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The LesBechler Theory
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:15 pm
the Facts:
Dinardo inherited a flat-lined program. He worked as hard as Gaius Marius to bring back enough magic to build The Foundation.
Saban, The Mercenary, comes in, sees the well laid foundation, sees the potential, and on top of it, builds The Structure. The mercenary is lured away to the highest of all contract jobs, the big bad NFL, and leaves LSU when the creme de la creme of available college coaches have already been sipped away.
*LM wins lottery and is handed The Structure. He need only Maintain or Improve.
The Theory:
Consider: Saban's LSU program had serious momentum by the time he left for Miami. A fully functioning, nearly turnkey operation of an elite football program had been established. So *LM need only maintain. *LM did, but he took a few chances too, and the dice rolled his way nearly every time. And then came that year with 2 loses and just the right mix of other teams' outcomes that sent LSU to the 2007 BCS championship. LSU wins, and as a result, *LM got serious equity in the LSU Bank & Trust.
And when you have equity, you can afford to "liquidate" a little. That is, *LM could afford to abandon the idea of maintaining or improving, and do what he wanted, leave his mark, his legacy. Like accomplished and wealthy actors who no longer have to take any role, but can choose the ones THEY want, or heck, produce and direct the whole thing.
It could be possible that in the comfortable shadow of the 2007 BCS championship trophy, he (*LM) decided to liquidate some equity; trade default scheme for personal scheme. Trade post-Saban collection of philosophies for a unified all *LM philosophy, or scheme, if you prefer, one that I call the LesBechler Football Extravaganza, which has the following features:
-70% focus on defense, strong, fast, disciplined
-Trench Warfare Offensive (TWO) line in front of a stable of cycled backs that assault like battering rams. (Forward passes rarely if ever needed; horizonal ones intermixed with the option is all this scheme needs)
-QB coordinates the TWO
Conclusion:
*LM is trying to install a very personal scheme, as conjectured above. This would explain the decisions made mid-season on the QB, the direction of the game plans, and the result in the BCS game.
An interesting and rather insidious statistic that may add support to my theory:
*LM seasons 1-4 bowl games : 4 wins 0 loses
*LM seasons 5-7 bowl games: 1 win 2 loses
The question for me: will he continue with the LesBechler next season?
I hope not.
Dinardo inherited a flat-lined program. He worked as hard as Gaius Marius to bring back enough magic to build The Foundation.
Saban, The Mercenary, comes in, sees the well laid foundation, sees the potential, and on top of it, builds The Structure. The mercenary is lured away to the highest of all contract jobs, the big bad NFL, and leaves LSU when the creme de la creme of available college coaches have already been sipped away.
*LM wins lottery and is handed The Structure. He need only Maintain or Improve.
The Theory:
Consider: Saban's LSU program had serious momentum by the time he left for Miami. A fully functioning, nearly turnkey operation of an elite football program had been established. So *LM need only maintain. *LM did, but he took a few chances too, and the dice rolled his way nearly every time. And then came that year with 2 loses and just the right mix of other teams' outcomes that sent LSU to the 2007 BCS championship. LSU wins, and as a result, *LM got serious equity in the LSU Bank & Trust.
And when you have equity, you can afford to "liquidate" a little. That is, *LM could afford to abandon the idea of maintaining or improving, and do what he wanted, leave his mark, his legacy. Like accomplished and wealthy actors who no longer have to take any role, but can choose the ones THEY want, or heck, produce and direct the whole thing.
It could be possible that in the comfortable shadow of the 2007 BCS championship trophy, he (*LM) decided to liquidate some equity; trade default scheme for personal scheme. Trade post-Saban collection of philosophies for a unified all *LM philosophy, or scheme, if you prefer, one that I call the LesBechler Football Extravaganza, which has the following features:
-70% focus on defense, strong, fast, disciplined
-Trench Warfare Offensive (TWO) line in front of a stable of cycled backs that assault like battering rams. (Forward passes rarely if ever needed; horizonal ones intermixed with the option is all this scheme needs)
-QB coordinates the TWO
Conclusion:
*LM is trying to install a very personal scheme, as conjectured above. This would explain the decisions made mid-season on the QB, the direction of the game plans, and the result in the BCS game.
An interesting and rather insidious statistic that may add support to my theory:
*LM seasons 1-4 bowl games : 4 wins 0 loses
*LM seasons 5-7 bowl games: 1 win 2 loses
The question for me: will he continue with the LesBechler next season?
I hope not.
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 10:19 pm
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:19 pm to tiger88
weird
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:19 pm to tiger88
Problem one....DiNardo did NOT build THE foundation here at LSU, he inherited it.
