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LSU had $50 million to spend on the roster, we could not get both our O and our D up to CFP level for 2026

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They have 40.

And thats plenty enough

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will get your arse beat

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Real men don't live in Oxford MS, so I doubt this.

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Neither of these teams could have beaten the Sooners

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It took the sooner a miracle to beat LSU at home who has an interim coach

Recruiting is going to be minimally impacted if Texas A&M wins this game probably not impacted at all and people need to realize now more than ever with the SEC having to play nine freaking in conference games and happen to play one power four outside of conference game and not having a terrible middle and bottom of conference like the Big Ten does, we need perception of conference strength more now than ever or it's going to be painful and getting to the playoffs as an SEC team will require as much luck as it does skill in the future.

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I don't know what the love with Johnson was.

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The love was very simple.

Despite LSU consistently FINISHING with NOT Top 5 recruiting classes, the losers on here (including some in the local media) just couldn't stop themselves from propagating narratives that were not supported with evidence to stick their heads in the sand.

Even if you pulled the roster and looked at the overall rankings once the transfer class got factored in, it wasn't anything near the old LSU standard.

It's the same thing every time. People bring up good points, everyone else calls them overly critical, etc. and then we end up in these situations.

Brian Kelly could have brought in half of Woodlawns team and some on here would be clamoring for future titles.

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3 losses is still 3 losses.

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help me understand this logic.

There's 119 teams or so...

but 3 losses with one being to a team in the CG that you already beat is still 3 losses.



I swear yall want to see these conferences break up and everyone go play Louisiana College every week.

No. No you dont.

The CFP has just made it very, very clear.

He doesnt want the be in the playoffs putting himself in a position to get the score ran up on

You have to keep it close. If UGA scores again your out of the playoff.

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My God... we LSU fans are delusional.

Sumrall has raised the standard at Tulane to a level that even he probably couldnt consistently maintain, just like Saban did at Bama after NIL hit.

It's very similar, but... as always...

the same geniuses that defended Kelly year after year, etc etc... you read anything someone says that isn't pure glaze as some insult or unjust criticism instead of objectively viewing what they are saying.

The amount of things that it took for Tulane to make it to the playoffs this year is a once in a lifetime event.

Baker going in behind Sumrall would have been the same as Deboer going in behind Saban, except Baker didn't take Washington to the playoffs, nor does he have a built resume in head coaching prior to this Tulane gig.

In addition to that, which head coaches has he learned from? Eli? BK? Say what you want about Kiffin, but Kiffin himself has worked with the best of the best and seems to have the two most important things down, which are systems and culture.

So, again, I think this is an all around win for Baker. He has an opportunity , not just to win a national title at LSU now and become a National Title Winning DC, but he also has the opportunity to learn what Kiffin has learned from others and also what Kiffin has come up with on his own (from a culture, and HC decision making process).

When he does decide to go be a head coach, hopefully he'll get a gig in a P4 conference like Aranda did... and at least be able to float above water.

With that said, NIL will be interesting moving forward. I don't know how much LSU promised Lane, but I was told that Penn State of all places just promised the Iowa State HC 30 mil in NIL per year.

So, this is just the beginning of whether or not the LSU backers will have the commitment to stay above the game.