Tinker:
Young people and health insurance is a convenient look see at just how stupid president Barack Obama think that they really are. It must be very insulting for the younger American people to know that Barack Obama feels like that about them. After they trusted him with their enthusiasm vote in 2008 and 2012.
That he then is really just playing everyone for a chump with the visual props of a roomful of supporters hand picked to applauding the Obama TV message. Please how could the young people not know that the lets pretend TV game was about electing Barack Obama into the United States presidency. And that truth had nothing to do with it.
Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid said the health care overhaul efforts "means
making sure you can keep your family's doctor or keep your health care
plan if you like it."
All lies! Because all those two bit politicians want is
for the younger American people to pay more money for their health care,
so Obama care might work after all.
More money from the American people so the Washington DC politicians can have more control and political power.
So how do you like those American apples Mr. & Mrs. young America with new eyes?
I would get delighted to see the young among us take control of the direction that they walk. And to perhaps chose some better company along the way. I would simply like to ask them:
Do you want to be entertain buy comedian all day long, and keep putting aide your serious responsibility, or is your nature beginning to thirst for some real life splendor in your world that satisfies your hearts.
"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways.
First Epistle to the Corinthians, attributed to Paul the apostle,
If
by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;
If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!
------------------I would get delighted to see the young among us take control of the direction that they walk. And to perhaps chose some better company along the way. I would simply like to ask them:
Do you want to be entertain buy comedian all day long, and keep putting aide your serious responsibility, or is your nature beginning to thirst for some real life splendor in your world that satisfies your hearts.
"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways.
First Epistle to the Corinthians, attributed to Paul the apostle,
If
by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;
If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son!
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Obama guilts young people into buying health insurance
President Barack Obama has been hellbent on encouraging young Americans to enroll in Obamacare’s exchanges. But his latest attempt to do so includes guilting them into buying health insurance to save taxpayers from subsidizing the cost of their care should they opt out. The president, however, failed to mention he is asking young people to do just that for others in the pool.
President Obama spoke with more than 100 Millennials at a White House Youth Summit on Wednesday for a discussion on the Affordable Care Act. Young people’s success is crucial to keeping the cost of insurance down for all who are in the pool, and the President tried to persuade Millennials into purchasing insurance through Obamacare’s exchanges, saying they have a moral obligation to do so, so others don’t have to subsidize it.
“And part of what I say to folks when they tell me that is if you get sick and you get to the hospital, and you don’t have any coverage, then somebody else is also going to be paying for it. It may be your family that can afford it, or it may be everybody else who does have health insurance and is acting responsibly, and is essentially subsidizing for your care,” the President said. “And that’s not what I think most young people want. They want to be independent, and this is part of feeling and being financially, and from a health perspective, secure.”
According to the American Action Forum, 40 percent of those who are uninsured are between the ages of 18 and 35. In order for Obamacare to succeed, 2.7 million Americans under the age of 35 need to enroll, or approximately 38 percent of the White House’s target total enrollment of 7 million.
The Department of Health and Human Services has yet to release figures on how many Millennials have enrolled, yet data from the American Action Forum suggests that the number enrolled is disproportionatelyless than the percentage who are uninsured.
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By George Will
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Critics of the agreement with Iran concerning its nuclear program
are right about most things but wrong about the most important things.
They understand the agreement’s manifest and manifold defects and its
probable futility. Crucial components of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure remain.
U.S. concessions intended to cultivate the Iranian regime’s “moderates”
are another version of the fatal conceit that U.S. policy can
manipulate other societies. As is the hope that easing economic
sanctions would create an Iranian constituency demanding nuclear retreat
in exchange for yet more economic relief. Critics are, however, wrong
in thinking that any agreement could control Iran’s nuclear aspirations.
And what critics consider the agreement’s three worst consequences are
actually benefits.
The six-month agreement, with ongoing negotiations, makes it impossible for the United States to attack its negotiating partner. Hence the agreement constrains Israel, which lacks the military capacity to be certain of a success commensurate with the risks of attacking Iran. Therefore there is no alternative to a policy of containment of a nuclear Iran.
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The six-month agreement, with ongoing negotiations, makes it impossible for the United States to attack its negotiating partner. Hence the agreement constrains Israel, which lacks the military capacity to be certain of a success commensurate with the risks of attacking Iran. Therefore there is no alternative to a policy of containment of a nuclear Iran.
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ROUNDTABLE: LSU's grades for the 2013 season
12/6/2013 8:22:03 AM
By TIGER RAG/BBI STAFF
QUARTERBACKS – Composite Grade: 92 (A-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: No doubt, Zach Mettenberger had a special season. If he didn't tear his ACL against Arkansas, a good bowl game would have put him at the top of the LSU single-season passing charts. It was a season for the ages. Unfortunately, he didn't get it done in two crucial spots: at Ole Miss (almost completely his fault) and in the second half against Alabama (marginally his fault). Those two games cost LSU its opportunities at divisional, conference, and national championships, and that's the (unfortunately high) precedent provided by guys like Matt Mauck and Matt Flynn.
