LSU Fan In The House

[Hatchtiger]

I am a moderator at Tigalaya.com (Hatchertiger there, couldn't use that name here), one of your members, CusefromCanada, introduced himself there and invited us over for some discussion here.

Congratulations on being 3-0! From everything I've read about your team, your fans are very excited about that and should be. Watching the highlights from your first 3 games, I can tell it will be loud in the Carrier Dome. At least we won't have to listen to those Mississippi State cowbells, my ears are still ringing from two weeks ago! LSU sold its 5,000 allotted tickets so there will be a purple and gold presence there among all the orange.

Read up on your travails at QB. If Dungey can't go looks like it will be, Austin Wilson and Zach Mahoney, the two QBs that finished off the Central Michigan game. What do they bring to the table? Runners? Passers? Both? Saw video of the hit Dungey took and that was vicious. Was there a flag on the play for targeting? Should have been.

According to what I can find the orange are top 3 defending the run but not as good defending the pass. Would you agree with that? Not sure how much you know about LSU but we have run the ball effectively thus far so it should be a challenge there, strength vs. strength. Our sophomore starting QB is being brought along slowly, he struggled to learn the playbook last year and was terrible in his one start on the road against Auburn. He has been effective when he has thrown thus far, simply hasn't thrown a ton yet. I suspect LSU will test your defense early running the ball and go from there. How your defense handles the run will dictate what we do. Coach Miles will be fairly conservative with a young QB but we have some nuances in our offense (like the read option) that we didn't have before. Has looked good thus far, I suspect you will see some of that on Saturday.

We have a new defensive coordinator in Kevin Steele and a new d-line coach in Ed Orgeron. One of the complaints about our D had been the inability to generate a pass rush to any degree. Well that has changed. Both coaches believe in getting after the passer and thus far we have been far better than last year. In fact, the majority of sacks have come from the interior defensive lineman. Probably had our best half of defense last week limiting Auburn to 74 yards of total offense.

Anyhow, looking forward to a great game and a great atmosphere even though I will have to experience it from home. Come and visit us at Tigalaya ... new guy brings the beer!

 

[bee rye]

2nd time I have seen tigerlaya referenced on this board. Crazy that I have never heard of it before, and it takes going to a Syracuse board to even find out about it

 

[CusefanATL]

Read up on your travails at QB. If Dungey can't go looks like it will be, Austin Wilson and Zach Mahoney, the two QBs that finished off the Central Michigan game. What do they bring to the table? Runners? Passers? Both? Saw video of the hit Dungey took and that was vicious. Was there a flag on the play for targeting? Should have been.

According to what I can find the orange are top 3 defending the run but not as good defending the pass. Would you agree with that? Not sure how much you know about LSU but we have run the ball effectively thus far so it should be a challenge there, strength vs. strength. Our sophomore starting QB is being brought along slowly, he struggled to learn the playbook last year and was terrible in his one start on the road against Auburn. He has been effective when he has thrown thus far, simply hasn't thrown a ton yet. I suspect LSU will test your defense early running the ball and go from there. How your defense handles the run will dictate what we do. Coach Miles will be fairly conservative with a young QB but we have some nuances in our offense (like the read option) that we didn't have before. Has looked good thus far, I suspect you will see some of that on Saturday.

We have a new defensive coordinator in Kevin Steele and a new d-line coach in Ed Orgeron. One of the complaints about our D had been the inability to generate a pass rush to any degree. Well that has changed. Both coaches believe in getting after the passer and thus far we have been far better than last year. In fact, the majority of sacks have come from the interior defensive lineman. Probably had our best half of defense last week limiting Auburn to 74 yards of total offense.

Anyhow, looking forward to a great game and a great atmosphere even though I will have to experience it from home. Come and visit us at Tigalaya ... new guy brings the beer!

welcome!

There was a flag and ejection on that play.

