re: Should LSU take a few more snaps under center each game?

I say yes, but I'm thinking a slightly different strategy than you are.

Think back to our max protect last year (and prior years); it didn't take teams long to realize it wasn't a ruse, we were only doing it to fight off rushers.

Here's the key part: for every blocker that we kept in, they sent a rusher. But we weren't fooling anybody.

Line up under center, outside the red zone btw, heavy (not jumbo) formations, maybe even max protect. AND PASS OUT OF IT!

While we don't want to do it too often because we're taking some really special talent off the field in those WRs. We also have some interesting matchup possibilities in Sullivan, Pettigrew, Moss, etc.

It'll pay dividends when we do get in redzone and do want to go under center.

I'm a big believer in the formation and play being counter intuitive, some of the time anyway IF you have the people to make it work. Running out of 10 or 11 personnel formations (think Chip Kelly), passing out of run formations (use flanker or TE for FB if your fullback isn't the best at catching).