GRADE: 91
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: If only Zach Mettenberger had one of those classic LSU defenses backing him up. LSU’s senior signal caller turned in the kind of season people will probably be talking about for a while around these parts. Sure, he had a couple great weapons to throw to, but a large chunk of the pass completions came thanks to Mett throwing his guys open. Anthony Jennings looked great in a brief appearance, but LSU is going to sorely miss Mettenberger in whatever bowl it goes to. The only thing keeping this grade from being higher is the fact that when Mettenberger turned the ball over, he did it in bunches – like his three first-half interceptions in a game LSU lost by three to Ole Miss. GRADE: 94
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: Zach Mettenberger had one of the greatest seasons in LSU’s history this year. He played a huge part in LSUs absurd third down conversion percentage. Even with a non-existent defense, he kept LSU alive in Athens. Even in the game that he threw three picks, he led the Tigers down for a tying score. The three bad interceptions in the Ole Miss game are going to lower the grade here, but throwing for 3,000 yards, leading the league in passing efficiency and piloting an offense that I expected to score almost every time is good enough for an A. GRADE: 92
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: The season Zach Mettenberger had was nothing short of phenomenal. He lead the SEC in passer rating, and had a 22/8 TD/INT ratio. The position gets a downgrade because of the interceptions at Ole Miss. The 99 yard drive by Anthony Jennings to win the Arkansas game adds a few points as well. GRADE: 90
RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS – Composite Grade: 92 (A-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: It'd be hard to notch a complaint against this unit, but here's why I won't give it an A. LSU finished just sixth in the SEC in rushing, both in total yards and yards per carry. Jeremy Hill obviously gets an A+ for his season: the guy is just a star. Terrence Magee is an A, too, because he really played well when given the ball. But the dropoff from those two to Kenny Hilliard and Alfred Blue, guys who I expected more from, was pretty significant. Neither had a homerun sort of run. Add in a critical fumble from J.C. Copeland, and the whole grade is dragged down a bit, but mostly because of where the Tigers rank in the conference. I'm grading on a curve here, and sixth out of 14 teams isn't A material. GRADE: 88
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: This group was as good as expected, though it wasn’t necessarily the expected guys that tore it up out of the LSU backfield. Terrence Magee came out of nowhere to provide a nice change of pace to Jeremy Hill. Speaking of Hill, he had a phenomenal sophomore season, and at times proved himself to be arguably the most difficult man in the country to bring down. Alfred Blue and Kenny Hilliard didn’t get many chances, but combined to rush for more than 600 yards and eight touchdowns, which is pretty good performance from your Nos. 3 and 4 backs. Connor Neighbors and J.C. Copeland were excellent blockers and showed some decent skill with the ball in their hands (139 total yards and three touchdowns on 22 touches). I would’ve liked to see this group a little more involved in the passing game. GRADE: 93
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: Jeremy Hill was unbelievable for a stretch in the middle of the season. Auburn had no chance to tackle him. He averaged almost seven yards per carry for the season and scored 14 touchdowns, and if he had a workload like some of the backs around the country his numbers would have been ridiculous. The reason he didn’t was because Terrence Magee deserved carries down the stretch. Magee actually averaged eight yards per carry and scored long touchdowns against TCU and Arkansas. Who saw that coming. Can’t forget to mention Connor Neighbors here. He came on and played great football. GRADE: 90
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: On the year the position rushed for 2543 yards and 33 touchdowns. They caught passes for 396 yards and another touchdown. They were among the best groups in the nation. Jeremy Hill, Terrence Magee, Kenny Hilliard, Alfred Blue, JC Copeland, Connor Neighbors and Melvin Jones were as good as it gets. GRADE: 95
WIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS – Composite Grade: 92 (A-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: There's not enough praise to go around for Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. Those guys were stars this year, and perfect compliments to each other. I thought this position would be a question mark coming into the season, and it ended as an exclamation mark. Add in key contributions from Kadron Boone (vs. Georgia) and Travin Dural (vs. Alabama and Arkansas) in big moments, and the wide receiver play was exceptional. I thought Dillon Gordon was really good this year too, as dominant in the run game as a tight end can be and with an ability to go make plays. Really like what this unit did this season. GRADE: 94
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: It all starts with Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham. There wasn’t a better pass-catching duo in the country than those two, who combined to reel in 132 passes (66 percent of LSU’s pass receptions!) for 18 touchdowns. They were basically unstoppable with a seasoned and accurate quarterback delivering the ball to them. LSU didn’t really need consistent production out of anybody else in this group the way Landry and Beckham played, but some guys rose up in key spots. Kadron Boone caught two first half touchdowns against Georgia and Travin Dural caught the game-winner in LSU’s season finale. The tight ends were reliable in the run blocking game and chipped in on occasion in the passing game – Travis Dickson actually led the team in yards per catch at 21.8. GRADE: 91
