Speaker 1: Have Zach right now, let's welcome on to the show,
Zach Nagley, publisher of LSU Tigers on SI Zach, how
are you this morning?
Speaker 2: Doing good? This morning? How about yourself? Man?
Speaker 3: Doing well?
Speaker 1: Thank you so much for hopping on because look, we
got a lot to talk about in terms of LSU.
Obviously spring practice coming up beginning at the end of
this week. The big question everybody wants to know, Look
o Davis moving on from LSU to the New Orleans Saints.
Where do you think LSU needs to go for d
line coach?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's a great question. I think ultimately
you're gonna have to find somebody who's an elite level recruiters.
Billing the shoes of Boe Davis is not one that's
going to be easy. There was a reason he was
the highest state defensive line coach in the country, and
you had to find an elite level recruiter, a player
who can continue to develop relationships and more. And there
were some buzz that Gerald Chatman from Florida, you know,
the Florida Gators, was somebody who's gonna be a potential
target for them, but he decided to stay putting Gainsville
with Billy Napier and company, So scratch him off the list.
There's a couple of different options you can go with here.
Eric Henderson was one that a lot lot of people
were talking about too. Ultimately, I'm not quite sure that's
going to be one that fills the void either. So
a lot of options here. Really intriguing to see how
Brian Kelly and company kind of go out and fill
this void.
Speaker 1: As far as not necessarily who you're going to hire,
just the loss of Bo Davis. What kind of impact
do you think that makes real issue, not just in
the spring, but going forward all the way through twenty
twenty five.
Speaker 2: It's significant, man. I think Bo Davis obviously is one
of the most respected coaches in the country for good reason,
and like I was saying, elite level recruiter doesn't quite
do it justice. He's a guy who has continued to
develop relationships with his players, coaching staffs, etc. And he's respected.
He's earned that from everybody. And in the recruiting aspect,
Taylors where I'm just gonna have to continue to go
on and on about he is an elite level recruiter
and improve that time and time again. So just giving
out and trying to find some more bodies is going
to be key, especially with him departing.
Speaker 1: Not only that, Zach and you're totally rot like his
ability to recruit is a lead. But I know you've
been out there at fall practice. I've been out there
at fall practice. Like anybody that's been out there has
seen him. He's one of the best, if not the
best coaches on the staff, like period in terms of
like getting these guys ready to play. I thought that
the D line played a little bit over its head
this year in my opinion.
Speaker 3: All that was in large part to bout Apes.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and when you're out there, it's just pure intensity, right,
Like he's in his guy's face because he's not scared
to say anything. He's just a fun guy to watch,
And I think get the most of your players day
in and day out, and when you stay they kind
of played above let's say the talent level that they
had on the roster. It's spot on. Obviously, he didn't
have the group that he would have liked. Maybe from
the jump he inherited a challenging situation, right, but to
go out and get the most out of his players
day in and day out. I think it's a testament
to the coaching ability that he has and going out
and like I was saying, get the most out of
his players every single time. Seeing guys like Geopaia sixteed.
Obviously you lose to Kobe and Guillery, which was a shame,
but you go go out and have a mod Grow
play above maybe what he was ranked coming out of
high school. Switching positions to the interior defensive line. It
was fun to watch. I mean, Geo Pias was fantastic,
a mod Grow was fantastic. You slide Paris Shandon side,
he looks fantastic. So it was fun to watch bo
Davis kind of work with the pieces that he had,
get the most out of each and every one of them.
Big shoes to Phil, but you got to trust Brian
Kelly to go out and make a big time higher
here and I'm excited to see what he does with it.
Speaker 1: Do you think Lshue is because I mean, look, you
got the spring portal window coming up. Do you think
they're in danger of losing any of these d linemen
over this Bo Davis departure.
Speaker 2: I think it's a great question. I think that's kind
of the million dollar question if you would say you
got some players on the roster that he recruited. Obviously
it starts with guys like a mod Brow, Dominic McKinley, etc.
For me, I'm shifting focus to that twenty twenty six
recruiting class. That's where I'm really looking at Richard Anderson.
You got the number one player in the state of
Louisiana committed to the program, the number two overall defensive
lineman in the committed to the program. So for me,
I'm shifting focus to that twenty twenty six class and
trying to make sure that you can lock down and
keep Richard Anderson at a New Orleans goes to ed Nacarr.
