On the flip side, Matt Moscona and a cpl of other media heads were calling Miles stupid for going for it on 4th and 1 when Hilliard punched it in for the TD. Had we not gone for and settled for the FG like they were calling for, we wouldn't have been in the position to win the game with that FG. It's all relative.
Another ugly...having a penalty for 12 men in the huddle right after a time out. Still have no idea how stuff like that keeps happening, but everything else was good. Loved that we went to Melvin Jones for some easy completions and yards to make it easy in Jennings. Little stuff like that makes a huge difference and makes you think how much more we could be doing to help Jennings get some easy completions and shorter 3rd downs
Jones at 6'3" and 255#'s is a tough one. Looks to see more playing time. Had a great game last night, his blocking was very good at times. A little more on him... Named by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association to the 4A All-State Team as a junior and senior ... Earned a four-star rating from 247sports.com and Scout.com ... Earned a three-star rating from Rivals.com and ESPN.com ... Listed as a Top 300 All-American and the No. 10 inside linebacker by PrepStar ... 247sports ranked him as the No. 171 recruit in the nation ... Rated No. 176 in the nation and the eighth-best linebacker prospect by Scout ... Recorded 78 tackles and an interception as a junior and followed that with 125 tackles as a senior ... Also played quarterback in high school ... A member of the Advocate Super Dozen ... Coached by Freddie Harrison. PERSONAL Parents are Vicki and Troy Jones ... Born Sept. 28, 1994 in Lake Charles ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... Dad signed as a running back with Texas A&M out of high school and spent two years with the Aggies before finishing his career at McNeese State where he led the Cowboys in punt return and kickoff returns in 1988 and 1989 ... His dad returned three punts for touchdowns – all coming in consecutive games - for McNeese during the 1989 season ... The three consecutive games with punt returns for a TD stands as a NCAA FCS Record.
You'd rather put it on Jennings than Delahoussaye? Why? Who has a history of being more clutch? (Though, despite what his detractors say, AJ has had some rather clutch moments, too--some of them last night.)
We were blown out by MSST. LSU came back against the scout team. Honestly though, there's nothing to be ashamed of. Mississippi State is the best team in the country, LSU fought back, but c'mon, we were crushed. The score doesn't reflect that but it's true. When these guys do put it all together though, watch out.
We were getting blown out by MSU, absolutely. But make no mistake, we staged a comeback and had Harris heaved the ball one foot farther, Quinn may have caught the game winner. It was that close, which no one could have predicted at the start of the 4th quarter that night.
Had Miles put Harris in before we turned the ball over 3 times, we just might've put it together sooner and wouldn't have needed a blue grass miracle. Again it's all relative.
