Sugar Bowl

[Cie]

LSU can easily defeat the Sooners on 1/4/04. I will play the ML and take the points unless something crazy happens during my investigation of the Sooners. I have said all along that the Sooners are not invincible, just like Miami was not invincible last year and so on and so forth.

LSU playing great football and I would rather play USC because they deserve to be in the Sugar Bowl more than OU. That being said, I feel that the 2 best coaches in the nation are competing against each other with 3 weeks to scheme and prepare. I expect a defensive game.

Our D line is unbelievable. These guys avg 6'4 297lbs and can run. SS Hunt is a coach on the field with sprinter speed, he will be sorely missed next season. Frosh FS L Landry is hyper- athletic and strong for a safety. CBs Corey Webster and Trav Daniels are great cover corners(ask Fred Gibson and Brown), with Webster(a thorpe Finalist) leading the way. Nickelback Randall Gay started at CB last season. He rounds out the LSU secondary quite nicely with coverage skill. If LSU gets up on anybody they will win the game. Have proved it all year long. When the D line pins their ears back because a team has to pass the game is essentially over.

OU can be run on and LSU is just the squad to do it with their 4 complimentary RBs including Power and Speed himself, Justin Vincent. The LSU O line is dominating the opposition. Michael Clayton is as good a receiver as you will find, he is also a GREAT downfield blocker who leads to many long TD runs for the Tiger Offense. Matt Mauck not playing his best ball in SEC Championship, including 2 or 3 horrible throws to open receivers. With the prep time involved Mauck should be ready.

Early prediction

LSU 20 OU 10

 

[Scott4USC]

Sorry Pete Carroll and staff is prob. the best coaching staff in the nation. Lets see, Carroll took over USC 3 years ago when USC was down. In last 3 years USC has only lost 1 time by double digits and that was @ ND by 11pts when USC blew a lead in Carrolls first year. USC played toughest schedule in the nation last year and went 11-2 and dominated Iowa in Orange Bowl. USC this year with completely new QB and RB core is dominating every opponent. USC has covered the vegas spread every game the last 2 years except 5 times i think. USC continues to beat VEGAS! USC has contended for the NC last 2 years and many argue is the best team the last 2 years in college football and the scary part is as I quote from Carroll "we are just getting started." The most important thing in the Carroll Era is USC gets better after every game and finishes the year strong. No way would you ever see a USC team get blown out at the end of the year like OU. NEVER! USC plays their best football at the end of the year and watch out when Carroll gets all the players he needs into his system. Remember, this year USC lost at least 5 players on the team to injury that would have been all pac 10 and the starting TE for USC would have been one of the best pass catching tight ends in the country (he got hurt early in year).

Carroll might be one of the best D-Coordinators in the country, at least top 5.

Norm Chow is the best O-Coordinator in the country.

USC staff also out-recruits almost every team in the nation. And look how they develop their players. Lienart who never has played until this year is a legitimate Heisman contender.

I am sorry, i find it disrespectfull when you say the OU and LSU coaching staffs are the best in the country and no mention of USC. You could argue Stoops could be tops in the country but no way would i put Saban ahead of Carroll. NOT EVEN CLOSE!

FIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bbk]

I agree with you completely. Would take Saban in a heartbeat over Carroll. If Saban was in the pac 10 he would be dominating as much if not more than Carroll. The PAC 10 is weeak. the SEC is not. Who cares if you compete for the NC you sould like Texas who cares if you compete but cant win it all. Lets see USC win something before we proclaim Carroll anything; anyways isnt this the same guy that couldnt hack it in the pros. Ask anyone in this forum who would they want Saban or Carroll and its Saban 5-1
guarrannnnnttteeeeed

 

[Cie]

Thanks for the input, gentlemen. There is no denying carroll is a good coach with a large and talented staff. I like stoops and saban 1 and 2, though. Sorry Scott, just my opinion, back to ignore list for you. You really need to relax.

GL:weed:

 

[Scott4USC]

Cie Grant
Thats cool your Saban fan, and LSU is in New Orleans so he is good coach and awesome recruiter. Saban coached teams have underachieved sooo many years and Saban usually loses big games. Look at his recored at Michigan St. and LSU and how he has done in big games and how many times he lost to inferior competition. I am more impressed by his recruiting abilities rather than his coaching.

I wish LSU luck in the Sugar Bowl but I feel Stoops will out coach Saban fairly easily. Saban gets outcoached many times.

FIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gman2]

facts are facts.

stoops and tressel easily ahead of carroll at this point.
we can have this discussion 4 or 5 years from now and it might be different, but at this point, stoops and tressel are ahead of anyone else. not a stretch to put mark richt up there either. not in the tressel/stoops class, but up there with carroll and the other "just a year or two away from elite" coaches

 

[Mr Hockey]

Scott please don't crap up this thread. The man is giving his analysis of the BCS Title Game & USC isn't involved so save it for other areas. Thank you

 

[wolfpacker97]

Sooners' working hard at practice. Stoops is pissed at the lack luster proformance in Championship (not to take anything from K-St, they played great and desired the win. They whooped the Sooners' :moon: . Moreover, they will very likely cover the spread aginst Ohio St). But, Sooners team knew win or lose they were going to play in the BCS Championship. Maybe that was why they were flat??

 

[Rebel21]

I was gonna add, someone beat me to the punch, how can you talk about Saban and Carroll, who are great coaches, and not give Jim Tressell a nod:shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

Tressell went in last year and defeated a Miami team that many, including Vegas, thought were invincible...

USC has "dominated" every opponent??? How about their loss to Cal...did they dominate them????

USC was the best team last year???? Are you insane enough to believe they were better than Ohio State or Miami who were both undefeated going into the BCS Championship game??? cmon...

USC best team this year, maybe...but they won't have a BCS title to show for it no matter what you think...and the BCS is gonna be all that matters in the end, not the writers poll...

 

[pt1gard]

heres the best coach and staff in america, hehe

heres the best coach and staff in america, hehe

Bob Ladouceur

De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)

Age: 48.

Family: wife Beverly (married 25 years); children Jennifer, 20; Daniel, 15; Michael, 11.

Career coaching record: 287-14-1 (24 years).

Accomplishments: Led De La Salle (13-0) to its 11th consecutive CIF North Coast Section title and 18th overall. De La Salle carries a national-record 151-game winning streak into the 2003 season. Member of the National Federation of State High Schools Hall of Fame. Previously selected USA TODAY's Coach of the Year in 1995, '98 and '01.

Classes he teaches: Religious studies and physical education.

Coaching influences: Tony LaRussa, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. "He called me out of the blue, and we struck up a friendship. Tony does things right. He's a genuine man who cares about his coaches, players and the common man. I can appreciate his approach."

Coaching philosophy: "Once you develop a consistency, you have to safeguard against becoming stale. In a sense, you have to reinvent yourself every year or the job can become work."

On motivation: "This year's team made the most dramatic improvement of any group I've coached. I sensed early they needed a challenge, so the coaches retooled practices and the kids responded. As the season progressed, they matured and played their best in the biggest games."

Describing himself: "Quiet, meticulous and religious. I'm the antithesis of most football coaches."

 

[gardenweasel]

you guys are gonna laugh

you guys are gonna laugh

but,keep your eye on navy coach paul johnson.....i`m not joking....the turn around navy made this year with basically the same squad was staggering...in his second year,he has completely turned this program around....and he did a similar feat at georgia southern,who he returned to elite div 1aa status....

will they ever be a bcs school?...no...do they have the raw material of a so.cal. or an lsu?.....obviously not....not even close...

but if you are talking about coaching,i think you`d better keep your eye on this guy....i`m not jokin`..read below...and keep the middies in mind when wagering next year....they`ll be very good...

" Talk about a tough act to follow.

In just three seasons, Paul Johnson has won nearly 90 percent of the games he?s coached. In addition, he has led Georgia Southern to three straight Southern Conference titles and three consecutive NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances. To top it off, he has also guided the Eagle football program to back-to-back national championship game showings, including the capture of the school?s unprecedented fifth national crown last fall.

Encore, encore, encore.

Since Johnson inherited the storied GSU football program in November, 1996, he has added his own distinctive chapters with three consecutive national coach-of-the-year selections in 1997, 1998 and 1999. In a span of 36 months, Johnson has spearheaded a program which has incredibly broken or tied 328 individual and team records, ranked in the top 10 in 11 national statistical categories (led in three) and produced 27 All-America selections.

After leading GSU to a 10-3 mark in 1997, Johnson followed by guiding the Eagles to a near-perfect 14-1 ledger in 1998 before following with a 13-2 national champion slate in 1999. A two-time Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year choice, he has also directed Georgia Southern to wins in 22 of 24 league contests, resulting in three straight titles.

Since Johnson took over as head coach prior to the 1997 season, Georgia Southern has certainly returned to national prominence ? statistically and in the won-lost ledger. In addition to GSU's 37-6 (.860) mark, the Eagles have scored 1,824 points (42.4 ppg), picked up 16,249 rushing yards (377.9 ypg), 4,862 passing yards (113.1 ypg) and 21,111 total yards (491.0 ypg). In addition, GSU has scored 247 touchdowns in the Johnson Era ? an average of nearly six per game. Georgia Southern's scoring margin under Johnson is +22.5 (42.4 ppg to 19.9 ppg).

