Sunday, April 21, 2013

Where is my uniform!!!..Football Spring Game - Audio Replay


Tinker:

Dear heavenly father please keep me healthy for a number of years longer. So I can try to improve my attitude about the holey sprite, and the love of my family and friends.
I keep feeling like I have been blessed by your love for us all, ever if we have been doing wrong against each other. I still feel lucky in spite of my own failures.
So once again I come to you in prayer for your help, keep me healthy for just a little while longer, so I might be able to do some good work after all.
Glory to god.
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Sports
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj2HoGSZQug...Les Miles on the spring game 

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if-p11FM3hw...Odell Beckham Jr on the spring game 

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8MXw0ehDvY...Anthony Johnson on the spring game

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=golkGcyr7k4...
Zach Mettenberger on the spring game
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Football Spring Game - Audio Replay
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http://www.tigerrag.com/?p=259472


Mettenberger, offense shine in Spring Game

April 20, 2013   -   © 2013 Tiger Rag

Final: White 37, Purple 0




By LUKE JOHNSON
Tiger Rag Assistant Editor


For a minute midway through the first quarter of Saturday’s National L Club Spring Game, it looked as though Zach Mettenberger hadn’t taken much of a stride forward after what has been widely described as an excellent spring.

The senior quarterback overthrew a streaking Jarvis Landry for what would’ve been a sure touchdown. The same result happened two plays later when Odell Beckham was open on the sidelines.

Then Mettenberger settled in, the deep balls found the waiting hands of his two top receivers, and the rest of the offense kept pace.

Mettenberger threw for 236 yards with a pair of touchdowns, the longest going for 79 yards to Beckham, as the LSU starters, dressed in white, picked up the pace in a 37-0 thrashing of the backup purple squad.

After an inconsistent first quarter, the Mettenberger-led offense started clicking in the back end of the first half.

Taking the ball at their own 25, the starting offense drove the length of the field in nine plays. A beautiful 50-yard rainbow to Beckham sparked the drive, putting the offense at the nine-yard line.

The Tigers committed two penalties in the next two plays - a false start and a holding penalty - the latter wiping out a pretty touchdown on a Landry fade route.

But Mettenberger rebounded to find tight end Dillon Gordon up the seam for a 15-yard score, the first touchdown of the game.

The next touchdown drive wouldn’t take as long.

With his first-team offensive line going against an injury-depleted second-team defensive line, Mettenberger had almost unlimited time before unleashing a high-arcing bomb into Beckham’s hands.

Beckham raced the rest of the way for a 79-yard touchdown on the first play of the drive.

Landry and Beckham combined for 12 catches and 334 yards.

“I think those two guys are going to be (big-play) receivers for us,” said LSU coach Les Miles.

Mettenberger completed seven straight passes to go into the locker room at halftime. He would give way to Stephen Rivers for the second half.

It was the highly-anticipated public debut of the new offense under the direction of first-year offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, but Saturday’s examples of the vertical passing game might not be a harbinger of things to come.

Mettenberger and the rest of the quarterbacks called their own plays in the huddle. It’s not something that Miles and the rest of the coaching staff plan on doing in the regular season, but they wanted to get a gauge on what their leaders would call in particular situations.

Sophomore running back Jeremy Hill looked as if he hadn’t missed a beat after his strong freshman campaign.

Hill juked, stiff-armed and bulldozed his way to a team-best 103 yards on the ground. His long carry on the day went for 15 yards, but he busted out several runs of equivalent distance.

For a team that hasn’t gotten much from the quarterback position since Matt Flynn graduated, Miles must’ve been pleased with how his backups played.

True freshman Anthony Jennings, playing opposite Mettenberger in the first half, dazzled with flashes of potential. Jennings was elusive in the pocket and accurate with his throws, but what may have impressed the most was his awareness at a young age.

Jennings stood tall and delivered throws in the face of withering pressure on numerous occasions, and also made heady plays by throwing the ball out of bounds. His final statistics - 8-for-21, 98 yards - don’t reflect his performance guiding the second-team offense.

He looked as though he had secured strong consideration for the spot as Mettenberger’s top backup until Rivers came in.

Rivers may have had the best day of any quarterback, completing 7-of-10 passes for 185 yards and two scores. The 6-foot-7 Rivers even showed some elusiveness in the pocket, escaping before delivering a touch pass to his check-down receivers.

The only turnover came on a forced goal-line throw by quarterback Brad Kragthorpe, which was intercepted by senior safety Craig Loston.

Defensive end Danielle Hunter led all LSU players with eight tackles and also chipped in two sacks. Hunter was inserted into the starting lineup opposite junior Jordan Allen after a Jermauria Rasco’s shoulder injury.

