Usually you wait until the body is dead before doing a post-mortem autopsy. But in this case, I think the patient is essentially brain dead anyways.
* When Miles kicked Perrillioux off this team, the Tigers hopes for a 10 win season and possible West title took a severe hit. The guy needed to go, but his dismissal really hurt this team. I think LSU still had a chance in this game before Lee went down. Jefferson is way too raw to lead the Tigers from down two scores.
* Miles failed to replace Pelini with a strong defensive coordinator. I have heard that Miles was unable to secure someone from outside the program and thus gave the job to Mallory almost in default.
* The senior leadership on this team has been really poor. This group of seniors hasn’t been the “glue” which creates chemistry on a team. Outside of Quinn Johnson and Colt David, whom are you going to miss from this graduating class?
* The fourth year players on this team are from Miles first recruiting class. Given the fact that LSU was limited in scholarships that year and Miles had less than a month to recruit, it should not be a big surprise that LSU would suffer a dip this season.
* The players lost heart after the Alabama game. The loss itself was draining, but it also eliminated any chance LSU had to win the SEC West. The intensity hasn’t been there the last two weeks as the Tigers have gone down 31-3 and 21-3 to begin the games. With many fans and talking heads saying, “the season is over” after the loss to Bama, it shouldn’t be any surprise that the players felt this as well.
* On the field, I have been the most disappointed in the defensive line, receivers and kick returns. None of these areas have lived up to pre-season expectations. If I can digress a moment, I heard a talking head say after the game that LSU has the most “talented” set of receivers in the SEC. Then he goes on to say that they dropped a lot of passes. I get sick of this blanket statement of, “we have the most talent…blah…blah…blah.” Football is more than just 40 times and bench presses and vertical leaps. The mental aspect of the game is so often ignored you would think the players are mere robots programmed by coaches. The players’ ability (or inability) to focus on the task at hand is critical to success. Let’s not confuse physical ability with football “talent.”
*As bad as things are, at least LSU has not done the following this season:
Lose at home to a 2-8 team that just fired its coach and is playing out the string. (Notre Dame)
Suffer the most defeats in school history. (Michigan)
Enter a nationally televised game ranked #2 in the country and get beat by 40+. (Texas Tech)
Go winless for the first time in since 1908. (Washington)
Play in the Rose Bowl last season and have a losing record this season. (Illinois)
With Thanksgiving around the corner, let’s be thankful for what LSU has accomplished and look forward to finishing the season in Atlanta at the Peach Bowl...er...Fast Food Bowl...er...whatever.
* When Miles kicked Perrillioux off this team, the Tigers hopes for a 10 win season and possible West title took a severe hit. The guy needed to go, but his dismissal really hurt this team. I think LSU still had a chance in this game before Lee went down. Jefferson is way too raw to lead the Tigers from down two scores.
* Miles failed to replace Pelini with a strong defensive coordinator. I have heard that Miles was unable to secure someone from outside the program and thus gave the job to Mallory almost in default.
* The senior leadership on this team has been really poor. This group of seniors hasn’t been the “glue” which creates chemistry on a team. Outside of Quinn Johnson and Colt David, whom are you going to miss from this graduating class?
* The fourth year players on this team are from Miles first recruiting class. Given the fact that LSU was limited in scholarships that year and Miles had less than a month to recruit, it should not be a big surprise that LSU would suffer a dip this season.
* The players lost heart after the Alabama game. The loss itself was draining, but it also eliminated any chance LSU had to win the SEC West. The intensity hasn’t been there the last two weeks as the Tigers have gone down 31-3 and 21-3 to begin the games. With many fans and talking heads saying, “the season is over” after the loss to Bama, it shouldn’t be any surprise that the players felt this as well.
* On the field, I have been the most disappointed in the defensive line, receivers and kick returns. None of these areas have lived up to pre-season expectations. If I can digress a moment, I heard a talking head say after the game that LSU has the most “talented” set of receivers in the SEC. Then he goes on to say that they dropped a lot of passes. I get sick of this blanket statement of, “we have the most talent…blah…blah…blah.” Football is more than just 40 times and bench presses and vertical leaps. The mental aspect of the game is so often ignored you would think the players are mere robots programmed by coaches. The players’ ability (or inability) to focus on the task at hand is critical to success. Let’s not confuse physical ability with football “talent.”
*As bad as things are, at least LSU has not done the following this season:
Lose at home to a 2-8 team that just fired its coach and is playing out the string. (Notre Dame)
Suffer the most defeats in school history. (Michigan)
Enter a nationally televised game ranked #2 in the country and get beat by 40+. (Texas Tech)
Go winless for the first time in since 1908. (Washington)
Play in the Rose Bowl last season and have a losing record this season. (Illinois)
With Thanksgiving around the corner, let’s be thankful for what LSU has accomplished and look forward to finishing the season in Atlanta at the Peach Bowl...er...Fast Food Bowl...er...whatever.
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