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re: ESPN has released their annual Underachiever Tiers of College Football - Guess who is #1?

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Posted by Bender the Great
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Posted by BurntOrangeMan
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Posted on 8/13/22 at 12:32 am to
Aggy is a poor man’s Iowa.
Posted by LSUstephen17
Houston
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 8/13/22 at 12:50 am to
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I agree. We have the resources to be better than most anyone out there. We just aren't


This is the smartest thing I’ve ever heard an Aggie say. In other words your leadership completely sucks! Who else do you blame?
Posted by magildachunks
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Posted on 8/13/22 at 1:48 am to
Nobody else upvote this OP.

Keep that number at 77-0.
Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 8/13/22 at 2:02 am to
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I agree. We have the resources to be better than most anyone out there. We just aren't



Because it isn't just about Resources. Culture plays a big role in a program's success. And I'm not talking about the culture a head coach brings in. Tht's a different subject altogether.

The culture of the whole program and the fanbase. Nick Saban has a way of doing things, and it's extremely effective. But I honestly believe that if he had never left LSU, he wouldn't have been as successful as he has been at Bama. Because, truthfully, his way of doing things and his culture he likes to live by is better suited for a place like Bama than a place like LSU. Our programs are their own beings, and only work for us.

Aggy has no identity. They try to mimic those that they view as their betters, in the hope to one day be better than them. That's why they will always fail.

Aggy rides Bama's coattails, and tries to be like Bama (like they used to do with Texas) and mimic them in the hopes it will make them successful. Hasn't worked yet, and never will.

LSU is not a better program historically than Bama in any way, shape, or form. But we are the closest the SEC has to counterweight.

While we would love to replace Bama as the top dog, we don't want to be Bama. Bama is the strict Patriarch who runs his house like a machine using strict rules and policies.

LSU is the black-sheep uncle who is always drunk at the family BBQ, dancing and acting a fool. You know--having a good time and being the life of the party.

It may not be as successful, but it works for us and has brought us some success.
Posted by tattoo
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Posted on 8/13/22 at 4:01 am to
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But we are the closest the SEC has to counterweight.

And Bama fans have known that during the Saban era.

But UGA is a legitimate threat now, like UF was under Meyer. (Though IMO, UGA is not as big of a threat as some of them think. But it's understandable, they are the champs with little talent drop off.)

Everyone beside UF/Meyer, present UGA and LSU (down now) has been a flash in the pan. (IMO, Kelly is a very good coach (2 or 3 in the SEC), but according to the essence of your post, he does not appear to be a good fit. But neither was Dietzel, Arnsparger or Saban.)

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While we would love to replace Bama as the top dog, we don't want to be Bama. Bama is the strict Patriarch who runs his house like a machine using strict rules and policies.

LSU is the black-sheep uncle who is always drunk at the family BBQ, dancing and acting a fool. You know--having a good time and being the life of the party.

It may not be as successful, but it works for us and has brought us some success.


Great insight into the part that the culture of a program plays. And yes, Alabama/Saban was a perfect match. The entire post was spot on.
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