HUNT PALMER, BBI Senior Writer: Beckham and Landry, statistically speaking, are the best duo ever at LSU. Both guys topping 1,000 yards is amazing, especially when you remember that they combined for 1,286 last year. They worked short, intermediate and deep routes with precision and purpose. The made tough catches and made defenders miss. You couldn’t stop either one on third down, especially Landry. The lack of a third receiver hurts a little bit here, and the tight end should be group in with the offensive line if you ask me. GRADE: 89
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham both had 1,000 yard seasons. Kadron Boone added solid work as the third guy and Travin Dural caught a clutch touchdown to win a game. NO issue at all with depth, because it is hard to take the ball away from those two dominant players. Grading strictly the wide receivers, I’d give them a 98. As far as tight ends go, the glorified tackle in the LSU offense answered when called. Travis Dickson, Dillon Gordon and Logan Stokes were as vital in the success of the run game as anything. The position caught 13 passes for 211 yards on the year.GRADE: 95
OFFENSIVE LINE – Composite Grade: 85 (B)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: Inconsistency plagued this unit all season, which is to be expected out of guys all in their first year starting at their position, Trai Turner excluded. They were dominant at times, with as lethal an ability to open up running lanes as any unit in the country. But pass protection was hit or miss, and there were tons of pre-snap penalties and missed assignments. Individually, I think all these players are excellent, but the unit as a whole failed to come together at times. GRADE: 85
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: With the exception of right guard Trai Turner, this entire unit was starting for the first time at their respective positions heading into the season. The results were fairly predictable: An up-and-down season that was sometimes dominant and other times sieve-like against better competition. With everybody, except perhaps LT La’El Collins, returning next season, LSU’s line should be a little more consistent next season. GRADE: 79
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: It seems like a long time ago, but LSU did struggle to get a push up front early in the year. The running game couldn’t find a ton of space. Georgia was able to sack Mettenberger in big spots, and Alabama embarrassed this group in the second half. Other than the Furman game, the same five started every game for LSU this year. Look, it was a good year, but in the losses, LSU was beaten up front. This is still a B grade, and that’s where this group belongs. GRADE: 84
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: Dominant in the run game, and above average in pass protection (allowed 21 sacks on the year, 32 in 2012) the unit weathered injuries and maintained a high level of play. Overall a great year.GRADE: 90
DEFENSIVE LINE – Composite Grade: 68 (D+)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: This group probably should get an F, if not for Danielle Hunter's play in a few games. Anthony Johnson apparently has a nickname, but it's one he hasn't earned in college. Yeah, he was doubled all year, but great tackles either absorb doubles to free up a teammate or destroy them anyway. He did neither. Ego Ferguson was better and pretty consistent. The end play was disappointing, minus a few moments from Hunter. When your best pass rusher is a redshirt freshman dime back, there's an issue. GRADE: 60
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: LSU’s streak of having defensive linemen selected in the draft (at least one every year since 2005) will likely continue with the impending early departure of defensive tackles Ego Ferguson and Freak Johnson. That being said, these guys didn’t play like pros this year. Several teams lined it up and gashed the Tigers on the ground, and when the went to the air the line wasn’t there to generate a pass rush. Of LSU’s 24 sacks this season, only 12 came from starting defensive linemen. GRADE: 68
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: This group just didn’t play well at all. Georgia, Ole Miss, Alabama, among others ran the ball whenever they wanted to. Aaron Murray, A.J. McCarron and even Brandon Allen stood back and had a cup of coffee while surveying the young LSU secondary. The ends failed to when one on one battles. The tackles where inconsistent. The depth wasn’t there. The NFL losses were never really compensated for, and that was the biggest problem on this LSU team. GRADE: 69
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: Perhaps the least producing group on the field. Depth issues did not help the production as the years went on, and Ego Ferguson and Anthony Johnson wore down. Danielle Hunter improved as the year went on. GRADE: 75
LINEBACKERS – Composite Grade: 75 (C)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: I really don't think D.J. Welter had as bad a season as people claim. He wasn't Kevin Minter, but the tackle play in front of him was poorer than Minter ever had. I thought he was really good against Auburn and Texas A&M, which were LSU's best wins on the year. Kwon Alexander is excellent when he's good but awful when he's bad. I think he just needed a season to put it all together, and should be great next season. Lamin Barrow is Ryan Baker 2.0 -- he couldn't follow up a great junior year with a good senior year. He tried to do too much on a supbar defense, and it showed. GRADE: 75
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: Coming into the year, everyone thought this was going to be LSU’s strength considering the returning experience (Lamin Barrow), and depth provided by the sophomore class. With the other two defensive units struggling, however, the linebackers were called on to make too many plays and were often out of position. There were far too many missed tackles from this group, and far too few game-changing types of plays. With better defensive line play, this group probably could’ve had a nice year. Instead, it was mediocre. GRADE: 74
