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re: Clark and Longstreet

Posted on 10/5/26 at 10:39 am to
Posted by Kikicaca
1 Mile from the Atchafalaya
Member since Nov 2016
2574 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 10:39 am to
Trust the QB Whisperer. The right # 2 will be chosen
Posted by grich31
Youngsville, La
Member since May 2008
2355 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 10:45 am to
Longstreet can also return punts, never seen a backup QB as punt returner but evidently he is the backup returner to Watkins
Posted by tke_swamprat
Houma, LA
Member since Aug 2004
11267 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 10:49 am to
Clark's adlib ability is off the charts. You can tell he's not a polished thrower but that may come with time.

Longstreet looked comfortable in the pocket and went through his progressions.

Yes it was against McNeese. But it gave these guys ample playing time in Tiger Stadium which may be huge down the road.

I'll trust Kiffin and his decision if and when the time is needed for the backup to actually play meaningful snaps.
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
12549 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 10:57 am to
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I think we can all agree that Longstreet is the clear #2.
I think we cannot agree on that #2, but what we can agree on is you clearly don't know shite or have vision problems.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 10/5/26 at 10:59 am to
lol
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
96548 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:00 am to
Somewhat related, when was the last time LSU played 4 QBs in the same game?
Posted by saltytiger2
Pride, LA
Member since Sep 2015
3999 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:04 am to
You learned that from the McNeese game?
Posted by Hot Carl
Prayers up for 3
Member since Dec 2005
63368 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:10 am to
Small sample size, but Longstreet looked a lot more comfortable running the offense. He looked more like a QB who is a good athlete. Clark looks more like a good athlete playing QB. Love Clark and his energy and running ability. I think even with a healthy Leavett, he still has an important role on this team. And is probably the “#2” if it’s in-game for a series or 2.

But if Leavett has to miss a game or 2, I think with a full week of prep, Longstreet is probably gonna get the hypothetical start.

And there’s no way Longstreet is our 2nd best punt returner. How would Lane have even figured that out anyway? (Unless he has a beast returning punts in high school). I wonder if Lane doesn’t have some sort of crazy trickeration punt play in his back pocket to set everything up for a return to 1 side and have somebody sprint back to the other to get even with Longstreet and have him throw a lateral to him. Or just have him spot the ball after a fair catch and start running the offense without letting the opponent sub out of their punt team personnel. If that’s even legal. Maybe they automatically let you sub after a change of possession.

But there’s a reason Longstreet has been back there so much. Even if we don’t have any sort of crazy trick lateral play. Other teams will start having to anticipate that we do. And spend at least a little time trying to figure out what it could be and practicing for it just in case. May only be 10 minutes of prep in an entire week. But that’s 10 minutes they’re not working on something else.
Posted by TigerinAL
Bham
Member since Sep 2023
70 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:11 am to
Clark is #2 because he's the most easy to slide in to replace Leavitt from a skillset perspective. Otherwise you get the Les Miles and Brian Kelly days where you recruit two completely different QB's like Jefferson and Lee or Nuss and MVB and have to completely change the offense when one gets hurt.

What are you talking about? Clark and Longstreet have the same skillset. One was rated the #4 QB coming out of high school, one wasn't rated. Longstreet is faster than Clark. Do you see Clark back returning punts? If we want to compare who was more accurate, look at the stats.
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
15350 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:14 am to
Kiffin was hoping he found another chambliss.
He didn’t
Posted by RemyLeBeau
Member since Mar 2015
2581 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:17 am to
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Dude can't even complete 50% of his passes against McNeese.


Leavitt couldn't complete two TD passes against McNeese using your logic
Posted by Holy Tiger
Member since Jan 2026
193 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:19 am to
The only thing I agree to is that is 100% up to Lane and Charlie...
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
70712 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:20 am to
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Kiffin was hoping he found another chambliss. He didn’t

Way too early to say this. Clark wasn't a 5th year senior when he got here.
Posted by Tiger_n_ATL
Ft. Lauderdale
Member since Jul 2005
33722 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:34 am to
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I think we can all agree that Longstreet is the clear #2.
I think “we” don’t get a vote, and it’s going to be whoever Coach Kiffin decides it to be. Which clearly right now is Clark, not LongStreet. Probably what it boils down to is who knows the playbook best. Each of them has different skill sets.
Posted by ipodking
#StopTalkingAboutWomensSports
Member since Jun 2008
59341 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 11:58 am to
Everyone needs to pray that Sam stays healthy

Neither of these QBs are ready win a SEC games
Posted by Honkus
Member since Aug 2005
58952 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 12:00 pm to
Agreed.

If something happens to Sam I think you'll see HL elevated to #1 and we'll still run packages for LC
Posted by TigerinAL
Bham
Member since Sep 2023
70 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 12:01 pm to
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I think we cannot agree on that #2, but what we can agree on is you clearly don't know shite or have vision problems.


You are obviously blind and don't know chit about football. Clark is brought in to run the football. If we are relying on his arm accuracy, we are facked. Did you watch the game? Probably not, just love the Clark hype, huh?
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
27323 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 12:25 pm to
Clearly Longstreet is not a clear #2 or he would have won the backup job already. Clark is not that tall and has to work on accuracy, but he is a young QB and that is to be expected.

Dude is a great runner with excellent vision and appears to have no fear. Great qualities, but you also have to be careful as a QB with those qualities. He also appears to have a cannon of an arm.

He led his high school to a 15-0 season and won their first state title in 50+ years, was a state champ in track, and a runner up in basketball. So he is obviously a great athlete. Given time with Lane coaching him, he could be an exciting player. I'm just happy we appear to have two very capable, fast backup QBs.
This post was edited on 10/5/26 at 12:26 pm
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
58191 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 12:49 pm to
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We haven't seen enough to agree on shite

We’ve seen enough to agree that Clark is number two.

I can tell because…Clark is number two.
Posted by abellsujr
Member since Apr 2014
38890 posts
Posted on 10/5/26 at 12:50 pm to
Way too early to tell anything except Sam is number one.
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