re: Harvey Williams going off on 104.5

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wesome revisionist history you have going there. That Bama team was supposed to beat us soundly and needed a Chavis derp to win. Mett, Landry, and Landry weren't what they were in 2013, and you're being very disingenuous to claim otherwise.

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I don't know who was supposed to beat who. I know Mett was on fire in the 2nd half, that our final drive had three first downs by passing, that another first down would have ended the game, and that Miles chickened out, ran three straight times for barely any gain, and then attempted a long-ish field goal that wouldn't even have won the game.

We did fall off a bit. Still better than 95% of everyone else. But when considering what we face every year. We have to be at 98%+. Very little margin of error in recruiting.

Not really, one guy was asking for proof of other players calling out Les and I provided an example and then got attacked because there is no way players aren't happy playing for him

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one guy was asking for proof of other players calling out Les and I provided an example and then got attacked because there is no way players aren't happy playing for him

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again...why do you assume players can't separate their personal feelings and feelings towards game/gameplans?

I know I used to get frustrated at times with my coach or coaches but I still loved playing for them

I've wanted Les fired for years...and many posters on this board have screamed for it too over the years including Speedy(the keeper of the positiger Les thread) and even Chicken. To be honest I no longer want him fired because that's wasted effort and energy, at this point we made our bed and now we lay in it.

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When you have a game plan where you back is gaining 10 yards a pop then yes you stick with it.

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cool, so the gameplan coming into the game was fine then

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But when he's averaging 1 yard a pop at some point you have try different things.

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we did and Harris was ineffective when we tried something different

its hard to be successful when your OL is getting dominated like it was

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Which faction looks ridiculous today?

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The "faction" who feels so giddy and excited to say "I told you so!"

The game vs Alabama was horrible. But those of you who anytime we look bad who go back to the 2005 Tennessee game and proudly say "I knew right then he was awful1" don't do anyone any good.

The gameplan wasn't the problem. The failure to adjust was the problem. It's worked for lsu all season, why change your stripes and start off with something that your offense isn't comfortable doing? Two weeks isn't really enough time to completely change what you do. That said, it was evident in the first quarter that the plan wasn't going to work offensively. What sets Alabama apart in my opinion from every other defense in the country, they hold each other accountable and play with a whole lot of pride and anger. I've seen defensive backs all year cower at the sight of Fournette. Our 190 pound corners and safeties met him in the hole all night and stoned him with reckless abandon. They tackle. One of the basic fundamentals of the game that is lost in most places still reigns supreme at Alabama.

When it's evident that it isn't working, you have to change it. Les talks about needing to run in order to possess the ball...if you can't gain yards running then you aren't going to possess the ball. Sure you may turn it over or throw incompletions, but it was clear that running wasn't going to work period, so the gamble should have been made at that point to go 4 wide and let it fly. It wasn't going to get any worse.

Everything he said is true. But Les is a nice guy.