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re: The reason for a down season? No simpler than the 2012 recruiting class...
Posted on 10/8/14 at 10:53 am to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Posted on 10/8/14 at 10:53 am to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
You're quickly climbing up the Rantard power rankings.
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Posted on 10/8/14 at 11:13 am to lsusteltz16
quote:I thought Mickey Johnson was a late offer after LSU missed on Tim Jernigan.
Mickey Johnson- Major miss on DT here
quote:Wasn't he also a late offer? At least he has contributed more than being a practice player.
Quentin Thomas- Meh player. Not much was expected out of HS though
Posted on 10/8/14 at 11:14 am to Sampson
Based on your prediction on how LSU finishes out the season, that's not as much of an insult as you're hoping it is Samsonite. 
Posted on 10/8/14 at 11:18 am to lsusteltz16
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Sure, the offense really needs some creativity, but our record would be the exact same if Chip Kelly were running this offense.
Stopped reading here.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 11:19 am to lsusteltz16
We are going to have to go juco next year or bust. Wish we could get some DT this year.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 11:22 am to lsusteltz16
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We should've taken the chance on Prescott here instead of Rivers IMO.
Thanks captain hindsight
Posted on 10/8/14 at 11:25 am to BIG Texan
Not a big fan of the JUCO route. Recruit your arse off, and play the young players. The JUCO route is what cost Jackie Sherril his job, and put MSU in a hole for a decade.
There are plenty of DT's in this state alone that we should be after. No reason to go JUCO.
There are plenty of DT's in this state alone that we should be after. No reason to go JUCO.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 11:42 am to Mr. Wayne
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Great post. The major issue is that the 2013 class, while it appears to provide help to the OL, does not help the DL. Herron, Bain, and Gilmore all appear to be underperforming. Bower and Lacouture are nothing special. If Valentine and LMFAO aren't up to billing, where does the help on the DL come from?
I wouldn't say "underperforming" exactly although certainly they aren't yet up to speed. DT is a position that takes some time to (re-)learn when a player moves up to the next level. It also has a high bust rate, which is why you need to take a lot of them. I think these guys will be good but it just takes a lot of reps at that position for some reason.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:08 pm to LSUGrad9295
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I am with you on most of this, but how can you call Danielle Hunter a disappointment? I think he is one of the bright spots of the defense.
Thing is, if he had any help at the DT position, he could actually get to the QB.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:13 pm to lsusteltz16
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Sure, the offense really needs some creativity,
The defense is equally bad which gives me no hope
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:17 pm to The Cow Goes Moo Moo
Your laughing then giving zero substance responses to my very reasonable season prediction and assessment of Hunter transcends your status as just another zomg chicken little Rantard 
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:19 pm to lsusteltz16
Good news is help is on the way
Head Coach Sean Payton
His best bud Jon Gruden will run the offense
Rex Ryan will come in and run the defense
Payton will go get Bridgewater off hoops team to be his Jimmy Graham
Now he just needs a QB!
Head Coach Sean Payton
His best bud Jon Gruden will run the offense
Rex Ryan will come in and run the defense
Payton will go get Bridgewater off hoops team to be his Jimmy Graham
Now he just needs a QB!
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:22 pm to TheBob
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Not a big fan of the JUCO route.
For DT or in general?
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:24 pm to lsusteltz16
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but his play agianst the run has been sub-par.
that's actually been Hunter's strength imo. he;s not much of a pass rusher. the word beast is thrown around these parts too much though.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:29 pm to Sampson
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Hunter LEADS THE TEAM in tackles, has 2 sacks, 8 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles, and a 25 yard fumble return for a TD. He's a beast.
but he isn't a Heisman candidate...and the fact he doesn't have a lot of help on the inside is not helping him at all...generally, from my past experience in football programs, it takes all 11 guys to make a defense go...it's hard enough with 11, much less the 5-6 that we have playing at a SEC level this year...
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:37 pm to theBru
Best post of the week!
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:41 pm to lsusteltz16
Posted on 10/8/14 at 12:47 pm to lsusteltz16
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Auburn's 2012 class was chock full of Oline talent.
That's the class that Grimes recruited. Auburn fans can say what they want, but Mason had 1000 yards rushing behind that OL with 5.86 ypc. The backup had 570 yards on 6.06 ypc. The two totaled 14 TDs in only 12 games. IMO, their passing game was shitty, so they should have relied on their run game more. Their two best RBs, only carried the ball a total of 22 times per game.
They blame Grimes, but the OL he recruited in 2011, 2 years later, was the stout one that took them to the NCG and broke Auburn rushing records and was the top rushing unit in the country.
Grimes was at Auburn from 2009-2012
He had at least one thousand yard rusher each year, and each back up had at least 500 yards. This does not even incude Cam in 2010.
People loved to blame Stud, but we only had one bad OL, and that was 2009. The thing was, that his OL was a road grater, run blocking. They were never a really good pass blocking unit, because we don't pass as much.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:09 pm to Poodlebrain
Choosing Johnson and Thomas over Chucky Hunter was a big swing and a miss. Thomas wasn't a late offer. Hell he didn't even play his senior year. MJ was a late commit, but not a late offer. The staff was infatuated with his weight room numbers. They told Hunter he was too short to play college ball.
Posted on 10/8/14 at 1:15 pm to lsusteltz16
lsusteltz16
100 percent correct observation and post.
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The reason for a down season? No simpler than the 2012 recruiting class...
100 percent correct observation and post.
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