You want to keep him committed to the program. And
then really when it comes to guys on roster, you
want to keep players like Dominic McKinley, a mod Bro,
You got Zion Williams committed as well. You want to
keep those guys happy. So definitely got to keep them
in the loop with this higher because you want to
retain the players that you got on the roster the
long term. You also want to make sure Richard Anderson's
happy too, because it's kind of your crown jewel as
it stands, Zach.
Speaker 1: As far as a little preview spring football, what do
you think maybe going into spring top position battles you're
watching heading into the summer.
Speaker 2: It's a great question, and I think you can look
at the quarterback position being settled. Running backs got some buzz,
some juice on the offensive side of the ball. I'm
sitting there and looking at the offensive line. You got
guys that are coming in like Josh Thompson, Brayln Moore,
your two transfers that are certainly going to make an
impact on Day one. Right back of spot is where
there's gonna be some buzz and some juice. You're gonna
be watching that position battle closely. Weston Davis appears to
be a guy right now that could have the edge,
but I wouldn't be surprised to the other step in
the mix as well. You could see Kerry's current potentially
slip out there. Potentially he's a big guy, so he's
more of a guard you play an interior offensive line position,
but I wouldn't be surprised to see him try to
push for some offensive line reps as well, and then
flipping to the other side of the ball, the defensive
backfield man, there's so many players to work with. At
the cornerback slot. You have DJ Pickett of course, who's fantastic.
You got Jakeen Jackson, he's fantastic. You've got Manstor Delane
at the cornerback position too, So we got a lot
of players right there. For me, I'm looking at those
two spots, the cornerback room and the offensive line, and
right when those gates open, you know how it is
at a spring camp, Right in the gates open, I'm
running over to that cornerback room to check out what
they have because I think that's the most revamped position
in the entire team.
Speaker 1: Yeah, like you mentioned Jackson, Mansord de Lane, you're bringing
in DJ Pickett, who was just mister everything coming out
of high school, Zach. As far as the transfer as
you mentioned a few of them there in the dB room,
but just transfers as a whole obviously, Brian Kelly crush
It in the transfer bortal class. Which one of those
guys are you keeping an eye on in spring practice?
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's Mansor Delaine.
Speaker 4: Man.
Speaker 2: I think he is so talented as the Swiss Army
Knight Jack of all trades, whichever you want to call it.
I think he's so fun to watch, and I think
he's pair Corey Raymond and Jake Golsen in the defensive
backfield as coach is really working with him and putting
them under their wings. I think Mansor Delaine has the
chance to explode this season. I'm very excited to watch
what he can do. And then to Marcus Cooley, I
think that's kind of a casual take. Elishu went out
and secured him from North Carolina State. He was sensational
in twenty twenty four to get him in Baton Rouge's key,
So I think it's a nice one to two punch
of transfers. Obviously excited to see Mansor and to Marcus,
but there's buzz around her DJ Pickett for good reason.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him start Week one
at Clemson. Man, he is those sensational six' four one eighty, long.
Lengthy he can do it. All so to watch those,
three that's, when LIKE i, said when those gates, open
running over there and checking out and see those, guys
BECAUSE i think they have so much talent in that
room and that entire defensive back to that as a.
Whole super excited to see what they're working.
Speaker 1: WITH i, KNOW i know you talked about LIKE o line,
battles cornerback, battles as far as like position. Battles but
like heading into, spring IF i ask, you biggest question
mark for this team is far of a, position maybe
like not a ton of depth and not a ton of,
Returners like what position would that be for?
Speaker 2: You it did a safety. Room, Yeah AND i can
kind of say that off the bat immediately just because
AND i know it's a little contradictory BECAUSE i just,
SAID i like To Marcus cooley in that safety. Room
but other than, that that's where it's a little bit.
Tricky you flip jav And toviano to that, room and
he's a player that's gonna be sitting there for the
twenty twenty five, season continuing to, adapt but that should
be where his bread and butter's. At that's where he
was recruited to play sensational player back. There So So Marcus,
Cooley javi And, soviana this is the two guys THAT
i have high expectations. For you Return Jordan, Gilbert you
return To Shawn, spears who's a player That i've been
high on since day one right there At Denim. Springs
it's a fantastic player out Of. Louisiana so excited to
see what that room. Has but it's a little. THIN
i would have liked to have seen them go out
and get another safety in the portal as. Well but,
nonetheless you got Some Marcus, Cooley Javian, Toviano Jordan Gilbert
De Shawn, spears. Etc you got some guys in that.
Room But i'm excited to see where that talent gap.