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: Lamin Barrow is going to end up around 100 tackles, and D.J. Welter will finish second on the team in stops. That doesn’t tell the whole story. The linebackers haven’t made the big plays. They haven’t shown up behind the line of scrimmage. Kwon Alexander leads the group in tackles for loss with 6.5, but he’s missed some tackles as well. I thought this group would feature a heavy rotation, but Lamar Louis and Deion Jones have been used vey sparingly. I didn’t think this group handled TCU’s speed sweep game. Auburn carved them up in the second half. Same with Georgia and Ole Miss. This wasn’t the biggest problem on the defense, but possibly the biggest disappointment. GRADE: 77
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: The most productive games of the year for the linebacker position were the Auburn and Texas A&M games. Those were the two best wins for LSU on the season. That is no coincidence.GRADE: 75
DEFENSIVE BACKS – Composite Grade: 74 (C)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: To me, this was easily, EASILY, LSU's best defensive area, and that's not good. Jalen Mills doesn't do himself favors by throwing up his arms after busted coverages, but watch the film: he was usually right about someone being out of spot, and it was typically a safety. The corner play was very good, with Mills (very good in the nickel), Rashard Robinson, and Tre'Davious White. That's a strength to build on. The safety play was below average. Craig Loston was Lamin Barrow in the secondary: trying to make too many plays, leading to several critical missed plays. Aaron Murray had his way with Loston in Athens, something I'll never forget. But he had no help beside him either. Ronald Martin was too big, Corey Thompson is a strong safety, and Rickey Jefferson is a freshman. LSU needs a true roaming free safety who can hit. It needs Eric Reid. Maybe Ed Paris can be that guy down the road. GRADE: 78
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: About the only bright spots from this unit came from the two true freshmen. Tre White and Rashard Robinson were the best players in LSU’s defensive backfield, and this was coming from a unit that returned three starters from a year ago. Craig Loston missed several tackles, often coming when he’d go for the big hit rather than safely wrapping the ball carrier up. Jalen Mills had to be moved to the nickel and later to safety because he kept getting burned on the outside. Neither Ronald Martin nor Corey Thompson looks like the answer at safety, and Jalen Collins got benched just two games into the season because he bit on every double move thrown at him. On top of the poor individual play, communication lapses led to big plays from opposing offenses. Overall, a very disappointing year for the men from DBU, but one that leaves a little hope for the future. GRADE: 70
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: I expected a rough year for the secondary. Like it or not, the last four passers LSU played last year threw for 300, and then Tharold Simon and Eric Reid left. That wasn’t going to help. Jalen Collins couldn’t hold his job, and the safeties played hurt all year. The two true freshmen played hard, but at times they were overmatched. Rashard Robinson gave LSU far more than anyone could have hoped. Dwayne Thomas made some plays on the blitz. Other than that, it was bumpy. Jalen Mills was picked on. The safeties struggled in the red zone, especially with communication. Aaron Murray, A.J. McCarron, Bo Wallace and Brandon Allen found open men all game long. It’s easy to look at Mike Evans’ stat line and the big interception against Arkansas, but for the most part this group made very few plays and allowed a boatload. GRADE: 71
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: They improved as the year went on. The young players, most noticeably Tre'Davious White and Rashard Robinson, made huge strides. Lack of turnovers from the position was a huge issue, with the defensive backs only getting 8 interceptions on the year.GRADE: 75
SPECIAL TEAMS – Composite Grade: 82 (B-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: The good was Colby Delahoussaye, who was great at placekicker, and, usually, Odell Beckham Jr., who changed games as a returner. But Beckham sums up this unit with his inconsistency. The muff at Georgia was vital, and his swing-for-the-fences style of returning is often feast or famine. Jamie Keehn, too, was inconsistent. He's got a huge leg, but it doesn't always show. Coverage units were good for the most part. James Hairston did well on kickoffs. GRADE: 83
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: Who saw this coming? Colby Delahoussaye kept LSU’s string of rock-solid placekickers going after he was one of the most reliable kickers in the conference this season. He only missed once in a game where he appeared to have some sort of injury. The same can’t be said of LSU’s punter, Jamie Keehn, who would follow up a good punt with a bad punt regularly. LSU’s offense was good enough to where Keehn’s struggles didn’t matter, though. Odell Beckham was excellent in the return game, but he didn’t get many chances as the season wore on. After giving up a 100-yard kick return in the season opener, the LSU return teams buckled down and turned in a really solid year. GRADE: 85
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: I was dead wrong. I was of the mind that LSU entered the season without a kicker. Colby Delahoussaye looked fabulous all season long. He missed two kicks, and both were because of an injury. LSU is in safe hands there for three more years. Odell Beckham was good in the punt return game, but the two fumbles on the road were brutal. Jamie Keehn was an adventure. He fired off a shank in just about every game. That hurts even worse when your defense isn’t great. There was a lot of good and a lot of bad, and that average out to a low B. GRADE: 80
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: There was greatness in this group, with occasional inconsistency. Odell Beckham was the best return man in the nation, but his fumble at Georgia was a big mistake. Colby Delahoussaye was as solid as they come, only missing a field goal and an extra point, both in the same game while he was kicking with an injury, in 68 attempts. Reid Ferguson was an afterthought, which is the highest praise for a deep snapper. Jamie Keehn was up and down at punter, but LSU punted the least times in the SEC, and third fewest times in college football.GRADE: 80
