re: Jarrett Lee vs West Virginia

Flynn threw 3 in the first half and LSU won.

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Nov. 7, 2011 vs. Alabama

3/7 - 24 yards - 0 td - 2 interceptions.

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We were talking about 9-6.

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Well aware, IO was talking about Jefferson's shot against Alabama in the NC Game where the offense literally couldnt cross the 50 and he was throwing shovel passes to linebackers

...but Les apparently so no reason to try Lee who had a good season

Triggered

Mettenberger was on the sideline...

I don't know. I honestly can't believe I'm participating in this thread. But here's my take.

Lee had a nice season going, he did. But it's not like he was lighting the world on fire. He was hardly asked to do much in any of our games until Bama. Yes, we played good teams, but our defense, special teams, and running games, in that order, carried the team. Not Lee and our prolific passing game. Do any of you think BHarris was lighting it up last year prior to the Bama game? Nope. But he was 11 TDs and 0 INTs up until that game. That doesn't mean he was doing great, just like Lee wasn't doing great prior to Bama in 2011 either.

Get to the Bama game, and the guy CLEARLY doesn't have what it takes to win that night. He was AWFUL in that game, and bullshite it was any receiver's fault. As mentioned earlier, on the bad snap, there were guys running wide arse open and he threw it right to the safety. He was a deer in headlights, just like in 2008. Enter JJ and we start moving the ball on the ground against Bama, which nobody did. And we had beaten Bama the year before with JJ (although, yes...I remember Lee came in with JJ injured and threw a nice first down to Rueben Randle to basically ice the game). As the coach, it's a tough call. Here's a guy that CLEARLY doesn't have what it takes to beat Bama with that ridiculous defense they have, and here's another guy that gives the team another dimension, is tough, and has in fact beaten them before, so likely more confident.

That's why I think Lee never saw the field again after Bama except mop up time...because the decision was made to ride with JJ going forward after the Bama game to get him prepared better, as he had missed half the season.
The unfortunate thing is, we wind up somehow matched against Bama again, and they have a well over a month to rest up, and in fact to prepare for JJ.

And they whipped our asses with 5 FGs and a late garbage TD.

It's over though. We need to beat them so badly just to get that taste out of our mouths. It really sucks the life out of this board, and in fact, the entire fan base, to continually re-hash that game.

The greatest thing that les ever did for lee was not put him in that game. It made him a legend far greater than what would have happened if he had gotten in that game.

I think he should have played but I think it would have made little to no difference.

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Yet we still argue about them.

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Because for whatever reason Lee fans still want to bring it up. They're both long gone, time to get over it. At least the people who think Etling should play are living in the present.

Lee basically checked out in Tuscaloosa. Saban was in his head, scared to get hit. Chuck and duck. 7 Ints in limited action v Bama. Sad but true.

Lee was doing great till Miles let Jefferson back on the team.

JL should've gotten a shot in the mulligan game. 99% chance it wouldn't have mattered, but Les should've tried. Bc it was 100% obvious early on that JJ couldn't move the offense.