“Danielle Hunter had a nice day,” Miles said.

Junior linebacker D.J. Welter accounted for just two tackles, both assisted, as Kevin Minter’s replacement at middle linebacker.

None of the kickers distinguished themselves enough for Miles to say one had a leg up going into the fall. Colby Delahoussaye got the first try at a field goal, a 29-yarder that he drilled, but also missed an extra point.

“They’re still in competition,” Miles said.

Miles sounded pleased with how his team came along this spring, but also said he knows it has plenty of room to grow.

“We go into the summer with a lot to improve on,” Miles said. ” … When this team reconvenes in June with a real quality freshman class - four defensive ends, two defensive tackles, secondary, some real quality additions - when you reconfigure this team, it should be a really strong team.”

Live Blog: by CODY WORSHAM
Tiger Rag Editor


Good afternoon, and welcome to a gorgeous Saturday afternoon here at Tiger Stadium.

We’re just minutes away from kicking off the 2013 LSU football season in unofficial fashion, as Purple and White are set to do battle in the National L Club Spring Football Game.

The rosters have been set (CLICK HERE to check those out), and the teams are on the field, warming up and getting ready to showcase their abilities.

Some things to keep an eye on:


  • Newcomers: How will LSU’s eight early enrollees fare in their first Tiger Stadium appearance?
  • Cameron Effect: What will LSU’s offense look like under first year offensive coordinator Cam Cameron?
  • Linebackers: Who will get separation in LSU’s crowded, deep linebacking corps?
  • Special teams: How does LSU replace Drew Alleman in the kicking game and Brad Wing in the punting game? Who emerges in the return game?
  • Wideouts: How have the Tiger receivers — arguably the team’s most inconsistent unit in 2012 — improved in the offseason, with the addition of several key peices in Travin Dural, John Diarse, and Avery Peterson?

There’s much and more to keep an eye out for. We’ll update at the end of each quarter to get a comprehensive take on how the Tigers look.

Stay tuned.

First Quarter:

The White team took a 3-0 lead on a 29-yard field goal by Colby Delahoussaye with 7:47 to play.

Zach Mettenberger drove the Tigers down the field against a purple defense ravaged by injuries during the spring. The White offensive line — composed of La’el Collins at LT, Josh Williford at LG, Ethan Pocic at center, Trai Turner at RG, and Jerald Hawkins at RT — dominated the purple front four. Only once did Purple get any pressure, when Christian LaCouture beat Collins to get in Mettenberger’s face and rush him.

The Purple team went three and out on their second drive after one first down in the first drive on a J.C. Copeland rush. Anthony Jennings showed some mobility to escape the pocket on that first down sequence, but plenty of pressure from the white made his job difficult.

On its next drive, the White team gave Mettenberger plenty of protection after Jeremy Hill made some nice runs behind good blocking, but the Tiger senior QB was sloppy, overthrowing Jarvis Landry on a go down the field that would have been a surefire TD. The play call, a play action with a zone blocking show from the line, was fantastic, but Mett missed. He later overthrow Odell Beckham on an easy first down after Beckham got open on and out-and-up. Good receiver play and blocking, but Mett wasn’t sharp.

Purple went three and out on its next series again after three conservative run plays. Ego Ferguson on the White side tore up the Purple interior line and blew up each play, it seemed.

White got the ball back and went to the run, with Jeremy Hill busting a nice run on a missed tackle from Micah Eugene. Good job  by the purple interior, Mickey Johnson and Quentin Thomas, to break the play up the middle, but Eugene whiffed, and Hill made a nice stiff arm.

2nd Quarter

White stalls, and Purple takes over. Jennings really shows his stuff, starting simple with a crossing route to Magee, who outran Barrow and showed great wheels. Then Jennings shows off his wheels to scramble for a first.

Then, on third and 9, Jennings hit Kadron Boone streaking down the sideline for, I believe, a 29-yard gain. It was a beautiful throw into tight coverage. Jennings looks better than Mett today, and it’s not close.

Purple eventually stalls when Jennings misses a third down toss to Diarse on an out, and Trent Domangue misses a 43 yarder with plenty of leg, but wide right.

White takes over, and Mett scrambled for six on a play fake. Another play fake earns a 15-yard completion to Beckham. Again, the line sold the fake on the blocking scheme, and Mett hid the ball well, too, then delivered a strike in a tight window of the zone to Beckham.

On first down, Ronnie Feist busted up a screen to Hill for a loss of five. But White rebounded, with Mett finding Beckham for a 50-yarder down field to put LSU inside the 10. Mett threw another strike to Landry on a fade for a would’ve-been score, but it was called back for a penalty (ineligible receiver downfield).