Is excited to see what rotations Day Golson alectsa to
work with right off the bat during spring. Camp SO
i think there's a position battle there, brewing some players
that are, capable and we'll see maybe if they go
out and get Another states during the spring portal window as,
well if they're not necessarily satisfied with the competition level
in that.
Speaker 1: ROOM i guess that's kind of like the big, Thing, Like,
okay it's hard to Poo coles and LSU's transfer a portal, class,
RIGHT I mean they did such a good job that
was maybe my one concern, Was, yeah you brought in
Some Marcus cooley to your, point he was a great
player at his previous. Stop but that's the only guy
you brought, in and you lose to Say. Dryan and,
LOOK i get, IT lsu fans had whatever opinion of
Say dryan they wanted. To he's still a guy that
had been in this program a number of, years started
a lot of. Games like you basically Returned Jordan. Gilbert that's.
It and then you bring Into Marcus. COOLEY i mean
you just MENTIONED jv And. TOVIANO i love The Shawn.
SPEARS i mean he's a guy that's six y three
to two. TEN i, mean who do you think is
going to get the first crack at? It BECAUSE i
THINK i Think Tomarcus. Cooley they brought him in to,
start no question about. It on the other side of,
him who do you think he's gonna get the first
crack at that?
Speaker 2: Spot, yeah another beautiful. QUESTION i think when it comes
down to, It javi And tobiano could be the player
that they go to early obviously was taking those first
team reps during bowl, preps got some big time snapster
in The Texas. Bowls SO i think that's that's the
player that they have high expectations FOR i love The Shawn,
spears SO i don't want to go out and kind
of write him off when it comes to early in,
camp BECAUSE i think they're high on him too for good.
Reason but like you said To Marcus, Cooley i'm penciling him.
In they went, out they secured him from the portal
over a bunch of potential shooters like old. Etc so
put Some Marcus cooley in there on day, one excited
to see how he. Works and then next to, Him
i'm gonna Put Javian toviano in there for. Now Obviously
Jordan gilbert has the upper hand from an experienced, perspective
BUT i Think Javian toviano could be a guy that
could kind of turn some head sooner rather than. Later
really excited to see what he can do.
Speaker 1: There, zach at least on, Paper, zach and now you're
joining us right, now publisher Of Ellison tigers On SI's on,
paper this looks like one Of Brian kelly's most talented
teams heading into the, season if not the most. Talented
how much pressure do you think's ON bk heading into this?
Speaker 2: Year, YEAH i think the the kind of expectations are. Rising,
obviously with the number one transfer portal class and with
expectations comes kind of that that, heat, right everybody has
they like you, said the expectations get higher and. Hired
you got the number one transfer portal class in the
country with a bunch of, Headliners Patrick, Payton jack Piver
Or Mansor delane To Marcus. Cooley he went out and
got another quarterback In Michael Van. BUREN i, mean you
are sitting there in good position from a roster reconstruction,
perspective but that also means that expectations are going to.
Rise you have no more, mulligans is How i'd like
to put. It first three, years we're a little. Shaky
last year nine and four just isn't going to cut
it if you include That texas full. Victory so If
Baton rouge, right IT'S, lsu it's a championship or bus.
Season it seems like every time In Depth. Valley so
you always want to go out and exceed. Expectations we
saw him kind of do that in year one and
since then regress a little. Bit so now it's. Hot,
now now you've got to go out and have a
big time. Season Then i'm. EXCITED i Think Brian kelly
has pieced together a sensational. Staff you go out and
you feel that defensive line coach spot and you're going
to be in a good. SPOT i Think Brian kelly's
done an excellent job when it comes to piecing together
a staff and then also getting his roster and checks
for the. Season there's a nice blend between returning pieces
and fresh. Spaces Getting garrettnusemeyer back was obviously step. One
Getting Harold perkins back to wait weeks getting back up
to speed is key for this team. Too SO i
think from a roster construction, perspective they've done a really
good job to be competitive in twenty twenty. FIVE a
coaching staff where you bring back A Corey, Raymond Jake
olsen as Well Blake baker the defensive side looks. Good
So i'm excited to see what they can. Do but
expectations are Rising bat And rouche for good, reason AND
i think that's great for this.
Speaker 1: Team Zach, Maggie, zach thank you so much for hopping
on with me this.
Speaker 2: MORNING i appreciate. It, man you have a good.
Speaker 3: One, yep you.
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Speaker 1: Thing all? Right my first weekend winner is going to
be The Los Angeles. Rams despite their little tiff if you,
will with the Quarterback Matthew, stafford they are bringing him.
