i'm not lost, but i don't know where i am.

(I realize that, after a month-long absence, I should probably be bringing a little more heat than a college football recap.  That's not the case, but then again Welsh corgis.)

LSU's victory* over North Carolina was, shall we say, underwhelming.  As with last year, the most obviously frustrating issue was offensive coaching.  Gary Crowton, as Paul Crewe at ATVS noted, can design some very pretty plays.  Unfortunately, his implementation in-game is lacking both strategically and tactically, and I don't know how satisfied I am (to say nothing of the perpetually-scowling Jordan Jefferson) with the "Don't make the same mistakes as 2008" excuse. 

i will surprise you sometime, i'll come around.

I've got some excellent (predominantly sports-related) links today:

--John Morgan of Field Gulls (collaborator with one of the very best in the business, Football Outsiders' Doug Farrar) is doing an excellent, play-by-play breakdown of some of the top prospects in the 2009 Draft.  Included: my man Eric Berry ("a place where nothing ever happens," as Morgan says); CJ Spiller; Taylor Mays; Gerald McCoy.

--SB Nation's Clemson blog, Shakin' the Southland, put up some comprehensive overviews of defensive coaching points, strategy, and terminology.  Defensive backs are given special attention, which is obviously my jam.