Sports Illustrated: Four teams that can beat Alabama

I don't think you are gonna see much of a difference as far as packages, and plays that LSU runs, I think Cam was brought in to be a mechanics guy to work with the qb's footwork, and a more effective play caller. Cam will add some wrinkles but don't expect a complete overhaul.

 

Yeah that does make a lot of sense. Because LSU's offense was one of the greatest of all time over the last three years, just like Oregon.

Get real. Remember that 2011 LSU D? Arguably best in LSU history? Oregon put up 27 points on them, more than anybody else....Oregon had 13 drives, and scored on 5 of them. Had we not forced 4 turnovers they would have scored a lot more. Not sure how you can possibly even imagine the idea that Oregon's O wouldn't do crap vs Bama's D

Points per game allowed, LSU D
2012 - 17.2 ...Bama 10.9 (National Champs)
2011 - 11.3 ...Bama 8.2 (National Champs)
2010 - 18.2 ...Bama 13.5
2009 - 16.2 ...Bama 11.7 (National Champs)
2008 - 24.2...Bama 14.3
2007 - 19.9...Bama 22.0 (Saban's 1st year)

 

The point is, Oregon's offense is one dimensional. They run the ball sideline to sideline and throw short passes. I thought maybe you could deduce that but it's obvious you are just a computer that pumps out stats. 14 of those points came in the 4th quarter when the game was well in hand, you neglected to mention that stat boy, and during the meat of the game there was one length of the field drive. The rest of the points came off a short field. Notre Dame scored a few TD's against Alabama in shit time too. Does that mean they did a good job against Alabama's defense?

 

Getting the ball to TE, running backs, slot receivers in the short and intermediate passing range will keep a team honest. The power running game will keep a team down. With Chavis putting the athletes out there on D, I don't know how the effects won't be immediate. Unless Cam tries to reinvent the wheel, I hope.

 

I'm hoping getting the ball to the TE will become more of an option than it has been in the past.

 

It has been such an underutilized option in the past 10 or so years. Seems like everytime we go to them, they are wide open and they do a decent job of catching the ball. It's not like out receivers are running any complicated routes anyways

 

Tight-end As Receiver Theme

 

This would be like you saying that the earth is a cube or that 2+2=B. How do you respond to that?

I guess the short answer is that i don't like Oregon and i don't like Chip Kelly as a person. But now that he's not at Oregon, i can honestly say that people will be studying Oregon's offense for decades. And it is a fascinating thing to study. It's already changed the way multiple NFL coaches think and approach the game, including Belichick

Going forward, it'll be interesting to see if Mark Helfrich turns out as good as those Mike Leach disciples that are dominating now (and Leach's offense is much more simple)

And it'll be interesting to see how Chip Kelly does in the NFL. If he had just replaced Carroll as the head coach of the Seahawks, he would revolutionize the NFL. But with the Eagles and their personnel, he could turn out like Mike Leach at Washington State.

As for belittling LSU's win over Oregon as no big deal, you're really missing out on something that was a very special day in LSU history. We play that game 100 times, it's unlikely a better result would of happened for us