Back he has got a new. Deal the contracts length
is going to run through twenty twenty. Six it is
a two year. Deal we have not heard the amount per.
Year that has not been released. Yet, however multiple sources
are saying That stafford will receive a significant. Raise this
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deal was set to pay him twenty seven million dollars this,
year so he'll get a big bump from. That word
was that The raiders offered him a two, year ninety
million dollar, Deal SO i imagine it is somewhere in
that ballpark if he decided to stay with The. Rams,
LOOK i get, it that is a lot of money
for an aging. Quarterback But Matthew staffords still a really good.
PLAYER i, Mean Matthew stafford is a top ten quarterback
in THE. Nfl he was this close to beating The
Philadelphia eagles in a snow game on the. Road this
is a roster that has a lot of young. PIECES
i get. It they're moving on From Cooper. Cup they
still Have Kirien. Williams you still Have Poka. Nakua you're
going to add. Weapons the defense is getting better and.
Better The rams are in win now. Mode and who
better to win with than a guy that has won
A Super bowl With sean McVay Already In Matthew, STAFFORD
i think this is a great. Pick so first weekend
winning for, me The Los Angeles, rams And Matthew.
Speaker 8: STAFFORD i suppose you can add him to.
Speaker 3: That, yeah you got a.
Speaker 8: Bag, okay you know. Me we go weekend, loser my
weekend losers this.
Speaker 7: Week you also know THAT i love to hate on
The TEXAS a and M Aggie's Yes. Lives, yeah The
Easy turn came into the season ranked number one so much.
HYPE i kept seeing viral videos Of jay S lavula
hitting these. Bombs lost four in a row In texas
this week AND i love. It lost to Cal, poly
lost To Texas, State eat them, Up, cats lost To Arizona,
state lost To Oklahoma.
Speaker 8: State or, no Just arizona Cow.
Speaker 1: Polly, yeah those guys are becoming like scientists in. Crowds
they don't play baseball like Col.
Speaker 3: Poly what the?
Speaker 7: Hell, okay it Wasn't Arizona, state it Was arizona lost
To arizona lost To Oklahoma. State they do Beat rice last,
night but nobody. Cares so they drop out of the top,
ten which should have Never, honestly they shouldn't have been
like in they should not.
Speaker 8: Have been number. One we were talking about this.
Speaker 7: Earlier they were number one because they were in The
College World.
Speaker 8: Series Jim schlosnagel was their.
Speaker 7: Coach somebody sec and tweeted this thing about How texas
is off to a hot start in baseball this, season
and they're, like is anybody surprised by? This i'm not
because the coach that Had TEXAS a AND m ranked
number one is now the coach for The Texas. Longhorns
so that's not surprising to me at. All and it's
not surprising to me That TEXAS a AND m is
not doing well at all, either because their head coach
is a hitting coach who has never been a head coach,
before and THE Sec TEXAS a AND m, decided you know,
what it's a great idea to have this hitting coach
who's never been a head coach before, ever young, guy
we're gonna have him coach our team that was just
in The College World. Series great idea from the. AGGIES
i love. It keep, losing that's ALL i. Want that's
why they're ranked what fourteenth NOW i think it was, yeah,
One and like.
Speaker 3: A three week period is a tough.
Speaker 1: Scene that's why the other DAY i was saying THAT
i Appreciated jim Shlas nagel, because uh he did me
a Solid, Guys it's almost like it was All jim
Shlas nagel And TEXAS a AND m doesn't actual have
a good athletic. Program funny how that. Works Cassie, Winner oh, yeah,
sorry no matter Your winner ties right into.
Speaker 8: WINNER lsu ranked number one AND d One baseball.
Speaker 1: Rankings look at, Us look at? Us who would have?
Speaker 3: Thought look at?
Speaker 8: US i THINK i just took. Cassies.
Speaker 6: YEAH i don't really have any. WINNERS i guess maybe a.
LOSER i had to pick up my parents from the
airport On.
Speaker 1: Friday Loser cassie's, Parents, yes for.
Speaker 6: Sure, well and their flight got, delayed SO i had
to pick them up at like ten forty five at.
Speaker 8: Night. Yeah oh where were they coming?
Speaker 4: From?
Speaker 6: Us From? California my dad had a work.
Speaker 8: Trip oh, okay, yeah no In New. Orleans and then
you had to come back To Baton. Rouge are you stay?
Speaker 1: There?
Speaker 6: WELL i stayed BECAUSE i went To oh you went To,
YEAH i guess that might be my.