COACHING – Composite Grade: 82 (B-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: This team only underachieved in one game: Ole Miss. The rest of the season played out as expected. Losses at Georgia (before it was abused by injury) and Alabama were simply matters of being outplayed on the road by really good teams. That happens. This grade should really read 'incomplete,' because the bowl result will be very telling. A win would give Les Miles his seventh 10-win season, a number higher than the rest of LSU's coaches all-time combined. That's no small feat. The hiring of Cam Cameron proved brilliant, and John Chavis got the most out of a limited defensive personnel. GRADE: 80
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: It’s always easier to remember the bad things, and the mysterious troubles of a once proud defense and the mysterious loss at Ole Miss where coach Les Miles didn’t use a timeout that would’ve given his team at least a shot at a game-tying drive bring this grade down. Cam Cameron was a smashing success in his debut season in control of the LSU offense and Miles, for the most part, got the most out of a team that watched a ton of talent get siphoned off to the NFL. GRADE: 85
HUNT PALMER, BBI Senior Writer: Cam Cameron was fantastic. He was the driving force behind one of the best offenses LSU has had in a long time, and it featured many of the pieces LSU had last season. I questioned the deep balls at Ole Miss, but other than that it was clinical. John Chavis had trouble adjusting to this defense. He didn’t have lockdown corners, and his defensive front couldn’t get pressure alone. Blitz and leave those guys on an island? Sit back and let great quarterbacks have all day? Nothing really worked. I think it was more personnel than coaching. He’s proven he can coach. Gotta mention the gameplan against A&M. That was brilliant. Honestly, I had LSU pegged as a 9-3 team entering the season. So, how can I give Les Miles and his staff a terrible grade? I thought it was average. GRADE: 80
--------------------QUARTERBACKS – Composite Grade: 92 (A-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: No doubt, Zach Mettenberger had a special season. If he didn't tear his ACL against Arkansas, a good bowl game would have put him at the top of the LSU single-season passing charts. It was a season for the ages. Unfortunately, he didn't get it done in two crucial spots: at Ole Miss (almost completely his fault) and in the second half against Alabama (marginally his fault). Those two games cost LSU its opportunities at divisional, conference, and national championships, and that's the (unfortunately high) precedent provided by guys like Matt Mauck and Matt Flynn.
GRADE: 91
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: If only Zach Mettenberger had one of those classic LSU defenses backing him up. LSU’s senior signal caller turned in the kind of season people will probably be talking about for a while around these parts. Sure, he had a couple great weapons to throw to, but a large chunk of the pass completions came thanks to Mett throwing his guys open. Anthony Jennings looked great in a brief appearance, but LSU is going to sorely miss Mettenberger in whatever bowl it goes to. The only thing keeping this grade from being higher is the fact that when Mettenberger turned the ball over, he did it in bunches – like his three first-half interceptions in a game LSU lost by three to Ole Miss. GRADE: 94
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: Zach Mettenberger had one of the greatest seasons in LSU’s history this year. He played a huge part in LSUs absurd third down conversion percentage. Even with a non-existent defense, he kept LSU alive in Athens. Even in the game that he threw three picks, he led the Tigers down for a tying score. The three bad interceptions in the Ole Miss game are going to lower the grade here, but throwing for 3,000 yards, leading the league in passing efficiency and piloting an offense that I expected to score almost every time is good enough for an A. GRADE: 92
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: The season Zach Mettenberger had was nothing short of phenomenal. He lead the SEC in passer rating, and had a 22/8 TD/INT ratio. The position gets a downgrade because of the interceptions at Ole Miss. The 99 yard drive by Anthony Jennings to win the Arkansas game adds a few points as well. GRADE: 90
RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS – Composite Grade: 92 (A-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: It'd be hard to notch a complaint against this unit, but here's why I won't give it an A. LSU finished just sixth in the SEC in rushing, both in total yards and yards per carry. Jeremy Hill obviously gets an A+ for his season: the guy is just a star. Terrence Magee is an A, too, because he really played well when given the ball. But the dropoff from those two to Kenny Hilliard and Alfred Blue, guys who I expected more from, was pretty significant. Neither had a homerun sort of run. Add in a critical fumble from J.C. Copeland, and the whole grade is dragged down a bit, but mostly because of where the Tigers rank in the conference. I'm grading on a curve here, and sixth out of 14 teams isn't A material. GRADE: 88
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: This group was as good as expected, though it wasn’t necessarily the expected guys that tore it up out of the LSU backfield. Terrence Magee came out of nowhere to provide a nice change of pace to Jeremy Hill. Speaking of Hill, he had a phenomenal sophomore season, and at times proved himself to be arguably the most difficult man in the country to bring down. Alfred Blue and Kenny Hilliard didn’t get many chances, but combined to rush for more than 600 yards and eight touchdowns, which is pretty good performance from your Nos. 3 and 4 backs. Connor Neighbors and J.C. Copeland were excellent blockers and showed some decent skill with the ball in their hands (139 total yards and three touchdowns on 22 touches). I would’ve liked to see this group a little more involved in the passing game. GRADE: 93
