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re: Washington missed punt return tackle.

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/14/26 at 6:59 am to Itwasacleantackle

Washington gave up one of the long TDs vs McNeese too. He whiffed on a tackle on the sideline.

Not a great way to earn playing time.

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re: 3rd time I am watching Pop Houston play.

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/13/26 at 12:16 pm to northgate5

His last 3 games he has 11 TDs/0 INTs passing and 7 rushing TDs

He's averaging just under 300yds passing and 150yds rushing per game and has been pulled at some point in the 2nd half of each game.

Very smart and advanced QB IQ kid. His only challenge is height and adjusting to a normal drop back distance. I will also say that some of those QB runs will get him lit up in college. He won't be able to juke players like he does in HS.

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re: Not an excuse, a fact. The refs changed the outcome of this game.

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/11/26 at 8:27 am to ROPO

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Stop complaining about the tush push. He was never down. It was the right call.

The problem with that is:
His momentum was completely stopped, the refs were running in to spot the ball short and the defense was already letting up and signalling they had made the stop. After all that the UK OL push the QB into the end zone.

By every definition his forward process was stopped.

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re: 4th and 1….

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/11/26 at 8:12 am to smooth99

There should also be a reasonable expectation that the "#2 defense" in CFB wasn't going to let the team with the worst 3rd down conversion rate in CFB march down the field with ease.

The mistake was running twice then passing. If Lane had Sam throw an easy pass on 2nd which had been open all game, then 3rd down likely becomes converting a short distance.

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re: 3rd time I am watching Pop Houston play.

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/10/26 at 1:18 pm to BayouCowboy

Weekly Pops update:
Vs Natchitoches Central

23/30 308 76.7% 4 TDs/0 INTs
9 carries 192 yds 21.3 ypc 4 TDs

Is that good? That seems good. :lol:

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re: LSU has topped out in its Easton Royal bid- won’t go higher.

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/9/26 at 5:17 pm to Lester Earl

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His number is nowhere near $5million. He’s currently fishing between $1-2mil, which of course is a lot for a HS kid but it’s not completely crashing the budget.

Other notes

-If lsu were to back off (I don’t think they will) it would be for planning not money.

-depending on transfers is dangerous. because you are at the mercy of who enters. LSU has not recruited the portal well at WR, historically.

-LSU’s best teams have had great WRs. It’s not coincidental. The majority of them have been from LA. Also not coincidental.

- from an salary cap standpoint, WR is the 3rd highest paid position after QB & Edge. This is a newer development in modern football because you need playmakers to win & every smart coach knows it.

- Lane came to lsu to recruit kids like this. The same guy that flew to Tennessee to intercept Leavitt at the airport lol. You are bonafide nuts if you don’t think he is going to chase this one at just about all costs.

Unless Royal is asking for something outrageous which doesn't seem the case for a Top 5 player, Lane needs to close on this one and bring Easton home.

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re: Another UK match-up problem: Defending the slot WR

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/9/26 at 5:12 pm to Hot Carl

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Maybe. But I think that would only be for the 1st drive. You don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. That said, I do think we’re gonna see Tre Wilson get more involved. He’s been on the verge of breaking out. It’s gonna happen eventually.

He came back in the McNeese game and made a catch to extend a drive. Lane then pulled him as the game got further out of reach.

I think the message was already sent so I expect Watkins out there to start the game unless Lane sees more loafing plays on film review.

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re: The barn's second leading tackler suspended indefinitely?

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/9/26 at 4:04 pm to Night Vision

Fake News. It was from the No3 Sports account.

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re: Another UK match-up problem: Defending the slot WR

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/9/26 at 3:55 pm to mdomingue

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Winnie Watkins' catch rate for the season: 65.7%, 23 catches in 35 targets, 12 Drops

LSU as a team: 62.8%, 113 catches in 180 targets, 67 drops.

It's clear that the metric is counting targets and catches so you'd have to look elsewhere for better data.

