LSUDad Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 With the season fast approaching, LSU is getting play, not just in Football with the upcoming SEC Media Days. Everything within the Athletic Department, good publicity. One school, ended on a good note last season. But it was what went on after the season ended, no bowl game, a 5-7 record, a move from within to add a coach to the staff, not just any coach. The added coach is a known POS, that title he wears well, very deserving if you talk with coaches and former players within the profession. This added piece to a puzzling college team, Bobby Petrino. The motorcycle fiasco, the walking out on a Professional Football team, in the middle of the night, only to tack a dear John letter on every players locker. Yes he’s got that offensive mentality, but over the years, the very defensive mentality has come into play. Covering his tracts, so to speak. Now back to the preseason case at hand. Dennis Dodd has his yearly “Coach on the Hot Seat” segment. This year Jimbo makes the list. Last year alone, seven of the eight coaches who appeared on this list were let go. That included Scott Frost (Nebraska), Herm Edwards (Arizona State), Bryan Harsin (Auburn), Geoff Collins (Georgia Tech), Willie Taggart (FAU), Jake Spavital (Texas State) and Marcus Arroyo (UNLV). The lone survivor? Dino Babers (Syracuse), who led his program to its first winning season since 2018. The writeup about Jimbo goes like this: Jimbo Fisher Look, we're not predicting that Texas A&M is going to pony up $70 million-plus for the buyout after this season if things continue to go sideways. However, hot seat is the topic, and Jimbo is certainly on one. A major bounce back is needed from the Aggies after their first losing season (5-7) since 2009. Jimbo hired Bobby Petrino as the new offensive coordinator and will (maybe? hopefully?) give him 100% play calling duties. Talented QB Conner Weigman and a deep receiving corps give the Aggies a chance offensively (101st in scoring last season). The usual slog through the SEC West looms. TAMU travels to Tennessee, LSU and Ole Miss. Is eight wins enough for Jimbo to keep his job? Stay tuned. Yep, stick around folks, never a dull moment in Sports! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 Where the pulse of the program is at Texas A&M Sam Gillenwater•07/11/23 Maria Lysaker | USA TODAY Sports Texas A&M gets it. They understand as well as anyone that their last season was a disaster as they free fell from playoff hopeful to a tie for last in the SEC West. That’s why, to On3’s JD PicKell, he believes the Aggies will be so motivated to flip the script this fall. When checking the pulse of the program around Kyle Field, PicKell realizes how tired everyone is of talking about 2022. After going 5-7 overall, it’s something that they’ve been attempting to put behind them ever since things got off the rails. “The pulse at Texas A&M is ‘We know’. And, listen, I understand what it’s like. I worked at KBTX for all of about three months, I had many friends that went to Texas A&M. I’ve been to Bryan – College Station many times,” PicKell said. “There is a lot of talk about what happened last year at Texas A&M.” “A lot of folks on the outside looking in are saying, ‘Well, y’all underachieved’. We know. ‘Well, you have a roster that’s so good. How did you only win five games? That is not up to the standard!’. We know. ‘You’re paying Jimbo Fisherhow much money?’. We know. We know all these things,” continued PicKell. “Everything that you’re already saying about Texas A&M? Everything that you’re saying about what they didn’t do a season ago? Everybody in College Station – they already know. They’ve heard it ad nauseam for the last couple of months, if not for the last calendar year. We know, we know what you’re talking about. We understand that.” However, the only way to erase it is to make the next campaign more memorable for the right reasons. With that in mind, PicKell believes people aren’t focusing enough on what Texas A&M could be in ’23 because of what they weren’t in ’22. It did not go well but, from time to time, the Aggies showed life that could lead to positive things this upcoming season. “Now, the fanbase in Aggieland? They also know that this roster is one of the top-five rosters in the country based on how many four and five-stars they have,” said PicKell. “They also know that they also almost beat Alabama a season ago. Also, they understand that they have Conner Weigman, who finished the season pretty strong. They also know that Jimbo Fisher has a track record of winning (and) has a national title ring to show for it. They also know that they beat LSU last year, who played for an SEC title, and they beat them pretty soundly.” “So they hear all that you’re saying about what Texas A&M didn’t do a season ago. But they also have a pretty good feel as to what they’re capable of within