Congrats....

1) Congrats on the win. I could tell the LSU players wanted to prove they were not the team that struggled at times during the year. You guys whipped us good last night.

2-a) I enjoyed spending time on the Rant the past few weeks. There are some great, open-minded, football knowledgeable posters on here.

2-b) I see that after a big win those thar are not football smart tend to show up. Same with any board.

3) Jordan Jefferson is your man...have no idea why it took so long to get him going this year. No blue why Lee would play over him other than experience...which certainly did not show in all the pick-6's he threw.

4) Disappointed in Mile fake punt during the 4th quarter with a 5 TD lead. That does not show a lot of respect for the kids wearing the other jerseys or the other coaches that share your profession. As a former college athlete...collegiate sports are a small fraternity...you have to be respectful at all times.

5) I was proud that our defense manned up the second half and kept LSU out of the endzone despite LSU trying desperately to score. It is hard to play tough defense in a situation such as last night. The kids fought.

6) At the end of the day, GT special teams lost this game. It started with the opening kickoff out of bounds and tumbled from there.

7) GT played like a team that starts 16 freshman and sophomores...and only 3 seniors. I said this on Tiger Rant in an early December post...if the GT players get starry-eyed with the bowl game and a couple things go wrong...they probably will not know how to stop it. I think the youth was apparent in the first half particularly. A good friend of mine that is an avid Paul Johnson follower of 20 years said that our offense runs his plays as slowly as any team he has seen Paul Johnson coach...he tries to temper my anger with telling me to be patient. He warned me that we won two games more than we should have which will screw up expectations. He also thinks we need to get a QB that can decision quicker. Very easy to see why we were not consistent enough to even win an ACC division this year.

8) Paul Johnson said repeatedly in December interviews that "things are never as good or as bad as they seem"...."tnis offense is not very good yet despite what has been seen on the field in recent games.". Well..he was right. Lots of missed reads, errant passes, whiff blocks, and missed assignments.

9) The GT OL looked like pass-protectors recruited by Gailey that did not have what it took to smash-mouth a athletic and big LSU front line. This was apparent.

10) I love Charles Scott...that guy should get 20-25 carries per game. That is my type of back.

11) Had more weird experiences with LSU (probably sidewalk) fans last night. Despite being with my 9-yr old son and 7-yr old daughter...multiple fans that like to talk AT the opponents fans. I am just a 40-yr old guy (who does not drink but probably should!) with two young children walking out afterward...and had two small groups of LSU fans approach us thanking us for being "Tiger bait again this year." Some even bent down to try to slap my kids hands and thank them for being their tackling dummies! I have gone to home and away GT games for 30 years...and UGA is the only other fanbase I experience fans talking back and forth to each other...instead of talking outwardly to nobody in particular. There was even some LSU guy in our GT section (with fat girlfriend next to him...of course wearing a mid-drift and sporting a tramp stamp above her crack) that felt the need to turn and face the GT fans above him after every positive LSU play and raise his hands like he was a boxing champion. It was very strange since the average age of the two rows behind him was probably 70! It must have been some old GT alumni group of blue hairs...a strange scene! My 7-yr old daughter said that "dad...I think I like UGA fans better.". I was shocked as I have worked hard to brainwash them that UGA is the anti-Christ! Same thing happened in 2000. Maybe it was the same group of fans! I told them that every school has their bad fans...we just ran into a bunch of them last night. Like I said earlier though...I have really enjoyed the dialogue on this board the past month...some great folks on here. I wish I had met up with some of you guys instead!!!

12) I do not know how in the world you guys lost to Alabama and UGA. I truly believe that last night you would not have. It appears to me that you are light years faster and stronger than Alabama...and equally as athletic as UGA, but definitely better coached. I think JJ will be your difference maker. I predict LSU and Florida in the SEC Champsionship game next year.

13) To all of LSU...please beat Alabama and UGA next year and all coming years. The SEC has to stop the evil Nick Saban...and the pretty boy Saint Richt...year in...and year out!