Let Me Explain...

I was in Washington, D.C. computer-less and I completly forgot to post : ). So let me recap. LSU suffered back to back losses to Ole Miss and Arkansas. Ole Miss was disgraceful in all ways but one... I finally got to see Jordan Jefferson play!! Not only that...are you ready for this... I MET HIM!!!! My year is complete. You jealous yet??? Arkansas was heartbreaking and if i were to do my full recap... LES MILES would be in the dog house. I understand that relationships with teamates is important to a coach, but he has yet to find that line. Termane Johnson's personal foul is so uncalled for. What bothered me most was that Les Miles gave him a hug. Umm... how about no. He shouldn't have had an ear at the moment. Chris Hawkins would also be in the dog house. All afternoon he was getting burned, but the winning touchdown was terrible. I just watched it again and no lie he watches the ball as London Crawford caught it. That is the worse coverage since the speedo was created. So for the paper I, of course, write about sports. I was assigned a LSU Football wrap-up. So I have decided to post it for y'all's enjoyment.



Expectations were high for this year’s LSU football team and the team fell short, at least in fans’ eyes. The Tigers were coming off of a magical National Championship Season were picked by some to repeat that title. Talent was not something that was short for Les Miles’s 2008 team, but over the season it seems that mistakes and execution is what held the team back. Most fans seem to blame the Tigers inconstancy on the quarterback position where 3 players have started at that position, but the problem was much deeper than that. The position became a question mark after the extremely talented Ryan Perrilloux was dismissed from the team after a number of problems. In the 1st three games Andrew Hatch started, but shared snaps with Redshirt Freshman Jarrett Lee. In the win at Auburn, Hatch suffered a mild concussion and Lee took over the starting role after that. Lee was greatly criticized due to the 16 interceptions on the season with 7 of them returned for touchdowns. In the loss to Ole Miss, Lee was injured with a high ankle sprain allowing the anticipated freshman Jordan Jefferson to see some real playing time. Jefferson started in the game against Arkansas, but the Tigers lost in the final minutes. Another problem on the Tiger team was the inexperienced defensive secondary. The players improved towards the end of the season but were greatly exploited in blowout losses to Florida and Georgia. The most underachieving aspect of the LSU team was the defensive line. Coming into the season the LSU Defensive Line was arguably the most talented front in the nation, but during the season it failed to perform. The defensive unit as a whole was by far the biggest disappointment on the team. Senior Lynley Blanchard said, “The Defense’s performance this year makes me think that LSU needs a new Defensive Coordinator.” Currently the defense is headed by first year Co- defensive coordinators Doug Mallory and Bradley Dale Peveto after Bo Pelini left LSU for the Head Coaching Position at Nebraska. The team as a whole seems to lack preparedness and discipline which reflects coaching. The Offensive Line and Running Game was a highlight of the season even though running game began to slow in the last few games. The season’s greatest highlights were comeback wins against Auburn for the first win in Jordan- Hare Stadium in 10 years, South Carolina, and against Troy for the biggest comeback in school history. LSU’s hardest loss came against #1 ranked Alabama and former coach Nick Saban. The game ended in regulation with Ricky Jean-Francois blocking a potential game winning field goal forcing overtime. In Overtime Jarrett Lee threw his forth interception of the game to give Alabama the ball back in order to score. The season ended with 3 straight SEC Loses to Alabama, Ole Miss, and Arkansas, the first time since 1999. The LSU ended their season at 7-5 and 3-5 in SEC.