that roster and what they can be in 2023,” PicKell stated. The finger pointing around A&M was evident throughout last season. No one at the school, from head coach to players to fans, were very happy about how it all shook out. Even so, PicKell sees this upcoming season as a way for them to set things straight and rewrite their last narrative with a much improved finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 7 hours ago, LSUDad said: They understand as well as anyone that their last season was a disaster as they free fell from playoff hopeful to a tie for last in the SEC West. I mean, I see it. Hopefully they implode again but not too much as I'm good with Dumbo right where he is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Dumbo don't care, he just wants his money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 They interview Jayden Daniels early in this one, he gives a good interview. The rest is good if you have the time. Chris Gordy picks the Tigers 10-2, and I think with a normal good coaching job and not too many injury issues, that is where I am for the season. Now, with a break or two, some other teams have a break go against them, this team is capable of 11-1, but I'm not counting on it. I think 9-3 would be a bit of a disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Today on Dandy Don: 5. Speaking of the run game, it appears that John Emery is on track to be academically eligible for his fifth season this fall. As most of you know, Emery missed the entire 2021 season and the first two games last year and then missed spring ball to focus on academics. Kelly said Emery “is in the process of being cleared” and sounded confident in his return. “We’ve got maybe another thing we’ve got to get through,” Kelly said, “but I feel pretty good that he will be with us for the start of camp.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 I would love nothing more than for Emery to come in and have a great year. Thus far, all we have seen are flashes of what he can be. If you listen to Kelly he wants RBs who can do it all, run, pass block and catch out of the backfield. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 LSU picked to finish second in SEC West, 11 Tigers on preseason teams By TigerBait Staff July 21, 2023 BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 21, 2023) -- Georgia has been predicted to win the 2023 SEC Championship, according to a preseason poll of media covering SEC Football Media Days. The Bulldogs received 181 votes to be crowned SEC Champion on December 2 in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, while Alabama was second with 62 votes. Georgia was selected to win the SEC Eastern Division with 2011 points, including an overwhelming 265 first-place votes, while Tennessee was second with 1682 points and 14 votes to win the division. South Carolina was third with 1254 points. Points were awarded on a 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale. Alabama was picked to win the SEC Western Division with 1899 total points, narrowly over LSU with 1838 points. Texas A&M was third with 1144 points. Only nine times since 1992 (31 years) has the predicted champion prior to the season at SEC Media Days proceeded to win the SEC Championship Game. SEC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL First place votes in () EASTERN DIVISION School Points Georgia (265) 2011 Tennessee (14) 1682 South Carolina (3) 1254 Kentucky (1) 1204 Florida 911 Missouri 658 Vanderbilt (8) 428 WESTERN DIVISION School Points Alabama (165) 1899 LSU (117) 1838 Texas A&M (1) 1144 Ole Miss 1128 Arkansas (3) 958 Auburn (4) 685 Mississippi State (1) 496 SEC CHAMPION School Points Georgia 181 Alabama 62 LSU 31 Tennessee 5 Vanderbilt 5 Arkansas 2 Auburn 2 Texas A&M 1 Mississippi State 1 South Carolina 1 2023 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM OFFENSE First-Team QB – Jayden Daniels, LSU RB - Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss RB – Raheim Sanders, Arkansas WR - Malik Nabers, LSU WR - Ladd McConkey, Georgia TE - Brock Bowers, Georgia OL – JC Latham, Alabama OL - Amarius Mims, Georgia OL - Tate Ratledge, Georgia OL - Will Campbell, LSU C - Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia Second-Team QB – KJ Jefferson, Arkansas RB - Jase McClellan, Alabama RB - Kendall Milton, Georgia WR - Antwane Wells, South Carolina *WR - Bru McCoy, Tennessee *WR - Ja'Corey Brooks, Alabama TE - Mason Taylor, LSU OL - Tyler Booker, Alabama OL - Brady Latham, Arkansas OL - Javon Foster, Missouri OL - Xavier Truss, Georgia C - Seth McLaughlin, Alabama Third-Team *QB – Joe Milton III, Tennessee *QB - Will Rogers, Mississippi State RB - Jarquez Hunter, Auburn RB - Trevor Etienne, Florida WR - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M WR - Jermaine Burton, Alabama TE - Trey Knox, South Carolina OL - Emery Jones, LSU OL - Eli Cox, Kentucky OL - Javontez