You know as much about Zach mahoney as we do. I was in Canada for a bachelor party last weekend and when i saw Z Mahoney, i thought who the hell is that? That doesnt happen to me for a special teams player let alone a QB. he is our 5th string walk on transfer. Austin Wilson played quite a bit last year and he is nothing to write home about. has a strong arm but isnt very mobile and doesnt seem to complete a lot of passes unless it is to the other team.

Ed Ogeron is a former Syracuse coach FYI. Coach in the Mcnabb days.

I dont like our chances at all, but if we are playing Wilson/Mahoney it could be really ugly.

#7 is the best college player I have seen in 10 years.

Our corners enjoy playing 10 yards off the receiver and we hope to get to your QB before he can make an accurate dump off. If we dont, you are going to gain yards.

 

[cuse309]

To say that we struggle against the pass is being kind. Run defense is acceptable, although Facing Fournette is facing a back on a completely different level. Austin Wilson has a strong arm, but struggles making reads. Mahoney is a walk on freshman who can run the option a bit. He did throw a bit in the last game, and was surprisingly effective. No matter what we get for a turnout at the dome, it will be loud just due to the roof.
Our fanbase has been waiting for a great QB since McNabb left after the 98-99 season. I think I can speak for most fans when I say that we are cautiously optimistic regarding the potential of Dungey. He most likely will not play. He was absolutely electric in the first half vs. CMU, and played very well in his first start vs. Wake Forest. He looks as if he can do it all.
We welcome you to the Cuse. Enjoy your stay.

 

[TheCusian]

To say that we struggle against the pass is being kind. Run defense is acceptable, although Facing Fournette is facing a back on a completely different level. Austin Wilson has a strong arm, but struggles making reads. Mahoney is a walk on freshman who can run the option a bit. He did throw a bit in the last game, and was surprisingly effective. No matter what we get for a turnout at the dome, it will be loud just due to the roof. Our fanbase has been waiting for a great QB since McNabb left after the 98-99 season. I think I can speak for most fans when I say that we are cautiously optimistic regarding the potential of Dungey. He most likely will not play. He was absolutely electric in the first half vs. CMU, and played very well in his first start vs. Wake Forest. He looks as if he can do it all. We welcome you to the Cuse. Enjoy your stay.

I actually think our struggles defending the pass are being slightly overstated. We create a lot of TO's and have gotten a lot of pressure on QB's. Accurate, smart, experienced QB's have picked us apart. I'd imagine we'll get less pressure due to LSU's line, but your QB needs to play smart and recognize blitzes or he'll get sacked. We got Winston last season a little bit.

 

[OkieTiger]

Nice to see hatch found his way here. Cuse from canada has given us some good info on your syracuse team. Looking forward to this game. I wish I had been in a position to attend, but all my travel is reserved for lsu home games.

I have been reading our fans bought their allotment of tickets and then some. I expect it will be a fun day of tailgating.

 

[OkieTiger]

I actually think our struggles defending the pass are being slightly overstated. We create a lot of TO's and have gotten a lot of pressure on QB's. Accurate, smart, experienced QB's have picked us apart. I'd imagine we'll get less pressure due to LSU's line, but your QB needs to play smart and recognize blitzes or he'll get sacked. We got Winston last season a little bit.

Sounds like Harris is going to have a game in which he is going to have to mature more. I couldn't stand Winston, but have to admit he was a great player when he wasn't running with crab legs. If your D got some good licks on him, Harris will need to be on his toes.

 

[HtownOrange]

Our defense will blitz and will show many different faces for blitzing. That is what messes with most O-lines and more specifically, QBs. Blitzing will create openings in the pass coverage and a top notch QB can use it to his advantage, but even FSU's Winston was gotten to.

Offensively, Dungey is our best option. The others provide some drop off. If AJ Long can play, he can cause trouble - he did against FSU's defense last season. Austin Wilson has an arm, but no feet. Mahoney is a runner, but has thrown a few passes, he has not been thoroughly "vetted" though. You already know our first QB is out for the season with an Achilles tendon tear.

