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no, i said "seemingly" ...thus, comprehension failure on your part.
from what i heard, it was the LSU defense that played great at the start of the year while the offense struggled and then it was the defense that struggled at the end of the year while the offense got on track.
no, i said "seemingly" ...thus, comprehension failure on your part.
You read what I wrote and it seemed to you that I'm bitter. That's exactly why it's a comprehension failure. I have absolutely no reason to be bitter towards A&M.
You just failed again. Good post.
You read what I wrote and it seemed to you that I'm bitter. That's exactly why it's a comprehension failure. I have absolutely no reason to be bitter towards A&M.
You just failed again. Good post.
its hard to have a conversation with someone like you...that you're a tekk fan is fitting. moving on, if i say seemingly, clearly i don't know if you are or are not. second, i do not think you are bitter toward A&M; back to back assumptions.
clearly you don't know what the word seemingly means. That you're an Aggie only feeds the stereotype.
another good post.
lest we forget, A&M got a real nice win over washington the other night. second win over a top 25 team this early season.
Yup, and it was really cool to see the football team honored @ halftime, too
Just so people know before they go lay a bunch of money down
I am not sure if LSU is filing an appeal or already did or whatever but it looks like Ridley might be out. This levels the playing field quite a bit. I'm so ready for this game.BATON ROUGE -- Stevan Ridley, LSU's leading rusher and team captain, has been ruled academically ineligible to compete in the Jan. 7 AT&T Cotton Bowl, Coach Les Miles said Wednesday.
levels the playing field?
ridley was ruled out some time ago and lsu has been going through the appeal process. suppose to have a ruling by tuesday.
Well for those who think lsu is superior. They are favored by a couple.
I understand Ridley was ruled out awhile ago but I wasn't sure if the appeal process failed already or not. He is a big part of their offense and would be a huge blow for them if he doesn't play.....
i thought A&M wanted to measure themselves/play with the big boys.
LSU Alum here.... I attended all but 1 home game this year, and if there were 1 word to describe this year's LSU team, it is FRUSTRATING.
LSU truly has the athletes to beat anyone in the country, EXCEPT at QB and COACH.
Starting QB Jordan Jefferson had the football IQ of a mannequin with a head injury. If there are 2 decisions to make on any single option or passing play, he makes the WRONG decision about 80% of the time. The only solid games he played this year were against Alabama and Ole Miss.
And then there is the "Mad Hatter" Les Miles.... Does he have some good qualities as a head coach? Yes. Is he a good recruiter? Yes. But does that make up for all of the bonehead he does? ......... Les should feel very fortunate that Tennessee had 13 men on the field on that play; otherwise he would be on the hot seat.
LSU's strength is definitely their team speed on defense. The will get after it.
If A&M doesn't turn the ball over or kick it to Patrick Peterson (the guy is an absolute beast, and has set up LSU in great field position all year), and they keep LSU on a long field, then they have a good chance of winning the game. LSU can't sustain long drives.
LSU is very run dependant, and the loss of Ridley definitely hurts their chances. A&M should stack 8 in the box until Jefferson proves (which he won't) that he can hit some open receivers.
Should be a good game.
As a homer, I'll pick LSU in a close one.... 24-20
Thanks for the take
Every Tiger fan seems to say the same things when it comes to your guys' squad. A pretty unpredictable and less than stellar offense with a great defense and special teams. I definitely think that LSU is a lot faster as a team then anyone we have faced this season but our defense is definitely much improved also. I saw this take from tigerdroppings that was pretty solid about comparing the 2 defenses.
My main worry is definitely special teams when it comes to this Aggie squad since it's been so inconsistent all season long. LSU definitely has one of the stronger special teams in the nation and IMO that could end up being the difference in the game since I believe our defense and offense match up pretty evenly. The loss of Ridley is definitely a big blow to your offense, and I'm not certain but I heard his backup is a true freshman?When looking at the total defense rankings LSU comes in at #8. A&M comes in at #50. LSU's Tiger defense gave up on average 301.7 yds per game this year. A&M's defense gave up 357.5 yds per game.
Case closed right? #8 is a better ranking than #50 and giving up only 300yds is better than giving up 350yds. It would appear so on the surface.
The total defense statistic assumes the defenses are on the field for the same number of plays. Obviously they are not and a lot of that has to do with the team's very own offense...is it a hurry up offense or a grind it out/chew up the clock offense. Obviously a hurry up offense means the defense will be back out on the field more often.
Texas A&M definitely runs a hurry up offense. The Aggies have gone even faster since Tannehill became the QB. Looking at the offense statistics you clearly see how fast they are. They are tied for 6th in the country in total number of plays run this year. Teams ranked 1-5 actually played one more game this year. If you avg. out plays/game, only Oklahoma has more. Thus Texas A&M probably has the second "fastest" offense in the nation meaning their defense is on the field a lot more often.
So how do we resolve the defensive statistics to account for A&M's D being on the field more often due to its hurry up offense? I think the only way is to look at yds/play.
