re: In our 3 ranked losses what do you think has plagued us the most?

All of the above, plus special teams hiccoughs

Execution inside the 35 yard line. Throw out the Ole Miss game because that was a legit loss. But it's pathetic to lose two games now when you outgained your opponent, had more first downs, and won the time of possession battle. I let the Ole Miss one slide because Trinidad is a stud & I don't think there was a team in the country (maybe besides Georgia) that was going to win in that atmosphere that night.

No one has mentioned it yet, but opening the game by deferring after the coin toss was a mistake. LSU needed to start on offense and ram it down those elephants throats. Instead we started on defense and they moved at will, getting a lead on a FG (could've been a TD is not for a penalty in the redzone).

Deferring isn't always the best option, esp against an opponent who has beaten you 8 of the last 9 on your home field.

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Red zone execution in Kentucky and Bama.

Leavitt's inability to progress reads in ole Miss and bama.

Zone defense in critical times.

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I would have to agree with all 3, plus Kiffin's ridiculous 4th down decisions.

Offensive Line is number 1.

Leavitt is probably 2. I believe Kiffin trusts him more than he trusts himself. I think Kiffin thought he turned a corner, and Kiffin was calling plays & making decisions as such.

Offense:

Turnovers and one read then tuck and run leavitt

Defense:

Inability to force turnovers and get timely stops

Special teams:

Sucking arse

our linebackers getting out ran to the boundary against bama killed us.

The coaching and play on the field can't come through in critical moments.

LSU has only played 3 close games this season. They have lost them all. And in all there were critical moments that could have changed the outcome. LSU didn't make the plays.

After fighting back from 17-0 vs. Ole Miss it is 24-21 in the 4Q. LSU's offense had gotten momentum. Scoring TDs on their prior two drives. Just like those two drives you march down field. Then, with 3rd and short inside the OM 5 yard line you can't pick it up and settle for a game tying FG. Still, with the way the game was flowing, OM could not stop LSU's offense and LSU's defense had shut down OM in the 3Q, you felt one defensive stop on the next possession would give LSU the room to take the lead and win the game. Defense couldn't deliver. Then, on the final possession, LSU drives down field like it had all second half needed a TD. Offense can't deliver inside the 10.

LSU had MULTIPLE chances to close out UK. They failed on every one. Converting 4th & 1 wins the game. LSU punts. Fine, a defensive stop wins the game too. LSU can't get it. In OT LSU scores first. A defensive stop again wins the game. Can't get it. THEN simply stopping a 2 point conversion wins the game. LSU can't get it.

On Saturday LSU had multiple chances in the first 3 quarters to score. They failed more often than not. Despite all of that, LSU still got took the lead and the crowd was finally in the game. Like OM, it felt like a stop on the next drive would change the game. LSU could not get it. Then the offense started to falter and the HC made poor decisions out of frustration.

Great teams make the plays in critical spots. Despite what you think you remember from 2019, it wasn't a dominant season from start to finish. There were critical moments in multiple games (Texas, Florida, Auburn, Alabama) where one play likely changes the outcome. Yet, LSU delivered every time in those critical spots.

If you have to pick one thing, you must pick OL.

It is the biggest reason we can't score in the redzone.
It is the biggest reason we can run the ball effectively.
It is the biggest reason Leavitt has to scramble.