re: Best QB First Start Performance in LSU History

Miami wasn't his first start. Flynn started against Iowa
in the Citrus bowl, looked terrible and only played a few series

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You seriously can't tell me you watched that game and thought he did good?

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For a first time started he did well.

If state would have score 20 points, you'd be shouting his praises.

I’m not trying to get ya I’m legitimately asking which of those 46 throws were great cause I didn’t see em

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He got his arm hit on one and the other was a Hail Mary to end the game.

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His arm does get hit, but the ball should have been in the air before pressure got to him. This was not some freak bad luck interception. His throw/delivery is way too long and that's what causes the interception (Besides the offensive line just allowing outside pressure every damn play.) Brennan is in the pocket, then once Racey is open, he dips the ball, winds up/crow hops, and releases.

Ryan Perrilloux (freshman) 2007 La Tech
298 yards 3 TDs 1 INT, 37 yards rushing

Matt Flynn 2005 beat #10 Miami 40-3
196 yards 2 TDs 0 INTs, 39 yards rushing

Herb Tyler (freshman) 1995 beat North Texas 49-7
208 yards 2 TDs 0 INTs, 10 rushing yards 1 TD

Danny Etling 2016 beat Miss State 23-20
213 yards 1 TD 0 INTs, 23 rushing yards

Tommy Hodson (freshman) 1986 beat #7 Texas A&M 35-17
193 yards 2 TDs

Look, Brennan's statline in vacuum looked great and it's easy to say his first INT he had his arm hit by a defender and his 2nd was a hail mary. However, anyone who watched that game could see he did not have control of the offense. It wasn't all his fault as the line did a poor job, the backs couldn't get the running game open, and the receivers dropped some passes. However, to try to argue that because it was his first start (in his 4th year in the pogram) and no one else has thrown for that many yards that it was somehow a good game for him is just dishonest. He threw 46 passes, the 5th most in a game in LSU history. Burrow did that last year once...against Clemson and threw for 463 yards and 4 TDs with no picks. Offenses are completely different now, so pulling out a total yardage stat doesn't mean the same thing across different eras.

That all said, it wasn't his fault we lost the game either. It took most our team not doing their jobs for that to happen.

Arkansas was not Davey’s first start. They got destroyed by Auburn at home earlier that year and Davey played horrible. He started that game. Not sure if that was the first start.

Ha. It’s not worth remembering. Davey played one of the worst halves I’ve ever seen an LSU QB play.

Anyone who wants to see some horrible football from a Tiger who ended up being great, go watch the start of the LSUAuburn 1999 game.

The answer to your OP is nobody. It’s the best first start individually for an LSU QB. All these other guys people are comparing aren’t close in yardage and only 1 had the TDs to match. These “vacuum” fans also won’t acknowledge that he would’ve had 400 yards and 4TDs if his Oline could’ve protected him for just one more play when Mcmath was wide open down the sideline and he got hit for the Int, so they’re full of shite. None of the other QBs mentioned had defenses who gave up 44 points and everyone of them played on elite loaded rosters. Brennan was fine and he’ll get better, just appreciate him because QBs are gonna quit coming if the fans keep pulling this bullshite.

No Brandon Harris sucked.. Anthony Jennings sucked. Myles at one point once the drops e
Stopped and they got the running game going he was 8 of 10 for 180 yards w 2 score. If his arm doesn’t get hit he gets another TD. But he’s he was late on that throw and others all day but He was 8-9 off of play action. Like Rohan said.. first start in that offense w covid.. plenty of room to grow.

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You watched a game where a qb in his first start threw for ~350 yards with 3 touchdowns AND DIDNT HAVE A GREAT DAY and you aren’t excited about his potential?!?

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I’m with you on this. At the end of the day, I think many on this board fall into one of two camps: they either think Brennan will continue to get better, or they don’t. If you think he’s going to improve, you feel pretty good because Saturday’s performance is likely his floor. I don’t necessarily mean a statistical floor, but a floor in the sense that his reads, timing, etc. should get better.

Personally, I think all the talk about how it’s worse because he’s been in the system for four years is a little overhyped. Yes, he’s been at LSU for four years. But he’s only been in this system for one year, and he wasn’t competing for the starting job at that point. Still, it’s fair to criticize the apparent lack of preparedness.

My thing is I’m not sure it was a lack of preparedness. Rather, I think (hope) it was more first game jitters. Yeah, he got some PT last year. And yeah, it was at least in front of a crowd. But playing in the 4th quarter of a game that’s already been won is not the same as starting, much less starting against an SEC team.

Some will take this to mean that Myles doesn’t have what it takes. But I would expect him to become more comfortable and confident each week. If he doesn’t show improvement the next two weeks, that’s when I’ll be worried.