Spraggins, Tennessee OL - Layden Robinson, Texas A&M C - Cooper Mays, Tennessee DEFENSE First-Team DL - Mekhi Wingo, LSU DL - Mykel Williams, Georgia DL - Maason Smith, LSU DL - Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia LB - Dallas Turner, Alabama LB - Harold Perkins, LSU LB - Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia DB - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama DB - Malaki Starks, Georgia DB - Kamari Lassiter, Georgia DB - Javon Bullard, Georgia Second-Team DL - Jaheim Oatis, Alabama DL - McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M DL - Justin Eboigbe, Alabama DL - Deone Walker, Kentucky LB - Smael Mondon, Georgia LB - Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State LB - Ty'Ron Hopper, Missouri DB - Malachi Moore, Alabama DB - Dwight McGlothern, Arkansas DB - Demani Richardson, Texas A&M DB - Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri Third-Team DL - Princely Umanmielen, Florida DL - Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina DL - Tim Smith, Alabama DL - Darius Robinson, Missouri LB - Chris Braswell, Alabama LB - Jalon Walker, Georgia LB - JJ Weaver, Kentucky DB - Major Burns, LSU DB - D.J. James, Auburn DB - Nehemiah Pritchett, Auburn DB - Jason Marshall Jr. , Florida SPECIALISTS First-Team P - Kai Kroeger, South Carolina PK - Will Reichard, Alabama LS - Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama KOS – Mitch Jeter, South Carolina RS - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama AP - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M Second-Team P - Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M PK - Harrison Mevis, Missouri LS – Slade Roy, LSU KOS - Nathan Dibert, LSU RS - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M AP - Tulu Griffin, Mississippi State Third-Team P - Oscar Chapman, Auburn PK - Alex McPherson, Auburn LS - William Mote, Georgia RS - Tulu Griffin, Mississippi State AP - Dakereon Joyner, South Carolina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Maason Smith coming back from the ACL, I hope he's as good as before. Look at the first and second team offensive line, dominated by Ga. and Gumps. That is where LSU has to improve to be champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted July 25, 2023 Author Share Posted July 25, 2023 Changing coordinators (or not) shapes SEC Only two of 14 SEC schools changed head football coaches from the 2022 season. One, Auburn, fired Bryan Harsin, a controversial hire, and replaced him with perhaps an even more controversial one, the previously dishonored Hugh Freeze. The other, Mississippi State, was sadly forced to make a hire after the stunning death of Mike Leach, replacing him with Zach Arnett. Coordinators, however, are another story. According to some data digging done by our Wilson Alexander, only two schools — LSU and Vanderbilt — didn't change offensive or defensive coordinators in the offseason. LSU does of course have a new special teams coordinator in John Jancek, but he also serves as outside linebackers coach, signaling a more collaborative approach to special teams in Brian Kelly's year two. What does all this change mean for the SEC? Probably a lot. Perhaps nothing. And maybe, as is the case at Texas A&M where Jimbo Fisher is handing the offensive keys (probably) to Bobby Petrino, it indicates roiling waters beneath what the Aggies would like to portray as a calm surface. While football season nears — LSU's Sept. 3season opener with Florida State is just 40 days away — the Alabama baseball betting scandal stemming from the Menstrual Wave's April series with LSU just isn't going away. There are new details on the bet at a Cincinnati sports book that pulled down this whole house of cards. Again, just to be clear, the betting scandal centers around former Gumps coach Brad Bohannon and has not implicated anyone at LSU. The opening ceremonies of the 2024 ParisOlympics are set for one year from Wednesday. One of the Olympic hopefuls with LSU ties — former Tiger swimmer and 2021 Olympic gold medalist Maggie Mac Neil — took home a silver medal in her specialty (the 100-meter butterfly) Monday at the World Aquatic Championships in Japan. Mac Neil is a strong contender to represent Canada again in the Paris games. Finally, the Cincinnati Bengals and former LSU Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow are still without a long-term deal entering training camp. The Bengals, who have been notoriously cheap in the past, are expected to have to make the charismatic quarterback one of the NFL's highest-paid players. We'll see. ”From the Advocate” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Talk is cheap especially this time of year. Time to buckle our chin strap and see what we have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I just saw on FB that RB Tre Bradford won the Freak of the Week award, given by the