Random takes, Doom and Gloom edition.

[Coach34]

and how did that work out for us ? Are we gonna count on Holloway to get our rushing yardage ?

Well, we have one RB having success- and another that's not. So we need to figure out why one has that success and use it. Shumpert is not the answer as a full-time RB. It's hard to blame the OL completely when Holloway is doing just fine back there on his carries

[Prediction? Pain.]

Do you think the Holloway-Shumpert production gap Saturday had anything to do with how LSU was playing us and how poorly (at least, to my eyes) the interior of our O-Line was blocking? I mentioned this on a FWTCT comment earlier this morning, but it looked to me like LSU was completely focused on stopping us from gashing them up the gut such that the edge plays with Holloway, who has the speed to effectively run them, was a good counter-attack. I mean, early on when we were running Dak more, he wasn't having success running into the teeth of the LSU defense either.

[Coach007]

Do you think the Holloway-Shumpert production gap Saturday had anything to do with how LSU was playing us and how poorly (at least, to my eyes) the interior of our O-Line was blocking? I mentioned this on a FWTCT comment earlier this morning, but it looked to me like LSU was completely focused on stopping us from gashing them up the gut such that the edge plays with Holloway, who has the speed to effectively run them, was a good counter-attack. I mean, early on when we were running Dak more, he wasn't having success running into the teeth of the LSU defense either.

...... we did not spread them out due to play calling. Just look at last year's game and see the difference in the play calling. When you attempt to run up the middle over and over with out spreading them, meaning a strong lsu defense, there is little hope of success because that is what they are playing. When you force them to spread out by,designed plays, that middle opens up.

We are not doing that early. At all. Have not done much this year.

[Coach34]

Do you think the Holloway-Shumpert production gap Saturday had anything to do with how LSU was playing us and how poorly (at least, to my eyes) the interior of our O-Line was blocking? I mentioned this on a FWTCT comment earlier this morning, but it looked to me like LSU was completely focused on stopping us from gashing them up the gut such that the edge plays with Holloway, who has the speed to effectively run them, was a good counter-attack. I mean, early on when we were running Dak more, he wasn't having success running into the teeth of the LSU defense either.

No I don't- because Holloway cut it up inside twice for yardage. He is finding the creases- Shumpert isn't

[blacklistedbully]

Do you think the Holloway-Shumpert production gap Saturday had anything to do with how LSU was playing us and how poorly (at least, to my eyes) the interior of our O-Line was blocking? I mentioned this on a FWTCT comment earlier this morning, but it looked to me like LSU was completely focused on stopping us from gashing them up the gut such that the edge plays with Holloway, who has the speed to effectively run them, was a good counter-attack. I mean, early on when we were running Dak more, he wasn't having success running into the teeth of the LSU defense either.

I agree. I think Steele determined to take away Dak's run #1, and Shump's run #2. I doubt very seriously they considered Holloway too much a threat.