re: What do you think was the cause for the arse whooping in the trenches?

We did nothing to mitigate their DLine push. We have no screens/slip screens, we threw to LF once out of the backfield, no wide receiver screens like Bama throws, mostly first down runs, there were virtually no run pass options etc.

In short, this Offensive Coordinator and Head Coach went into this game with nothing different than we see in every game. There is no offensive game strategy except to run LF into the middle of 8 and 9 man fronts. And coming off of a bye week that was especially pathetic.

We did nothing to force Bama to defend the entire field. They did everything on both sides of the ball to make us play the entire field especially with their offense. Their run game worked because we had to cover the whole field. Our's didn't because the whole game for their defense was between the tackles.

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We did nothing to mitigate their DLine push. We have no screens/slip screens, we threw to LF once out of the backfield, no wide receiver screens like Bama throws, mostly first down runs, there were virtually no run pass options etc.

In short, this Offensive Coordinator and Head Coach went into this game with nothing different than we see in every game. There is no offensive game strategy except to run LF into the middle of 8 and 9 man fronts. And coming off of a bye week that was especially pathetic.

We did nothing to force Bama to defend the entire field. They did everything on both sides of the ball to make us play the entire field especially with their offense. Their run game worked because we had to cover the whole field. Our's didn't because the whole game for their defense was between the tackles.

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It's easy to whine and moan blaming the coaches. If replacing our coaching staff is the answer, please tell me how many coaching staffs are dominating Bama? Bama is very good and if you beat them you are beating the best in college football. And remember, there are a whole lot of CF teams who feel they can't beat us and their fans complain about their coaches the same way you are..

If you're gonna whine about the coaches you need share what coaches are dominating Bama. That's what you want, right?

The defense struggled because the offense kept putting them back on the field so quickly. The defense got stops and negative plays throughout the game. The defense got wore out because the LSU offense was ineffective.

The offense line was in an uphill battle because of the poor playcalling. The bama front didn't respect the pass so safeties and LBs came in hard the whole night. LSU had the ability to move the ball through the air, but chose not to take advantage of it. Harris had time to throw in unpredictable downs and also on many third downs too. While the gameplan will be effective when we are playing less talented groups it will not be effective against peers in talent.

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You didn't answer my question but I have to answer yours? Either way, I'll pander.

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Good for you, kid. Sounds like you are beginning to know your role and do what you are told.

Ps, me calling you out isn't really getting "fussy." Feels better if you thought I was pounding on the keyboard, eh?

They were on LF7 before he even got the hand off. They hit him in our backfield.

We have had weaker teams almost beat bama. Yet with a strong team, we are embarrassed. TWICE (1/9/12 and 11/7/15).

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Here are possible alternative explanations for the extremely poor performance of the Tigers, particularly the O line. The first is that anyone who has competed in sports, either individually or on a team, knows that most of the time things operate at a normal level, but on occasion, you or your team operate at a world beater level or at a totally incompetent level for no apparent reason. What causes it---who knows.

But since the operating at an incompetent level has occurred several times when playing Alabama, other possibilities come into play. Just as children pick up on and reflect the psyche of their parents, I believe players do similarly with their coaches. I suspect that like Pavlov's dog, Miles is now conditioned to experience brain freeze when playing Alabama, and his players pick up on this and operate with similar brain freeze.

But the most plausible explanation is biochemical shifts mostly dependent on diet. What one eats or drinks will make a major difference in how one feels, thinks and performs. I think the team ate or drank things that effected that in a very negative way. I don't think Alabama was that much stronger due to hgh, deer antler spray, having better S and C, being superior athletes, etc. I think LSU players actually were significantly weaker than usual that night (also NC night on 1/9/12). Put me in charge of the meals of the New England Patriots and I can guarantee some very erratic, sub par performances. Things such as mismatching blood type and certain foods, raising tyramine levels via foods, making sure the players get high levels of gluten, etc would screw up their performance quite a lot.

In my almost 70 years, I have seen many, many less talented, smaller, less experienced teams beat a larger, more experienced, even better team.

Our problem was mostly a lack of imagination on offense. Defense lived on the field due to lack of offensive production.

I have said again and again, no one on offense touched the ball but Harris, Fournette, and Williams had one carry.

We never had Bama off balance all night long. No imagination, same old song.

Special teams sucked kicking the ball out of bounds is stupid no running play called outside the end when nothing was working between the tackles Poor clock mgt not only this game it has happened every game for years really poor coaching