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re: Another UK match-up problem: Defending the slot WR

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/9/26 at 2:39 pm to LSUBlitzkrieg

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Provided he actually catches the football

The McNeese game was bad, really bad. But, he has been Sam's most reliable WR this season and he's getting far more separation than the other receivers.

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Another UK match-up problem: Defending the slot WR

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/9/26 at 2:15 pm

One of the LSU pod casters mentioned the Wildcats struggling vs slot WRs so I looked at their games this season:

Youngstown St - 111yds. Season total 420yds
A&M - 119 yds. Season total 235yds. Next highest game - 41yds
S. Alabama - 91 yds and only TD on season. Season total 261yds. Next highest game 74yds
USCe - 92 yds. Season total 201yds. Next highest game - 39yds

Bama was the only game where the slot WR didn't have a high output.

This should be a game where Sam can feast with Watkins, his favorite WR. Weather may force more of a ground attack where UK is vulnerable as well, but if Sam has to throw, Winnie Watkins should be open early and often.

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re: Insulting billionaire potential boosters is probably not a good NIL strategy.

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/8/26 at 2:47 pm to dchog

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The Waltons haven't donated to the academic side in four years.

No Waltons.

No Lindseys.

I honestly thought that between the Waltons and all of the corporate entities in NW AR, Tyson and Jerry Jones, that Arkansas would have a sizeable NIL/collective to bolster their athletics.

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re: LSU official B-Ball site only has 4 players listed on the official roster?

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/8/26 at 2:19 pm to Night Vision

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re: Arachnids are underrepresented in Sport..

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/8/26 at 11:01 am to theballguy

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I like the Boll Weevils.

They should have to play rice every year.

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re: Louisiana Baws in Kentucky. If you are missing your Louisiana cousine, we have it here.

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/8/26 at 8:30 am to CatSquirrel

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I wonder if the employees are surly in Kentucky like they are at every other Popeyes I’ve been to. ??

Popeyes used to be clean, good food and good service when Copleland owned them. He overleveraged by buying out rival Church's chicken and got into financial issues. It eventually was passed to a Canadian group and went to shite.

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re: LSU/KY vs Texas A&M stats

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/7/26 at 2:52 pm to NFLSU

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If LSU wins the turnover margin, they win the game.

If LSU loses the turnover margin, the game is closer than it ever should have been.

That's the ball game right there. KY loses to USCe except for turnovers. A&M game is very close minus turnovers.

Lane does not need to get cute or overly aggressive and Sam doesn't need to take unecessarily risky throws. He's got to get better at not starinbg down receivers and avoiding the tipped balls. If LSU plays a smart game and wears them down we walk away with a double digit win. We are better than UK in every head to head category except turnovers.

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re: Kentucky super thin at LB?

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/7/26 at 1:03 pm to Traceg03

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Kentucky super thin at LB?

Pound - the - rock!

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re: Anyone else feel like this wkend has “Trap Game” written all over it?

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/7/26 at 8:15 am to TigerFan244

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Kentucky upsets No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 with late TD and missed FG by Rebels in final minute

I'm pretty sure Lane remembers. That game cost him a playoff spot in 24'. He's not letting that happen again.

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re: Kentucky will be playing with a chip on its shoulder

Posted by BayouCowboy on 10/6/26 at 1:36 pm to cajuntiger1010

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Most expensive game in Kentucky history. If Lane wants be like Saban, he needs to rip their throats out.

I think it's close early and we wear them down. I posted this in another thread:

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UK is dead last in CFB in 3rd down conversions and last in the SEC in 3rd down defense. They are 13th in the SEC in pass defense and rush defense.

They were outgained by A&M and USCe.

There is one reason to be concerned. They have been on the positive side of turnovers which is why they won the A&M and USCe games and Leavitt has struggled with some bad turnovers.

LSU is tops in the SEC in offense and defense. Protect the ball and it's a 3 score win. Turn it over and it becomes a toss up.

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