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LSU FOOTBALL It’s not a good sign when

- You are only leading by a point in 3rdQ against a team you are favored by 48 pts
- Your starters have to stay in entire game
- You are out rushed 150-64 yards and their leading rusher gets 140 yds and our top two RBs get 19 yards
- we may have one of our starting DL out for rest of year
- they have two 70+ yard drives for scores in 1H and allow a 60+ yard TD run to start 2H
- BK says last week that a team normally shows the most improvement in game2 and we actually take steps backward

- our high expectations for OL at least for run blocking were really because of JD5 running last year.Apparently our OL didn’t have to run block last year
- Things could turn around but right now it doesn’t look like it. I wonder how long it will take for BK to realize we don’t have a running game?
-IMO we will be lucky to go 8-4.
Hope I’m wrong

LSU FOOTBALL College GameDay in Columbia

gents, I am rarely surprised, but I was this morning in Greenville, SC when I heard on the radio that GameDay will be at the game. great news but a very curious choice.

Geaux Tigers and see y'all at the game

LSU FOOTBALL 09/09 Brian Kelly Media Availability Notes

  • Said after watching film, he saw a lot more good things that happened then he could originally tell Saturday night. He feels a whole lot better now than he did right after the game.
  • Was thrilled with Gabe Reliford, Ju'Juan Johnson and Shone Washington's play. Thought Johnson and Washington both stepped up for injured players really well.
  • Liked what he saw from Zy Alexander. Coming off an ACL, he couldn't be tentative, but he was physical and aggressive and played well.
  • Nicholls was in a 7-8 man front most of the game, so they were forced to throw the football. They weren't going to run the football into disadvantaged situations.
  • Nussmeier leads the nation in passing touchdowns and Lacy leads the SEC in receiving touchdowns through two weeks.
  • Says South Carolina is going to be a great and tough environment with GameDay there.
  • Thought the Gamecocks played very well against Kentucky. With Lanoris Sellers, Rocket Sanders, Nyck Harbor and other playmakers, their offense is explosive and physical.
  • SC leads the SEC in sacks, says their offensive line will have their hands full. They also boast a top-10 defense nationally.
  • Confirms they've lost Jacobian Guillory for the season and says he's going into surgery now. They're having conversations with him and his family about the possibility of a medical redshirt.
  • Says USC and Nicholls have not wanted them to run the football, which is why they've struggled. He told Joe Sloan to not force the run if it's not there. If they get cover 1 or any other favorable passing situations, they're going to throw it. If SC comes out with three lineman down and an empty box, they're going to hammer the run.
  • Thinks Alexander is at the point where he can play 30-40 snaps per game at this point in time.
  • Wants to get to a point where they can play 4-5 corners and safeties to keep their guys fresh in the secondary. Doesn't want to force guys like Burns to play 65 snaps a game.
  • They're continuing to figure out if they're better in nickel personnel or 3 LB personnel. Whit Weeks has been amazing thus far, so he's making a case for a lot more playing time.
  • He wasn't upset with Ramos for missing the FG before half, he was mad at the process. The ref told Ramos something which confused him, so he was telling him he needs to listen to the head coach instead of the ref.
  • Bo Bordelon is now playing tight end, as you may have seen in the game. He gives them an extra big blocker in goal line situations.
  • Pimpton didn't play Saturday because he was nursing an ankle injury, but shouldn't be major.
  • Dellinger is cleared from concussion protocol and will be at practice tomorrow.
  • Garrett Dellinger is cleared from concussion protocol. Kyle Parker is improving from his UCL injury, thinks he'll find himself ready by the end of the week. Chris Hilton is still day-to-day. He has all function, it's more of a matter of pain tolerance.
  • Sage Ryan should move back to safety for the rest of the season. Feels he's more impactful there.
  • Says Nussmeier has the ability to change run calls. If the box is stacked, he'll throw it to the perimeter to guys like Aaron Anderson or Zavion Thomas. Some of their run plays have hitch route attached to them. Says they ran the ball 26ish times, but they called probably 35, they just checked out a lot.

LSU FOOTBALL 09/07 Brian Kelly post game press conference notes (Video Added)

  • He was impressed with Nicholls. They played their tails off, were physical and controlled the football. Said you could tell how much it meant for them to play in Tiger Stadium.
  • Happy they won, but there are a lot of areas they need to get better. Said his team looked tired after the short week.
  • Says they certainly need to run the ball more effectively. They want a run game that balances their offense, but says they checked out of a lot of rushes because they had extra defenders in the box and gave them man coverage looks.
  • The two things that bothered him defensively were the long drive before the half and the big QB run in wildcat. Besides that, liked what he saw from his D.
  • Hasn't gotten a report on Jacobian Guillory's injury yet.
  • Zavion's presence in the return game gives them better field position than they had last year. Calls him a weapon back there.
  • Says they need to play complimentary football. Last week, when the defense played well, the offense didn't. Going forward, they need to be more consistent on both sides so they can compliment each other.
  • The only guys who jumped out at him on defense tonight before watching film were Whit Weeks and Zy Alexander.
  • Calls Garrett Nussmeier and very efficient thrower of the football, but also liked him rushing the ball today. Says he is nowhere near the issue with the offense.
  • Ju'Juan Johnson had 48 hours to pick up the offense, and thought he did a very good job of doing so. Loves coaching him because he's so willing to learn.
  • They have a lot of faith in Caden Durham and think he's going to be very good for them, but he's a true freshman who needs to improve.
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