What has happened during Johnson?s initial three years at the Eagle helm has been magical in a sense, yet predictable to those who have followed his amazing 20-year coaching career. Johnson quickly instilled a contagious work ethic and, perhaps more importantly, re-introduced the proud tradition of Georgia Southern Football to players, fans and observers.

Along the way, fun and excitement returned to Statesboro.

While a national championship finish during the 1999 season presented an opportunity for many to take a trip back over the memory-filled threshold of Beautiful Eagle Creek, it also provided Johnson with his own identity as the recipient of American Football Coaches Association?s National Division I-AA Coach-of-the Year.

Johnson, whose inspiration, coaching prowess and sweat turned around an inherited 4-7 team just three short years ago, is currently the division and Georgia Southern?s winningest coach ever by coming out on top nearly 90 percent of the time. His explosive Eagles tied or broke an amazing 197 records during the 1999 campaign while producing the school?s fifth national title.

In 1997, Johnson orchestrated a turnaround which ranks among the NCAA?s best ever. In 12 months, he directed the Eagle program to not only a winning season, but to a 10-3 record which equaled the school?s best mark since 1989. In one season, Johnson became only the second coach since 1984 to have led his team to the Southern Conference championship in his initial year as a college head coach. His rebuilding efforts were justly rewarded by his peers and media members as he earned Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year honors while also picking up national tributes from the American Football Coaches Association and American Football Quarterly.

In 1998, Johnson guided the Eagles to a perfect 11-0 regular season record and the school?s sixth NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game appearance before finishing with a 14-1 mark. He directed a high-powered offensive unit which tied or broke exactly 100 records during the campaign, and again, earned the league?s top coaching honor and received national praise as the recipient of The Sports Network?s Eddie Robinson Award ? symbolic of the division?s national coach-of-the-year selection.

Johnson?s accomplishments in just three seasons have no parallel, even in the storied past of the Georgia Southern Football program. In addition to directing GSU to 37 wins in 43 games, a trio of conference championships, a national title and numerous personal accolades, Johnson has spearheaded a program which has achieved even more in only 36 months: Guided a program which has broken or tied 328 records in just three years (31 in 1997, 100 in 1998, 197 in 1999)
Coached 27 All-America selections (eight in 1997, 10 in 1998, nine in 1999), including nine first-team choices
Coached 32 All-Southern Conference performers, including 28 first-teamers (nine in 1997, 14 in 1998, nine in 1999)


It all started on November 14, 1996 -- the day Johnson accepted an offer to become Georgia Southern University?s seventh head football coach."

and now turning a horrible navy program around.....

don`t sleep on this guy....he has the potential to make us some jack next year...particularly early....the guy likes to win....and win big.....

the guy is good....real good....

 

[OKD]

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OU will beat the holy hell out of LSU in the Sugar Bowl.

(just wanted to get that on record. I will be bumping this thread the evening of 1-4-2004)

 

[Cie]

Go get 'em OKD. Bump it up on the eve of 1/4/04. You come off as a real winner.

 

[OKD]

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Jesus Christ, lighten the hell up.

 

[Cie]

Hey OKD

I need you posting blasphemous material on my thread like I need a hole in the center of my forehead.:fingerc: :fingerc:

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

Re: ...

Re: ...

OU will beat the holy hell out of LSU in the Sugar Bowl.

(just wanted to get that on record. I will be bumping this thread the evening of 1-4-2004)

wow,

great insight.... a waste of 15 seconds of my life...

 

[Cajun-Sports]

Saban coached teams have underachieved sooo many years and Saban usually loses big games. Look at his recored at Michigan St. and LSU and how he has done in big games and how many times he lost to inferior competition.

I agree with your comment on Saban losing Big Games at Mich State but when did he lose a Big Game at LSU to a inferior opponent??? LAst Big game I think he lost was a Bowl game to Texas. Yah their inferior allright. Nick Saban has won way more bigger games at LSU than he lost.

You have to also keep in mind that when he was at Mich State he had no where near the talent that he has now.

Scott, the way you are with defending USC, is the same way a battered woman defends here brutal husband.

I am glad that you love USC but man theres more to life than blowing their horn.

Best of Luck to yah and I am not busting your balls but man this USC chit is getting annoying.

 

[Cie]

I did not realize how badly LSU would dominate OU with defense. The OU D is also outstanding. They are best LSU faced this season and definitely the 2nd best in the nation.

GL:weed: