While we're at it, how 'bout a quick question on what the heck happened to LSU's Defense?!?!
110th in scoring defense averaging 32 pts/game
122nd in total defense allowing 445 yds/game
121st in passing yards allowing 285 yds/game
93rd in rushing defense allowing 160 yds/game
LSU recruiting hasn’t fallen off; the NFL talent is presumably there. How are they so disorganized? And the swiftness of the dropoff is equally surprising. It’s such a given LSU fields the most effective defenses season after season should I be warned before checking what TigerDroppings thinks of Brian Kelly and Matt House?
Well....this is the Longhorn thread....but briefly....
Yes and no on the recruiting. It can't be overstated what a crapshow of a roster Orgeron left. There were several injuries prohibiting players from participating in the bowl against K-State a couple years ago, but that team brought 39 scholarship players to the bowl, and that's what Kelly inherited. O recruited, but in these days of xfer portal, many of them aren't here anymore.
The secondary is the most glaring. They're mostly all xfers from lesser schools who either couldn't get playing time, or LSU was the best offer they were ever gonna get. They've done just about everything you can think of wrong in the middle games, but even at their best (FSU, Auburn) when they aren't confused, busting coverage, not tackling...they're simply outmanned by any good WRs. 50/50 balls are more like 80/20 with this group, in favor of the receivers. But you're right....it still doesn't explain the non-talent problems they've had.
The front 7, who knows. Probably has a lot to do with the unfortunate turnover at DL coach since last season. Coach leaves for another job off-season, another coach is hired, close to season he has a medical thing and has to quit, it's too late to find someone, a guy gets promoted who has no DL coaching experience. So they're on their 3rd coach in less than a year and the guy they have doesn't appear to know how to teach technique. Talent-wise, the line absolutely should be better.
Never, ever go to TigerDroppings. That's the asylum where we keep the criminally insane.
