re: The gap is on the sidelines, not in talent.

The O line in the second half vs. Bama I can promise you that was not coaching, they where getting beat man on man every play. All you have to do is watch the tape Bama's lines are way more talented.

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We set a god damn record for underclassmen drafted. If a NFL defense is made up primarily of rookies or inexperienced players, they're going to struggle. Period. Pros will struggle. fricking unbelievable.

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When the defense gets progressively worse as the season goes along than you have a major issue. It's not just a lack of talent buddy. This team has major coaching issues and the difference between Bama and LSU is talent and the fact that they've improved on both sides of the ball and on the lines as the year's gone on.

LSU's OL, DL, LBers, and DBs have all gotten worse as the season has gone on. It's no secret that coaching is a major issue right now.

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We set a god damn record for underclassmen drafted. If a NFL defense is made up primarily of rookies or inexperienced players, they're going to struggle. Period. Pros will struggle. fricking unbelievable.

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yeah, but where are u seeing this defense get better?

take the lumps, yes...but they should be better by now, and in some cases have actually regressed a ton.

Not true, the schedule has gotten harder with conference play. The o line and the d line struggled vs. some of the early cupcakes. You can blame everything on coaching, line play is the least coach positions on the field. It pretty simple you get beat or you beat the guy. LMAO

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Where is the development of players by Saban?
Yes, there is a big gap in talent, go check ESPN recruiting classes in the last 4 years.

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shite, check Rivals the last 6 years. ONCE in the last 6 years he has not had the #1 recruiting class. Hell he has the #1 recruiting class of 2014 so far.

Nobody is recruiting like Saban. Look no further tan the players if you want a reason to bitch. Our 2012 class was a pitiful haul. Only two players on defense were ranked in the Rivals 250, Dwayne Thomas at 189(not playing) and Lamar Louis at 231(RB/LB coming out so not a true LB). We had the best season since 2007, in 2011, and could only pull in the 18th ranked class.

Right now, we are in the lead for 6 5 stars and could potentially get 8-9. Guys, we have some ballers committed on the line and we finish out this class with high fours and 5 star recruits.

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Not true, the schedule has gotten harder with conference play. The o line and the d line struggled vs. some of the early cupcakes. You can blame everything on coaching, line play is the least coach positions on the field. It pretty simple you get beat or you beat the guy. LMAO

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God damn this is dumb. Bama's line O-line was having all sorts of problems earlier in the season. VT was all over them. Now all of a sudden they're unstoppable talent monsters?

They got better because they received good and consistent coaching throughout the year. It's not just "hey, there's your guy, beat him." It's learning proper hand placement and footwork to beat him. It's learning his tendencies through watching tape so you can try to be a step ahead of him. It's learning about the stunts and disguised fronts that you're going to see and how to recognize who is really your man and where he's going to be. It's learning how to pull properly and where you should be on the first and second levels on run plays.

This is shite that is coached, it's not just raw talent. It's why our really talented O-line recruits lay eggs against schools without anything close to an equivalent level of talent on the defensive side of the ball. Because they don't know what the frick they are doing because they're apparently being coached by a moron who thinks, like you, that you just gotta go out there and beat the guy across from you and that's all there is to the game of football.

An Ole Miss group of 2nd string players with a walk on freshman

Totally unprepared and absurd.

No excuse for that pile of manure

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The gap is on the sidelines, not in talent.I'm ok with smallish LBs, but they need to be fast. I just don't see speed or size here.

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Im not. We have guys that have been in the weight program for two plus years that are not even 220lbs. Understand speed, but you have to have some size to meet a 225+ pound back at the hole, and stop him from that one yard to ontinue the other teams drive. Our guys grab at ankles in the hole, get ran over or dragged for yardage, and cannot get off of o oline or receiver blocks. This business of 215 pound linebackers is ridiculous.

When can we fire Coach Stud? The guy has been a boat anchor for years and it's well confirmed his coaching is neither Thorough nor innovative . This guy sucks and he needs to go.

Bama recruits more of the region's and nation's best HS players and then does a much better job of coaching 'em up, including strength and conditioning. So it's a combination of better players and better coaching. It's that simple, it's that obvious.