KJ Costello: "The switch flipped for me and the team."

[TrapGame]

Anyone catch KJ's press conference? Good stuff. Evidently the light bulb came on the last practice for the offense. They are on the same page and into the new system 100%.

[FISHDAWG]

Anyone catch KJ's press conference? Good stuff. Evidently the light bulb came on the last practice for the offense. They are on the same page and into the new system 100%.

He also tweeted that this is the best conditioned team he has ever been on ... or either someone tweeted his quote

[BeardoMSU]

He also tweeted that this is the best conditioned team he has ever been on ... or either someone tweeted his quote

That's exciting.

[Commercecomet24]

He also tweeted that this is the best conditioned team he has ever been on ... or either someone tweeted his quote

Heck just that will be a huge improvement over the last 2 years.

[Cowbell]

Heck just that will be a huge improvement over the last 2 years.

Yes after the worst conditioned I have ever seen

[Commercecomet24]

Yes after the worst conditioned I have ever seen

Yeah it was pretty sad man.

[gravedigger]

He also tweeted that this is the best conditioned team he has ever been on ... or either someone tweeted his quote

This almost seems impossible given the idea we were horribly conditioned to begin with. Maybe that wasnt the problem with last years team.

[dantheman4248]

This almost seems impossible given the idea we were horribly conditioned to begin with. Maybe that wasnt the problem with last years team.

Couple things. He played at Stanford in the PAC. Conditioning (like weightlifting) is something you can ramp back up quickly (read this as a few months rather than taking years to build) when you had it before. A lot of these kids had it before. Country stamina beats west coast stamina.

[gravedigger]

Couple things. He played at Stanford in the PAC. Conditioning (like weightlifting) is something you can ramp back up quickly (read this as a few months rather than taking years to build) when you had it before. A lot of these kids had it before. Country stamina beats west coast stamina.

That is certainly plausible. I just hope KJ doesnt end up on his back too often. I remember the days of Kevin Fant running for his life in the early 2000's and our line not blocking a bad odor.

[Johnson85]

This almost seems impossible given the idea we were horribly conditioned to begin with. Maybe that wasnt the problem with last years team.

Not really. At that age, you can get in elite shape in a few months. Especially starting from where they were. As bad as they looked compared to other SEC teams (and really compared to any college football team at any level that takes conditioning seriously), they weren't sitting at home all day eating cheesy puffs. They were in pretty good shape, just not DI football shape.

[FISHDAWG]

Not really. At that age, you can get in elite shape in a few months. Especially starting from where they were. As bad as they looked compared to other SEC teams (and really compared to any college football team at any level that takes conditioning seriously), they weren't sitting at home all day eating cheesy puffs. They were in pretty good shape, just not DI football shape.

With no spring practice this year maybe they put that time into strength and conditioning ... that is if they were allowed to do so

[MaroonFlounder]

Gonna move the ball and score some points for sure. Can the D get some stops?

If I were Leach, I would rely heavily on Kylin. Run 4 verts or deep routes and wear LSU out with underneath stuff to Kylin for starters...until the QB/WR timing (from a live game standpoint) is truly there.

[the_real_MSU_is_us]

Gonna move the ball and score some points for sure. Can the D get some stops?

If I were Leach, I would rely heavily on Kylin. Run 4 verts or deep routes and wear LSU out with underneath stuff to Kylin for starters...until the QB/WR timing (from a live game standpoint) is truly there.

Who's to say it isn't there already? Weve been repping more passes than anyone, across fewer varieties of plays than anyone, in a system thats easier to grasp mentall than almost any, coached by a coach who definitely knows what hes doing.

If any QB and WR group will be clicking game 1, its likely ours

[Johnson85]

Who's to say it isn't there already? Weve been repping more passes than anyone, across fewer varieties of plays than anyone, in a system thats easier to grasp mentall than almost any, coached by a coach who definitely knows what hes doing.

If any QB and WR group will be clicking game 1, its likely ours

The enemy gets a vote.

I'm sure Costello knows what a good practice looks like right now, but we haven't done this at game speed and even if scrimmages were the same as game speed, our D isn't talented enough to give us a real taste of what we're about to see.

I'm optimistic about our offense, as we should be really good everywhere but WR and hopefully our WRs will look a lot better after going from an offense that makes them worse to an offense that makes them better. But I'm still expecting sloppy play with some plays/drives sprinkled in that show the potential of our offense more so than I'm expecting us to come out looking good with some intermittent early season stumbles.

[MaroonFlounder]

Who's to say it isn't there already? Weve been repping more passes than anyone, across fewer varieties of plays than anyone, in a system thats easier to grasp mentall than almost any, coached by a coach who definitely knows what hes doing.

If any QB and WR group will be clicking game 1, its likely ours

Stingly and Stevens in LSU's defensive backfield will have a huge say in whatever you think KJ and the guys have got going on.

[TrapGame]

Stingly and Stevens in LSU's defensive backfield will have a huge say in whatever you think KJ and the guys have got going on.

LSU's defense has been practicing against Brennan who couldn't hit the broadside of a barn when I saw him play those few times last year.

Coach O was raving about his defense a couple of weeks ago. Just as good, if not better than last years defense was his take. They're not going up against a QB of KJ's caliber in practice.

[StarkVegasSteve]

LSU's defense has been practicing against Brennan who couldn't hit the broadside of a barn when I saw him play those few times last year.

Coach O was raving about his defense a couple of weeks ago. Just as good, if not better than last years defense was his take. They're not going up against a QB of KJ's caliber in practice.

Their secondary has been up against some pretty good QBs. Trevor Lawrence ain't a scrub. Costello is going to complete some passes, but we don't need to get discouraged if he doesn't have a great game. This is the best secondary we'll face all year. It's no coincidence LSU is DBU. They keep rolling out 2-3 first round picks every couple of years.

[TrapGame]

Their secondary has been up against some pretty good QBs. Trevor Lawrence ain't a scrub. Costello is going to complete some passes, but we don't need to get discouraged if he doesn't have a great game. This is the best secondary we'll face all year. It's no coincidence LSU is DBU. They keep rolling out 2-3 first round picks every couple of years.

New year, new DC. How many starters are back in their secondary? In practice they are going up against a subpar QB. Saturday afternoon just may be a rude awakening for them realizing it.

[MedDawg]

Stingly and Stevens in LSU's defensive backfield will have a huge say in whatever you think KJ and the guys have got going on.

True, but on any given play we will have 5 players to catch balls.

[ZedFedder]

Jacoby Stevens isn't a great cover safety. Big, physical guy that is a great player, but he isn't a cover guy.