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re: Could LSU Have Scored in the 2012 BCS Title Game if They Subbed in Jarrett Lee?

Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:34 pm to
Posted by Carter
Member since Nov 2003
2863 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:34 pm to
Yep. He would have run toss dive and nearside option much better
Posted by TheBaker
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2004
4567 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:43 pm to
No. Lee wanted no part of Alabama. He was terrified the 1st game in Tuscaloosa. Mett…maybe.
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
19932 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:43 pm to
Who knows but it was worth taking at least 2 series with Lee in a deep shotgun putting the ball downfield. We never had a chance with Jefferson and that offense.
Posted by thumperpait
Member since Nov 2005
3062 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:50 pm to
Les was acting like a stubborn mule the whole second half. Had his arms crossed and looked like he didn't give a crap about winning that game. Something definitely happened in the locker room at halftime.

Les was a really good recruiter. But had no idea what to do with his talent. But he didn't recruit his o-line that good. Instead of recruiting offensive tackles, he would mix and match to fill the holes.
Posted by Thorny
Montgomery, AL
Member since May 2008
2060 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:51 pm to
The only thing that would have made a difference is if Jefferson would have seen DeAngelo Peterson streaking down the field alone early in the 3rd. Score that one, and the game changes drastically.

Still, when we gave up 42 yards on the first punt return having only given up 7 all season, something was up. It wasn't just the QB: the whole team had read their press clippings.

GEAUX TIGERS!
Posted by Rickdaddy4188
Murfreesboro,TN
Member since Aug 2011
47404 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:53 pm to
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JJ shoulders 100% blame for what happened. That was the worst performance by an LSU QB ever, and the standard under Les was already low


JJ was running for his life all game. No gameplan survives your oline getting pushed into to your backfield all game.
The truth about 2011 and the first bama game was they weren't ready for the option. No one was able to pass on that bama defense which was an alltime great. Bamas offense was more talented than lsu's.
This post was edited on 8/29/24 at 4:54 pm
Posted by LSU Tiger Bob
South
Member since Sep 2011
3074 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:54 pm to
Lee was a senior. Last game of the season. The kid was in part the reason they were there.
He deserved to be able to play for a series or two.
Fux Miles for not playing him! Fux miles for not trying something...anything.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
75359 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:54 pm to
The Answer was always Mett.

Jefferson sucked
Lee Sucked
Posted by Rickdaddy4188
Murfreesboro,TN
Member since Aug 2011
47404 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:54 pm to
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Something definitely happened in the locker room at halftime.

Despite numerous people publicly saying it didnt?
Posted by Rickdaddy4188
Murfreesboro,TN
Member since Aug 2011
47404 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:57 pm to
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The kid was in part the reason they were there.
He deserved to be able to play for a series or two.


I do agree that Miles should've at least tried a new qb. JJ was not getting it done. On the doorstep of a legendary season you don't leave any bullets in the gun.
This post was edited on 8/29/24 at 4:58 pm
Posted by hashtag
Comfy, AF
Member since Aug 2005
30187 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 4:59 pm to
LSU still finished the season with a better record than Bama.
Bama didn't deserve the rematch.
Etc.
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
6694 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:03 pm to
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Could LSU Have Scored in the 2012 BCS Title Game if They Subbed in Jarrett Lee


We’ll never know.

But I would love to know the real reason why he never even got a series to see if he could move the ball.

It was clear the plan with JJ wasn’t going to work, not sure why Les didn’t try something different
Posted by Sp0728
Your head
Member since Aug 2018
2008 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:03 pm to
Why would you do this to us?
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
6694 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:05 pm to
quote:

JJ shoulders 100% blame for what happened


100%??? You sure??? Les doesn’t even get a small percentage of that disaster in your mind?
This post was edited on 8/30/24 at 6:02 pm
Posted by Rickdaddy4188
Murfreesboro,TN
Member since Aug 2011
47404 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:08 pm to
quote:

LSU still finished the season with a better record than Bama.
Bama didn't deserve the rematch.

Agreed
Posted by SOL2
Dallas burbs
Member since Jan 2020
6163 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:09 pm to
If he had subbed Jayden D.
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
39005 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:09 pm to
JLee ran that Offense as well as anything we'd seen (to that point). JJ got the nod because he was giving Lesticles the nob. We saw what JJ did. JLee could not possibly have fared worse.
If nothing else Lesty should have put him in at the point JJ failed. Studrawa was simply a puppet of Les.
This post was edited on 8/29/24 at 5:15 pm
Posted by geauxrugby
Tulsa, OK
Member since Jul 2012
191 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:10 pm to
Jarret Lee should have started the entire season. JJ sucked and had no business on the field at any time that season. I believe Lee definitely makes a difference in that game. He was by far the better passer, he had more poise and I think the whole team plays better with him at QB.
Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
87053 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:26 pm to
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Baw dont do this


im sorry i was just watching the highlights

I think they score but no win. At least crossing the 50
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
62794 posts
Posted on 8/29/24 at 5:26 pm to
All of this. You want to give jefferson a series or 2 a game fine...but he was so inefficient throwing the football
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