UL vs LSU Game Time Thread

[CajunCool]

_ Agree, but the performance in this game will only be meaningful if we follow up with great performances in conference. We have played BCS teams close in the past only to follow up with mediocre play in conference and end with no better than .500 seasons. We are still in great position to have a really good year. Most expected us to be 1-2 (some expected worse) at this point and instead we are 2-1. The boys just need to keep playing hard and correct a few mistakes. _

You are absolutely correct. This is going back a few years, but I was never so agitated as one year in the Stokely era when we won a game to go 6-3 (I believe) only to have coach declare the season successful after 9 games because we were assured a winning season. We then proceeded to look like crap in losing the last 2, which were winnable games, and turn a potentially successful 8-3 season into another 6-5 year.

[CajunSaint]

_ If Im not mistaken The SEC signed some huge contract with ESPN designating all their games....everything...be televised from all SEC schools. Notice they were propping LSU's volleyball match with Kentucky tonight on ESPNU??? One guy even said this was the third time he'd seen LSU play this year...

Of course its going to be homer announcers.

Z _

i did make that point in my post.

[Rebel02]

Don't know why people are claiming that we should have had a safety. We should have scored a TD before giving them the ball at the 1.....

[zephyr]

_ Don't know why people are claiming that we should have had a safety. We should have scored a TD before giving them the ball at the 1..... _

Because we SHOULD have scored but the play that took place WAS a safety. What could have been is not as obvious as what was.

[Rebel02]

_ Because we SHOULD have scored but the play that took place WAS a safety. What could have been is not as obvious as what was. _

I'm saying y'all are complaining about not getting 2 points. I'm complaining about not getting 6...

[zephyr]

_ I'm saying y'all are complaining about not getting 2 points. I'm complaining about not getting 6... _

Well, most are not happy with the playcalls at the goalline and lack of scoring. However, even without the score, we get the safety which is hard to argue, get two points and get the ball back in good field position. You are right in that we should have scored. However, a lot of things can go wrong on the goalline and we really won't know what would have happened with different playcalling. We KNOW that we had a safety and got robbed.

[rhineaux]

_ Other than the 4 runs in a row inside the 5, I thought the coaches did a great job. For those saying we weren't trying to score on the last drive, could it have been the fact that we were playing 2nd stringers and their timing was off? I get the Bustle detractors to an extent but I think he and his current staff are light years ahead of where they were a couple of years ago.
A score would have been nice because they would have covered the line! The safety that wasn't would have worked too. _

No. If the coaches wanted to score, they would have had them run the 2 minute offense. Instead, they got to the line, paused, looked to the sideline, got the play, called the play, made second reads, and then ran the play. I can understand the sideline look in some cases, but they called the same effing play every effing time...except for the last pass play when it seemed like they finally realized that the clock had almost run out, and only got one weak attempt at getting the ball downfield. And, they did this while leaving ALL THREE timeouts on the board. The clock could have been stopped any number of times. Whether or not to make an attempt at scoring was a choice, and somebody chose not to.

Before that final drive, I felt like I was leaving the bar disappointed, but positive. After seeing that display, I was rather ____ed.

[ShowDog]

_ Agreed that the receivers need to improve but the QB also needs to learn to put touch on the ball in certain situations. The inability to do so was one of the many knocks on an NFL QB with a cannon of an arm named Aaron Brooks. _

I agree, he needed to put some touch on some passes just felt like there were too many drops. We just didn't have anyone step up and make a big play. ie: couple of interceptions we should have had.

[ShowDog]

_ The major SEC bias was with one of the line judges. The same official gave them a few huge spots during the game. He was often 1/2 to a full yard different from the other linesman, but always seemed to take charge and overule.

The safety isn't even worth talking about - it wasn't even close - we simply got jobbed.

I have to say, though, that it was a cleanly officiated game otherwise. They let both teams play, and weren't throwing flags just for the hell of it.

As for the broadcast, it was okay. To be honest, I think we got a lot of exposure by playing LSU on TV, and people (recruits included) had to notice that we are only a few playmakers (and plays) away from being a really good football team. _

Good Post. You said the magic word-"Playmakers"-we need some.

[CajunFreak]

_Before that final drive, I felt like I was leaving the bar disappointed, but positive. After seeing that display, I was rather ____ed. _

Exactly!

[zephyr]

_ No. If the coaches wanted to score, they would have had them run the 2 minute offense. Instead, they got to the line, paused, looked to the sideline, got the play, called the play, made second reads, and then ran the play. I can understand the sideline look in some cases, but they called the same effing play every effing time...except for the last pass play when it seemed like they finally realized that the clock had almost run out, and only got one weak attempt at getting the ball downfield. And, they did this while leaving ALL THREE timeouts on the board. The clock could have been stopped any number of times. Whether or not to make an attempt at scoring was a choice, and somebody chose not to.

Before that final drive, I felt like I was leaving the bar disappointed, but positive. After seeing that display, I was rather ____ed. _

I see the point but it doesn't bother me as much because we were running our offense and getting reserves valuable playing time doing it.

[Just1More]

_ No. If the coaches wanted to score, they would have had them run the 2 minute offense. Instead, they got to the line, paused, looked to the sideline, got the play, called the play, made second reads, and then ran the play. I can understand the sideline look in some cases, but they called the same effing play every effing time...except for the last pass play when it seemed like they finally realized that the clock had almost run out, and only got one weak attempt at getting the ball downfield. And, they did this while leaving ALL THREE timeouts on the board. The clock could have been stopped any number of times. Whether or not to make an attempt at scoring was a choice, and somebody chose not to.

Before that final drive, I felt like I was leaving the bar disappointed, but positive. After seeing that display, I was rather ____ed. _

I wouldn't have used the timeouts. But, I totally agree that we should have done more with the final drive. I was good with Brad scrambling and running to pick up some yardage in the first 2 minutes of that drive... but when we got down to 1:30 on the clock, throw it downfield... you are expected to pick up a cheap completion in the final minutes... and who knows... you could pick up a pass interference and/or TD. I could care less if it resulted in a turnover. You don't put backups in the game to do anything less than succeed IMO.

It's not a big deal to me now... but it made a big difference to me once the coaching staff botched the first and goal on the 1 yard line.