The Bodda Getta

my opinion is his offense is QB driven. Reviewing his stats at previous stops his QBS had great years. See Todd's senior year. Something did work. i will always credit him for our NC but at the same time this year was a fiasco. i also know he did change his play calling to go more conservative but i will never understand why he would not incorporate some under center dive plays or slant routes to cover short yardage situations. if he would not be so stubborn and make some slight additions i think it will still work.

Gus would have been fine IMO. There was something missing however. I felt we had much less movement than past seasons (i.e. SE racing across the backfield during snaps etc.) Defenses never had to move their eyes as much as they had in the past.
Secondly, our tackles were just getting blown up all season and we had far too many penalties on 1st down.
If JAdennis could research the information I would hypothesize that when Auburn committed a foul on first down or had a play blown up by a "lookout" block, then we punted 90% three plays later.
Auburn hurt Auburn more offensively more so than the defense they faced IMO.
Good kids on the line of scrimmage, but not our best talent at the bookends.

I actually agree but have a little different opinion. I think the offense can still be effective against defenses if the talent is equal. In fact LSU would have been better off in the BCS championship game with our style of offense. However, I believe the offense has run it's course when you look at the full picture (i.e. negative impact on our defense). I can't help but remember the 2009 bowl game when a couple of kids were about to pass out after 100+ plays. I just don't think any defensive coordinator in his right mind wants to be the DC when Gus is running the offense. I like Gus but when you look at all the changes we've made it's obvious we felt like we needed a change on offense for the defense to consistently have a chance. The 2010 BCS included two of the better offenses but not two of the better defenses. However, in 2011 it was the defense that mostly dominated the SEC (LSU, AL, GA, and SC) with Arkansas as the exception. I've watched the 2010 games over and over it will always be an incredible year but I don't think you can consistently produce an offense that can dominate in the SEC consistently. I also find it interesting that the DC that Gus hired at ASU didn't last long. I think the offense is great for a mid major.