re: Orgeron... handcuffing Brady or not?

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I believe that you can run the ball creatively as well. Misdirection, wild cat, option, etc

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Running off-tackle is the play if they're giving it to you. IOW, you don't take plays out of your book just because fans think they're old and boring.

The play calling against Auburn was implemented like an NFL offense implements the play calling. It was determined by personnel. Auburn was running 7 DBs so LSU ran at them. The Problem was Auburn's defense has 2-3 giant, athletic DTs who can hold up against double teams, and Auburn's DBs are pretty good... especially when there's 7 of them. Auburn was the best defense LSU will face all year until UGA in the SEC championship.

Bama's defense is not great... Maybe good at best, but more so average for an SEC team. LSU should be able to score a lot. Bama's defense is slightly better than Florida. I expect 35-40 points, and more if LSU mixes run and pass well with an up tempo offense. LSU will win by a combination of fast scoring drives out of the spread/tempo and give way to more ball control that will wear down Bama's defense at the right times and rest the LSU defense.

The Tide don't have great depth or experienced, elite talent in their interior front 7 this year IMO, so if they try to run 7 DBs to stop Burrow's air attack, Helaire and LSU's RBs will run for over 200 yards! The ILBs are average/young. They have a couple edge guys/OLBs that are good in Davis and the reemergence of Terrell Lewis this year, but every SEC team has 1-2 real dudes... Bama usually has them to spare across the front 7 and even in their 2 deep, but not this year! Bama's Freshman Byron Young is good and will continue to improve on the DL and Phiderian Mathis may play inspired since he's from Louisiana, but IMO neither are going to dominate!

Do you not think Saban has seen this offense is different? Do you think he is stupid enough to come out with 8 men in the box against this offense?

Auburn has had the most success in slowing down this offense to date. So, yes, he will likely try to use some of those same schemes. If the running game is there, as it was in the Auburn game, then you absolutely must run the ball.

Running the ball =/= conservative game plan

I was thinking more like Busta Ryhmes speed.

I actually just stated that running the ball didn't make it conservative. What is not debatable by anyone with intelligence is that Alabama is better than Auburn, and the gameplan will need to be much more creative to outscore them. Look at every team that has beaten Saban since 2011 and look at the creativity that it took. I hope that Orgeron doesn't share some of these "simpleton" ideas that have been posted on here. This same concept has been expressed since 2011 with the same result. Even with Beckham, Landry, Hill, and Mettenberger, the result was the same. Aggressiveness and creativity will decide the game. Try an unbiased approach and understand that no one on the outside believes that Texas or Auburn are top ten teams. LSU didn't exactly breeze through those games. My intent was not really to be negative. It was really to get a feel for how everyone thought the offensive mentality would be. I hope that it is aggressive, but time will tell. As far as the personal attacks go, most of you are either little young bitches or retarded swamp people that can't back up a word that is typed.

Oh and I do appreciate all of the cordial responses with decent input attached. I just wanted to see what the consensus was.

It depends on what Bama does on D. Opponent's D has dictated what we do on O all year. Auburn played 3-1-7 which the O hadn't seen yet, so they played their base stuff rather than the RPO heavy game plan. Against UF they ran mostly RPO and didn't throw deep because UF played deep zone most of the game. Last year Bama played a lot of zone which LSU wasn't expecting. LSU's O this year is great at taking whatever the D is giving. That's why it looks different almost every week.

130 down votes and counting

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Only won by 3 though.

That's because refs.

The creativity that was lacking against Auburn was in the red zone and on short yardage plays. Won't beat Bama with the same plan. That is all. If you think LSU is going in to Tuscaloosa to man handle Bama without creativity, then you are once again setting yourself up for disappointment. They will score points, so LSU can not afford to settle for field goals or turn it over on downs. You are kidding yourself if you believe that Bama is that far behind Auburn. Even if they were, they will still play their best against LSU and Saban is still their coach. They historically have used their bye week to put together a solid game plan for LSU. I wish I could say the same for Miles or Orgeron. Just like every other LSU fan, I hope that this year is different.

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If you think LSU is going in to Tuscaloosa to man handle Bama

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Point to where I said this

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LSU can not afford to settle for field goals or turn it over on downs.

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Agreed totally. But the biggest reason Auburn was able to get those stops is that D-line, which again is the best in the country

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I hope that this year is different.

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This year absolutely will be different, but that doesn't guarantee a win.

These teams are completely different than what either team has been traditionally. All LSU needs to do is run their offense and make any adjustments that may be needed after seeing Bama's strategy