Am I missing something here? He's 6' 5"! and only 248. He's a football player, not a jockey. Sounds just right to me.
Well if that's the case then last year's team was in excellant shape for the 4th qtr. So it appears at this time to be a good sign. Tommy Moffit is a great asset for LSU football. Anyoe know any of the wieghtlifting programs or conditiong programs that he uses.
Last season Saban pointed out the lack of senior leadership. Miles said we have great leadership that will not accept a single loss. Reporting in shape is a sign of his statement. The off-season surgery is a legitimate excuse, but I would hate to be that one player who came in over-weight. Man, that has be a very tough situation to hear about for the next few weeks!
We on the outside won't know for sure, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if the team wants to show it can win without Saban. All this talk nationally about Nick and what he did at LSU indirectly delegitimizes what the players did and do on the field. I'm sure these men are proud of the work they put in, the talent and abilities they posess, and they are ready to show that it wasn't mostly because of Saban's coaching that they've won so much in recent years. Les seems to be playing this one just right so far. Seems like a bright guy, so it's hardly a surprise at this point. My only concern is how he'll coach and make decisions during the games themselves. His outstanding assistants will help with adjustments and such, but it's the big decisions---maybe switching or not switching out a cold QB, going for it on 4th and 1, switching up defenses, when to pop that trick play---that make or break seasons such as this, one with real national title hopes and aspirations.
That's an excellent point and one I had given any thought to. Might be one of those intangibles that makes a difference.
I'm 50/50 on that rumor now, this was in theadvocate this morning: That would seem to indicate all the players who have previously failed the test, including McGill, passed it this time. We may not know for a while.
<<Originally Posted by philter I'm sure there will be some good stories, most of the info above is of that nature...just not much to scrape together at the moment. One positive bit to take away from this is that in 2004, 30 players failed the conditioning tests...this year, two. Says a lot about how the players responded to Miles and the leadership the upper classmen are giving and the team's commitment to excellence this year. Of the two that failed, one is a chronic case and the other was due to surgery. That's pretty amazing imo.>> Where the hell is this come from? 30 players failed the conditioning tests in 2004. Hmmm.
