The 2020 LSU Defense: by the Numbers

fanatic · Dec 21, 2020

Robidoux87 said: ↑

https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/22

Total Defense:
- LSU ranks #124 (out of 127). Only Texas State, North Texas, and Ole Miss are worse. The Tigers give up an average of 500 yards per game

Passing Defense:
- LSU ranks #126. They give up 323 yards per game passing. One has to imagine this could have been worse, had Alabama been trying in the second half. Again, Ole Miss is dead last, giving up one yard per game more.
- LSU is dead last in Passing Yards Per Attempt, at 9.73 yards. (If you attempt a pass against LSU, statistically, you will get a first down).

Rushing Defense:
- LSU is #71, giving up 169 yards per game. Nice! Geaux Tigers!

In the Record Book:
- LSU allowed KJ Costello to pass for 623 yards, an SEC record. Costello would lose his starting job later in the season
- DeVonta Smith had 219 receiving yards and three touchdowns in one half. (*I don't know if that's a record, but it should be)

Bo Pelini's annual salary: $2.3 million per year, three year contract.
- He is the third-highest paid coordinator in CFB.
- What a "get" - he had just gone 6-6 at Youngstown State in 2019.

This is, by far, the worst defense in school history. It is one of the worst defensive performances in the history of this sport. The turnovers forced are nice. But would you be excited if your baseball team's pitchers got shelled - but made some nice fielding plays?

There is no combination of: pandemic, turnover, opt outs, whatever......to excuse this.
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Any word on what Pelini's buyout is?

Winston1 · Dec 21, 2020

CajunlostinCali said: ↑

It doesn't guarantee a return either. But I am not directly pointing at O so much as Pelini. I am just not sure what warrented that cost paid to bring him here. Sure seems like someone is playing with an open checkbook to me.
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Maybe Woody thinks he’s still at tAMu

seabrookcajun · Dec 22, 2020

CajunlostinCali said: ↑

I think we should probably stop writing shitty contracts to begin with. The coaching market has sure become an unbelievable pacifier for shit coaching. Incentives written in after already over inflated salaries seems counter productive.

Ain't gonna lie, starting to question the value in Woody.
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Put in the contract that if your defense finishes in the bottom 20 in the country, then no buyout is required. We will pay for the luggage and moving expenses.

LSUpride123 · Dec 22, 2020

Robidoux87 said: ↑

https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/22

Total Defense:
- LSU ranks #124 (out of 127). Only Texas State, North Texas, and Ole Miss are worse. The Tigers give up an average of 500 yards per game

Passing Defense:
- LSU ranks #126. They give up 323 yards per game passing. One has to imagine this could have been worse, had Alabama been trying in the second half. Again, Ole Miss is dead last, giving up one yard per game more.
- LSU is dead last in Passing Yards Per Attempt, at 9.73 yards. (If you attempt a pass against LSU, statistically, you will get a first down).

Rushing Defense:
- LSU is #71, giving up 169 yards per game. Nice! Geaux Tigers!

In the Record Book:
- LSU allowed KJ Costello to pass for 623 yards, an SEC record. Costello would lose his starting job later in the season
- DeVonta Smith had 219 receiving yards and three touchdowns in one half. (*I don't know if that's a record, but it should be)

Bo Pelini's annual salary: $2.3 million per year, three year contract.
- He is the third-highest paid coordinator in CFB.
- What a "get" - he had just gone 6-6 at Youngstown State in 2019.

This is, by far, the worst defense in school history. It is one of the worst defensive performances in the history of this sport. The turnovers forced are nice. But would you be excited if your baseball team's pitchers got shelled - but made some nice fielding plays?

There is no combination of: pandemic, turnover, opt outs, whatever......to excuse this.
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Dude, he just needed 3 more seasons to figure it out....

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