bayuborn

Just trying to make a point here. All those arguments I made against Muschamp are the same old tired arguments against Miles.

Interesting article on why it's safer to be daring and not conservative when calling plays: LINK

Perception being what it is (almost never accurate in terms of reality), I love the theory that going for it more often than not will lead to wins and championships. There was a piece on HBO’s Real Sports sometime back about a high school coach (Texas, I think) that never punts (except in extreme cases) and constantly wins championships. I’m a believer and that’s why I love it when Les Miles gets aggressive. I think we lost to the Gumps when he played it safe at the end of the game and ran the ball on 3rd and 6ish in the 4th quarter (not to mention the Prevent D). I say when your QB and receivers are manning up all half and treating Bama like a bunch of school girls, let the MF throw the ball downfield instead of playing it “safe” and losing.

Thoughts on this theory?

I think we need to consider some other points on this (and a few others from this thread):

1) quit tying this to "a Les Miles-coached team" as if it's all his fault. He admits some blame, but he's not actually playing. And the same stuff happens to all college coaches and teams, even the king of all college coaching, Nick Saban. Look at other teams honestly and you'll see, this weekend was not unique to dominant top 5 teams like LSU.
2) Mett is a rookie and it shows. He's not one of these stars that comes in and looks like a senior from day one (no matter how many messianic qualities we put on him)...and,
3) goes to show how tough it is to make decisions about who your starting QB is and why he stuck with JJ last year. These "pre-season" games as Les accidentally called them shed a whole new light for me on why he went with experience, and mobility, in the form of Jordan Jefferson over the backup QB. I'm not making excuses for not giving Lee a series in the NC, but if you actually take a second to try to figure out all of the variables you have to consider when making a call about your QB (personnel, schemes, skills, strengths, weakness, tendencies maturity level, etc), it's not easy because there is a lot to consider. And Mett is proving to me why JJ was always the guy after starting 3 years in a row. He'd started in every hostile environment known, won games, overcame diversity, etc. it would be very difficult for any honest and experienced person to not take all that very seriously when facing teams like Bama. And, finally,
4) yes, 19 year old kids are not mature, they are not soldiers and they definitely succumb to emotional highs and lows, and this week was definitely one. We can fantasize about "always being up, cause you play for a team like LSU" or fantasize that "if they had any pride," they would have stomped the other unranked team into the ground relentlessly. It's not a reality for 9.9 out of 10 teams. The teams that are that "on" no matter who they face are Hall of Fame teams for a reason (of which there are few) - and last I checked these other "poorly played games" did have us win by 40 points (give or take) except for this one. This shite happens and we need to, as a fan base, get more mature on our own evaluation of our team and of our opponents as well. Those who think we should kill every unranked team and beat everyone else because of our "talent, pride, etc." just aren't realistic and don't get why this sport is so great..and why you have to actually play the games.

I think we'll pick it up over all for the rest of the season. Though I am concerned about Mett and our receivers. Wondering if we'll see an experienced player like Bolden or even see RIvers if Mett can't get rolling against much tougher competition...

In the end, Amen! Nothing but The Golden Band from Tigerland works for me.

Tell me the goal of the piped-in music and I'll give you a list. If it's to excite a drunken crowd, then I guess we're doing ok with the same old stadium rock LSU has now decided to use. If it's to get the players excited...how about some thug rap or EMO rock written by and for 20 year olds to make them take their aggression out on the opposing players? :lol:

In addition to more piped in music, can we get uniforms like Oregon?

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You do realize that "Frank Wicks" is in ONE sentence and the rest of the introduction if for the GBFTL don't you? It freaking end with "The Golden Band from Tigerland."

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Yes, I do. And so do my friends who played in the band (JUMAS Lives). Doesn't change my opinion. Reimagine the announcement ending just as the drumline kicks in. much better.

It's the Rolling Stones not the Cars. But you're overall point isn't off the mark. They need to work out the timing...

Hey, wasn't the line "Chance of rain. Never." started with the 1908 undefeated team. Now that's tradition baby!

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TS has been dead this year. Aside from the blocked kick against Bama, the place has been pretty average.

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I hate to say it, but it's true. The crowd was not a traditional TS crowd. :snoozer:

Having been to a few other stadiums, and to Tiger games for 30+ years, our band is pretty active. Then TGBFTL is playing consistently for 3-4 hours....I don't have a problem with 6 songs being piped in for 30 seconds at a time.