MacReady25

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The third play was a QB sneak that also went no where, because of no push

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This is incorrect. I didn't recall three consecutive runs, so I checked youtube.
Third down was a pass from Brennan that was batted down by the Missouri linebacker. Bad pass by Brennan per the commentator. This wasn't an offensive line "no push" issue.

Fair enough.

To be honest, I thought Max's 3rd down conversion rate in his two wins was decent (~40% range). Although I may be wrong.

Max also stands out in his 4th down conversions against Ole Miss where he went 3 for 3 (3 TD's). Although he may not have converted the 3rd downs, he definitely made up for a least three of those by converting the 4 downs.

People generally remember that stuff more than passer rating or completion percentage (right or wrong).

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Max Johnson: 88/150, 58.7%, 1,069 Yd, 8 TD, 1 Int, 134.8 Rating.. Combined Opponent Record: 41-15

Myles Brennan: 79/131, 60.3%, 1,112 Yd, 11 TD, 3 Int, 154.7 Rating.. Combined Opponent Record: 9-21

Let the debate begin

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Add in rushing yds (100yds) and tds (2) for Max's and his stats improve.

People question whether Brennan has the "It Factor" or is "clutch" because of 1.) his shaky performance against Ms State, 2.) his low 3rd down conversion rate against MsSt and Mizzou, and 3.) his inability to put the ball in the end zone at the end of the Missouri game.

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Max had another two rushing TD's to add to his total (12 vs 11)


No he didn't. 10 total tds. I included the rushing

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As for Yds Per Play, this can be very "situational"


No.. that's literally every play. It's the opposite of situational

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My bad on the TD's. You included them (11 vs 10 TD's). Not a big difference between the two.

As for "situational", Max's overall YPP suffers due to his running stats (7.1 to 5.8). He got a number of 3rd down and 1 or 2's. These situations lower his overall YPP stats. They aren't designed for big yardage gains. Myles wasn't asked to do this nearly as much as Max (or at least I don't recall him being asked to run on 3rd/4th down much).

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Max rushed for 122 yards. Total.
He had 1069 yards passing on 150 attempts. 10 total tds.

Myles threw for 1112 yards on 131 attempts. 11 tds.

Myles is higher on qbr, on situational stats INCLUDING 3rd down and red zone. There is no argument for Max statistically besides his rushing starts which aren't anything huge. He had 2.2 yards per carry and 2 rushing tds.


The offense also averaged more per play under Myles if you want to break it down to that level. 2 of his starts the offense averaged 7 yards or better PER PLAY.

Even in the Ole Miss game the offense averaged 6.3

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Max had another two rushing TD's to add to his total (12 vs 11)

Also when totaling Max's stats, he did go up against both Alabama and Texas A&M who had highly ranked defenses (top 30).
Myles didn't go up against a highly ranked defense in 2020 (MsST ~50th).
His struggles with Ms St is what is worrying most people.

As for QBR, I don't know how it's calculated. No one but ESPN know apparently.

As for Yds Per Play, this can be very "situational" as well depending on the context. It's a criteria which favors Brennan but I'm not sure how significant it is.

As for attributing Max's OM success to Boutte, it would be no different than attributing Myles success to Arik and Terrace (how good would Max have been with them in the lineup).

Max's completion percentage was 58.7% for all games (including A&M/Bama/Auburn non-starts) which is not much different than Myles' 60.3%

Also when it comes to "Total Yards and TD's" for games started, Max's avg stats significantly improve and surpass Myle's.

Myles: 359ypg, 3.7 tds/game, 1 int/game
Max: 385ypg, 4.0 tds/game, 0.5 int/game

Max had a rushing game while Myles got sacked frequently in the MsSt game and had no significant running yards or TD's in any other game.

These key points continue to remain unaddressed by those defending the lies as "mostly true".

he never mentioned he was an LSU football player and he threw out “I play football” well after the event was deescalated.

they never snatched his phone away as he tried to film them

they never said where is your gun or accused him of having drugs

you can take Koys statement line by line and tear it to shreds as each is a different layer of dishonesty to fit some narrative he created in his head

Outcoached – I’d say yes. Mullen coached around a questionable QB (Franks) and found/exploited an LSU weakness (option play). Grantham was successful blitzing and was able to essentially shorten the field (playing the run and short pass aggressively) against LSU’s offense.
However even with being somewhat outcoached (also poor blocking and poor tackling), the team still had a chance to win the game (2.5minutes remaining, down by 1, with one timeout, and needing 53 yrds to get into field goal range).

Coaching mismanagement - This was a significant factor in the loss to Florida. The failure to perform a basic coaching function (calling a timeout and challenging a bad spot in the red zone at end of half) which had the potential to affect the score by 4 to 11 points.
The coaching staff’s purpose is to provide the players with as many opportunities to win as possible. They failed. Even if you lose the overturn opportunity, you’ve done your best to maximize your scoring potential and minimize your opponent’s scoring potential. If you win the challenge, you can do two things 1.) possibly add more points and 2.) eat up clock to prevent the Florida score before halftime.
I think it’s a testament to the team (both coaches and players) that they were still in the game. However, in close games, the coaching staff cannot afford to cripple their own team and leave potential opportunities on the table.

The question from the fanbase now becomes, what other basic functions (critical play review for potential challenges) are not being properly managed and will it reveal itself in another close game.