Kragthorpe to LSU OC

[UOducksTK1]

LSU fan here...first post (hopefully of many in a long, fulfilling relationship to come in the next 7 months!).

You guys seem to have a pretty good handle on the Tigers for next year, and Maehlman, you're wrong about one thing--you DO seem to know a bit about LSU.

General LSU fan thoughts correspond to what you all have been saying:
--Nevis, Peterson, and Shepperd are big losses--two first rounders and the D captain. LSU does seem to reload on defense most years, though, and our freshman this year, particularly at cornerback, are amazing. Linebacker is the biggest need on defense, so Oregon's short passing game success against LSU should be interesting.

--Yes, our QB Jefferson has sucked more than not over the last two years. After showing some promise at the end of his freshman year, he has been maybe the most inconsistent starting QB at a big school anywhere. Yes, he threw 3 TD's in the Cotton Bowl, but only had 6 ALL YEAR before that! He threw more INT's. I'm sure Les will play him for the experience factor and the threat of a running QB, but down here in LA we're all hoping Mettenberger gets on the field and fulfills his promise.

--You Duck fans know a lot more about Kragthorpe than we do--I think, or hope, he's one of those guys who is a great OC but not necessarily a great head coach--kinda like Charlie Weiss. We thought the same about Gary Crowton a few years ago, but he wore out his welcome by producing a couple of consistently bad offensive showings the last two years. How can a team that finishes with 9 and 11 wins have a offensive ranking down near 100?

If LSU even had an AVERAGE passing game, they, not Auburn, would have played Oregon for all the marbles this past year.

Looking forward to that game in Dallas!

Welcome to Ducks Attack, what forum did you come from, just curious?

[parrotdr]

Welcome to Ducks Attack, what forum did you come from, just curious?

I usually hang around on the one everyone loves to hate...Tigerdroppings.com.

[Duck07]

Man, re: Crowton, we sure heard from Utah (or was it byu) fans who told us what to expect from him and it was basically "year 1 will look real good because nobody will know the offense. by year 2 everybody will know what to expect and GC won't change much." I remember watching the first LSU game with Colvin (a former WR for the Ducks who played his so/jr years under crowtons offense - for our lsu friends) and he would call out each play either before the formation was set or as it was. Heck, even the call for running the quick screen hadn't changed (Dixon would take his index and middle fingers with his thumb inside and point to the ground) and while Early Doucet had a decent game, he was the only target and was getting hit a LOT.

It will be an interesting game come Sept.