According to yds/play:
#11-Texas A&M (4.7)
#16-LSU (4.8)
These same statistics are consistent when you compare scoring D. LSU gives up 17pts/game, A&M 20 pts/game. But when you factor in A&M's defense being on the field 15-20% more plays, the pts yielded statistics even out.
Do I think A&M has a better defense than LSU b/c of this? No. To truly answer that question you would have to compare the offenses of the opponents they have played. A quick cursory search yields the top 5 offenses played by each team:
A&M:
#1 Ok.State
#10 Arkansas
#12 Oklahoma
#13 Baylor
#18 Texas Tech
LSU:
#8 Auburn
#10 Arkansas
#27 Alabama
#45 Mississippi
#46 MSU
My gut tells me these defenses are a lot closer than anyone would like to believe. They both have mini-geniuses as their DC. They both have a leader of unquestionable talent and sure-fire top 10 NFL draft pick in 2011 who have brought home serious hardware.
I think the same fallacies that we might see with regards to defensive statistics work on the offensive side of the ball as well. On the surface one might think there is a large discrepancy between #22 A&M and #89 LSU in total offense. But so many more factors go into this debate as well. NAMELY, what kind of D is each team facing on the season. Without even performing a cursory search here I think most will agree LSU has been facing much tougher defenses in the SEC than A&M has in the Big 12.
The one area that I think people on both sides of the Cotton Bowl have failed to discuss (and the most important aspect of the game IMO) is Texas A&M punting. A&M ranks #119/120 in the NCAA in punting. #119/#120. And it is much worse than that statistic lets on. It has been so bad that A&M has resorted to having their QB punt on occasion. Rumors have been floating around as well that A&M's starting punter will miss the Cotton Bowl. That means the best guy they have, who happens to be the 2nd worst punter in the nation, will be missing the game with injury. He is the starter for a reason...that reason being he is the best A&M has. Thus the backup must be atrocious. To compound all of this the backup will be punting to one Patrick Peterson. I would be shocked if LSU doesn't get at least 1 TD out of punt returns. Additionally the Tigers should have great field position for most of the day. This will be the difference in the game IMO.
Anyway, I'm pretty excited about playing you guys and hopefully it turns out to be a good one.
Thanks for the take
Every Tiger fan seems to say the same things when it comes to your guys' squad. A pretty unpredictable and less than stellar offense with a great defense and special teams. I definitely think that LSU is a lot faster as a team then anyone we have faced this season but our defense is definitely much improved also. I saw this take from tigerdroppings that was pretty solid about comparing the 2 defenses.
My main worry is definitely special teams when it comes to this Aggie squad since it's been so inconsistent all season long. LSU definitely has one of the stronger special teams in the nation and IMO that could end up being the difference in the game since I believe our defense and offense match up pretty evenly. The loss of Ridley is definitely a big blow to your offense, and I'm not certain but I heard his backup is a true freshman?
Anyway, I'm pretty excited about playing you guys and hopefully it turns out to be a good one.
i don't get the les miles hate, he has elevated your program. imo, he's a great coach.
The program was actually elevated by Nick Saban before Les arrived. Saban was the coach in 2003 when LSU won their first BCS championship, and then in 2007 it was Saban's recruits which Les coached for the second crystal ball. And even when Les did win that BCS Championship, it was with a 2 loss team; the only time there has ever been a 2 loss team to win the BCS Championship.
It isn't that I hate Les. He has won some big games in his years at LSU, and has proven to be a solid recruiter. I don't mind if he stays long term, as he consistently wins 10+ games per year and competes for division/conference/national championships.
It's just that the clock mismanagement issues at the end of games drives me crazy, and while his "riverboat gambling" type play calling sometimes makes him look like a genius, other times it blows up in his face. I do think he dropped the ball by sticking to Jordan Jefferson as the starting QB this year, as the guy isn't going to consistently win games against top tier teams.
If nothing else, the guy is entertaining.
Last edited by Darth_Pelican; 12-30-2010 at 09:51 PM.
so? there are over 120 teams in D-1 football...consider yourself lucky to compete and have a coach that acts accordingly.
Leslie was the exact same way at OSU. We beat KState in 05 or so when they were top 15 and we used the same kicker behind the back pass he used at LSU. We constantly complained about his clock management but let it go overall because he was winning. He was almost as good for a sound bite as Howard Dean. You live and die by the molester; just the way it is.
and he is better than Gundy.
The Big 12 is lookign like a big steaming pile of and ted out that's been eaten as . There is absolutely zero chance the Aggies win, because I've yet to ever see them shock the world doing anything other than upsetting UT.
I will be cheering for them, as I hate the SEC, but we will probably just watch an aggie ass pounding.
outside of oklahoma state, the big 12 has been getting raped. i was impressed with washington's win over nerbaska (go Pac-10!) even if it wasn't the same husker team.
all this doesn't bode well for A&M, necessarily, but then again A&M is a good team. I believe in them.
I sure hope so. I would enjoy watching them rape LSU.
It wasn't really shocking to see Nebraska get beat. Their offense has been completely exposed for some time now.
Texas Tech and OU will probably curbstomp Northwestern and UConn respectively and even it out a bit
Funny; leslie never won 11 games in one season. Or 10, for that matter.
debatable.
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