No matter, because Mettenberger found Dillon Gordon in the seam for a 15-yard score. Terrible D by Purple, as Trey Granier was smoked on the route, but a nice throw and catch nonetheless. Nice to see the tight end involved in the redzone.

Colby Delahoussaye missed on the extra point, however, hitting the right upright.

Purple got the ball back and went three and out. Terrance Magee had a couple of nice runs to set up third and short, but on a play action on third down, Jennings was pressured by Jordan Allen and couldn’t hit James Wright downfield.

White came back and needed just one play, with Odell Beckham beating Matthew Gibson on a go for the score. Mettenberger had plenty of time, and hit OBJ for 79 yards. Perfect throw, bad coverage, no pressure, good catch, and so on.

Purple put up a third straight three and out and the fourth of the day. White’s front four is just dominating Purple’s line, and Jennings is getting no time to throw. After a fantastic start, the freshman is coming back to earth, mostly because his protection is non-existent. He nicely avoided a third down blitz and rushed for five, showing off his legs, but it wasn’t enough. He’s got no running game or time. Tough task. Meanwhile, the White coverage is exceptional, as Dwayne Thomas and Jalen Collins at corner have had no trouble against the Purple receivers. Craig Loston and Corey Thompson are just free at safety to do whatever they want.

White took over again and was forced back by a busted screen play (good read by Quentin Thomas to stuff it) and a bad snap in shotgun from Pocic. Three and out.

Purple’s ball with a minute left, and Jennings finds Stokes for a 8 yard gain before sneaking for the first. First down, and Freak Johnson manhandles Langlois and Fanaika to smack Jennings in the mouth. He came back to another tight end on the next play, this time Travis Dickson, for a 19 yard gain.

Two incomplete passes due to pressure followed, as Tahj Jones pressured the second throw and Micah Eugene broke up a go to James Wright on the first. Still a nice throw.

A 50 yard attempt by Delahoussaye missed left.

FIRST HALF STATS

White

Mettenberger: 12-of-19, 236 yards, 2 TDs Beckham: 5 catches, 181 yards, 1 TD
Hill: 8 carries, 51 yards
Barrow: 6 tackles; Ferguson/Loston/Hunter: 4 tackles


Purple

Jennings: 7-of-17, 82 yards; 4 rushes, 26 yards
Hilliard: 5 carries, 21 yards
Dickson: 2 rec, 24 yards
Sullivan/LaCouture: 4 tackles


Third Quarter


Rettig in at QB, fires nicely to Stokes on first down but broken up by Welter. Welter then whiffed on a tackle on the next play. He’s looked the worst of LSU’s first six backers today, easily. I’m not sure why he’s their guy at Mike right now.

It’s situational work right now. Rivers in at QB for White; he fires a strike to Landry on a cross. His next throw is a TD to Dural. Not a great throw on the out; Dural had to scoop it up from his feet, but he was so open he had time to snag it in, make a move, and find the endzone. Worse D than offense, but good speed from Dural.

Rettig’s next series was forgettable. He got pressured twice in the pocket, and panicked both times, nearly throwing a pick that Corey Thompson should have snagged.

White returned to the field under Rivers with a methodical scoring drive. Jeremy Hill hit a few wide open holes, and J.C. Copeland pounded in a score from five yards.

Purple came back with a quick hitter, as Magee broke off a long run. Again, Welter missed his hole and allowed a huge play, unaided by a bad angle from Loston. Good wheels from Magee and nice pull Williford, who moved over to the Purple side.

Fourth Quarter

Lots of guys buried on the depth chart getting action everywhere. Rivers fires a strike on a deep post to Landry, who elevates well to bring it in and avoid the safety on the 46-yard gain. On another throw later in the drive, Rivers bought time with his feet and floated a lovely pass to Hill for a 27-yard gain. Good instincts there from the redshirt sophomore. He might behind Jennings on the depth chart, but he’s looked very solid against, granted, a weak defense composed of second- and third-stringers.
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Tinker:

If Alabama has the #1 recruiting class again in 2013, I want an investigation of the worst kind. I can't stand this Bama domination any longer. Where is my uniform!!!
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1517774-ranking-the-top-25-recruiting-classes-of-2013-post-national-signing-day
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Ranking the Top 25 Recruiting Classes of 2013 Post National Signing Day

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Now that the the main events of national signing day have come and gone, the top 25 recruiting classes look a bit different than they did a few days ago.

We've seen decommitments, commitments and a whole lot of drama in between.

The nation's top recruits have made their decisions, and now it's time to start analyzing how things have fallen into place.

Here is an updated ranking of the top 25 recruiting classes with national signing day behind us.



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