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Biggest fluke seasons

Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:11 pm
Posted by Mithridates6
Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:11 pm
What seasons come to mind when you think of a team that managed to win much more than it "should" have?
For me:
2008 Alabama- A good team, but Saban hadn't built up the talent and depth back up to championship levels. Should have lost to LSU but were saved by interceptions and also struggled against UK and Old Mrs. Gave Florida a good game in Atlanta, then got exposed by Utah

2010 LSU- Except for a few games, the offense was beyond putrid, it made the 2011 unit look prolific. Beat a pathetic Tennessee team at home after the game was seemingly over bc the Vols had 13 men on the field. Actually finished 11-2.

2011 Auburn- The bottom should have fallen out for Chizik this year instead of 2012, but somehow they managed to go 8-5 including an upset of a very good SCar team. All their losses were blowouts and most of their wins were very close. The next season they went 3-9 (0-12 in the SEC)

2012 Florida- Very good defense, but the offense was mostly putrid. Somehow they managed to go 11-1 including a miracle blocked punt to beat Louisiana-Lafayette before getting wrecked by Teddy Bridgewater and Louisville in the bowl

2013 Auburn- Great offense, but had two miracle wins with the kick six and the prayer at Jordan-Hare en route to finishing 12-2 after losing a close BCS title game
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 7:12 pm
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
70890 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:14 pm to
In before 2019 LSU
Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:14 pm to
2019 lsu - Poor defense. Most down year of college football from 2010-2020. 2ish loss team most other years
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
52307 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:16 pm to
Imagine going 8-5 in

quote:

Most down year of college football from 2010-2020.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
59587 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:17 pm to
Any season not making the sec championship when your qb wins the heisman
Posted by cas4t
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70890 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:18 pm to
Your post doesn’t count because i said in before
This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 1:34 am
Posted by OrangeEmpire
Parts Unknown
Member since Feb 2020
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:19 pm to
1997 Georgia comes to mind.

Posted by WilliamTaylor21
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:19 pm to
Pretty much every A1abana Championship is built on some other teams losing (Auburn/Wisconsin/OSU) - very flukey.
Posted by Tigerpride18
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:19 pm to
Hey Daniel, how do you sign up for the Lsu thread notification. I can't figure it out
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:20 pm to
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Poor defense


Imagine only managing 1-score against a "poor defense" and giving up a safety to a "poor defense".



quote:

Most down year of college football from 2010-2020


Imagine going 8-5 (4-4 in conference) during the "most down year of college football from 2010-2020".

and paying your head coach $75 million for the privilege.

This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 3:23 pm
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
79975 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:21 pm to
2007 LSU, but then again anyone that won the title that season could say that.
Posted by TT9
Global warming
Member since Sep 2008
82952 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:27 pm to
quote:

2019 LSU
and it isn't even close. Amazing what a functioning offense will do.

Glad that wizard is in Carolina.
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
52307 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:28 pm to
quote:

Glad that wizard is in Carolina.


Hell yeah and we hired a former NFL head coach to replace him.
Posted by Glorious
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Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:29 pm to
quote:

Pretty much every A1abana Championship is built on some other teams losing (Auburn/Wisconsin/OSU) - very flukey.


Which OSU?








Thank you state of Iowa
Posted by TT9
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

hired a fired NFL head coach
Posted by sjmabry
Texas
Member since Aug 2013
18495 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

texag7
Posted by cajunbama
Metairie
Member since Jan 2007
30949 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:31 pm to
2019 LSU and it’s not even close. College football as whole hasn’t been down as much since 2007.
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
52307 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:31 pm to
quote:

hired a fired NFL head coach


Idk, Saban hired him too so he must've thought he was pretty decent.
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 3:41 pm
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
79975 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:31 pm to
quote:

Pretty much every A1abana Championship is built on some other teams losing (Auburn/Wisconsin/OSU) - very flukey.


Agreed, Alabama's last 5 titles were built on some other team losing.

2009 - t.u.
2011 - LSU
2012 - Notre Dame
2015 - Clemson
2017 - Georgia
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
52307 posts
Posted on 5/21/20 at 3:32 pm to
Imagine going 11-2 when

quote:

College football as whole hasn’t been down as much since 2007.
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