2021 FB Final: Louisiana 18, Texas 38

[cajun4life]

If we have a 1,000 yard rusher this year it will be due to the opposite of what you say about our depth and that we don't have the amount of depth we had last year and have to rely on one guy to be the workhorse. Napier has never really used any one back as a workhorse and I honestly don't think Smith is the guy to rush for that many yards and have that type of usage.

Smith could reach 1000 yards without having a ton of carries. He will break a few huge runs once we get into SBC play. Or just the rest of our OOC schedule.

[zephyr]

Smith could reach 1000 yards without having a ton of carries. He will break a few huge runs once we get into SBC play. Or just the rest of our OOC schedule.

Ragas didn't do it a couple years ago when he was averaging 10 yards per carry, leading the nation or in the top 5 for sure in ypc. Smith is not the type of runner that I think will physically hold up to the type of running game we employ which is much more power oriented. You run him 12+ times per game he's going to wear down. If you look at our backs, we have had issues with almost all of them dealing with injuries at some point in the year because of that style and those were guys built more for that type of game.

[JMV JustMyView]

You know we’ve said the same thing for about 10-12 years right.

Fenroy & Wallace
Harris & McGuire
Ragas, Mitchell & Calais
Ragas, Mitchell & Smith
Smith, Johnson & Bailey

Each group has gotten more talented.

Don't forget Mike Desormeaux.

[Rainman66]

You know we’ve said the same thing for about 10-12 years right.

Fenroy & Wallace
Harris & McGuire
Ragas, Mitchell & Calais
Ragas, Mitchell & Smith
Smith, Johnson & Bailey

Each group has gotten more talented.

More talented does not mean they are better. They still have to prove it on the field.

[moorecajun]

Silly question and I apologize up front for it!

Is there a way to see a replay of the game, without having recorded it? I want to see it to make a fair evaluation as I could not see the game very well live.

[Million$Mullet]

Silly question and I apologize up front for it!

Is there a way to see a replay of the game, without having recorded it? I want to see it to make a fair evaluation as I could not see the game very well live.

https://youtu.be/PhNc_MOkjJ8

[moorecajun]

https://youtu.be/PhNc_MOkjJ8

Awesome, thanks! I didn't even think of youtube.

To clarify, it is awesome you sent me the link!

[Boomer]

LL is who he is. He rarely cost us a game. But he will almost never take over and win you a game. It’s been proven over and over.

......No doubt he was disaoppointed in his game.... Drop passes didn't help but our best reception by Williams was catching an overthrown high pass.....he had a few wide open that he was too high on!

[Grantvb]

I disagree. With Levi not being able to take over and win us a game. I can recall (2) pretty big games. (1) APP St. 2020. (2) ULM 2019. His legs moved the chains and ran the clock.

[LouisianaB]

Other than the stuff thats already discussed, I had a few takeaways.

1. Cant take a delay of game in the 2nd. You have 10 coaches plus a bunch of GAs and even UGAs. Somebody has to be responsible for watching play clock at all times. It turned a 3rd and 3 to a 3rd and 8; we gained 5 yards and punted on 4th and 3.

2. Clock management at the end of the first half was terrible. Got the ball at 2:00 down 14-3 with all three TOs. Completed a pass of 9, ran for -1, ran for +1; that span took 1:20 off the clock. Texas calls TO hoping to get ball back, we forced to go for it on 4&1 and get it. Had a 1&10 on our 37, LL rush for 11 to the 38, and then completes pass for 1st down at Texas 31 with 7 seconds left, kick FG. We were only able to drive 44 yards in 2:00 with all three TOs. It was clear Billy was playing for the FG and not a TD, which I wouldnt mind if we got the ball in the 2nd half, but we didnt. We lost the middle eight 14-3.

3. Decision to go for 2 down 35-18 (17 point differential) with 9:31 left in the game. Instead of making it a two possession game by kicking PAT, we go for 2, fail, and it stays a three possession game. Sure, it seemed like all hope was lost at that point, but there was still time left. Dont go for 2 unless you have to, including limiting amount of possessions necessary to stay in the game.

Every decision in a game should be aimed towards winning the game, and the little things matter. I thought Billy managed the game poorly; I don't know if its a player talent issue or if he is still a young coach and learning. Of course, all of this is easy to b___ about after the fact, but we pay him a good bit of money to be good at it.