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: Jeremy Hill was unbelievable for a stretch in the middle of the season. Auburn had no chance to tackle him. He averaged almost seven yards per carry for the season and scored 14 touchdowns, and if he had a workload like some of the backs around the country his numbers would have been ridiculous. The reason he didn’t was because Terrence Magee deserved carries down the stretch. Magee actually averaged eight yards per carry and scored long touchdowns against TCU and Arkansas. Who saw that coming. Can’t forget to mention Connor Neighbors here. He came on and played great football. GRADE: 90
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: On the year the position rushed for 2543 yards and 33 touchdowns. They caught passes for 396 yards and another touchdown. They were among the best groups in the nation. Jeremy Hill, Terrence Magee, Kenny Hilliard, Alfred Blue, JC Copeland, Connor Neighbors and Melvin Jones were as good as it gets. GRADE: 95
WIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS – Composite Grade: 92 (A-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: There's not enough praise to go around for Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. Those guys were stars this year, and perfect compliments to each other. I thought this position would be a question mark coming into the season, and it ended as an exclamation mark. Add in key contributions from Kadron Boone (vs. Georgia) and Travin Dural (vs. Alabama and Arkansas) in big moments, and the wide receiver play was exceptional. I thought Dillon Gordon was really good this year too, as dominant in the run game as a tight end can be and with an ability to go make plays. Really like what this unit did this season. GRADE: 94
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: It all starts with Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham. There wasn’t a better pass-catching duo in the country than those two, who combined to reel in 132 passes (66 percent of LSU’s pass receptions!) for 18 touchdowns. They were basically unstoppable with a seasoned and accurate quarterback delivering the ball to them. LSU didn’t really need consistent production out of anybody else in this group the way Landry and Beckham played, but some guys rose up in key spots. Kadron Boone caught two first half touchdowns against Georgia and Travin Dural caught the game-winner in LSU’s season finale. The tight ends were reliable in the run blocking game and chipped in on occasion in the passing game – Travis Dickson actually led the team in yards per catch at 21.8. GRADE: 91
HUNT PALMER, BBI Senior Writer: Beckham and Landry, statistically speaking, are the best duo ever at LSU. Both guys topping 1,000 yards is amazing, especially when you remember that they combined for 1,286 last year. They worked short, intermediate and deep routes with precision and purpose. The made tough catches and made defenders miss. You couldn’t stop either one on third down, especially Landry. The lack of a third receiver hurts a little bit here, and the tight end should be group in with the offensive line if you ask me. GRADE: 89
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham both had 1,000 yard seasons. Kadron Boone added solid work as the third guy and Travin Dural caught a clutch touchdown to win a game. NO issue at all with depth, because it is hard to take the ball away from those two dominant players. Grading strictly the wide receivers, I’d give them a 98. As far as tight ends go, the glorified tackle in the LSU offense answered when called. Travis Dickson, Dillon Gordon and Logan Stokes were as vital in the success of the run game as anything. The position caught 13 passes for 211 yards on the year.GRADE: 95
OFFENSIVE LINE – Composite Grade: 85 (B)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: Inconsistency plagued this unit all season, which is to be expected out of guys all in their first year starting at their position, Trai Turner excluded. They were dominant at times, with as lethal an ability to open up running lanes as any unit in the country. But pass protection was hit or miss, and there were tons of pre-snap penalties and missed assignments. Individually, I think all these players are excellent, but the unit as a whole failed to come together at times. GRADE: 85
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: With the exception of right guard Trai Turner, this entire unit was starting for the first time at their respective positions heading into the season. The results were fairly predictable: An up-and-down season that was sometimes dominant and other times sieve-like against better competition. With everybody, except perhaps LT La’El Collins, returning next season, LSU’s line should be a little more consistent next season. GRADE: 79
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: It seems like a long time ago, but LSU did struggle to get a push up front early in the year. The running game couldn’t find a ton of space. Georgia was able to sack Mettenberger in big spots, and Alabama embarrassed this group in the second half. Other than the Furman game, the same five started every game for LSU this year. Look, it was a good year, but in the losses, LSU was beaten up front. This is still a B grade, and that’s where this group belongs. GRADE: 84
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: Dominant in the run game, and above average in pass protection (allowed 21 sacks on the year, 32 in 2012) the unit weathered injuries and maintained a high level of play. Overall a great year.GRADE: 90
DEFENSIVE LINE – Composite Grade: 68 (D+)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: This group probably should get an F, if not for Danielle Hunter's play in a few games. Anthony Johnson apparently has a nickname, but it's one he hasn't earned in college. Yeah, he was doubled all year, but great tackles either absorb doubles to free up a teammate or destroy them anyway. He did neither. Ego Ferguson was better and pretty consistent. The end play was disappointing, minus a few moments from Hunter. When your best pass rusher is a redshirt freshman dime back, there's an issue. GRADE: 60
