DrDolemite

Is Nuss playing? A sack on every down.-------

Yes - that would equal TREE FIDDY

The good -
Past coaching situation was toxic. That is over. Thank God. Next play.
Coach W held things together. No players have opted out. They prepared well considered the circumstances.
The team showed up ready to play from the get geaux.
Defense did enough to win this game like the first games
MVB can develop into a weapon as did Jayden Daniels. Not saying is good but good. Do not pay 2 million for someone else. He has not been given opportunity yet to develop. He could, Also, he was fun to watch and it is supposes to be entertaining.
22 is very good. He made the Oline look better than they are.
The team played hard until the end. That was impressive.

The bad
First half offense looked like the first 8 weeks.
The decision to try to score at the end of the first half rather than running the clock down and go into halftime down by only 7 was bad. Coach W admitted that. Refreshing to see coach own up to that.

The ugly
Way too many pass drops highlighted by the 3rd and 8 from our own 3 when under pressure. MVB put the ball right on the wide open receiver who may still be running but dropped it. We were down by 8 with 7:30 on the clock. If that play had success which it could have then anything would become possible.
The many referee intrusions and bad calls. Moving the ball back on the MVB slide overturning the call on the field potentially altered the game since we were within striking distance. The ref on the mic could have just as well said we are marking the ball back enough to make it fourth down.. That run created momentum. The momentum was disrupted by stopping for a review and then moving the ball back.
Coach did a good job post game interview in a professional way. However, in my eyes when he was asked about MVB play in the game, he gave supportive remarks which were appropriate. BUT he went on to say that MVB has to work on holding the ball with two hands related to the fumble. He did have two hands most of the cock back. The Alabama guy breathing down his throat from the left side may have had something to do with it. For much of the time in the game he ran for his life and made very good throws with several key throws dropped. Honestly I do not think if the quarterbacks changed Jersies that the Bama QB would have done as well running for his life. As a matter of fact, compared to his other games he did not do so good.

Going forward here are some suggestions.
Let's try a new experiment that has potential. Give Nuss a rest this week to heal from whatever injuries he has had. He has tried hard. It is time to reward him with a deserved rest.
Let MVB prep this week to start, I think it would be more fun to watch and after all this is supposed to be entertainment.
Keep the Defensive coaches in place. They are not the problem. Imagine what some offensive production could have done to help them this year.
Consider Joe Brady as coach and let's do a summer of 10,000 catches again like Jefferson and Chase did in 2019. Seemed to work for them. And I think MVB can run that same 2019 Offense.

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To the original poster - let me guess, you are not a Catholic is that correct? Do you attend any Christian church regularly?

What is your eternal viewpoint?
Are you agnostic or atheist?
Do you believe in an afterlife and what does that look like to you and how do you feel that will work out for you?
Thanks much.
Dr Dolemite

We have been fighting the wrong battle. Our tools for victory are spiritual.
-Turn off the bad news that creates chaos
- receive the sacraments regularly
- do random acts of kindness for many you encounter throughout each day. It will soften hearts.
- encourage all you encounter each day including yourself
- remember the battle has already been won 2000 years ago. Live as a victor not a victim Anything else is a lie and just noise. Don’t listen to the lie. Only the truth.

All this in an atmosphere of a state that elected a top official that said hold your nose and vote for the crook. And we did.
We are righteous it seems when we want to be.
Coach Wade did not steal millions. He was small potatoes it seems in the big picture when it comes to breaking rules. Even in his profession and for sure when you look at our culture in general.

Since there was a window to respond it seems it would have been less disruptive to wait a week or two until the run is over. That was a possibility. Especially since they said in their signed statement that firing coach Wade does not mean they agree with the allegations.

That makes sense

What was the cost of the roof you just had installed. Also square footage of your house
Thanks much

Can you bike to stadium at 3pm before game. Do they block you at any point or let you through. What is best approach to get near stadium area if possible by bike.
Where would be a good place to lock bike fo something.
Any advice appreciated

I am a big fan of Will Wade and what he has accomplished in two years at LSU. These accomplishments are much greater than just wins and losses. I have never seen a coach at LSU of any sport, and there have been many great coaches, do a better job of coaching their players to reach their individual potentials and plugging them in like pieces of a chess puzzle as what we witnessed this year with basketball. The players responded in all situations with great class representing the University with dignity. I believe that is a reflection of how they were coached. The season has brought great joy to many people.
A few days before the final season game everything came to a screeching halt. It starting with a Media hit piece and in my opinion could have ended there. But it did not.
Lots of back and forth has taken place and now both the administration and Coach Wade are at a stalemate. Could this have been avoided? I definitely think it could have been avoided which makes it a tragedy because it wasn't.

What if the athletic director instead of jumping the gun and setting into place events publicly that led us to today would have instead just made one public statement when questioned by the media and only one which is this-

"Statements have been made by the media questioning the integrity of LSU basketball and its coach. LSU has always operated with the highest integrity and fairness. Due to the sensitivity of the issues and potential legal ramifications, we are handling this internally and will withhold further comment until it is appropriate."

And with that the season continues with head coach Wade as it should have. The media would likely never let it go but to any follow up attempts the comment should remain -- "we are handling this internally and will withhold further comment until it is appropriate. Thank you."

So can the present stalemate be broken to restore what should be and that is to reinstate Coach Wade. Of course it can. That is what adults who care about each other work to accomplish. For now it is simply this-- come tomorrow the Athletic Director could make this public statement--

" Two weeks ago allegations were made by media outlets concerning our head coach and basketball program. Our intent as always has been to operate our programs at the highest level of integrity. By our request Coach Wade stepped aside from coaching. We are a nation that presumes innocence until proven guilty. We intend to do the same. Effective immediately, we are reinstating Coach Wade to his full coaching responsibilities. We will handle this moving forward internally and will withhold further comment until it is appropriate."

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