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It's a different world for literally anyone. It's NOLA. There's no place like it. It's just as "different" for a Catholic from Indiana or a Baptist from Atlanta.

I think I heard an official doesn't get released by O, but I was wondering where I might be able to find the most trusted depth chart. I see different outlets like The Advocate and NOLA, and they differ in opinion.

Any suggestion for the closest thing to a legit depth chart? I'd like to be able to see who is who, who is where, what to expect (outside of suspensions or injuries, just a typical depth chart).

Edit: Is the one from SEC country good? I think they said the coach projected this one.

Sorry, but that came out really weird. Couldn't help but think of this



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Bernard was the 3rd best LB and plays a position that is probably easier to fill than any other on defense. Great athlete but there's a reason he could go out there in his first year and just play off of aggressiveness and athleticism and still do well. But he struggled a lot in some areas due to the nuances you still need to be a complete LB.

Not at all going to say next man up, because this year it isn't. But it's far from the end of the world and he wasn't close to being the best LB.

I didn't say anything is negated. I said it's a HUGE factor. Not just some "yeah, I guess that too" type of thing. I'm just adding to, not taking away. Anyone who thinks it's not big, see Joel Stave. He looks decent when that monster OL allowed him to make a Wisconsin grilled cheese back there before throwing.

First of all, I haven't seen any BYU trolls on here.

Now, I agree about CBs but you can't forget an extremely important factor, and it's not the corners. It's the pass rush. Results start up front. Every corner gets beat. Every single one. It makes it even harder to not get beat when the QB has all day. Eventually you're getting beat playing D. Takitaki and others will help the DBs.

Similarly, while LSU and Bama etc have amazing DBs as individuals, it sure does help to have crazy DL every year. That's not to take anything away from corners. That's just football.

BYU's LB group is one of the more sound tackling groups you'll see. This ain't no LSU vs TAMU game. You're not going to see that. Guice will get his for sure, but he's not going TAMU/Ark on us.

And I agree with others that last year doesn't mean a ton. We also don't face the type of passing offenses that we did last year. Some people point to WV and Toledo like it's something bad, but to be fair, those teams torched basically everyone. Howard and Woodside combined for like 7500 yds. They're known for high powered offenses and had some of the least sacked QBs in the nation.

I'll respect handfuls of things about LSU, but worrying that they'll be like one of those two teams isn't one of them. I'm not worried about Etling going all Woodside on us. I'm hoping BYU is the game that can contribute to cutting down the time until Brennan takes over so you guys can have a passing game. ;)

Guice is elite but how many defenses did he play last year that were close to BYU? Not saying BYU will be as good as LSU, but talking BYU in relation to those defenses. He wasn't destroying better defenses. I expect him to improve but it will be interesting to see how it goes. Obviously it seems Canada's "pro-spread" is a good way to make up for things if the OL isn't up to par (I have to admit I thought it was funny seeing a comment that this year's OL is just as good as last year's). :)

FWIW I hope you stomp them. I pray their fan base is humbled by us both. :)

Canada had a great situation at Pitt. That unit had a QB, RB, and 2 OL drafted, plus another one or two who will be drafted this year and a WR. Plus Quadree Henderson was killer. It's not like he was working with scrubs there. That unit arguably had more draftable talent at that moment than LSU's offense does at this moment right now.

He's a personnel-driven coach rather than a system coach, so he'll obviously adapt it to Guice and trying to get the ball to the athletic guys in space. I think he obviously had a better QB at Pitt so he'll probably try to scare people into thinking Etling is better than he is, by giving him easy shots to get the ball to his athletes and draw attention away from Guice. Just my guess.
But he was loaded with talent at Pitt. He has some pretty mediocre stops as well so we'll just see how he does with this personnel. It should be fun to see even if it takes a year or so, and I'm not even an LSU fan.

They have to actually be firing on all cylinders before they can self destruct. Is it really self-destructing if they just haven't really clicked yet?

Not saying they can't get there but this is game 1 with a new system, and not exactly the most amazing offensive roster for LSU history, from what I can tell. That will be pretty impressive if he can get them rolling like that by game 1. At this point, honestly asking, is there a lot to suggest the Pitt offense wasn't more of an outlier in Canada's history?