Speaker 8: Winner like The Marty Marti gras, parade that was.
Speaker 3: Fun did you get any good? BEADS i?
Speaker 2: Did you?
Speaker 1: Know like so many. People maybe this is another reason
WHY i don't like. Parade so many people are, LIKE
i got to get the good beads with The marty
girl hat and the big the blooms all over, IT
i don't care the hell are you going to do with?
Speaker 3: It once you leave the, break you're thirty five years.
Old what are you gonna do with?
Speaker 8: It what are we?
Speaker 3: Doing you're wearing it to work On monday.
Speaker 6: Morning, no it's fun to catch and Then i'll give
it to my grandma BECAUSE i don't catch.
Speaker 1: It but like you see people fighting each other over
these peak.
Speaker 3: What are you gonna do with?
Speaker 2: It?
Speaker 3: Right hanging on your rear view mirror in your? Car
like what.
Speaker 1: My first weekend loser BECAUSE i have two is going
to Be Isaiah bond of The university Of. Texas, Now
Isaiah bond ran a four to four zerom in the
forty yard, dash AND i know what you're, Thinking, well,
hell that's a really good. Time it.
Speaker 3: Is but earlier in the.
Speaker 1: Week Isaiah bond, said, guys no question about. It i'm
breaking THE nfl combine forty yard dash record held by
Former Texas longhorn wide Receiver Xavier worthy at a four
to two to. One not only Did Isaiah bond not
even get close to a four to, one running a
four to, four his Teammate Matthew, golden who had a
much better, season who's going to be drafted much, higher
in a four to two. Three so he was very
close to breaking. It Isaiah, bond not even in the.
Vicinity i'm never gonna knock anybody for running a four
to four because that's a really good. Time you cannot
SAY i am going to break THE nfl combine forty
yard dash record and not even come.
Speaker 3: Close you set yourself up there for.
Speaker 1: Failure so my first weekend winner a, Loser Isaiah bond
from The university Of. Texas anybody else have a loser or?
Speaker 3: WINNER i don't.
Speaker 7: KNOW i don't know IF i want to bring this
up BECAUSE i don't know too much about, it but
kind of weekend loser for. Me so at The, oscars
if you, remember like a well you probably don't, remember
but like a long time, ago there's been this viral
video they tried to cancel. Him Adrian brody like kissed
Halle berry on yeage at The oscars twenty two years.
Ago she had no she was, like what's going? On
like it was super, weird weird behavior From Adrian. Brody
we can all agree on. That twenty two years, later last,
night Halle berry went up To Adrian brody on the
red carpet and so it's like making out with him
in front of his.
Speaker 3: Wife so weekend Loser Adrian birdie's. Wife, WELL i would.
Speaker 7: Say Adrian's, Brody Adrian brody's wife is the weekend loser
because no matter what the circumstances. Are, sure maybe twenty
two years ago he might have, LIKE i don't, know
like been weird to Halle.
Speaker 8: Berry, YES i get, it he shouldn't have done, that but, like.
Speaker 7: And this isn't like on Halle, berry this is On
Adrian brody's. WIFE i would not sit there and watch
somebody make out with my husband.
Speaker 3: Throw, HANDS i think.
Speaker 8: Clap she was like sitting there. Clapping, Yeah i'm throwing
hands on the red.
Speaker 3: Carpet it's on, site it's on, site off the red.
Speaker 8: CARPET i don't care where we're.
Speaker 7: At you're you're not doing That Weekend winter Halle, Berry Adrian, Brody,
No Adrian.
Speaker 1: Brody Halle berry comes up And Adrian brady also Won
Best actor For The. Brutalist so big night for our,
Guy Adrian. Brody, now did he have to sleep on the, couch,
Probably but everything leading up to that, night ACTUALLY i don't.
Speaker 8: Know it seemed like she didn't.
Speaker 1: Care yeah that's, True, yeah that's. True maybe maybe she.
Didn't maybe maybe she's into that sort of.
Speaker 8: Thing pash him in the chat says she should have
Will smith. Him, absolutely, no she should have Will smith.
Speaker 3: Her that's WHAT i.
Speaker 1: MEAN i would have been way more interesting Will smith
and her would have been way more.
Speaker 3: Interesting, also Halle berry is fifty eight years. Old she looks.
Great she looks.
Speaker 1: Great BUT i also feel like Halle berry has been
in her mid fifties for fifteen years. Now LIKE i was, like,
oh Halle berry's gotta be sixty. Five, no she's fifty.