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: LSU’s streak of having defensive linemen selected in the draft (at least one every year since 2005) will likely continue with the impending early departure of defensive tackles Ego Ferguson and Freak Johnson. That being said, these guys didn’t play like pros this year. Several teams lined it up and gashed the Tigers on the ground, and when the went to the air the line wasn’t there to generate a pass rush. Of LSU’s 24 sacks this season, only 12 came from starting defensive linemen. GRADE: 68
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: This group just didn’t play well at all. Georgia, Ole Miss, Alabama, among others ran the ball whenever they wanted to. Aaron Murray, A.J. McCarron and even Brandon Allen stood back and had a cup of coffee while surveying the young LSU secondary. The ends failed to when one on one battles. The tackles where inconsistent. The depth wasn’t there. The NFL losses were never really compensated for, and that was the biggest problem on this LSU team. GRADE: 69
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: Perhaps the least producing group on the field. Depth issues did not help the production as the years went on, and Ego Ferguson and Anthony Johnson wore down. Danielle Hunter improved as the year went on. GRADE: 75
LINEBACKERS – Composite Grade: 75 (C)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: I really don't think D.J. Welter had as bad a season as people claim. He wasn't Kevin Minter, but the tackle play in front of him was poorer than Minter ever had. I thought he was really good against Auburn and Texas A&M, which were LSU's best wins on the year. Kwon Alexander is excellent when he's good but awful when he's bad. I think he just needed a season to put it all together, and should be great next season. Lamin Barrow is Ryan Baker 2.0 -- he couldn't follow up a great junior year with a good senior year. He tried to do too much on a supbar defense, and it showed. GRADE: 75
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: Coming into the year, everyone thought this was going to be LSU’s strength considering the returning experience (Lamin Barrow), and depth provided by the sophomore class. With the other two defensive units struggling, however, the linebackers were called on to make too many plays and were often out of position. There were far too many missed tackles from this group, and far too few game-changing types of plays. With better defensive line play, this group probably could’ve had a nice year. Instead, it was mediocre. GRADE: 74
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: Lamin Barrow is going to end up around 100 tackles, and D.J. Welter will finish second on the team in stops. That doesn’t tell the whole story. The linebackers haven’t made the big plays. They haven’t shown up behind the line of scrimmage. Kwon Alexander leads the group in tackles for loss with 6.5, but he’s missed some tackles as well. I thought this group would feature a heavy rotation, but Lamar Louis and Deion Jones have been used vey sparingly. I didn’t think this group handled TCU’s speed sweep game. Auburn carved them up in the second half. Same with Georgia and Ole Miss. This wasn’t the biggest problem on the defense, but possibly the biggest disappointment. GRADE: 77
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: The most productive games of the year for the linebacker position were the Auburn and Texas A&M games. Those were the two best wins for LSU on the season. That is no coincidence.GRADE: 75
DEFENSIVE BACKS – Composite Grade: 74 (C)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: To me, this was easily, EASILY, LSU's best defensive area, and that's not good. Jalen Mills doesn't do himself favors by throwing up his arms after busted coverages, but watch the film: he was usually right about someone being out of spot, and it was typically a safety. The corner play was very good, with Mills (very good in the nickel), Rashard Robinson, and Tre'Davious White. That's a strength to build on. The safety play was below average. Craig Loston was Lamin Barrow in the secondary: trying to make too many plays, leading to several critical missed plays. Aaron Murray had his way with Loston in Athens, something I'll never forget. But he had no help beside him either. Ronald Martin was too big, Corey Thompson is a strong safety, and Rickey Jefferson is a freshman. LSU needs a true roaming free safety who can hit. It needs Eric Reid. Maybe Ed Paris can be that guy down the road. GRADE: 78
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: About the only bright spots from this unit came from the two true freshmen. Tre White and Rashard Robinson were the best players in LSU’s defensive backfield, and this was coming from a unit that returned three starters from a year ago. Craig Loston missed several tackles, often coming when he’d go for the big hit rather than safely wrapping the ball carrier up. Jalen Mills had to be moved to the nickel and later to safety because he kept getting burned on the outside. Neither Ronald Martin nor Corey Thompson looks like the answer at safety, and Jalen Collins got benched just two games into the season because he bit on every double move thrown at him. On top of the poor individual play, communication lapses led to big plays from opposing offenses. Overall, a very disappointing year for the men from DBU, but one that leaves a little hope for the future. GRADE: 70
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: I expected a rough year for the secondary. Like it or not, the last four passers LSU played last year threw for 300, and then Tharold Simon and Eric Reid left. That wasn’t going to help. Jalen Collins couldn’t hold his job, and the safeties played hurt all year. The two true freshmen played hard, but at times they were overmatched. Rashard Robinson gave LSU far more than anyone could have hoped. Dwayne Thomas made some plays on the blitz. Other than that, it was bumpy. Jalen Mills was picked on. The safeties struggled in the red zone, especially with communication. Aaron Murray, A.J. McCarron, Bo Wallace and Brandon Allen found open men all game long. It’s easy to look at Mike Evans’ stat line and the big interception against Arkansas, but for the most part this group made very few plays and allowed a boatload. GRADE: 71
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: They improved as the year went on. The young players, most noticeably Tre'Davious White and Rashard Robinson, made huge strides. Lack of turnovers from the position was a huge issue, with the defensive backs only getting 8 interceptions on the year.GRADE: 75
