304tiger

re: Heavyweight freshmen OL battle!

Posted by 304tiger on 3/14/25 at 11:12 am

Yeah you can tell he was trying to pull him down. Thomas will be good, but I'm really excited about Curne. I'm not sure where, but I think he will lock up a spot this Fall. I think he'll be too good to not start.

re: 94 DT Zion Williams is massive

Posted by 304tiger on 3/12/25 at 10:46 pm

He is. I also thought Charles Ross looked a lot bigger than I expected, especially for a guy with legitimate track speed.

re: YouTube: LSU Spring Football practice March 12 -- Defensive drills, new players

Posted by 304tiger on 3/12/25 at 2:41 pm

I'm excited about that group... tons of potential but also question marks. Will Jackson be 100%? Can Delane and Cooley handle the SEC jump? Is Pickett ready as a tFR?

I think that if our front 7 can handle the run, we'll be in great shape. We should have no issue rushing the passer with Payton, Perkins, Whit, Gabe, McKinley, Pyburn (great run stopper) and Butler.

My only concern right now is DT. We have the numbers, but this is a spot where you really need a 4 man rotation. Hopefully Guillory will return to form and McKinley is ready to step into a big role. Hopefully Mitchell can make an impact, and Breaux got a ton of time last year for a Freshman. Maybe Shone or a Freshman can step up, but I wouldn't be against them taking one more rotational or high level guy from the portal.

re: YouTube: LSU Spring Football practice March 12 -- Defensive drills, new players

Posted by 304tiger on 3/12/25 at 11:55 am

He's definitely a guy with a ton of potential. This group as whole is great, but I have no clue who's going to start and where...

Cooley is pretty much a lock at Safety.
Delane will start, but where? I sort of expected him to move to Safety, but it sounds like he's going to be at Corner.
You've got Jackson and Pickett as likely starters at Corner as well, along with Stamps (talented and lots of SEC experience) and PJ Woodland, who will probably play a lot of Dime.

Then, we've got Gilbert returning with a ton of experience... he had a rough season but I thought he did well against Baylor.

There's also highly coveted guys like McBryde and Toviano. One of them should be ready to make a big jump this year.

re: YouTube: LSU Spring Football practice March 12 -- Defensive drills, new players

Posted by 304tiger on 3/12/25 at 11:39 am

DE and DB are stacked right now.

re: Tennessee depends on HRs

Posted by 304tiger on 3/3/25 at 9:18 pm

We're really lacking in power this year... I think it could be an issue later, unfortunately. It's not easy relying on constantly piecing together a bunch of hits/ good ABs. It's nice to have 7+ guys in the lineup that can hit a HR at any given time.

The 2023 team had a lineup full of guys that hit 10+ HRs in the season and could hit one at any given time.

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re: 24/7-Projecting LSU football's 2025 spring depth chart: Offense

Posted by 304tiger on 2/25/25 at 2:28 pm

This group could be elite. We really need to get Ju'Juan Johnson back into the RB room.

re: Top 5 DL Classes From Portal - Rivals

Posted by 304tiger on 2/25/25 at 9:16 am

I agree that we only need a real impact/ rotational guy at DT. We have the depth but I'm not crazy about the rotation, especially if Guillory may not be the same.

I'm not as concerned about Safety. Cooley will lock down one spot. IMO, Delane will end up taking the other spot by Fall. I think he and Cooley would be pretty elite at Safety, and we'd be good at Corner w/o Delane with Pickett, Jackson, Stamps, and Woodland.

If Delane doesn't play Safety, we have 2 former blue chip recruits going into year 2 and 3 in Spears and Toviano. One of those guys should be able to be counted on. Obviously I'm not that high on Giblert, but thought he played good against Baylor in the bowl game.

Hopefully Perkins can make an impact at STAR and our overall tackling in space improves.

re: Top 5 DL Classes From Portal - Rivals

Posted by 304tiger on 2/25/25 at 9:08 am

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re: Top 5 DL Classes From Portal - Rivals

Posted by 304tiger on 2/25/25 at 7:39 am

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playe decently well for a freshman.

This year is CFP or bust. Really, we should make a run at the semis as well. When you look at the DLine for Ohio State, Texas, ND, Penn State, Oregon, and others, were their DTs described as playing decently well?

We are stacked in skilled positions including QB, but the game is trending back to high levels of physicality and strong running games. We have to be able to win both lines of scrimmage... run the ball and stop the run at high levels.

re: Top 5 DL Classes From Portal - Rivals

Posted by 304tiger on 2/25/25 at 6:31 am

I think he was put at DT more out of necessity than actual fit.

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re: 2026 No. 1 WR Tristen Keys will visit LSU March 18th

Posted by 304tiger on 2/24/25 at 1:15 pm

I hope we get him. I'm from WV so I'm not really in the loop on this, but it seems like recruiting MS guys is always really complicated.

You wouldn't think it would be that hard for a school like LSU to beat out Ole Miss and MSU for guys right next door, but it's never that easy it seems.

MS recruiting is something I've had a hard time grasping, being out of the area.

Who's the SP tonight?

Posted by 304tiger on 2/24/25 at 11:54 am

Guidry? Schmitt?

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re: Top 5 DL Classes From Portal - Rivals

Posted by 304tiger on 2/24/25 at 8:50 am

If we take any more transfers, I think DT needs a look. Games are decided in the trenches, and this is a rotational position. Right now we have:

Guillory- not sure what his status will be coming off an Achilles injury.
McKinley- great talent and potential, but some question his desire and consistency.
Breaux- played a lot as a tFr. last year but doesn't completely look like the position fits IMO.
Mitchell- hopefully an impact player, but a large unknown.
Washington- he was okay, but didn't get much PT last season.
Freshmen- Williamson, Brown, Mathis, Battle. I'm sure one of these guys will break through, but not sure who.

re: Top 5 DL Classes From Portal - Rivals

Posted by 304tiger on 2/24/25 at 8:43 am

Our DE group is pretty unreal IMO. Payton could easily break out and have double digit sacks and become a 1st round pick. I think Pyburn defends against the run as well as anyone I've even seen on the edge. Usually, those guys don't factor into the run game like he does.

Reliford is extremely talented and explosive. Butler is a guy who rarely gets mentioned, but started multiple years at Nebraska on a team that I thought had a good DL.

re: Top 5 DB Classes From Portal - Rivals

Posted by 304tiger on 2/24/25 at 8:37 am

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1. MIAMI Miami's strong 2025 transfer class features a trio of four-star defensive backs – the only program in the nation that can make that claim.

It's surprising that they don't have Delane, Jackson, and Cooley all ranked as 4 star players.

re: The 2026 Louisiana Recruiting Class is the key for LSU to land a Top 5 class nationally

Posted by 304tiger on 2/13/25 at 12:49 pm

The crazy part is that there will be a few guys that we don't know about that will rise in the ranking between now and ESD... Dom McKinley and Reliford weren't highly ranked until closer to the Fall of their Senior years.

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re: Oregon 4* QB Jonas Williams keeping an eye on LSU

Posted by 304tiger on 2/11/25 at 7:15 pm

I'm hoping we end up with either Fette or Henderson. Fette has really solid film IMO and I think he'll rise before the end of the rankings in this class.

Henderson has a ton of potential if he fills out and gets stronger.

Both of these guys are from TX, and I feel like it'd be a little easier to hang on to their commitments in December.