EIGHT i feel like she's been fifty eight for like ten. Years,
yeah that's. That the math ain't math in.
Speaker 3: There she looks.
Speaker 1: Great my Second Weekend loser is your boy's golf, game,
guys was not a pretty. Sight we uh we almost
hit a house maybe uh nick to like three or
four squirrels along the. Way it was a tough. Scene
the only THING i was good at was. Putting why
they gave me a right handed putter instead of a
left handed, Putter so maybe that's on. Me MAYBE i
need to reevaluate a few. Things but, uh Weekend loser
for me is a boy's golf.
Speaker 8: Game, OKAY i hate to be super, negative BUT i
have a couple more.
Speaker 7: Weekend, losers surprised a weekend of just losses U d
One baseball's stream this THE Lsu baseball Game LOSER d
One Baseball Weekend. Losers it's kind of like a smaller
scale of The Tyson Paul, fight where you're, Like i'm
gonna put on this event And i'm gonna stream this
broadcast and it's gonna be, great and then it's like
you can't get in to the you have to like
wait in a.
Speaker 8: Queue you can't get in the it's.
Speaker 7: Lagging it sounds. Terrible, yeah weekend, losers UH d One.
Baseball and to add to The TEXAS a AND M Weekend,
Loser I'M i JUST i have to give one To
SHANE'S i don't know how to say his last, name, doowo.
Dowo maybe maybe the s is. Silent he's a pitcher
For TEXAS a AND. M put out a statement basically
being like some of the things That i'm seeing ON
x And instagram are absolutely disgusting and, Ridiculous like he's
mad that people are criticized Seeing TEXAS a and m's
baseball team on social, media Which i'm really sorry to
break it to. You but if you're an athlete and
you're worried about what people are saying on social media about,
you you are a.
Speaker 8: Loser well that's Why TEXAS a AND m are.
Speaker 1: Losers you're also not in the right headspace if you do,
that which maybe contributes to your poor. Play but, also
here's the THING i heard for, years stop criticizing college.
ATHLETES i always thought it was a little bit of
a gray. Area but here's the. Thing you wanted, money
you wanted revenue. Sharing guess what you're getting paid like an.
Adult you're gonna get treated like an. Adult welcome to
the real. WORLD a little bit for college, athletes a
little bit of a wake up call professional athletes to
deal with this all the.
Speaker 3: Time unless your name Is Kevin.
Speaker 1: Durant you don't see these professional athletes getting on the
internet making burner accounts defending. Themselves they go on about
their day because they know that it comes with the.
Territory guess what it comes with the. Territory, now you
want to get paid like an, Adult you're gonna get
treated like an. Adult, sorry not sorry for that. One all, Right,
look we're gonna take a quick time out when we get.
Back we're gonna RECAP lsu men's and women's basketball spoiler,
alert and neither of them played very well over the.
Speaker 3: Weekend we'll break that down we get back here on
off the.
Speaker 1: Bench off the, BENCH i want to hit a little
bit OF lsu basketball, here AND i want to do
men's and women's because they both had similar. Weekends we'll
start with the. Men they played the first game On.
Saturday they fall To Mississippi state eighty one sixty. Nine,
Look i'm not here to tell you THAT lsu lost
the basketball. Game this team's not very. Good we know
that they lost the basketball. Game what's more concerning to
me is THAT i don't really see where this team is.
Improving you, know last Year matt McMahon's team went on that.
Run they wound up finishing nine to nine in conference.
Play obviously that's completely out of the. Window but let's
just look at a little bit forward because unless you already,
Said matt McMahon's coming, back we're getting even more in
il money so that you can recruit a little bit.
Better but outside Of Cam, carter you have very little
on this.
Speaker 3: Team Cam carter had twenty three.
Speaker 1: Points all you had and it's really all you've had all.
Season Damien collins added ten. Points outside of, that nobody
else in double. Figures you're also a very poor rebounding,
team and once again you have been all season. Long Ji,
bailey your six or five guard led your team in
rebounding On saturday with Six that cannot, happen especially in
the sec post play for the. Team it's been about all.
Year collins And chess have shown. Flashes Damian collins every
now and then he'll go in there and he'll make
a play and you'll be, like, oh wait a, minute
maybe maybe we.
Speaker 3: Got a little.
Speaker 1: Something Corey chess as, well even though he's been in
and out of the lineup with. Injury the problem is
the consistency just isn't. There we always go back To Jaylen, reid.