The noise in the Dome can be deafening. Even the best can be frustrated by this noise. If the game is close, you may have ringing in your ears for days to come. It can be exciting, especially for us. Once a QB messes up due to noise, we often end up with the ball.

Though I cannot attend in person, I wish all that do attend, a fun and great game.

 

[TheCusian]

Sounds like Harris is going to have a game in which he is going to have to mature more. I couldn't stand Winston, but have to admit he was a great player when he wasn't running with crab legs. If your D got some good licks on him, Harris will need to be on his toes.

Your running game may completely neutralize our rush though. That's the danger - we play run and dare you to pass ... And your guys still run for 200+.

But yeah - if he has to pass and we know it - he better be ready. We bring pressure from all over.

 

[retro44]

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/top_10_drinking_towns_syracuse_american_cities.html

We come in at No.6

 

[Shark58]

welcome to the board and have fun crushing us and a 5th string walk on QB

I'll check out your board, and would also welcome you to check out mine. Not a sports board but instead a site for Parents to connect with other like minded Parents. Feel free to take the site back you kinfolk and to geaux start an LSU Parent fan club.

www.FriendsForParents.com (just give it a couple of hours before you sign up. we are updating our SSL atm)

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[Hatchtiger]

2nd time I have seen tigerlaya referenced on this board. Crazy that I have never heard of it before, and it takes going to a Syracuse board to even find out about it

Tigalaya is a tight knit group of LSU fans that enjoy discussing all things purple and gold without the drama that some boards are filleed with. We have a couple of SEC rival fans that chime in form time to time. And part of our board is devoted to general discussion of regular things.

 

[KellySyracuse]

it's a good thing we're a drinking town, I know I'll be doing a lot of it on Saturday. Too bad we won't be playing Dungey, I really liked our chances to keep it close if he was in. Otherwise I'm off to light the novena candle, find the rosary beads and a bottle of scotch for Saturday. Welcome to Syracuse, I hope you and your friends have a great time here. You'll find we're good people

 

[OrangeDW]

I am a moderator at Tigalaya.com (Hatchertiger there, couldn't use that name here), one of your members, CusefromCanada, introduced himself there and invited us over for some discussion here.

Congratulations on being 3-0! From everything I've read about your team, your fans are very excited about that and should be. Watching the highlights from your first 3 games, I can tell it will be loud in the Carrier Dome. At least we won't have to listen to those Mississippi State cowbells, my ears are still ringing from two weeks ago! LSU sold its 5,000 allotted tickets so there will be a purple and gold presence there among all the orange.

Read up on your travails at QB. If Dungey can't go looks like it will be, Austin Wilson and Zach Mahoney, the two QBs that finished off the Central Michigan game. What do they bring to the table? Runners? Passers? Both? Saw video of the hit Dungey took and that was vicious. Was there a flag on the play for targeting? Should have been.

According to what I can find the orange are top 3 defending the run but not as good defending the pass. Would you agree with that? Not sure how much you know about LSU but we have run the ball effectively thus far so it should be a challenge there, strength vs. strength. Our sophomore starting QB is being brought along slowly, he struggled to learn the playbook last year and was terrible in his one start on the road against Auburn. He has been effective when he has thrown thus far, simply hasn't thrown a ton yet. I suspect LSU will test your defense early running the ball and go from there. How your defense handles the run will dictate what we do. Coach Miles will be fairly conservative with a young QB but we have some nuances in our offense (like the read option) that we didn't have before. Has looked good thus far, I suspect you will see some of that on Saturday.

We have a new defensive coordinator in Kevin Steele and a new d-line coach in Ed Orgeron. One of the complaints about our D had been the inability to generate a pass rush to any degree. Well that has changed. Both coaches believe in getting after the passer and thus far we have been far better than last year. In fact, the majority of sacks have come from the interior defensive lineman. Probably had our best half of defense last week limiting Auburn to 74 yards of total offense.

