re: Does Ja&#39;Marr Chase have a chance to be a top 5 all-time Tiger?

Posted by geauxtigers33

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 7:27 am to Tshiz

Depends on what your criteria is. Mathieu is the greatest playmaker In the history of the program. If you are talking about strict playing a position then he isn’t even top 5 at CB but if you are talking overall player there is a strong argument for being top 5.

Posted by tigersquad89

Raleigh, NC

Member since Oct 2014

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 7:28 am to Tshiz

Lol what? He damn near carried that 2011 team. LSU doesn’t win that SEC championship without him. He sparked the team every time it got off to a slow start.

Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 7:31 am to Tshiz

wrong

he should have won the Heisman as a defensive player

Posted by Odysseus32

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 7:38 am to Tshiz

Are you on drugs?

We just witnessed the greatest college football team in the history of the sport. I wanted to compare the 2011 team, so I went back and watched Mathieu highlights and I was still flabbergasted. I thought the 2019 offense would put what he did to shame, but what he did on the field is still unbelievable. No he wasn't putting up insane stats or breaking interception records, but he was able to change a game unlike any player I've ever seen, Tiger or otherwise.

Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 7:40 am to Tshiz

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Posted by RGJ18

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 12:48 pm to Tshiz

Posted by PensaTigers

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:03 pm to Tshiz

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Posted by PortCityTiger24

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 7:19 pm to Tshiz

shite, until Burrow he was the best I had ever seen.

Posted by turnpiketiger

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 7:25 pm to Tshiz

Mathieu is one of the reasons LSU is where they are today. I realize they won before him but for this generation, the badger changed the game.

Posted by arcalades

USA

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Posted on 5/14/20 at 9:40 pm to Tshiz

the only 2 tigers for sure higher are Cannon and Burrow. How many defenders in the history of cfb won or were Heisman finalists?

Posted by Tigerfan56

Member since May 2010

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Posted on 5/15/20 at 7:45 am to Tshiz

The guy made like 7-8 plays in that season that would be the most memorable plays in any other season.

Burrow had the GOAT season, but it was built on consistency - incredible decision making, execution, great skill players everywhere. Burrow consistently executed, and over the course of a game it became so overwhelming that others teams got blasted.

Mathieu consistently made plays in a game that completely flipped the dynamics of the game on its head. Burrow and the offense in 2020 didn't make as many spectacular and awe inspiring plays, where you just say "how did he do that?" - not that they needed to - but my point is even after witnessing the best offense and season in CFB history, I don't think any LSU player has made as many absolute game-changing plays as Mathieu did in 2011, and don't think it will ever be topped. The type of plays Mathieu made, you maybe see that kind of play 1 time a year or so

Posted by Kracka

Lafayette, Louisiana

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Posted on 5/15/20 at 7:52 am to Tshiz

The things you saw Tyrann Mathieu do on the football field for LSU were so amazing that you may never see another player do it all in the manner that he did. Tyrann's timing, ability to create turnovers, special teams. Should have won him the Heisman. It unfortunate how that and the following season turned out, but he is a top tiger. Might not not be top 5, but maybe 6 or 7 at the lowest.Just because there are other players who were just flat out a little more spectacular.