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re: Discussion: Is 2019 LSU the greatest team of all time?
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:00 pm to WilliamTaylor21
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:00 pm to WilliamTaylor21
I mean I think you can certainly make the argument.
LSU's 2019 resume looks stronger by virtue of the newer system we are in today..
*We now play 12 regular season games, but back through 2001, it was just 11.
*2001 Miami and 1995 Nebraska were in an era before their conferences had Championship Games.
*The playoff adds an extra semifinal game that was not played back in the day.
All of these changes allowed LSU to play 3 extra games against highly ranked teams that those other teams just didn't have the opportunity to play.
That doesn't necessarily mean that 2019 LSU was better or more dominant than 1995 Nebraska or 2001 Miami. I think 2019 LSU certainly played the toughest slate of games of any prior National Champion. They were the most tested, for sure. But that doesn't mean they were necessarily "better"... those other teams just didn't have as much opportunity to prove themselves because of the system they played in back in the day.
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I mean LSU's 2019 resume isn't all that different than Auburn's 2010 resume.
2019 LSU ultimately beat the #2, #4, #6, #7, #8, #14, and #25 teams in the Final AP Top 25 (7 teams)
2010 Auburn ultimately beat the #3, #8, #10, #12, #15, #22, and #22 teams in the Final AP Top 25 (also 7 teams)
2019 LSU was 15-0... 2010 Auburn was 14-0. But that also means Auburn played just as many Top 25 teams despite one fewer game... a higher concentration of tough opponents.
Both 2010 Auburn and 2019 LSU won the SEC and National Titles. Both produced a Heisman Trophy winning QB. Both had an OC win the Broyles Award, etc.
I mean the resumes of 2019 LSU and 2010 Auburn are actually pretty close. With that said, I don't think anyone puts that 2010 Auburn team as one of the greatest to ever play the game, but if you are going to go off of just resume, then 2010 Auburn is more decorated and proven than both 1995 Nebraska and 2001 Miami.
So the point is, just because a team has a strong resume doesn't mean its the best ever. It's not only about the resume.
LSU's 2019 resume looks stronger by virtue of the newer system we are in today..
*We now play 12 regular season games, but back through 2001, it was just 11.
*2001 Miami and 1995 Nebraska were in an era before their conferences had Championship Games.
*The playoff adds an extra semifinal game that was not played back in the day.
All of these changes allowed LSU to play 3 extra games against highly ranked teams that those other teams just didn't have the opportunity to play.
That doesn't necessarily mean that 2019 LSU was better or more dominant than 1995 Nebraska or 2001 Miami. I think 2019 LSU certainly played the toughest slate of games of any prior National Champion. They were the most tested, for sure. But that doesn't mean they were necessarily "better"... those other teams just didn't have as much opportunity to prove themselves because of the system they played in back in the day.
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I mean LSU's 2019 resume isn't all that different than Auburn's 2010 resume.
2019 LSU ultimately beat the #2, #4, #6, #7, #8, #14, and #25 teams in the Final AP Top 25 (7 teams)
2010 Auburn ultimately beat the #3, #8, #10, #12, #15, #22, and #22 teams in the Final AP Top 25 (also 7 teams)
2019 LSU was 15-0... 2010 Auburn was 14-0. But that also means Auburn played just as many Top 25 teams despite one fewer game... a higher concentration of tough opponents.
Both 2010 Auburn and 2019 LSU won the SEC and National Titles. Both produced a Heisman Trophy winning QB. Both had an OC win the Broyles Award, etc.
I mean the resumes of 2019 LSU and 2010 Auburn are actually pretty close. With that said, I don't think anyone puts that 2010 Auburn team as one of the greatest to ever play the game, but if you are going to go off of just resume, then 2010 Auburn is more decorated and proven than both 1995 Nebraska and 2001 Miami.
So the point is, just because a team has a strong resume doesn't mean its the best ever. It's not only about the resume.
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Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:20 pm to BHMKyle
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I mean LSU's 2019 resume isn't all that different than Auburn's 2010 resume.
2019 LSU ultimately beat the #2, #4, #6, #7, #8, #14, and #25 teams in the Final AP Top 25 (7 teams)
2010 Auburn ultimately beat the #3, #8, #10, #12, #15, #22, and #22 teams in the Final AP Top 25 (also 7 teams)
2019 LSU was 15-0... 2010 Auburn was 14-0. But that also means Auburn played just as many Top 25 teams despite one fewer game... a higher concentration of tough opponents.
do you not see a glaring difference between these two resumes...or are you intentionally dismissing it?
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