Brainwashed890

He earned the 1st half hate. If Shough be what he was in the late 3rd/4th quarter, the Saints are a playoff team

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Let's admit LSU DID do something wrong. We mastered the current state of CFB.

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This statement is kinda all over the place...LSU did not do anything wrong in this situation, the Saints did do something wrong, even if everyone in NFL was doing it. It would be hard to justify any fines/suspensions from the SEC. Its more of an effort to exhibit some control by Sankey, he just picked LSU, coming off the the Jayden ordeal and Kiffin is not very well liked or respected throughout the league. He knew he could the media's support. Very different situations here.

I have 2 concerns with leaving the SEC. If LSU goes the independent route, will they still be able to put together a competitive schedule? Sankey will put pressure on SEC schools not scheduling them, and outside of a handful of teams, there's not many prime time worthy opponents that would voluntarily come to Baton Rouge. Go look at Notre Dame's schedule and tell me how uninteresting those games will be this year. Secondly, the other sports outside of football. Think about what LSU baseball outside of the SEC looks like. I hate the idea of a whole season of playing mid tier teams. I don't know if there's a good resolution at this point, but I think LSU and the SEC need each other more than both think

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I can see it being hard bc guys are in other campuses with potential deadlines but you would think winning the national championship and a dollar offer would do a big portion of the recruiting for you.

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No disagreement here, other teams who were in the CWS last year are still competing for CWS this year. Just pointing out the portal window opening from 6/1-6/30 is a disadvantage to a lot of teams still playing

Always thought he brought a closer mentality to his approach

Having a less talented team will exploit any coach's flaws. #1 will be talent evaluating, he's mentioned a few times he missed this year depending on the portal and wants to shift his focus to recruitment and development. The one thing I hope he takes a long look at is his defensive alignments with the constant shift. Jay shifted right out of a routine GB to 2nd last night before the HR. Seems to miss more than hit with the shift.

Ben Mcdonald mentioned early in the year that it looked mechanical, front shoulder opening too early, over throwing , etc. If it is a form/technique issue, you have to raise an eyebrow at Yeskie at this point in the season

A bad defensive team can make the most average look really good on the scoreboard. The few times LSU wasn't walking batters/committing errors in the field, Vandy looked very beatable. Cowan shut them down, and it all revolved around getting ahead in the count. Same when LSU was at the plate, when Vandy couldn't throw a strike, LSU put a lot of runs on the board. It was a weekend of which the team that imploded the worst lost the game

I do agree the college system is really flawed, but most don't cheer for the team because of the player, they cheer for the player because of the team. If LSU were to sign kids only who loved LSU as much as we do, 7-6 would be a good season. Talent wins, and talent will chase money, as they always have. As Coach O said in a recent interview, the only difference now is the guy with the cash walks through the front door, instead of the back.

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Saints went 7-9 for years straight with Drew Brees, then had that nuclear draft I. 2017

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I agree with this. Look at how many top draft picks the Jets, Browns, Raiders had and never amounted to anything. The teams that tank for draft picks, are the same teams tanking year in and year out. Scout well, build an environment of consistency, put the right coaches in the right positions and you will have success. Oh yeah, know the shelf life of an NFL player, stopped signing old dudes to long contracts that will handicap the cap