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Why anyone thinks Jennings is more ready to go on the road into a hostile environment in the SEC is beyond my comprehension. Why is this a thought process of some

Its pretty simple, he has actually looked composed under pressure on several occasions, which Harris hasn't yet. I think a lot of you guys are a bit hung up on the "starter". Just because one advocates that Jennings should start does not necessarily indicate they think he is a better talent or long term option. Jennings has proven to be pretty calm under pressure, Harris has proven to provide a nice spark off the bench. This isn't a long term solution, but right now why not play to what both have shown an aptitude for? To have them go into a game sharing duties will take pressure off, and will hopefully lead to a frontrunner that can finish the season out.

I don't care about development, I want to win games; we just need to find the right recipe to finish this season strong.

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Posted by LSUANDY25

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Posted on 10/10/14 at 10:41 am to GeeOH

I dont know many real football people that didnt want Harris to start. Miles made the right call.
Obviously, Jennings wasnt the answer. Miles gave him every chance. Get the start against mighty NMSU and completely play like crap? U deserve to lose your spot, especially if the other guy comes in 2 games in a row and out plays u.
We still had hope left to win something this year if we get by Auburn. Does anyone truly believe we win that game if we start Jennings?
We had no choice. Harris got rattled at a tough place by a tough team in his first start. Crap happens.
U arent going to win many in this division with poor QB play; no matter who the coach is or how many good players, u have.

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Posted by TheBuescherMan

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Posted on 10/10/14 at 10:54 am to Tiger Voodoo

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It was even more frustrating because the offensive line actually looked pretty darn good. Much better than they did against MSU and even Wisconsin imo. Fournette and Williams are really coming along nicely, and Dupre showed his explosive ability with a great adjustment on the long catch.

For all the talk about our predictable play calling and formations, first downs were EXTREMELY effective, and the stat they showed about midway through the 2nd quarter proved it perfectly. At that point, we had 108 total yards, 107 of which came on first down.

107 of 108 yards on first down. Unreal.

LSU was consistently in 2nd and short, but mistake after mistake kept pushing us back, and Harris was a big part of that. The fumbled snap, miscommunication, not knowing the play, rolling out when there was no pressure, and just plain missing wide open receivers with awful throws.

Completely agree with everything here. Anyone bashing the first down running has no idea what they are talking about. Unfortunately, we were unable to capitalize on those runs. A lot of the mistakes fall on Harris, but that's what we get for starting a true freshmen on the road against a Top 5 team.

I still like Harris and think he's the future, but there's going to be growing pains. I just want to see improvement in him over the course of the season.

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Posted by OceanMan

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Posted on 10/10/14 at 11:11 am to TheBuescherMan

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I still like Harris and think he's the future, but there's going to be growing pains. I just want to see improvement in him over the course of the season.

I honestly think you will see improvement in the whole team over the season. We are so young, we are bound to show better maturity going forward. And believe it or not, it will make the coaches look better. Lack of execution on the field has been out biggest problem.

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