Aurora Borealis

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They had all that last season and we faired pretty well. I like our chances.

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LSU once again will be fielding an unproven offense. I know that you've got Cameron, but he can't do it all alone.

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That's the big difference. LSU's defense should be improved, and Auburn's offense will look different and could be better. Auburn's defense has gotten a few upgrades as well. My main point is that the good Auburn teams have managed to beat the good LSU teams in Jordan Hare (2004, 2006, 2010). A bad team managed to compete with a decent LSU team in 2012.

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Maybe...

Our offense thrives in a dome setting, though.

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Both years (2010 & 2013) that a Malzahn-led Auburn offense has appeared in the championship, they've scored 8 touchdowns, which is pretty darn impressive. :bow:

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LSU was in the hunt in 2010 until we lost to Arkansas the final game

LSU was in the hunt and made it to the title game in 2011

LSU was in the hunt in 2012 until we collapsed on the final drive against Alabama at home. They probably go to the title game and face Notre Dame

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LSU was in the hunt in 2006 too.
In 2010, TCU was ranked #3 and undefeated. Even if Auburn had lost the Iron Bowl, I think they still would have won the division and gone to the SEC Championship for a shot at redemption.

2012 Georgia would have given LSU serious trouble in the SEC Championship game.

The 2011 season is part of the 4 year pattern (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015). It's like LSU only gets the breaks every 4 seasons. All programs have room for improvement. LSU could improve to the point where they didn't depend on getting the "breaks" as much.

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along with the best defensive coordinator.

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That's homerism at its finest. When healthy, the Gators have fielded the best defense the past 2 seasons. What David Shaw did in the offense-centric PAC 12 was equally impressive to Chavis' work the past 2 years.

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Georgia has had some terrible luck whereas some other SEC teams to win titles during the Richt years have had some great luck. Nothing you can do about that

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It wouldn't have had to come down to luck if they'd placed greater emphasis on the defensive side of the ball the past few seasons. A healthy Georgia has had a championship caliber offense the past 2 years, but they've lacked a championship caliber defense or strong special teams.

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You have beaten Saban since entering the SEC. You haven't come close to beating Miles. I'm great with Miles.

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Sumlin has fared better versus Saban's Alabama than Les Miles has. 1-1 > 3-5.

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Did he win a national championship the next year?

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2 losses won't cut it this time, and neither 2006 or 2013 LSU won their divisions.

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I assume that's the response you took out the popcorn for.

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Hi

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Greetings. How's the weather looking over there?

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I'd like to get an unbiased discussion of if Gus has had the best season he will ever have while at Auburn. I'm not trying to suggest that Gus isn't a good coach, or that he won't field many elite teams. All I am wondering is if Auburn will ever have as good of a season as this past one with Gus at the helm.

Thoughts?

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If his program places enough emphasis on defense, then they can do better than last season. They'll need to deal with the Arkansas, LSU, and Georgia bug though.