We all know that basketball and football are on very different playing fields. Football rules the town. It always has and it always will. Some will argue that basketball took over for a while when the football team struggled, but lets be real, football dominates even when they are struggling. Personally, I think the Tigers have the guns to go for 11-0, but in the SEC, thats going to be tough. Thats a lot to ask for. What Auburn did last year in the SEC was unheard of. I just dont see that happening again for a while. I'm not saying that that Auburn team was all special or anything like that, but as Tiger fans saw first hand, they had a lot of breaks go there way. Same as LSU had in 03. Same as USC has had the last few. Difference is, USC plays in a much softer conference. I just can't see undefeated. It's just too damn hard. Even with good qb play. Not saying that it wouldnt be nice. I'll be pulling for it just like all of you, but it's really damn hard to do. So, if he goes 10-1 or 9-2, just consider it another building block for LSU's run of excellence. You string together 3 or 4 9 or 10 win seasons, your a top 5 team every year. Your going to a BCS bowl game. Life will be good in Tiger town. I thank you guys for some what acting as my muse for show material tom. ha :geauxtige Good nite
There is a big difference in playing during the day and playing at night.. a big part of it is training.. if you practice in the afternoon then have an 11 am kickoff, you body isnt trained to function at top levle at that time of the day.. teams who play all of their games and practice at the same tiem of the day have an advantage.
That is almost irrelevant now.... Many teams have facilities like LSU's IFF (Indoor Football Facility)... It's very nice... Air conditioned football field... The band gets to use it on gamedays once the team is finished with it. We do our final practice of the week in there.
i'm not talking about heat or humidity or whatever.. I'm talking time frame.. if you practice from 3 to 6 or something like that, a 11 am game does not go with your body's clock. You are youre best at the time you train. Its much easier to get up for a 7pm game when you train from 3 to 6 than for an 11 am game.
Yeah, kind of like how ESPN gets "serviceable" use out of Trev ? I'm not looking forwarding to the garbage that goofball is going to spew this season. I was visiting my brother over the weekend in Houston. My three nephews, as soon as I hit the door, told me that ole Trev is " now for LSU" based upon comments made by him about LSU being the only team who can hang with USC, a popular story (although true) among the talking heads at this point in the "season." I explained to them how he flaps in the wind and would bail on LSU in a "nano-second ." Trev, welcome to the LSU bandwagon, stop and tailgate a while with us ... NOT !
Slow down there young feller. Basketball and football are two different animals. Probably a lot more than Dubois does.
If LSU has two or more losses, especially late in the year, it will be a BIG dissappointment. But, truth be told, that would be the same at any other school where pre-season expectations are this high. The difference is that there are so many fans of LSU who live and die by the success of the team. That kind of attention can can be suffocating for most coaches. It takes a thick skin and incedible innner strength to make it through the tough spots. After the initial emotional outburst following a loss, Tiger fans are more able to sift through the details than most college football fans. We are a pretty football savvy crowd. Sometimes, a team looses in spite of the valiant and effective effort of a coaching staff. We all like to say how "loaded" we are with talent, but that's really nothing more than buzz. Athletic ability and raw numbers like size and speed, are only part of the equation that make up a player's ability. The truth is, some players never develop the greatness they are christened with as untested blue chip signees. That is part of what makes college football great in my mind. Even the non-competitive first couple of games are like christmas day to me - watching the new players to see if they live up the hype. In the end, coaching ability will be the test for Miles, not a couple of losses in his first season. Dinardo, Hallman, Archer - all were fired and LSU was criticized by many (not all) for being too hard on it's coaches, as if the losses were caused by something other than the coach's ability or actions. But the observant football fans knew a turkey when they saw it, as did the A.D., and they were all let go for a good reason. To clarify my point, poor coaching can be observed in poor recruiting, poor player development, poor game preparation, poor on-field decisions, poor choices of assistant coaches, poor controll of the players, etc. Those things will lead to losses. Sometimes, a team loses in spite of good coaching. Bad breaks, injuries, over matched talent, etc. After every loss, fans will be dissappointed, and some (mostly ignorant jack asses) will blame the coach regardless of the facts. But in the end, a coach will be given a chance to prove himself over the long haul (several seasons), even at LSU!
I am of the opinion that Miles will be a very similar coach to Loyd Carr. Good for 9 to 10 win seasons, will always make some noise, consistantly good. A good manager of people and operations. He will never be viewed as a football genius or mastermind but he will do well because he surrounds himself with the right personel who can take the program to the next level. I truely believe that right now we have assembled the best coaching staff ever to coach football at LSU and that the abilities of the entire staff is what will win games for us. How we fare will be attributed to Miles but his part is to be the motivator and steady manager of the enitre operation and the on field play will be the result of the rest of the staff. I believe Miles could also turn out like Pete Carroll, because I view his success over the last serveral years to be a product of a good supporting staff (although he is also thought of as a good defensive mind), good management, and good motivation. Teams of all sorts are the same and businesses operate best with the right management in place, I believe we are in good hands.
