Not A Big Colin Cowherd Fan, But He Nails it Here Regarding LSU

Lane has some things that fit really well with LSU. One is an offensive approach that has some NFL to it, identifying mismatches. Then he has also been heavily influenced by Saban, who was core to LSU becoming what Cowherd names as one of the 6-8. But that's not just guaranteed. No playoff berth since 2019-20.
As far as hijinks, I don't know what exactly he's talking about. He was going by what was decided in court on the eligibility issue.

First off, cowherd knows zilch about college football. He covers it because he has to. I'd be surprised if he watch 5 games a year.

Given what he's said, LSU has been super for 5 years now. I don't think lane is trying a schtick. I think he's bring an attitude that other coaches have lacked.

Those top 6 teams he's talked about, UGA, UT, ND, Ohio State, and throw in Bama...have all gone long periods of time without winning anything. Heck UT and ND are 20+ years without an NC.

Even the biggest programs need an edge. Maybe not for viewership, but to win it all.

He should've told Spurrier that at UF. There's a reason Lane too wears a visor.

People are always trying to change CLK. He is what he is. Let him Coach.

It is big boy football, but you need someone to work the margins. That is the difference now. The margin for error on talent mis-evals is very small. The devil is truly in the details as the delta between rosters shrinks. The better someone is at augmenting top end talent with ham and eggers, the better the chances to win enough games to get a shot at taking home the prize. Then you have to have a brain trust that knows how to use those players and scheme around deficiencies, either your own or the other guys. Not as simple as he says.

Shtick and no talent or talent and not Shtick... well how about Shtick and Talent Colin.

he's implying there's a schtick this year at lsu. what's that schtick?

Lane’s formula is simple- the schtick is for the recruits and national hype. The big-boy football is for the fans and winning games.

Very simple, I don’t know how Cowherd doesn’t get it.

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he's implying there's a schtick this year at lsu. what's that schtick?

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Agreed What schtick?

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I think he’s implying there’s no point in what LK did in trying to get those players who went to mini camps back as LSU is already loaded.

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The players took the legal action, not LSU. Of course LSU stood to benefit from it. But LSU nor Kiffin were directly involved (at least from a legal perspective). Schools/coaches all across the country, in multiple sports, have for several years now been pushing the boundaries of eligibility in order to have good players available to play. Generally through the court system. Hell, Ole Miss's QB is one such player. Did LSU "need" those players? Maybe not. But that's what good coaches do. They always try to push the boundaries to improve their team anyway they can.

The ONLY reason it turned into a big issue is because the SEC and other conferences think they have found the secret weapon to stop all of the litigation in the lawsuit the Big 12 filed against Texas Tech in June. The conferences turned it into a circus. Not Lane

As for Cowherd, the basis for his opinion is faulty. He says/implies he watched Ole Miss because of Lane's schtick. No...he watched Ole Miss because they were winning. Lane could have done all of the same exact things and if Ole Miss was 4-8, 5-7, 6-6, no one would have watched. So maybe the "schtick" was part of what led to the winning.

Brian Kelly subscribe to the same faulty logic Cowherd is advocating. He assumed LSU won big by virtue of its own existence and that the HC had to give minimal effort and simply go along for the ride. That wasn't the case. And it isn't the case for ANY program. If it was, then Alabama, Texas, Ohio State, Georgia, etc would win big regardless of the HC. History shows that isn't the case.

If backhanded comments, dunking basketballs, having his nephew spray fog all over the sidelines, pushing boundaries, etc is part of what get his team motivated to win, then do it!

The only time Lane needs to change what he is doing is if it is not producing wins. Until then, do whatever you need to do. I don't care how the sausage is made. Just make it