Just curious what is that based on? What criteria do you use to come to the conclusion?

1. Stadium?
2. Fanbase?
3. Recruiting?
4. Conference?
5. Uniforms?
6. Program Income?

For example, what makes Miami above LSU? Surely not their stadium, program income, conference, fan base or uniforms. I agree they are located in a great recruiting area, but so is LSU, in a state with the highest per capita D1 football recruits and no other major FBS football school, sitting next to Texas and with a pipeline to Florida for 4 & 5 star DBs. Some of the other schools you listed are suspect as well.

Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Michigan are not your grandfathers teams any longer. Although Notre Dame has a national recruiting base, when was the last time their recruiting class was ranked above LSU's. When did they last win a national championship? Tennessee is located in a state that produces few D1 prospects. When did they or Michigan last win a national title? To the kids today, those 3 are not held in such high esteem as they were back in the day. Florida? Texas A&M? Questionable.

Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, USC, I have no argument with. The rest I can make the argument that LSU is above each. And that is based on the present, not on what happened back in the day.

LSU is the first team to have won two BCS titles. It annually has top 10 recruiting classes and over the last 10 years is number 3 or 4 in overall recruiting ranking. It's coaching staff is the highest paid staff in college football. It's stadium has consistently been rated the best in the country. It's fan base has consistently been ranked among the best. It's uniforms have been ranked the best or among the best. Because of the foregoing, I'd rank LSU easily a top 8 program and would make it number 5 behind Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, and USC.

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Posted by TeLeFaWx

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Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 9/10/16 at 9:47 am to justustm2

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For example, what makes Miami above LSU? Surely not their stadium, program income, conference, fan base or uniforms. I agree they are located in a great recruiting area, but so is LSU, in a state with the highest per capita D1 football recruits and no other major FBS football school, sitting next to Texas and with a pipeline to Florida for 4 & 5 star DBs. Some of the other schools you listed are suspect as well.

Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Michigan are not your grandfathers teams any longer. Although Notre Dame has a national recruiting base, when was the last time their recruiting class was ranked above LSU's. When did they last win a national championship? Tennessee is located in a state that produces few D1 prospects. When did they or Michigan last win a national title? To the kids today, those 3 are not held in such high esteem as they were back in the day. Florida? Texas A&M? Questionable.

Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, USC, I have no argument with. The rest I can make the argument that LSU is above each. And that is based on the present, not on what happened back in the day.

LSU is the first team to have won two BCS titles. It annually has top 10 recruiting classes and over the last 10 years is number 3 or 4 in overall recruiting ranking. It's coaching staff is the highest paid staff in college football. It's stadium has consistently been rated the best in the country. It's fan base has consistently been ranked among the best. It's uniforms have been ranked the best or among the best. Because of the foregoing, I'd rank LSU easily a top 8 program and would make it number 5 behind Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, and USC.