on offense and unprepared.

Really not sure why this is getting down-voted so much.

I think most anyone would agree I'm a very big "posi-tiger." But every now and then you have to call a spade a spade.