Anyhow, looking forward to a great game and a great atmosphere even though I will have to experience it from home. Come and visit us at Tigalaya ... new guy brings the beer!

If Dungey doesn't play, I'm honestly not sure if we'll score a point unless we get a turnover already in FG position or possibly break a punt return.

 

[CuseCrew08]

If Dungey doesn't play, I'm honestly not sure if we'll score a point unless we get a turnover already in FG position or possibly break a punt return.

This is my worry as well... Wish I could have any confidence in our offense without Dungey

 

[Hatchtiger]

LSU in relatively healthy for the game. We lost a starting safety to an ankle injury before the season started. He should be back in a couple weeks. One of our starting TEs has an achilles injury but he will make the trip, don't know yet if he will play.

 

[SWC75]

Wilson is our third string QB, Mahoney our 5th. #4 A. J. Long is getting over a hand injury and they are restructuring his throwing technique. Wilson is the thrower, (strong but not accurate arm), Mahoney, a walk-on is more of a runner. Between them, they were able to generate nothing in the second half. We operate exclusively from the shot-gun or pistol so we can't just got to a power running game, although we have some good running backs, especially #22 Jordan Fredericks. We have to have a passing component and that was lacking after Dungey went out. We're also missing Erv Phillips, a dynamic H-back who has been on the shelf since scoring two TDs in the first half of the opener. Our stating center, Rob Trudo is also out and our top receiver, Steve Ismael, missed last week but is expected to play this week.

if we were full strength, I'd feel good that we were going to give you a battle but we've just got too many teeth missing.

 

[TheCusian]

Wilson is our third string QB, Mahoney our 5th. #4 A. J. Long is getting over a hand injury and they are restructuring his throwing technique. Wilson is the thrower, (strong but not accurate arm), Mahoney, a walk-on is more of a runner. Between them, they were able to generate nothing in the second half. We operate exclusively from the shot-gun or pistol so we can't just got to a power running game, although we have some good running backs, especially #22 Jordan Fredericks. We have to have a passing component and that was lacking after Dungey went out. We're also missing Erv Phillips, a dynamic H-back who has been on the shelf since scoring two TDs in the first half of the opener. Our stating center, Rob Trudo is also out and our top receiver, Steve Ismael, missed last week but is expected to play this week. if we were full strength, I'd feel good that we were going to give you a battle but we've just got too many teeth missing.

Truro is back, I think.

 

[cuseguy]

Truro is back, I think.

Trudo is ready to go.

 

[Hatchtiger]

Wow y'all really are missing some starters.

 

[BlazeOrange]

If Dungey doesn't play, I'm honestly not sure if we'll score a point unless we get a turnover already in FG position or possibly break a punt return.

Breaking a kickoff return is more likely, as we'll probably have many more opportunities compared to the punt return unit.

 

[OrangeDW]

Breaking a kickoff return is more likely, as we'll probably have many more opportunities compared to the punt return unit.

Good point. I only said punt because Estime has already taken two back (one called back due to the completely unnecessary block in the back...he was already gone) and it's something we look to be legitimately good at. But you're right, we probably will have more kick return opportunities.

 

[OkieTiger]

Y'all have been very hospitable and hope we see some back and forth discussion both here and on tigalaya this season. Getting a different pov adds a lot to conversation.

Here's to a good, injury free game!

 

[LSUwiggz]

Your running game may completely neutralize our rush though. That's the danger - we play run and dare you to pass ... And your guys still run for 200+.

But yeah - if he has to pass and we know it - he better be ready. We bring pressure from all over.

That's very interesting, I'll be watching for that for sure.

Through two games we've only given up one sack and no picks, but some of that is certainly due to a lower number pass attempts we've had. Our OL is very, very good though, and the walk-on FB Moore has been a hell of a surprise in the early going.