TigerGooner11

Therefore Landry has divine authority to hire LSU's next football coach?

Should be at least:
Payton
Pyburn
Perkins
Whit
Delane (1st round LOCK)

I'd bet Cooley and Haulcy get close to a late round as well. Gooden might just be too undersized for NFL teams to go in on, but if he stays healthy, he'd probably be given a late round pick as well.

ESPN released the mid-season stop rate rankings. Essentially it just measures how much does a defense get a stop. Forcing a punt, getting a turnover, or stopping them on 4th down all count towards your stop rate. IMO this is the currency of how to measure a good defense. Pass YPG, Rush YPG, Scoring, all those stats matter, but getting off the field on 3rd down is what truly matters in each game.

LSU is 4th in the country at 80%. That'll keep you in almost every game you play. LSU is in the conversation with Ohio State, Texas, and OU. The caveat is that LSU has played 2 of the worst offenses in the SEC in Florida and SC, but still, it looks like LSU does have a top 15 defense in college football this year.

For reference, LSU was ranked 79 in 2024

ESPN - Stop Rate Rankings

You'd better put that away. Nobody on this board wants to see data.

I'm glad we finally unlocked the woodland camo, but how many more wins until we unlock red tiger?

Just did some research on attendance for both stadiums. I looked at the records and attendance since 2014, which was when LSU and A&M expanded their stadiums according to the stated capacity. This is ONLY SEC home games.

Kyle Field Capacity = 106,511
Kyle Field Average Attendance = 102,945 (96.65 %)
Aggies Record in those games = 11 - 14

Tiger Stadium Capacity = 102,321
Tiger Stadium Average Attendance = 100,645 (98.36 %)
Tigers Record in those games = 18 - 9

Draw your own conclusions from this data. :cheers:

I agree. I'm curious to see how BK handles him the rest of the season. I think Saturday will be a big tell for the remaining 7 games.

Do the coaches change the offense to cover up for the lack luster QB play? Because that would likely mean relying more on a running game to limit the opponent's possessions. The run was good last week, and we know how Daniels feels more comfortable running.

Or do they double down and keep with the balanced run/pass play calls? This would likely mean more mistakes and frustration but in theory would pay off in the long run by giving your QB more experience and reps. Although nobody knows if Daniels will actually develop given more time.

Yeah you probably right actually. I went back and watched the State game and he got blown up or missed his assignment on three different occasions in the first half, but he's been much better outside of those instances.

He's clearly the coaches choice for 3rd downs which would indicate they think he's the best option. And clearly the coaches know more than my dumb arse.

Correct. Bring out the gold jacket now!

Campbell and Jones looked great on Saturday. BK might've found his best lineup. Campbell is improving every week. With Dellinger (best run blocker on the team) on that left side, I can really see 'power run left' being a staple of the offense the rest of the way. We'll see.

Jones is obviously a freak athlete. That tackle he made on the punt return was insane. This team needed young guys to emerge and I'm glad he seems to have taken the opportunity to be our RT. Excited for his future.