Uh, don't be obtuse. The coaches put it in the gameplan, and gave Smelley the authority to call it if they got the right look from Texas' alignment to run it. Smelley didn't draw it up in the huddle with bottle caps and twigs.

Hell, the play was there. The ball was just underthrown.

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Posted by AtwoodMyst

Nashville, TN

Member since Feb 2008

232 posts

Posted on 11/4/12 at 7:37 am to DvlsAdvocat

Wow. Tough crowd. I do think LSU played better for a large portion of the game similar to Alabama outplaying LSU the majority of the game in the LSU 9-6 victory last year.

The way I saw last night:

-Alabama did not have a coaching issue; it was an execution problem.
-AJ McCarron missed open receivers for the majority of the game, and it wasn't because of pressure from the LSU DL.
-Alabama averaged 6.6 YPC rushing vs LSU avg. of 2.8
-OL completely dominated LSU DL
-LSU's Mett had the game of his life to date. Perhaps the lights have finally come on because the guy has some great tools
-LSU exposed some issues in the Alabama secondary
-LSU OL played well against the DL
-Jeremy Hill is really good. The FR RBs for both teams are going to be fun to watch. Both will go pro after their junior years.
-LSU appeared to play their best game while Alabama had probably their worst game from an execution standpoint.
-LSU would the turnover battle
-I thought LSU made a poor decision on the fake punt. Alabama was ready, but overall the 3 pts was not a gimme as it would have been a career long
-I thought the onsides kick was a thing of beauty. It sucks for LSU that it hadn't quite gone 10 yds.
-LSU got some good breaks the biggest being their only turnover not being a live play due to a false start
-LSU fans were as wild as I have ever seen them. Great job by the fans.