It's a flip of the coin season for LSU football and no one yet knows how it will end, not even the coaches and surely not the sports writers. Too much thought about last years national championship and their 15-0 record and little objectivity about the 2020 season. LSU is no where close to the consistent winning level of play Clemson and Alabama achieved in the past 10 years and only qualified for the BCS playoff system once since it has been created.
Defensive coordinator Bo Pelini is taking a hit from sports writers for LSU's poor defensive performance to date but was praised by coach O and sports writers when his hiring was announced. They bragged about his so called "attack" type defense like it was the perfect defense when all it represented was a catch word. Pelini who was a defensive coordinator for LSU years ago and then served as a head coach since then, just may have not been up to date on all the offensive and defensive changes that has taken place over the years. But this writer does not remember any sports writers question that thought when Pelini was hired.
Another factor concerning the 2020 LSU team is the loss of the offensive mind of Brady. Steve Ensminger, LSU's offensive coordinator obviously does not have the offensive mind of Brady nor the thinking of play calling. We know that because Ensminger has performed before Brady was hired. Ensminger certainly knows the plays Brady developed but knowing when and how to use those plays during the game is another function.
This writer in commentary dated 1/17/20 after LSU won the national championship wrote that winning the national title was for the past and that the success of LSU's future has not been written yet. This season may provide a clue.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
