Running out of the spread was how we started off last year for the first few games, particularly against TCU. It worked incredibly well, and I wish we would go back to it. I like being a running team, and have no problem with that. what I hate is predictability and the stubbornness to keep trying the same crap over and over again and get a different result. No matter who our OC is, the offense ends up looking the same. That comes down to one man.
no it wouldnt have so why even hypothesize <sp?> ? since clearly, you're not suggesting it. what if we beat saban with him? Would you trade the UK and Ole Miss wins for that. yes, secretly you would. but seriously, we shouldnt coach scared. we shouldnt live scared for that matter. play both qbs. see how it plays out. this belief its all or nothing with either is crazy. odds are our defense plays lights out and harris makes a few big plays and a couple more mistakes that are a wash. but he would be more seasoned and much more ready to go next year in our chance for a money season. this one wasnt it. now we are almost a year behind anyhow in developing a passing game. again. its like groundhogs day. how many times can this same scenario play out. enough already. playing harris doesnt throw away 2014. hell we may end up with 5-6 losses anyhow. but it goes back to coaching scared. fuck it. play the better talent and aim high (not you, jennings). as it stands now we AGAIN have a qb who simply cannot pass. And thats not going to change in the next 2-3 games. theres only one real requirement when recruiting a qb. 1 he doesnt have to run. 2 he doesnt have to be smart. 3 he doesnt have to be able to chew gum and walk. 4 however, he must be able to pass the football. so when choosing a qb, lets make sure number 4 is covered first. thats my little cliffs notes Ill pass along to lsudad to give to les next time hes (s)talking to him. this season is a wash in the grand scheme. duck call bowl or citrus. the players dont care mostly nor the fans. its a major bowl or bust except for those looking to make a trip. team goals are beat bama, win the division, win the conference, win the bcs. it will be almost impossible to have focus for r-kansas post-super bowl but maybe we can win on skill alone. they will be playing like they havent won a conference game in 2 years while trying to earn a bowl berth. also, this will likely be bamas worst team we face in the foreseeable future. and we had our chance. in fact, we had it won. and we never know how many more opportunities we will get. as much as we will look back on les' 80% as a high watermark, its going to be painful for me to remember how many championships might have gotten away. especially when its that other fucking school stealing our limelight.
Terry Bradshaw comes to mind but he could run too when he had to. It was the walking and gum chewing that he had trouble with.
I think you may be getting no huddle and spread run offenses mixed up. Our current power I offense throws our defense under the bus every single game so it can't be much worse. Florida's champion teams were effective spread run teams and they had some of the best defenses in the past decade. They pounded the ball and racked up a lot of rushing yards using misdirection. The whole point of spread is not to be predictable. But spread offenses depend on having tough QBs that could throw. If you don't have the right QB, you get exposed a lot easier, kind of like Florida now and LSU in Crowton's last few years. Having a bad QB in a power I can cover up bad QBs as we all are aware of. I think one of my favorite spread run offenses in recent years was the 2011 Wisconsin offense with Russell Wilson.
Some of the best running plays you will see come from a 3 or 4 WR set. Sadly, LSU hasn't got the memo.
I agree except for best offense. I think that the best version of the spread was Crowton's LaTech team in 98. Tim Rattay to Troy Edwards was classic. If our offense ever had that type of production it would be unbelievable to watch.
Uh Crowton hasn't been so successful at Oregon, LSU or Maryland. Is a one year wonder what you are calling for????
WTF are you talking about? I never said bring him in. I said that the best version, of the spread offense, that I have ever seen was LaTech in 98. Check the stats. You should read and comprehend before you respond.
It's not so much confusion as assumption. We ran a spread offense under Crowton, and I think we all know how that turned out. Plus, I consider the term "spread" to be a bit archaic. Plus, we hired a Coryell disciple as an OC, we're not going to be seeing a true spread at any point.
