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re: Why all the Richardson hype?

Posted on 11/4/11 at 6:51 pm to
Posted by munchman
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Posted on 11/4/11 at 6:51 pm to
He is tied with Dyer from Auburn in total yards...Dyer isn't getting any of that type of hype.
Posted by Tiger7109
Member since Sep 2009
960 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 6:55 pm to
Lacy is hurt. Turf toe, nonetheless. You can take him out of this equation.

So you've got TR and Fowler averaging more than LSU's top 3 (not by much, I might add) which now outnumber your guys by 1. LSU also has Hilliard and McGhee and Shepard on deck, by the way. All as good or better than Fowler.

Depth, in a word. Bama does not have it. They've got the flashy names, but no one behind them.
This post was edited on 11/4/11 at 6:57 pm
Posted by tiger perry
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Posted on 11/4/11 at 6:56 pm to
STFU
Posted by Red Stick Tigress
Tiger Stadium
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Posted on 11/4/11 at 6:58 pm to
Because he walks on water and can part the Red Sea.
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:03 pm to
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Lacy is hurt. Turf toe, nonetheless. You can take him out of this equation.



Lacy will play. He averaged over 6 ypc in the last game he played "hurt" in two weeks ago.


Bama's backups have the same number of rushing yards as LSU's. How many guys do you think are going to get hurt in this game?
Posted by CrocsWithSocks
Member since Sep 2011
694 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:09 pm to
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They're gonna have to work him like a plantation donkey in a cotton field
Posted by Tiger7109
Member since Sep 2009
960 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:11 pm to
Lacy was limping Wednesday. Let him make some cuts against the fastest, most aggressive D in the country. See how effective he is, for how long.

I don't want ANYONE to get hurt. Just saying LSU is deeper, and if you think a 125 ypg running back is the decisive reason you're going to beat this team (as so many are citing), then you're kidding yourself. Trent Richardson won't be worth the hype tomorrow, he won't be the game changer. Bama's D will be the deciding factor long before TR is. But what I find interesting is that time after time these so-called experts citing TR as the reason they picked Bama. What is not getting press, because it's simply boring, is LSU's huge edge in depth. That's all I'm saying, bud.

LSU's depth will prevail.
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:14 pm to
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I think my posts make you uncomfortable.lol


Only because part of me feels bad for picking on a retarded person
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
Member since Aug 2007
22272 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:25 pm to
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LSU's huge edge in depth.


Do you really think the fact that you have 5 RB's and Bama has 3 (if you don't count Blake Sims and Brent Calloway) is going to make a difference?

Where else do you think you have more depth? D-line? Do you know the difference in a 3-4 and a 4-3 defense? You realize you would inherently have less linemen in a 3-4, right?

QB? I'm happy with doing what 90% of teams do every year, which is have a starter and a capable backup. I don't see how having two "starters" at QB is going to help you unless the NCAA is going to let you play with 12 men on the field OR if someone gets hurt.

Where else is all this depth that Bama doesn't have?

I think both teams are very deep. Both have recruited exceedingly well the past several years.

Posted by justice
Member since Feb 2006
55383 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:26 pm to
richardson is a fricking beast
Posted by justice
Member since Feb 2006
55383 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:27 pm to
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Do you really think the fact that you have 5 RB's and Bama has 3 (if you don't count Blake Sims and Brent Calloway) is going to make a difference? Where else do you think you have more depth? D-line? Do you know the difference in a 3-4 and a 4-3 defense? You realize you would inherently have less linemen in a 3-4, right? QB? I'm happy with doing what 90% of teams do every year, which is have a starter and a capable backup. I don't see how having two "starters" at QB is going to help you unless the NCAA is going to let you play with 12 men on the field OR if someone gets hurt. Where else is all this depth that Bama doesn't have? I think both teams are very deep. Both have recruited exceedingly well the past several years.
agree with all of this. will be a war best two teams in the nation ive seen
Posted by Pepe Lepew
Looney tuned .....
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:33 pm to
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Teague



It's a shame we will only play once .....
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
Member since Aug 2007
22272 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:38 pm to
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It's a shame we will only play once .....


I kind of like it that way. I think this is each team's shot, and the winner should go out and destroy another foe for the NC. I think the two best teams should play at the end of the year, UNLESS they've already played.

I guess I'm an old fashioned purist.
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:40 pm to
TR is a great back, but we have faced a number of great backs this year and not one of them has run all over us. If TR gets 100 yds and 2 TD's with a victory then you should give him the Heisman. He will deserve it.
Posted by Tiger7109
Member since Sep 2009
960 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:41 pm to
I'm sorry, but who the hell are Blake Sims and Brent Calloway? Yes, I think our 6 PROVEN running backs will make a difference. Call me crazy.

This thread is about Trent Richardson facilitating a 4:1 ration of experts picking Bama. I'm arguing that they are drinking the Heisman koolaid. That's all. Those that are picking LSU pick them for a bevy of reasons. Trent Richardson is the Lord and Savior of this game according to all these experts.

That's a lot of pressure on a kid. Too much, I say.
Posted by BallyHOO
Member since Oct 2005
6846 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:41 pm to
He's a stud!
Posted by chipd
Seattle
Member since Jul 2011
373 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:44 pm to
He is a good back...and he will get drafted and play on Sunday, but the question is a fair one. This year he has absurd stats against Ole Miss and North Texas, the 103 @ 109 teams against the rush

28 carries for 350yds. 12.5 yard average 7 TD's

And good, but not really Heisman numbers against everyone else.

121 carries for 639yds..5.2 yard average 10 TD's
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
Member since Aug 2007
22272 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 7:46 pm to
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Yes, I think our 6 PROVEN running backs will make a difference.



Explain to me how that will help LSU vs. say, only having 3 proven RB's?

Will the 3 get hurt? Or, will they just get tired because they've never played football before, or what? I don't understand.
Posted by Tiger7109
Member since Sep 2009
960 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 8:06 pm to
Thank you, chipd. Thank you! The ever-loving point of the post was this.

Richardson doesn't quite hit the hole, he's patient, but I think LSU's speed here hurts that style the same way it hurt Lamichael James.

That crap works against slower, less talented defenses. If TR doesn't blow through the A gaps, if he waits for his blocks to set up, he's gonna go nowhere for the very large part of the game.
Posted by Tiger7109
Member since Sep 2009
960 posts
Posted on 11/4/11 at 8:09 pm to
That said, on any play that Bama's OL lends him a step or two on our LB's, should he THEN make his move, we may be in trouble. He's gonna have to change his style up from what's given him success to this point in order to be effective in this game. If he brings standard TR 2011, he may break one or two, but he's going to have a long night for the most part.
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