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LSU is among the favorites to win the 2013 title
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:05 pm
Do you agree or disagree (and if so why) with this blog from Travis Haney that was posted on ESPN this morning?
LSU is among the favorites to win the 2013 title? Seriously?
LSU is an early 10-1 or 12-1 to win next season's BCS National Championship, depending on where you look. That seems extremely generous for a team that's losing 10 players to the NFL draft. Several of those involved in the game agreed.
Nothing the Tigers did in 2012 really impressed, and that team had more talent than this year's will. On top of injuries, and there were a lot, discipline and cohesiveness were problematic. Remember when one lineman, senior Alex Hurst, just up and left the team?
"Those things happen in cycles, so it could flip," one of the coaches in the conversation said, "but it made me wonder about their evals [evaluations]. It's pretty obvious they've taken some chances and struck out."
How about 20-1, something in there? That seems more reasonable. But both Pregame.com and Bovada had LSU about fourth or fifth among the futures.
The real eye-popper, though, was Miami at 25-1. Twenty-five-to-1? That's level footing with Oklahoma and South Carolina, which seem a lot more reasonable. What are we missing?
"Maybe they're thinking the ACC could be that wide-open?" a coach said, participating with me in trying to solve the mystery.
Even at that, the ACC champ isn't necessarily a strong bet to play for, or win, the national title. The league hasn't been in the game since FSU in the 2000 season. (Miami, then with the Big East, was present in 2002.)
There are a lot of instances in which Vegas is smarter than I am, but this is a tough one to believe. The recruiting class is OK (currently 23rd, according to our RecruitingNation), the returning talent is OK -- but does OK amount to 25-1? Or the 50-1 neighborhood?
LSU is among the favorites to win the 2013 title? Seriously?
LSU is an early 10-1 or 12-1 to win next season's BCS National Championship, depending on where you look. That seems extremely generous for a team that's losing 10 players to the NFL draft. Several of those involved in the game agreed.
Nothing the Tigers did in 2012 really impressed, and that team had more talent than this year's will. On top of injuries, and there were a lot, discipline and cohesiveness were problematic. Remember when one lineman, senior Alex Hurst, just up and left the team?
"Those things happen in cycles, so it could flip," one of the coaches in the conversation said, "but it made me wonder about their evals [evaluations]. It's pretty obvious they've taken some chances and struck out."
How about 20-1, something in there? That seems more reasonable. But both Pregame.com and Bovada had LSU about fourth or fifth among the futures.
The real eye-popper, though, was Miami at 25-1. Twenty-five-to-1? That's level footing with Oklahoma and South Carolina, which seem a lot more reasonable. What are we missing?
"Maybe they're thinking the ACC could be that wide-open?" a coach said, participating with me in trying to solve the mystery.
Even at that, the ACC champ isn't necessarily a strong bet to play for, or win, the national title. The league hasn't been in the game since FSU in the 2000 season. (Miami, then with the Big East, was present in 2002.)
There are a lot of instances in which Vegas is smarter than I am, but this is a tough one to believe. The recruiting class is OK (currently 23rd, according to our RecruitingNation), the returning talent is OK -- but does OK amount to 25-1? Or the 50-1 neighborhood?
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Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:06 pm to 12th.Man
Aww frick...
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:06 pm to 12th.Man
Well we did beat A&M
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:07 pm to 12th.Man
quote:
It's pretty obvious they've taken some chances and struck out."
:kige:
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:08 pm to 12th.Man
SECW - 4
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:08 pm to 12th.Man
Impossible. We're going 3-9 next year according to the SECr.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:09 pm to 12th.Man
Yeah, we have a habit of playing superstar freshmen. Dwi.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:09 pm to Draconian Sanctions
have you guys going 8-4. Maybe 7-5.
This post was edited on 1/11/13 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:11 pm to 12th.Man
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It's pretty obvious they've taken some chances and struck out
is it? when 10 juniors are NFL ready??
how is that struck out?
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:12 pm to TideSatchel
LSU tends to play better when the players dont "expect" to win every game.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:13 pm to 12th.Man
holy shite tl, dr
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:13 pm to 12th.Man
quote:
Do you agree or disagree (and if so why) with this blog from Travis Haney that was posted on ESPN this morning?
LSU is among the favorites to win the 2013 title? Seriously?
LSU is an early 10-1 or 12-1 to win next season's BCS National Championship, depending on where you look. That seems extremely generous for a team that's losing 10 players to the NFL draft. Several of those involved in the game agreed.
Nothing the Tigers did in 2012 really impressed, and that team had more talent than this year's will. On top of injuries, and there were a lot, discipline and cohesiveness were problematic. Remember when one lineman, senior Alex Hurst, just up and left the team?
"Those things happen in cycles, so it could flip," one of the coaches in the conversation said, "but it made me wonder about their evals [evaluations]. It's pretty obvious they've taken some chances and struck out."
How about 20-1, something in there? That seems more reasonable. But both Pregame.com and Bovada had LSU about fourth or fifth among the futures.
The real eye-popper, though, was Miami at 25-1. Twenty-five-to-1? That's level footing with Oklahoma and South Carolina, which seem a lot more reasonable. What are we missing?
"Maybe they're thinking the ACC could be that wide-open?" a coach said, participating with me in trying to solve the mystery.
Even at that, the ACC champ isn't necessarily a strong bet to play for, or win, the national title. The league hasn't been in the game since FSU in the 2000 season. (Miami, then with the Big East, was present in 2002.)
There are a lot of instances in which Vegas is smarter than I am, but this is a tough one to believe. The recruiting class is OK (currently 23rd, according to our RecruitingNation), the returning talent is OK -- but does OK amount to 25-1? Or the 50-1 neighborhood?
That's one long post about LSU
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:15 pm to 12th.Man
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Nothing the Tigers did in 2012 really impressed
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:16 pm to TideSatchel
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have you guys going 8-4. Maybe 7-5.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:16 pm to TideSatchel
LSU tends to play better when the players dont "expect" to win every game.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:18 pm to lsu711
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Nothing the Tigers did in 2012 really impressed
well, that's pretty retarded....
LSU beat South Carolina and Texas A&M...
We had the National Champions on the ropes and nearly won the game...
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:23 pm to 12th.Man
Disagree. Les Miles still coaches there and he hasn't even employed an offensive coordinator for several years now.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:29 pm to 12th.Man
LSU will likely win 8 games in 2013...What title would that be ??
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:30 pm to 12th.Man
In between 15:1 and 20:1. I say 9-3.
Posted on 1/11/13 at 3:32 pm to PepaSpray
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Disagree. Les Miles still coaches there and he hasn't even employed an offensive coordinator for several years now.
And yet he goes toe to toe with Bama.
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