Elko's coaching philosophy is hiding in plain sight. You heard him say at Duke, say it here, and you hear it in his players. "Wear their asses down, when the 4th quarter comes, turn it up and go and get your win".
The easy LSU explanation (see anger/denial) for Sat is the "we didn't prepare for a running QB" excuse. Well what happened to the Arky game plan last week for Taylen Green? That seemed to work pretty well, no? Was that so long ago, not allowed to dust that one off?
No, the reality is the old Mike Tyson everyone-has-a-plan-until-they-get -punched-in-the-face line. Was Reed a change up? Yes, absolutely. Were some of his zone read decisions impossible to defend? Likely. But saying Reed is just a running QB is selling him short and seems to be LSUs way of coping with the early stages of grief relative to their new reality.
Truth is TAMU manhandled LSU in the 2nd half and physically broke LSUs will to compete on both sides of the ball. Everyone saw it. We did it the same way LSU has beaten us so many times the last 15 yrs. Nussmeier invented the chin strap surrender cobra after his 3rd pick while BK and Baker were slack-jawed and dumbfounded on the sidelines. The following series, LSU was in absolutely no hurry to snap the ball or push it down the field as precious seconds ticked off the clock.
It seems the truth is just too hard for BK and the LSU fan base to accept. Easier to excuse the meltdown as a one-off anomaly than stare reality in the face. BK is a better coach than Sumlin but that's the type of team LSU is now. Sorry Tigahs
The easy LSU explanation (see anger/denial) for Sat is the "we didn't prepare for a running QB" excuse. Well what happened to the Arky game plan last week for Taylen Green? That seemed to work pretty well, no? Was that so long ago, not allowed to dust that one off?
No, the reality is the old Mike Tyson everyone-has-a-plan-until-they-get -punched-in-the-face line. Was Reed a change up? Yes, absolutely. Were some of his zone read decisions impossible to defend? Likely. But saying Reed is just a running QB is selling him short and seems to be LSUs way of coping with the early stages of grief relative to their new reality.
Truth is TAMU manhandled LSU in the 2nd half and physically broke LSUs will to compete on both sides of the ball. Everyone saw it. We did it the same way LSU has beaten us so many times the last 15 yrs. Nussmeier invented the chin strap surrender cobra after his 3rd pick while BK and Baker were slack-jawed and dumbfounded on the sidelines. The following series, LSU was in absolutely no hurry to snap the ball or push it down the field as precious seconds ticked off the clock.
It seems the truth is just too hard for BK and the LSU fan base to accept. Easier to excuse the meltdown as a one-off anomaly than stare reality in the face. BK is a better coach than Sumlin but that's the type of team LSU is now. Sorry Tigahs