Get your facts straight for starters. If you need help understanding, then revisit LSU football pre-Archer.
Get your facts straight for starters. If you need help understanding, then revisit LSU football pre-Archer.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:27 pm to DP40
quote:
Problem one....DiNardo did NOT build THE foundation here at LSU, he inherited it.
Get your facts straight for starters. If you need help understanding, then revisit LSU football pre-Archer.
I was there pre-Arnsparger. Don't try to teach me LSU history. You will get schooled, yes, but also embarrassed in the process.
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:28 pm to tiger88
Second, Dinardo merely started rebuilding the structure, not the foundation albeit weakly.
While DiNardo did get top level recruits in state he lost many two-sport athletes. Structure is weak and crumbled.
Saban rebuilt the structure that included two-sport athletes and a broader recruiting range outside the southeast AND pressured for better facilities. Done deal.
Now, try to school me how the foundation was set by DiNardo and not by previous decades of great players and coaches?
While DiNardo did get top level recruits in state he lost many two-sport athletes. Structure is weak and crumbled.
Saban rebuilt the structure that included two-sport athletes and a broader recruiting range outside the southeast AND pressured for better facilities. Done deal.
Now, try to school me how the foundation was set by DiNardo and not by previous decades of great players and coaches?
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:28 pm to tiger88
you are both right and wrong.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:29 pm to tiger88
quote:OHHHHHHHHH, yea don't frick with him
I was there pre-Arnsparger. Don't try to teach me LSU history. You will get schooled, yes, but also embarrassed in the process.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:30 pm to tiger88
You left out the part where $abun intentionally tried to sabotage our program by suggesting we hire houston nutt. He knew lsu would crash and burn with that clown, in turn making it look like lsu couldnt thrive without the saban. What a douche
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:32 pm to blackjackjackson
why does everyone underestimate the contribution that Mark Emmert made to the culture of the LSU football program?
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:33 pm to tiger88
I dread where we are headed. Miles is so hard headed. He is no longer the hat. H ecould be great, but waste the best talen in collegew football. Why did Lee Stay?
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:34 pm to Stevo
quote:
why does everyone underestimate the contribution that Mark Emmert made to the culture of the LSU football program?
who's doing that?
this thread is from a LSU football coach perspective.
Emmert was a phenomenal Chancellor.
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:38 pm to tiger88
what is up with the * every time you type LM?
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:39 pm to tiger88
Now try to tell us how Dinardo set the foundation of this program?
Remember previous champions(SEC/National), Heisman contenders/winner, coaches, All-americans/SEC etc.
Remember previous champions(SEC/National), Heisman contenders/winner, coaches, All-americans/SEC etc.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:39 pm to DP40
this is my second and last rebuttal to you.
One name:
Hallman
Check mate. Shoo fly, don't bother me.
One name:
Hallman
Check mate. Shoo fly, don't bother me.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:40 pm to cajunjim
quote:
I dread where we are headed.
and away we go
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:43 pm to tiger88
Hallman flat-lined the program? Destroyed it? It's foundation? It was SMU'ed.
Dang. You have no clue.
Dang. You have no clue.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:50 pm to Choctaw
Saban did not try and sabotage the LSU prog. by wanting nutt to replace him! He told LSU to get Nutt because he gave saban the most trouble in a game.
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:53 pm to tigertrax101
quote:
! He told LSU to get Nutt because he gave saban the most trouble in a game.
Naw that s just what he wanted you to think. He really is an arrogamt bastard
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:57 pm to Roberteaux
Totally agree about saban being arrogant! Saban is the real douche for leaving. Oh well, moving on... 
Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:59 pm to tiger88
quote:
And then came that year with 2 loses and just the right mix of other teams' outcomes that sent LSU to the 2007 BCS championship. LSU wins, and as a result, *LM got serious equity in the LSU Bank & Trust.
Ditto for Saban this year.....he got in on OSU, Boise, & Stanford losses...at the time the "Game of the Century" was referred to as a national semifinal for the BCS title game with the OSU/OU game as the other national semifinal. Stanford, Boise, & Clemson were there to step in as undefeateds if one of the national semifinal winners later lost a game.
Any one who was at 11/5/11 knew how important that game was and how tense the game was. Bama lost on the big stage when it was thought to matter by all parties. Don't let Gumps tell you otherwise.
Not that we didn't lose on the big stage for the national title; we did. The Gumps were just as lucky to be there this year as we were in '07. Brad Edwards characterized them as one loss team with the weakest resume' to ever get in the title game. Saban rode the media and his reputation to the 1/9/12 game.
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