SPECIAL TEAMS – Composite Grade: 82 (B-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: The good was Colby Delahoussaye, who was great at placekicker, and, usually, Odell Beckham Jr., who changed games as a returner. But Beckham sums up this unit with his inconsistency. The muff at Georgia was vital, and his swing-for-the-fences style of returning is often feast or famine. Jamie Keehn, too, was inconsistent. He's got a huge leg, but it doesn't always show. Coverage units were good for the most part. James Hairston did well on kickoffs. GRADE: 83
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: Who saw this coming? Colby Delahoussaye kept LSU’s string of rock-solid placekickers going after he was one of the most reliable kickers in the conference this season. He only missed once in a game where he appeared to have some sort of injury. The same can’t be said of LSU’s punter, Jamie Keehn, who would follow up a good punt with a bad punt regularly. LSU’s offense was good enough to where Keehn’s struggles didn’t matter, though. Odell Beckham was excellent in the return game, but he didn’t get many chances as the season wore on. After giving up a 100-yard kick return in the season opener, the LSU return teams buckled down and turned in a really solid year. GRADE: 85
HUNT PALMER, BBI senior writer: I was dead wrong. I was of the mind that LSU entered the season without a kicker. Colby Delahoussaye looked fabulous all season long. He missed two kicks, and both were because of an injury. LSU is in safe hands there for three more years. Odell Beckham was good in the punt return game, but the two fumbles on the road were brutal. Jamie Keehn was an adventure. He fired off a shank in just about every game. That hurts even worse when your defense isn’t great. There was a lot of good and a lot of bad, and that average out to a low B. GRADE: 80
DEREK PONAMSKY, BBI Publisher: There was greatness in this group, with occasional inconsistency. Odell Beckham was the best return man in the nation, but his fumble at Georgia was a big mistake. Colby Delahoussaye was as solid as they come, only missing a field goal and an extra point, both in the same game while he was kicking with an injury, in 68 attempts. Reid Ferguson was an afterthought, which is the highest praise for a deep snapper. Jamie Keehn was up and down at punter, but LSU punted the least times in the SEC, and third fewest times in college football.GRADE: 80
COACHING – Composite Grade: 82 (B-)
CODY WORSHAM, Tiger Rag Editor: This team only underachieved in one game: Ole Miss. The rest of the season played out as expected. Losses at Georgia (before it was abused by injury) and Alabama were simply matters of being outplayed on the road by really good teams. That happens. This grade should really read 'incomplete,' because the bowl result will be very telling. A win would give Les Miles his seventh 10-win season, a number higher than the rest of LSU's coaches all-time combined. That's no small feat. The hiring of Cam Cameron proved brilliant, and John Chavis got the most out of a limited defensive personnel. GRADE: 80
LUKE JOHNSON, Tiger Rag Associate Editor: It’s always easier to remember the bad things, and the mysterious troubles of a once proud defense and the mysterious loss at Ole Miss where coach Les Miles didn’t use a timeout that would’ve given his team at least a shot at a game-tying drive bring this grade down. Cam Cameron was a smashing success in his debut season in control of the LSU offense and Miles, for the most part, got the most out of a team that watched a ton of talent get siphoned off to the NFL. GRADE: 85
HUNT PALMER, BBI Senior Writer: Cam Cameron was fantastic. He was the driving force behind one of the best offenses LSU has had in a long time, and it featured many of the pieces LSU had last season. I questioned the deep balls at Ole Miss, but other than that it was clinical. John Chavis had trouble adjusting to this defense. He didn’t have lockdown corners, and his defensive front couldn’t get pressure alone. Blitz and leave those guys on an island? Sit back and let great quarterbacks have all day? Nothing really worked. I think it was more personnel than coaching. He’s proven he can coach. Gotta mention the gameplan against A&M. That was brilliant. Honestly, I had LSU pegged as a 9-3 team entering the season. So, how can I give Les Miles and his staff a terrible grade? I thought it was average. GRADE: 80
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| Tiger Sports Digest | 2013 LSU Heisman |
| Tiger Rag | LSU's grades for the 2013 season |
| LSU Reveille | Stadium on track for fall 2014 football season completion |
| LSU Sports | Jeryl Brazil no longer on team |
| The Advocate | Rabalais: Cotton, Outback most likely destinations for LSU |
| Times Picayune | LSU still has sights set on bowls, but Gator Bowl has emerged as an option |
| Louisiana Gannett News | Guilbeau: Jeryl Brazil kicked off LSU team after felony charge |
| Times Picayune | LSU to roll out red carpet for nation's elite prospects this weekend |
| The Advocate | Big recruits visiting and Baseball notes: Catcher Michael Barash leaves team |
| Birmingham News | SEC Network will air traveling pre-game show hosted by Joe Tessitore |
| ESPN Media Zone | ESPN previews brand campaign for SEC Network |
| The Advocate | Bryan Bennett finds home at Southeastern Louisiana |
| ESPN Media Zone | Transcript: SEC Network Press Conference, Dec. 6 |
| Birmingham News | Death to the BCS is upon college football |
| USA Today | Lloyd Landesman and the sound that makes the SEC on CBS |
| Notes: Alabama | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Missouri | TCU | |
| Chattanooga Times | SEC title game still figures to be prominent in playoff era |
| Everything Alabama | Did the Vols find a recruiting loophole when it comes to the oversigning rule? |
| SEC Digital Network | Classmates have attended every SEC Championship game |
| USA Today | Duke football clears its own path to ACC championship |
| Football Foundation | Week 15 broadcast teams for all Division I games |
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