FB Game #3: @ Oklahoma

[GauWave]

Tumbuuh,...what impressed me about Mensah in the Spring Game was his ability to roll out and throw accurately on the run. Roll Him OUT!

[tjtlja]

The piling on Mensah’s play is BS. Pile on Sumrall. Since 24-13, we have had four series and Mensah is 0-5. Five passes in four series with the majority of them behind the chains due to running the ball almost 90% of the time. Our coach went conservative. Just a crappy offensive game plan from the beginning. Blame this on Sumrall.

And huge kudos to the defense. Played great in second half. We need to bring the pressure like we did.

Both of these games were winnable. Just awful to be 1-2.

[Man in Green]

Well, at least LSU came back to win….

[tjtlja]

Well, at least LSU came back to win….

True

[tumbuuh]

Has anybody considered that Thompson is not better than mensah?? Some of yall are acting like he's a veteran qb when he barely saw the field at Oregon. I'm not dunking on him, it's just true regarding his play time

Not saying he's better. But there were times in the game I think he would have been the better choice at qb. And now, we need two scores. I'm not saying give up, but let Ty play. Don't risk Mensah getting injured.

This. I'm blaming the coaching, not Mensah. When something just isn't working, you try something else, even just for a bit. How have we not yet played Ty Thompson for a full series, even just to see him in a live game and give him some reps? Against K-State, we brought him in for one play, that was effective, and then immediately swapped Mensah back in. It just reads weird to me that we seem so afraid to let Thompson in for more than one play at a time, especially when our offense hasn't been clicking for much of this game.

[Marathon Wave]

Well, at least LSU came back to win….

[LawGreenie]

Well, at least LSU came back to win….

TjLSU disappeared when it got close. I assume he’ll be back.

[GauWave]

... The Party's Over!

[LawGreenie]

Well, at least LSU came back to win….

TjLSU disappeared when it got close. I assume he’ll be back.

Right on time!

[tumbuuh]

I mean right there, Mensah's helmet comes off. Instead of putting in another QB who all reports say competed with him for much of camp, we take a timeout and then put Mensah back in, and he promptly fumbles? I just don't understand not TRYING Thompson more.

[Marathon Wave]

So another strip sack.

[Roller]

Well, at least LSU came back to win….

That is NOT a positive. It only makes the day worse.

[Marathon Wave]

I mean right there, Mensah's helmet comes off. Instead of putting in another QB who all reports say competed with him for much of camp, we take a timeout and then put Mensah back in, and he promptly fumbles? I just don't understand not TRYING Thompson more.

What I said.

[Wandering Quaker]

Yeah, there were some strange calls. But I will say that at least two of the deep passes just weren't thrown well.

Craddock is hit or miss in short yardage calls. That's where I would correct him.

On defense, we waited too long to bring extra bodies on run downs.

[tumbuuh]

Well, at least LSU came back to win….

That is NOT a positive. It only makes the day worse.

That was a sarcastic reference to an earlier post in this thread where someone said they were happy for LSU.

[GauWave]

Yep, it was Ty's time to Be Somebody,.. not to be!

[Marathon Wave]

Can't say I'm happy with this outcome. We played hard (at times). We played dumb (at times). Coached had good play calls and bad play calls.
Hopefully we build on this - blame Francine.

[Marathon Wave]

Can't say I'm happy with this outcome. We played hard (at times). We played dumb (at times). Coached had good play calls and bad play calls.
Hopefully we build on this - blame Francine.

[DCGreenie]

Two strong runs by Mahki -- over 9 minutes left -- 3rd and 1: CALL A PASS PLAY!? instead of maintaining momentum while eating up the clock!!?? Does Craddock have skills he can use doing something else for a job? How stupid can you get.....

[tumbuuh]

I'm really not letting them off with a hurricane excuse on this one, sorry. It made the week's schedule unusual but wasn't at all a major event that should have totally upended preparations. And I say this as someone based in NOLA.

[Marathon Wave]

I'm really not letting them off with a hurricane excuse on this one, sorry. It made the week's schedule unusual but wasn't at all a major event that should have totally upended preparations. And I say this as someone based in NOLA.

Normally, yes, I agree. But OU is #15 in nation. We needed as much as we could get.

[tulaneoutlaw]

Oklahoma was just the better team. We were outclassed. Yes there are things we could've done better, but this game was always a Longshot because of the talent disparity. We needed ksu last week and didn't get it. playoff is essentially done unfortunately

Now we will see how tough this team is and how they actually rebound. ULL is a must win period. We cannot let the last two weeks beat us. A conference title is still possible but only if these guys come together and play their very best the rest of the way

[tjtlja]

Well, at least LSU came back to win….

TjLSU disappeared when it got close. I assume he’ll be back.

Come on man, you sound like a 10 year old

[Roller]

I'm really not letting them off with a hurricane excuse on this one, sorry. It made the week's schedule unusual but wasn't at all a major event that should have totally upended preparations. And I say this as someone based in NOLA.

The hurricane certainly was not an excuse, but major distractions always are, no matter how irrelevant.
If Baskin-Robbins introduces a new flavor, and suddenly the news is incessantly full of "How will the new flavor affect the Tulane game this week?", the there has to be an effect. The fact that the hurricane was a nothing-burger is of no importance; what is important was all the discussion about potential impacts.