re: How the Hell is LSU supposed to beat Alabama this year?

Posted by jgriffith

Paradise Valley, Arizona

Member since Sep 2005

5309 posts

Posted on 5/1/19 at 11:15 pm to El Campo Tiger

I'm certainly not putting my heart into it anymore. Against better judgement knowing we had 0 shot with Ensminger and O running things, yet during game week last season I got sky high thinking we had a shot. I'm stopping myself from now on. Even with Joe Brady, O's mentality on offense is still going to be at least somewhat conservative. You cannot hang with Alabam that way. I've had it with this bullsh*t getting my hopes up. LSU can geaux 11 & 1 or 10 & 2. LSU canNOT geaux 12 & 0. Hell will get a cool front first.

This post was edited on 5/1/19 at 11:19 pm

Posted by vince vega

New Orleans

Member since Feb 2014

658 posts

Posted on 5/1/19 at 11:24 pm to El Campo Tiger

stop playing so tight

Posted by SportTiger1

Stonewall, LA

Member since Feb 2007

28504 posts

Posted on 5/1/19 at 11:37 pm to El Campo Tiger

A) take chances
B) execute when those chances pay off

We've played not to get blown out since O took over...thats never going to work.

Eta-from a game plan perspective, protect the QB without having to max protect and sling it around. Put the running game in your back pocket.

This post was edited on 5/1/19 at 11:39 pm

Posted by ForeverEllisHugh

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2016

14809 posts

Posted on 5/1/19 at 11:45 pm to Big EZ Tiger

quote:
2017 when Auburn went up 20-0, and surprisingly, very few fans left.

Part of that was the 2007 halftime ceremony - I was at the front of the student section trying to get a “We want Les” chant going

Posted by Sweet daddy

Member since Jan 2016

1037 posts

Posted on 5/1/19 at 11:52 pm to El Campo Tiger

Stop playing scared throw the ball, misdirection plays, mistake free.

Posted by rob62

Member since Sep 2016

5165 posts

Posted on 5/1/19 at 11:56 pm to El Campo Tiger

Man if UGA can play Bama as close as they have and LSU can beat UGA by 3 TDs then the talent gap between Bama and LSU is not that large.

LSU's biggest problem vs. Bama is between LSU's ears.

Posted by SportTiger1

Stonewall, LA

Member since Feb 2007

28504 posts

Posted on 5/2/19 at 12:07 am to rob62

quote:
LSU's biggest problem vs. Bama is between LSU's ears

Coaches and players ears...

Our gameplans have SUCKED

Posted by TigersFan64

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Oct 2014

4755 posts

Posted on 5/2/19 at 12:09 am to El Campo Tiger

Yes, it will again be an uphill climb. But if LSU comes in healthy, their pass rush should be much improved and I look for the run defense to be really good. The big challenge of course, will be scoring points against them. But maybe, just maybe, with a more modern offense loaded with receiving talent, John Emery running the ball and a more experienced Joe Burrow...

Posted by Canwoodtiger

Member since Oct 2015

3737 posts

Posted on 5/2/19 at 12:19 am to Theboot32

Yeah hit Tua hard! Like a many a QB he is a different specimen when harassed and he got exposed vs. UGA and Clemson. Also need to make sure they don't hit Jeaux Jeaux hard and early. It will come down to how well our Tackles can hold up to the edge rush.

Posted by SportTiger1

Stonewall, LA

Member since Feb 2007

28504 posts

Posted on 5/2/19 at 12:24 am to Canwoodtiger

You've got to go into the game knowing you need to get to 30 points to win...only way to do that is play fast and crazy

Posted by Tigers eyes

Member since Nov 2018

2649 posts

Posted on 5/2/19 at 12:58 am to El Campo Tiger

quote:
that was in Baton Rouge!

1982, LSU versus Alabama football, look it up!

Posted by LSUERDOC

Member since Jul 2013

2608 posts

Posted on 5/2/19 at 1:17 am to El Campo Tiger

Orgeron and Ensminger will never beat Bama. Stop getting your hopes up. If they beat Mullen and Fisher then they should have a shot at the playoffs...assuming the committee will give us the Bama treatment in not having to win our conference to play for the national championship.

Posted by Madking

Member since Apr 2016

47862 posts

Posted on 5/2/19 at 1:58 am to El Campo Tiger

We need to throw the ball more. Doesn’t matter if we have to put it in the air 50+ times. Just an opinion and I’ve provided some data so you can make your own. Here’s a comparison of what the teams who have beat Bama the last 7 times compared to our last 7 games against Bama have averaged and the differences in approach and success.

Bamas last 7 losses/ opponents averages
Run/ Pass ratio
Passing 49.4%
Rushing 50.6%

Passing
37.4 pass attempts per game
309.1 yards passing per game
8.3 yards per pass attempt
2.6 pass TDs per game

Rushing
38.3 attempts per game
131.1 yards per game
3.4 yards per carry
1.6 TDs per game

LSUs last 7 games vs Alabama
Run/ Pass ratio
Passing 43.1%
Rushing 56.9%

Passing
27.7 pass attempts per game
167.4 passing yards per game
6.0 yards per pass attempt
0.57 pass TDs per game

Rushing
36.6 attempts per game
87.9 yards per game
2.4 yards per carry
0.57 TDs per game

Seems to me like we’ve given the style of running to set up the pass a fair chance and our rush attempts are just about equal to the teams who’ve actually beat Bama. But we’re about 10 pass attempts per game behind the successful teams and that number is drastically inflated by how far behind we’ve been in most of these games. Its time to quit playing scared and start attacking them down the field. We’ve got one of the most cerebral college QBs I’ve seen in the SEC in recent years, he’s wise beyond his age in terms of football smarts. We’ve got as talented a WR group as anybody in the country and we now have Brady who should be able to find ways to put this group in great situations. In 2017 we saw Canada design a game plan that had opportunities to make big plays in the passing game against them and our QB just had a bad game so it’s there we just have to go for it.

This post was edited on 5/2/19 at 2:05 am