Remember all of the Saban documentary threads?

The vast majority of the scoreboard would have fired Saban in 2007 based on the reactions last night


The game sucked.

Lane punting on 4th and 1 is diametrically opposed to everything that led us all to be so excited when he came here. That sucked.

The referees absolutely sucked and if any one of close to a dozen calls go our way the game is ours and if we get a couple the game isn’t close. That sucks.


Blake Baker is not going to win anything for this team. That sucks, but that’s also what Lane is here for.

That said, the defense held Kentucky to three points in the second half before the kick to force overtime. They came up with huge stops to force three FGs with the game on the line in the 4th and imo came up with their best play of the game on the goal line before halftime only to have the refs give them a TD anyway.

He then completely shite the bed in OT, but overall his defense played more than well enough to get out of that game with a win.

How many holding calls did OM or UK have go against them in those games btw?


The backup bros really hate Leavitt, and yet the third worst call of the night was when Landon Clark was brought in for a QB run for no gain from the 10 yard line when Sam had just marched us 65 yards down the field. Luckily Sam threw a TD the next play, but anyone that thinks Sam is the problem, even with his very frustrating mistakes (thanks defense for giving up zero after the fumble at our own 13 ), is one of the goons that would have fired Saban after losing to ULM or Auburn in 07.


The offensive line is really just not very good and is constantly being pushed into Sam’s face even when only facing a three or four man rush. This has been pretty clear most of the season and I am dreading facing teams like Alabama or Texas. I think the talent is clearly lacking, but I also don’t believe our scheming is very good and communication/recognizing assignments is bad. I fear Wolford is one of those Bama guys that gets credit for being a good coach because he just had way more talent on his three deep than anyone they ever line up against.


The second worst call of the night was the second down call on our last drive of regulation. I understand wanting to run clock or force them to use their TOs, but why not call the third down pass on second down if you’re going to put the ball in the air on the drive anyway? We played very conservatively on many early downs only to leave it up to Sam to make long down and distance throws on 3rd throughout the night. To his credit, he made many of them, but I just don’t like telegraphing when those plays are coming, especially given the OL issues.


The worst call of the night, the 4th and 1, is purely a feel type of play and honestly the reason Kiffin is here. Even as good as the defense had played in the second half, in a wild road environment with the type of referee input that game had shown to that point, you take the opportunity to end it. Period.

No one should have thought our defense was going to stop them for four straight downs which is what the D would be facing, and I was very skeptical that kicker would miss if given another opportunity, which it was clear he was going to get.


Everyone saying that OM Lane wiiid have gone for it is right, but there were also many threads after he was hired where people were lamenting 4th down Lane and declaring he doesn’t need that gimmicky stuff at LSU and he needed to leave that in Oxford. But going for it there wouldn’t have been gimmicky. It was the right call on the road to get a yard and put the game away.

This is one of those moments where Lane is struggling to find the balance between what he was in Oxford and who he is going to be at LSU. It sucks that he fumbled that first chance to define what he is going to be about here, but the hysteria about him being the wrong hire is just so childish that it’s hard to believe this board is filled by functional adults



And I said repeatedly on the rant this week after watching bits of the SC game that Stein is a really good hire.

After watching a full game (and seeing his SEC media day declaration ) he is also a complete chode. He gives off that same Sumrall fake tough guy vibe that is so corny. Just own that you’re a tiny savant that is smarter than most other coaches, don’t try to be a badass lol.

That nerd is likely going to believe the hype that will be coming his way and will make the jump to a job he isn’t ready for and flame out when he faces any type of real expectations.

As we just saw it’s one thing for a coach to go balls to the wall at a place where everyone knows you will never win anything of real significance, that’s all fun and games.

But when fans and media and admin expect wins every single week the pressure is just different.


Saban established his culture after dropping the ball repeatedly under that pressure in 07, and it’s going to be fun watching Kiffin continue to pull this program back up to the standard he knows it is capable of after so many years of floundering in mediocrity.


TLDR - Score Board is a nightmare and Chicken should just lock the whole site during and after games