Right everyone at the beginning of the year said, hey
this is a big, loss and Then colin To chess
started stepping.
Speaker 3: Up oh, well you know it's actually not that big
of a.
Speaker 1: Loss then a game like this happens and you're, like,
no he Was Jailer reid one hundredercent of big.
Speaker 3: Loss here's the bigger ISSUE i.
Speaker 1: HAVE i don't know how much better this team would
be With Jalen, reid because While Jalen reid was much
improved in his post play from year one to year,
two you still had a lot to be desired. There
Mississippi state blocked seven shots On. Saturday do you know
how many SHOTS lsu. Blocked i'll give you a. Hint
they blocked the same number of shots AS i, did
a big fat. Zero, look McMahon's going to be back another.
Year we know that THE nil budget is supposed to.
Improve we've been told that as, well but things have
to change in recruiting in a big. Way you hit
On Cam, carter but outside of, that you got a
couple tweeterers because none of them are great post. Players
but also you don't have a ton of three point
shooters outside of course Of Cam carter saw a troubling
stat over the week and Buddy mine sent it to
me in the months Of january Through. March as the
head coach AT, Lsu matt McMahon is fourteen and forty
one through the months Of january In.
Speaker 3: March in his three years, here, guys it's just not good.
Speaker 1: Enough it's one of those things where it's, Like, okay,
well this team's gonna get better as the season goes.
Along they certainly did that a year. Ago, again we
talked about. It they had, lost you, know SIX sec
games in a. Row McMahon actually took his team on
a run last. Year they finished nine and nine in conference.
Play everyone was, hoping, hey can they build off of? That,
right they had a five hundred record in conference last,
year probably played a little bit better than their talent
showed a year. AGO i gave them credit for. That,
HOWEVER i think LSU's program as a whole has taken
a big step back this.
Speaker 3: Year and you can see.
Speaker 1: It because, essentially IF lsu Has Cam carter and he
doesn't score thirty, points they're going to lose that game
pretty much every single. Time sometimes even when he scores
twenty eight to thirty, points they're only getting these two
three four point. Victories the talent's just not. There, Again
you've seen flashes From Damian, Collins you've seen flashes From
corey Chest Jordan sears is moving on at the end
of the. Year Cam carter is moving on at the
end of the. Year what do you. Have maybe a
Victorious miller, returns maybe he DOESN'T i, mean, look with
the transfer, portal your roster could be completely different from
one year to the.
Speaker 3: Other what are you going to have backcourt?
Speaker 1: Wise even if you Get Jalen, Reed Damian, collins And
corey Chest all three back next, year what does the
rest of your team look. LIKE i get, it they're
supposed to be GIVING lsu basketball more support and, recruiting
but things have to, change and they have to change
in a big. Way this program has taken a big
step back this. Year and Obviously i'm not just talking
about wins and. Losses anybody can look at wins and
losses and be, like, oh, hey well they had a
better record last year than they did this. Year, yeah
but it's the way they're. Playing it's the way they're losing.
Games they played team basketball year, ago they're not doing
that this.
Speaker 6: Year.
Speaker 3: Truly just.
Speaker 1: IF i get a, rebound IF i get a second chance,
opportunity let me look around and see Where Cam carter
is get him the ball look as great as he
played in that road when a few months, Ago remember
he had like seven points in the last twenty.
Speaker 3: Seconds he was able to win the.
Speaker 1: Game if you go watch a replay of that, game
anytime an offensive rebound was caught by AN lsu, player
they would catch.
Speaker 3: It they wouldn't shoot, It they'd look. Around let me
get the ball To Cam carter.
Speaker 1: Because it's the only guy who can be trusted to
make shots consistently on this. TEAM i don't really know
where the basketball program goes from, here but you got
to bring in way more.
Speaker 3: Talent things have to change in a big. Way all.
Speaker 1: Right moving on to THE lsu women's it wasn't much
better for.
Speaker 3: Him they lose.
Speaker 1: Eighty five seventy seven To Ole. Miss is actually their
second loss in a. Row and if you, remember they
kind of stole one From kentucky on the road Last.
Sunday that was a game they were trailing The wildcats
by twelve points heading into. Halftime they stormed back thanks
To Mikayla Williams Anissa. Morrow players like. That, now, look
they've already locked up a three seed.
Speaker 3: In the sez.
Speaker 1: Tournament i've never cared ABOUT ncaa tournament.
Speaker 3: SEEDING i get.