strength coach, as a team leader in training for the last week. He looked like he is in shape. Maybe he finally got his head on straight. That would be a good omen for the team. I think the RB room will be very deep, perhaps too deep. I think all suspects will come out just fine, Emery will make his grades, Josh Williams will be recovered, as will Armoni Goodwin. I don't remember us ever having that many running backs on the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hatchertiger Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Veeeeeeeeery interesting ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LSUDad Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 LSU practice interrupted as fight breaks out, punches thrown Derek Peterson | 21 minutes ago LSU practice was interrupted on Monday after a significant fight broke out during an 11-on-11 period, according to multiple reports. Media members in attendance at Monday’s practice described a fight that involved a number of players, punches being thrown, and players being taken to the ground. The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander reported that wide receivers Malik Nabers and Kyren Lacy were sent to the locker room for their involvement. Linebacker Harold Perkins was also involved, and did not see another snap afterward. The Daily Advertiser’s Koki Riley reported there were three different incidents that took place, identifying Perkins and Lacy as the initial instigators. Riley also reported that defensive backs Denver Harris and Major Burns were involved as well. “We have to be able to maintain our emotions while staying aggressive,” coach Brian Kelly told the team afterward, per Geaux247’s Glen West. “It’s up to you all to figure that out, it’s not something that the staff can do for you. Respect your brother out here always.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 Someone’s fighting for a position! Shea Dixon @Sheadixon · Follow One of the things I liked seeing at today’s #LSU practice: former 5-star DaShawn Womack getting reps at not just DE, but also the JACK LB spot. Somehow, someway, you have to find a way to get the true freshman into games this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Herb Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 As stifling hot as it has been in Southern Louisiana, I'm shocked there have not been more brawls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hatchertiger Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 8 hours ago, Herb said: As stifling hot as it has been in Southern Louisiana, I'm shocked there have not been more brawls. I'm sure there were, the media just happened to be there to witness this one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Hatchertiger said: I'm sure there were, the media just happened to be there to witness this one. The Pros have fights all the time. Normal occurrence. Wasn’t it Burrow one time that started a fight? Here you go! https://www.si.com/.amp/college/2020/05/20/joe-burrow-earned-lsu-teammates-respect-after-fight-practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 Greg McElroy: LSU has improved at almost every position If LSU can get everyone on the same page for the 2023 season, the Tigers could be dangerous. After winning the SEC West last season, ESPN college football analyst Greg McElroy believes LSU still has a higher ceiling to reach. On his YouTube show, McElroy laid out the case for why the Tigers should be improved at a number of positions for 2023. “This year, you could actually make a strong argument that they have improved or maintained almost every position. I’m cautiously optimistic that Jayden Daniels is going to be better this year. I’m really optimistic about the depth that they have at running back, they can go five deep at that position and probably not miss a beat,” Kell said. “Even though Kayshon Boutte was a great talent, I think his presence last year was difficult for the coaching staff to get him to buy in to do what he needed to do. So his departure might be addition by subtraction. Now, in comes Malik Nabers, in comes Kyren Lacey, Mason Taylor at tight end is going to continue to get better, and they have other weapons waiting in the wings to take the next step at wide receiver. “Offensive line, you had two bookends true freshmen. Now they’re going into year Year 2. They bring in a ton of talented players, not just in the recruiting process but in the transfer portal as well. “This team feels ready to roll. Now, will they ultimately be as good as they were last year? I think they will. Will their win-loss record reflect it? That’s what we need to figure out. … Can’t wait to see what [Brian Kelly] does in year No. 2. If we’re grading Year 1 performance, though: A++ for the head coach of the LSU Tigers.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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