re: LSU's decline after the 1 year wonder....

2011: 13-1
2003: 13-1

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You have never had a season like last year in recent history.

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Only two teams have ever gone 15-0

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2011: 13-1
2003: 13-1

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Thank you for confirming my point.

15-0 where practically nobody even gave you a close game is heads and shoulders better.

Your 2019 team will be in the discussion of greatest teams/seasons of ALL TIME. None of the previous LSU teams will be in such a conversation.

Hence at this point last year was a "blip."

I think it's a lot of factors honestly.

1-we lost almost the entire starting group. That's hard to overcome for anyone without a dropoff of some sort

2-Pelini seems to have no idea how to matchup with modern offenses. I wasn't keen on the hire but never expected this as even a worst case scenario.

3-mentally not prepared or really engaged at all. It's called the championship hangover. While you'd think the new players would want their own legacy it appears not, at least this year. Schools that completely reload and turn off noise of the past like Clemson and Bama are not that common. That's a tribute to their leadership on the coaching level

4-talent or more to say experienced or enough of. Remember the excuses USC had about their penalties from the Bush case about the lack of depth and numbers
? Our roster is at 70 recruited scholarship players which is about what USC was working with. Of the 70, most are very young with little experience and some are busts, which happens everywhere, without numbers to make up for it. And defensively in particular, the personnel wasn't recruited for the scheme they're playing

5-coaching. It's not good. Effort and scheme are coaching issues

6-the issues in the country. It's a factor for every school whether admitted or not. Some of these kids are actually intelligent and think about social, medical and political issues. This year has been ripe with concerns on all fronts. It only makes sense some of these kids aren't in that football mentality.

7-natural progression of college football. Oklahoma is average. The entire SEC, sans UGA, can't stop anyone. All 3 major conferences are down this year and it's hard to fathom with all that's going on that it's a coincidence. Even Clemson hasn't looked that great. Upsets galore. 2007 was a year like this. The7poo up every now and again where just when you think you've got it figured out, something big happens and changes the narrative again. Outside of maybe Clemson(of teams playing currently) I don't see any team going through the regular season without losing.

All in all, it's just one of those "frick it" years where everything seems to be going bad at the same time. As long as it's just this one year I can deal with it.

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Where is Mizzou, since they led to this argument?

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Scattering like roaches

Because he knows I'm right.

No one has had a season like LSU did last year. 15-0 beating seven top 10 teams

Did they pass out little cards with that line on it for you guys to recite every time someone laughs at your current ineptitude?

Actually both the team last year and the amount of talent and coaches lost are both an aberration.

Calling a program that’s won 3 national titles in the last 20 years a one hit wonder is pretty silly. I mean, I’d rather get there and win it than go every year and get blown out. Or be like 11 of the other 14 SEC teams and not make the playoffs at all.

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silly. I mean, I’d rather get there and win it than go every year and get blown out.

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Did you manage to say this with a straight face?

Well fair enough.