olomgamer231

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Baseball: It's an extremely difficult skill sport but the strength and speed departments are lacking

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Obviously you've never tried to hit a baseball 500 feet or throw it 100 MPH. I love how baseball players are deemed "weak" by people that know nothing about the sport just because they don't squat 495 and bench 405, although overall the muscles required to play baseball at a high level are a lot harder to develop than the ones that basketball and football players have naturally from being 6'5 230 lbs.

The amount of body control that it takes for a shortstop to field a ball traveling 110 mph, stay smooth and loose, use good footwork, and make an accurate throw to 1st in roughly 3-4 seconds is a LOT harder than anything a basketball player has to do mechanically, and that's one of the simplest things that can take place in a baseball game.

The debate can go on, but the fact is that all sports are incredibly difficult to play at their highest level and arguements can be made for what kind of athleticism is the most "significant". Comparing Federer to Woods to Jeter to Jordan to Manning is irrelevant because they're all playing at such a high level that most people can't understand the subtleties of their game anyway, and even if they can understand it, they're still all completely maxed out physically and using all of the athleticism in them for their individual sport, just in different ways.

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I hope we don't recruit anymore like that at LSU.

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I do, I'd take a player exactly like JR as LSU's quarterback this year in a heartbeat. Character is really overrated in college football and if a coach runs his program the right way and watches his players there's no reason that they should have any problems. As long as they stay trouble free throughout their LSU career, just like Jamarcus did, I could give a shite less how much trouble they get in for the rest of their careers in the NFL

1. I can name one that lost us a game (JJ miscommunication on whether to spike or kick a field goal) and that's too many for a coach being paid $4,000,000 a year.

2. Tim Tebow wouldn't have won the Heisman because LM and GC would've forced him into being a pocket passer rather than playing to his strengths and Mark Ingram wouldn't have won the Heisman either because the only plays he would run would've been dives up the middle and options to the short side.

3. I'll group them together.
Offensive- Anybody other than Les Miles would've been an improvement.
Defensive- Probably would've been better without Miles this year because an actual system would've been in place for a few years and we wouldn't have had to scrap the co-DC's and start over.

4. Miles made as many stupid decisions as anyone this year. He single handedly lost us a game or two.

That's 4 threads BTW dumbass. It's time to quit defending Miles and accept that our program is sliding back into the Dinardo and Hallman and Archer days. But then again you're probably the type to stay on the ship until it hits bottom, then start to panic, instead of just identifying that it's sinking and getting the frick off.

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Problem is, Miles believes in having a solid running game

What Bama win the MNC title, it's the blueprint for success.

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Our offense was so far away from Bama's this year that we can't even be considered to be in the same tier as them.

Bama ran a good mix of plays and kept defenses on their heels; Crowton on the other hand ran a jughead Big Ten offense that won't EVER work in the SEC. I'd much rather pass heavily with our athletes at reciever than run short side options and runs up the middle until third down then force JJ into a throw that can't be made.

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This. As far as early hype for the Heisman, let's not forget that Barkley came out of high school as the Player of the Year and the no. 1 rated pro style QB. That alone gives him early name recognition at the least. The fact he started as a true freshman (a first at USC) says a lot about his future development and potential at a school known for producing high powered offenses and Heisman winning QBs in recent years. Thus, it comes down to natural talent and great measurables, being in a great program which will develop his talent, and past recognition as the best in the nation for his age group.

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And what exactly has he done in college to support this? Your main argument is how great he was in high school, and that doesn't mean shite unless he can do it at the college level. What makes it even worse is that he's playing in the worst BCS conference and can't even come up with numbers better than JJ's. He's done absolutely nothing to merit a spot on the early Heisman watch list. I'm not saying that he can't work his way on it by next year or his junior year, but as of now he's nowhere close to being on it.

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As far as early hype for the Heisman, let's not forget that Barkley came out of high school as the Player of the Year and the no. 1 rated pro style QB. That alone gives him early name recognition at the least

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High school doesn't matter.

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The fact he started as a true freshman (a first at USC) says a lot about his future development and potential at a school known for producing high powered offenses and Heisman winning QBs in recent years.

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Did you see USC's quarterbacks this year? They were fricking TERRIBLE. He got the spot by default.

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too salty.

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I wasn't aware that this was possible.

Gen Patton, I'm not going to lie, no one gives a shite about CHS other than grads like you and lynx due to the fact that the only high D1 football players on their roster right now are Oliver and possibly Duvall. Everyone else you've mentioned has limited potential at best

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What's your point?

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Better yet what's your point with that pointless arse stat? 2001 has nothing to do with the fact that Les Miles hasn't gotten the team up for a big SEC game and dominated since 2006.

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javelin glichers

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Anybody want to explain? I've never heard of this one.

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Somewhere way back when in this post someone brought up the Big Ten bowl record.

I think it's pretty simple to explain.

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It isn't that the Big 10 hasn't been relevant in 30 years? :dunno: