Bwahahahaha!
by Purple Reign on Aug 19, 2009 7:01 PM CDT
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At least that's what I imagine is going through Gary Crowton's head right now as he taps his fingers together in rhythm reminiscent of an evil genius. A year ago, Crowton, LSU's offensive mad scientist, was unable to use his full arsenal for much of the season.
The Tigers, who set the school record for scoring in 2007 with 541 points and 38.6 points a game, found themselves behind early and often in 2008 — 14-3 at Auburn in the second quarter, 20-0 at Florida in the second quarter, 21-7 to Georgia in the second quarter, 24-3 to Troy in the second quarter, 21-3 in the second quarter to Ole Miss and 14-3 at Arkansas in the first quarter. Of those six games, LSU lost four.
LSU also had its worst defense this decade as it finished 11th in the Southeastern Conference and 73rd nationally against the pass and ninth in the SEC and 32nd nationally in total yards allowed a game.
This all decreased the size of Crowton's bag of plays, and LSU scored 139 fewer points in 2008.
Besides yet another unnecessary pot shot by Guilbeau at last year's team, you can see why Crowton felt uneasy about opening up the creative aspect of his play calling. Having a trio of inexperienced quarterbacks probably didn't help either. (On a side note, can you believe we trailed that bad in that many games?)
However, fast foward a year and think of all the weapons coming back. The best running back in the SEC. The (I would argue) best receiver in the SEC. The best left tackle in the SEC. The best tight end in the SEC. And a quarterback with a little seasoning that could be dangerous running and throwing. Sprinkle in the fastest player in college football, a highlight reel freshman quarterback/reciever/slot back/popcorn seller, and the nation's most highly recruited wide out. Crowton has to have visions of sugar-plums dancing in his head.
"Oh yeah, we're going to mix it up," Scott said. "I feel like coach Crowton is up there on his computerfiguring out something. I'm just waiting to see it. I can see him throwing Shepard in here and Trindon in there. I think it's going to be great. We've got too many weapons — quarterbacks, the receiving corp, the tight end — to just strictly run the ball. I can't wait."
It's easy to forget in 2007 that Crowton led LSU to a school record for points at 38.6 per game. Give John Chavis that to work with each week and I'll take my chances.
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I love Lafell too, but I wouldn't put him up agains Julio
I know the stats are almost identical, but I think Julio is more of a force on the field than Lafell is.
Julio is good..
but Lafell was better last year, in every category.
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by Richard Pittman on Aug 19, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take LaFell
Julio may (and probably will) end up being better when it’s all said and done. But LaFell put up his numbers with sub-par quarterbacking and they were still better than Julio’s. We’re not talking about chop liver here.
When it comes down to it, they both have tremendous qualities and I’d be more than happy to have either wearing purple and gold. On the flip side, I wouldn’t deify Julio for scoring four touchdowns and ranking fourth in the league in receptions if he was an LSU player. I would say he was a very good player, just like the guy who his stats resembled, Kenny McKinley.
Julio Jones has a huge upside..
and don’t be fooled by the pundits. John Parker Wilson wasn’t all that much better than Lee last year. He was a bit better, but it wasn’t a huge difference. Jones is a freak of nature, but he’s still learning. Lafell is a polished gem, and Lafell was better (as a 4th year junior) than Jones was (as a true freshman).
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by Richard Pittman on Aug 19, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I think I said that.
Julio may (and probably will) end up being better when it’s all said and done.
I’m just talking about for 2009, not choosing a receiver for the next 5-10 years. I’d still be thrilled with either. And, I’m not fooled by the pundits, it’s things like the fact that Julio won student senate seat as a write-in where there was no actual coordination between anyone, just that many people wrote his name in because he is the Alpha and Omega of Lord Nick Saban’s Recruiting World, where the rest of college football are just visitors. That and he may or may not have invented slicing bread.
On the other side, I’ll concede I may be mistaken about the quarterbacking. LSU threw for more yards per game. I hate being wrong. There’s nothing worse than arguing a point, being called on it, double checking your references and then, that moment, where you realize it.
by Purple Reign on Aug 19, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Polished gem
And therein lies the difference. Is Julio the better NFL prospect? Possibly. He has the dreaded upside. But LaFell doesn’t need to improve, he’s a complete receiver now. I’ll take the senior over the sophomore for the short term. Long term, the edge goes to Julio.
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This year is going to be really fun to watch.
As someone who has played NCAA 10 as LSU a lot, I can testify to them having lots of offensive weapons haha
The thought of
Using a true wildcat formation with Russell Shepard is just too good.
He could be the kind of guy that makes opposing fans hold their breath on any snap.
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