Speaker 1: It they, say, oh, well you get the best teams
late instead of. EARLY i don't, care because what you
want to do is win a national. Championship if you're
gonna make it that. Far you have to play all
these good teams. ANYWAYS i don't really care when you play.
Them if you're good enough to beat, them you're good
enough to beat. Them but the struggles lately are certainly
troubling because you have to get more scoring out of
your role. Players, Yesterday Kayla, williams, who in my, opinion
the best player on this basketball. TEAM i don't know
if there's ten players in college basketball better Than Mikayla.
Williams she dropped twenty five, Points Anissa morrow twenty eight,
points twelve, rebounds her one hundredth career double.
Speaker 3: Double she is an absolute rebound.
Speaker 1: Magnet those two players are always going to bring, it
but you need others to step up even, more even
more so now That Flaje johnson is out until THE Ncaa.
Tournament if you remember when they went on the road
and lost To texas about two weeks, Ago Flaje johnson
was battling a little bit of a shin. Injury it's
apparently gotten. Worse she had one of her worst games
of the season Against alabama in that loss here in the,
midweek and things just didn't look. Right kim malkeannounce On
saturday they're shutting her down for the remainder of the
regular season and INTO sec, play but she has projected
to be back for.
Speaker 3: The March Madness.
Speaker 1: Tournament you had three players that you could count on offensively,
Consistently Kayla, williams An Aissa, Mari Flanje. Johnson now you
Take flage out of the, equation somebody else is going
to have to step.
Speaker 3: Up who can that? Be you've Seen jake And gilbert
do it a few.
Speaker 1: Times she's shown, flashes been a little bit. Inconsistent she's
coming off the. Bench she is your best scorer off the,
bench but outside of, that you don't have a ton
coming off the bench scoring, wise And Miracle shepherd had
an outstanding game Against. Alabama she hit the three late
to send the game in the. Overtime it was only
your second three pointer made all season. Long so even
her the flashes we've seen from, her the consistency hasn't
quite been there where we won. It look The bama
loss and The kentucky. Win you struggled mightily out of the.
Gate you were down twelve at halftime To. Kentucky you
had an incredible third and fourth. Quarter you wound up
winning that. Game you were down Eleven tobama at. Halftime
you didn't have quite. Enough you lost that game in
overtime Against Old. Miss it was because you collapsed down the.
Stretch you had to really hot. Start so if you're
watching the game, yesterday you're, Like, okay well they fixed their.
Issues they're not off to the salut start that they were.
Here it comes to the. Run, Essentially Anissa mara AND.
Michaela williams ran out of gas because they're having to
carry this entire team right.
Speaker 3: Now, offensively.
Speaker 1: You don't have the post, players and, honestly outside Of
williams And flage when she's, healthy you three point shooting
hasn't been great. EITHER i think this team has a
lot of, talent but you gotta get more production out
of your role. Players these younger players are going to
have to step up even When Flage johnson, returns but
especially with her.
Speaker 3: Out if you.
Speaker 1: Can't do, THAT i don't know how far this team
can go in THE ncaa. Tournament, now you have a
Coaching Kim, malkey who can mask a lot of. Deficiencies
we've seen it all year, long right because every team
has an achilles. HEAL a couple of weeks, ago we talked,
about oh, man you can't shut Down South. Carolina they
beat them by almost forty points on the road At South.
Speaker 3: Carolina what?
Speaker 1: Happened you can got out to a big lead and people, Realized,
Hey South carolina doesn't have that great a three point.
SHOOTING lsu has struggled in the post all year. Long
problem is what happens If williams And morrow And flage heaven,
forbid they all go down or one of them has
an off night. Shooting for, example Fla Je johnson six
points Against, alabama not her, fault she was playing through,
injury but you didn't have anybody step, up take over
those points that were lost by A Flaje, johnson.
Speaker 3: And you lose that.
Speaker 1: Game same thing HERE i Mentioned williams twenty five, Points
tomorrow twenty. Eight jake And gilbert came off the bench
to give you. Eleven outside of, that nobody else in double.
Figures harry's similar to the men's. Game you had two
players in double, figures nobody else stepped. Up for the,
women you had three players in double, figures nobody else stepped.
Up they're gonna have to find a little bit more.
CONSISTENCY i think the women are going to be. Fine
obviously they're not nearly as bad a shape as the,
men but you gotta get a little bit of confidence
going on some of these role players, Again, Marow, Williams,
johnson they're all gonna bring, it but can you find
more scoring outside of those? Three all, right it has
been a jam pack. Show we are all most about
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