re: LEE > Jamie Howard???

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who was the QB who threw 4 ints for TDs

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he threw 5 ints in the 4th quarter, and 3 of them were for TD's. yes, that was atrocious, but LSU was terrible from 91-94. Auburn was exceptionally good. In 93 they went 11-0, in 94 they went 9-1-1. When LSU played them, Auburn had a 13 game winning streak - LSU had no business even being close to Auburn for that game. The fact that Howard was even in a position to throw TD's to lose that game actually shows that he had some talent, despite being on a horrible team. Even after the two TD's that tied the game 23-23, Howard still drove down the field to take the lead 26-23. And even after the third TD to trail 30-23, he led them back down the field with less than two minutes left, before throwing the last TD in the end zone with 12 seconds left.

No, Howard was not that great, but people act like LSU had a national championship team and Howard showed up and choked it away. That was not the case at all. He was a decent (C+ to B-) QB at best who probably would have fared better with more talent to surround him, and a better coach to help him develop.

But for those of you who act like he's the worst QB LSU ever had because of that one game, you're sorely misinformed.