re: miles comments on passing weds nite

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If Miles couldn't watch the second half and realize that Miss State's offense was starting to click, and 21 points might not be enough to win this game, then that's an issue.

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seems to have worked out

Les isn't afraid to lean on the defense

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IF that field goal goes in last saturday

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If we gonna play the "if" game, "if" we don't have big penalties negating TDs and big plays...that FG try doesn't mean anything.

When Les is confident in the QB and WRs, Les is not afraid to throw. In 2013, we had a downfield passing game despite having one of the most talented running backs (Jeremy Hill) of the Les Miles era.

Les will eventually get there with Harris but it's going to be a gradual process. Our fan base is just too impatient.

As for the game, LSU nearly beat itself. To be sure Dak played great down the stretch but we should have scored at least 10 more points and we played sloppy. The penalties against us came at the absolute worst time. Thankfully, the football gods evened things out with Miss State's in opportune delay of game penalty. But LSU was a two TD better team than Miss State on Saturday, even in Starkville.

I did not like the fact that we left the game in their hands, but I liked what I saw of this team (sans the penalties) for a first game of the season SEC West road win.

Can't wait for Saturday!

The issue with offense is not passing vs running IMO. Th problem is predictability of offense. For example, they could get the ball to LF by screen pass, running wide, shovel pass, reverse. etc but they line up and do exactly what defense is prepared for.

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bear Bryant, joe paterno. yeah, they're old

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So much so that they're dead.

Well, Reid was gone as a Junior anyway and so was Mingo and Mathieu. So it would have been fruitless coming from them.

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If we gonna play the "if" game, "if" we don't have big penalties negating TDs and big plays...that FG try doesn't mean anything.

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I don't like relying on the opposing team missing a field goal to win games with no time left. that cannot be a long range successful strategy

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If we gonna play the "if" game, "if" we don't have big penalties negating TDs and big plays...that FG try doesn't mean anything.

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Point taken but those penalties weren't on the last play of the game with the outcome hanging in the balance. Should have never come down to that kick....and would not have if we would have cut our D a break and forced the State D out of the box a bit with a few more pass attempts.

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Mark Dantonio coaches a lot like miles. no surprise there.

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Except the fact that Dantonio passes the ball a good deal.

Michigan St has had a good defense, good run game, and good passing game for the past 4 of the past 5 years. The least he has thrown in the last 10 years, is 373 times in one year. He has thrown at least 399 passes 6 of his 8 years at MSU, and at least 390 passes 7 of his 8 years at MSU. He's thrown at least 400 times per year since 2011. He's already thrown 63 times this year. His two previous multi year starting QBs have or are starting in the NFL (Cousins and Hoyer), and Connor Cook will be going first round this year.

Yet had Harris thrown a pick in the 4th quarter, ya'll would all be screaming "we have a 14 point lead in the damned 4th quarter, POUND THE frickIN' ROCK!"