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re: Is the SEC West about to be impossible?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:26 am to TideSatchel
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:26 am to TideSatchel
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But LSU has been tredning the wrong direction the last year or so and lost a lot more than the rest of the conference to the draft this year. Plus, they're wedged right between Freeze's Ole Miss and Sumlin's A&M, both blossoming powers, which won't help their out of state recruiting.
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Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:27 am to TideSatchel
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I see LSU and Auburn as the teams most at risk in the new order of the West. Auburn because of Saban obviously. But LSU has been tredning the wrong direction the last year or so and lost a lot more than the rest of the conference to the draft this year. Plus, they're wedged right between Freeze's Ole Miss and Sumlin's A&M, both blossoming powers, which won't help their out of state recruiting.
i can sum this entire post up with one word.....wishful thinking
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:35 am to Choctaw
Not really. It's kind of funny how LSU fans react that way every time someone gives an opinion that doesn't have LSU in the top 5 for the rest of all time. I honestly think there's a major realignment on the horizon. JMHO.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:36 am to TideSatchel
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Not really. It's kind of funny how LSU fans react that way every time someone gives an opinion that doesn't have LSU in the top 5 for the rest of all time. I honestly think there's a major realignment on the horizon. JMHO.
oh yeah?....well.....well.............frick you
and ofcourse bama just happens to be left out of this "major realignment"
This post was edited on 1/18/13 at 8:37 am
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:37 am to Choctaw
Yeah, we have Saban.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:39 am to TideSatchel
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Not really. It's kind of funny how LSU fans react that way every time someone gives an opinion that doesn't have LSU in the top 5 for the rest of all time. I honestly think there's a major realignment on the horizon. JMHO.
@ Bama fans talking about someone else's entitlement. There's no reason at all to think LSU is declining. You're simply projecting what you want to happen. Anytime someone says they "honestly believe" something, that's your first clue that they are completely full of shite.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:40 am to TideSatchel
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Yeah, we have Saban.
And we have Les, who is one of the top 5 or 6 coaches in the country.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:41 am to TideSatchel
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Yeah, we have Saban.
so? this isn't an arkansas fan you're talking to.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:41 am to SwaggerCopter
quote:When was it not?
Is the SEC West about to be impossible?
The SECW didn't get tougher when you guys came over. It was already tough as hell.
The only thing you guys did is NOT dilute it.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:42 am to TideSatchel
quote:Are you fricking serious?
I see LSU and Auburn as the teams most at risk in the new order of the West. Auburn because of Saban obviously. But LSU has been tredning the wrong direction the last year or so and lost a lot more than the rest of the conference to the draft this year. Plus, they're wedged right between Freeze's Ole Miss and Sumlin's A&M, both blossoming powers, which won't help their out of state recruiting. Should be an interesting year next year IMO.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:52 am to TideSatchel
quote:we are a prevent defense away from playing in the BCS title game.
I see LSU and Auburn as the teams most at risk in the new order of the West.
At risk?
quote:see above
But LSU has been tredning the wrong direction the last year
quote:we just beat both of those teams.
wedged right between Freeze's Ole Miss and Sumlin's A&M, both blossoming powers
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:53 am to Draconian Sanctions
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At least we've backed it up with three of the last four national titles
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:53 am to Draconian Sanctions
yeah, but no one is in Saban's class, that much is obvious. I don't think LSU is headed for complete irrelevance or anything. I'm just saying, it will be a dogfight with some of these up and coming programs. keep in mind LSU was a couple plays away from being a. 5 loss team this year. and it's unlikely LSU will be as good next year as they were this year, while ole miss and a&m will both be improved. I really don't think it's unreasonable to think LSU finishes behind those programs next year, and from there, who knows?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 8:57 am to TideSatchel
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I really don't think it's unreasonable to think LSU finishes behind those programs next year
LSU loses 1 to UGA and its a rematch in the SECCG. how's that for a prediction?
which is more reasonable....mine? or LSU finishing 4th in the West?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:00 am to Choctaw
I think both are possible. But if I were handicapping it, I definitely think 4th or 5th is more likely for LSU than your 1 loss prediction. As I said, a lot of teams in the west will be better next year. It's highly unlikely LSU will be one of those teams.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:03 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Bama fans talking about someone else's entitlement.
I think we've earned that sense of entitlement, don't you?
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:08 am to RollTide1987
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I think we've earned that sense of entitlement, don't you?
Absolutely not. Everyone is 0-0 for 2013
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:10 am to TideSatchel
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LSU was a couple plays away from being a. 5 loss team this year
We were also a few plays from being undefeated. You were a few plays from 3 losses. See how easy that is?
We've been recruiting like gangbusters and still have a great staff. You're basing this on nothing but hopes and dreams.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:11 am to TideSatchel
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As I said, a lot of teams in the west will be better next year. It's highly unlikely LSU will be one of those teams.
like who? A&M, bama, and LSU all lose a lot. but LSU has more freshmen and sophomores with much more significant playing time.
like i said...wishful thinking. bama could just as easily end up 3rd in the West....you were 90 seconds away from that spot last season.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:12 am to Roaad
I think the point on LSU is they clearly weren't as strong this year as they were the year prior. The 2011 LSU team seemed to dominate everyone outside of Bama. This year you lost 3 and got really pushed by several other teams. Now you have lost an awful lot of talent to the draft.
Does LSU have a ton of talent? Sure. Have they recruited well? Absolutely. Miles is still a great coach, even if he is a weirdo that makes some stupid decisions. I just think it is valid to say that LSU may not be so invincible anymore and cracks are showing. The point of this thread is the margin for error in the SEC West is paper thin and thus a team can quickly fall. It doesn't help that you have a brutal schedule this year either, easily the toughest in the SEC. If LSU loses a couple games early the wheels could come off as all the championship hopes go out the window and the schedule remains merciless. Just look at it.
LSU starts with the TCU game which you should win but you need to show up and be ready. TCU is a very well coached team and they won't be intimidated. You also get Kent State at home which you should win as well but they were a quality team last year. Then the fun begins. After getting Auburn you play at UGA, State, Florida, and at Ole Miss in consecutive weeks and still have Bama and A&M on the schedule.
LSU may well roll on through it like butter but make no mistake, that's a real gauntlet that is rougher than what the rest of the West has.
Does LSU have a ton of talent? Sure. Have they recruited well? Absolutely. Miles is still a great coach, even if he is a weirdo that makes some stupid decisions. I just think it is valid to say that LSU may not be so invincible anymore and cracks are showing. The point of this thread is the margin for error in the SEC West is paper thin and thus a team can quickly fall. It doesn't help that you have a brutal schedule this year either, easily the toughest in the SEC. If LSU loses a couple games early the wheels could come off as all the championship hopes go out the window and the schedule remains merciless. Just look at it.
LSU starts with the TCU game which you should win but you need to show up and be ready. TCU is a very well coached team and they won't be intimidated. You also get Kent State at home which you should win as well but they were a quality team last year. Then the fun begins. After getting Auburn you play at UGA, State, Florida, and at Ole Miss in consecutive weeks and still have Bama and A&M on the schedule.
LSU may well roll on through it like butter but make no mistake, that's a real gauntlet that is rougher than what the rest of the West has.
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