Agree. Not sure about this, but I heard that Lebby might still be suffering collateral damage from the Baylor fallout. He was there and is married to Briles?s daughter.
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Agree. Not sure about this, but I heard that Lebby might still be suffering collateral damage from the Baylor fallout. He was there and is married to Briles?s daughter.
I think experience is the most important thing a team can have. Most of our best teams were junior and senior laden and that's not a coincidence. That's why I would get so frustrated with Dan's recruiting when he would neglect positions for years. Eventually it leads to playing freshmen. And freshmen will play like freshmen.
You are correct though. Fans remember players at their peak and tend to forget what they looked like as players when they first got to campus.
No doubt Brady has a lot to do with it.
However, I have a feeling that the media probably overstates it because it's a better "story" for some young whiz kid to come in and show the curmudgeons how to do things with a new idea and then beat people like Saban with it. Same story as Moneyball. The only way to truly know is for someone that was on the team to confirm what happened. A media member just throwing stats out there and making a claim doesn't mean it's truly factual.
I think:
1. Brady should get some credit but the media likely gives him a little too much. I think his role was more of as a consultant than anything.
2. Ensminger probably doesn't get enough credit. Especially since he was willing to adapt at the very least.
3. LSU having a ton of experienced players who are uber talented at the same time is the biggest reason for the improvement.