If not, shame on them. We know the present staff has learned nothing for the past three years they have played Alabama and this past season Alabama shut them out with a big zero. Last season LSU and Alabama both played Ole Miss, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Texas A&M. Alabama did not shut out any of those teams and those team's offense was not any better than LSU's offense.
LSU's problem with Alabama is their failure to challenge and attack Alabama's defense. Their game plans are timid and conservative because they are afraid to make a mistake. The same took place under former coach Les Miles. Clemson's coach said their plan was to attack Alabama's defense and they did it with a true freshman quarterback who passed the ball when his team had third and long even though they were backed up inside their own 20 yard line. LSU would never do that. They would run left or right and get stuffed.
Clemson's coach knew if he played conservative they would have to turn the ball over to Alabama in good field position. That was not a good option so he choose to attack Alabama with a freshman quarterback and it paid off. Can any LSU fan ever remember a time when LSU's coaching staff gave a true freshman quarterback such an opportunity? LSU's future will change against Alabama only when the coaches change their offense strategy.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Clemson has beaten Alabama two out of the last three national championship games and are now the nations number one team. Alabama's defeat may be the turning point to their past domination of college football.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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