re: LSU is a legit national title contender. ESPN has them 5th in the SEC right now

LSU has as much talent as anyone so, yes, they are a national title contender.

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The spread in talent is so thin at the top of the conference that the team picked 5th in the preseason could easily be a couple of bounces or breaks away from finishing first. There isn't a clear dominant team this year so it's not that unreasonable to lump the top 5 in as NC contenders.

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This is true.

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LSU is not a national title contender.

I like the schedule, I think we could make a run at Atlanta.

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You say this like it's 1998.

It's 2014. SEC West Title = National Title.

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LSU will contend next year

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I thought this until I realized we'll be losing 3 or 4 offensive linemen after this year. Everywhere else looks stacked, but no year is perfect. If we're good enough to win it all in '15 or '16 we're good enough to win it this year. We don't even know what the team will look like in '16.

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Could A&M surprise everyone and push for the west

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No