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I think that pretty much sums up my argument. They are not even competitive at HOME. You start winning at home and you can fill up the arena. JUST WIN BABY! Bring me back some Al Davis... the Raiddders!
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Just comparing the HOME COURT advantage. Kansas is not great on the road over the past 23 seasons but good enough to go dancing EVERY single year! WW2 would make that happen for our Tigers! Look what he is doing currently at NCState. They got beat up yesterday but they are top 20 team.

BTW: I have a kid that graduated from LSU and is doing some faith-based work at the University of Kansas. ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK. What's LSU got? That's pretty cool but the football team needs an upgrade. LOL
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When Will Wade comes back and brings LSU on the cusp of greatness once again I will give a care. The Matt McMahon regime is 4 seasons in and w little to no upward trajectory. The conference record is atrocious. At some point you have to move on..... We need better players and also players that will stay healthy for a season. I'm ready to move on..... Amazingly the administration is treating Men's basketball like Women's volleyball. Both sports would fill up the PMAC if they were competitive year in and year out.
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Had a good friend and his family who live in Houston go w me to the LSU vs UofH football game. Their 1st ever bowl football game live! As an LSU fan I was just hoping they would compete well and somehow figure out how to win another close game this season. With nothing but pride on the line for LSU they brought their A game (IMHO). The game literally went down to the last meaningful play w 1 minute left (onside kick) AND we had 2 chances (both receivers) to recover the ball! After watching replay on TV earlier this New Year's Eve I got to thinking - when have I seen a more competitive game in the last 4-5 years? I recall LSU vs ALA in 2022 that was at home and in the middle of the season which was an electric atmosphere. The game against UofH had opt outs galore for LSU and it was basically a home game for Houston. Despite all that this game will probably end up being best non-playoff bowl game in 2025. Good job Tigers. Way to represent! Hopefully w better players and coaching in 2026 we can win more of these close games.
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for Nuss to flip the script and play in Texas Bowl. Now he will go down infamously in LSU history as the only QB to "opt out" of playing in not 1 but 2 bowl games! Looking back I wish he would have played against KState then we wouldn't have had to watch him endure a horrible Senior season due to injury, etc. Still pulling for him as a professional. Touch ending to his career. Go make some money and make us Tiger fans proud.
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Bottom line is you have to score from 3 pt line in today's basketball. If you can't fill it up from 3 you ain't winning. McMahon hasn't learned that yet and it's why LSU needs Will Wade back at the helm. He knows how to win! Geaux Tigers!

Ole Miss said not NO but hell NO to him coaching in playoffs. Tulane is apparently ok w allowing their coach to continue coaching in playoffs even though similar situations. Kiffin is even allowing his offensive coordinator to continue coaching Ole Miss in playoffs. Props to him..... Oh yeah - keep hauling in those #1 recruits while you're at it. Geaux Tigers!

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why not with Lane as the coach? College Football is the Wild West of sports. $10MM contracts for coaches, $MM contracts for players, etc. Have him start recruiting right away for LSU. Maybe drag a few players w him along the way - especially QB! Could be a 1st in college football. LSU does like to set the standard.....

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He was pretty much damned if he did and damned if he didn't. At some point MVP ..... I mean MVB was destined to get his shot at playing time. Kelly would have looked like a dumbass by not playing him all along. He probably didn't want to hang around and get beat up by the media again - seeing as he was already sensitive about the Tigers issues w offensive line and play calling and QB play NOT to mention the horrendous FAIL w defending a running QB all season. He was just beyond HOPE and pretty much ready for a long VAC. Maybe we can hire him back for 1 season - WINNER take all. LSU wins BIG and he gets to keep his job. Otherwise ZERO payout. That's the way this should be going down negotiating for LSU. :spank:

Hindsight is what it is but man just a change in QB's at any point earlier in the season could have been a MAJOR improvement in LSU's record. We had chances to beat Ole Miss, Ala, and Vandy w the way our defense played in those games - especially in 4th qtr. Offensively we were anemic mainly b/c Nuss was ineffective (i.e. hurt). The long run by Van Buren in 4th qtr on Sat. against Ark. was proof enough for me. He also made some accurate throws far down the field and he also helped open up the running game. Those 2 things were missing all season. Offensive line was pushing Arky defensive line down the field BIG time on that last drive. Kelly should have made the move but didn't. Cost him his job and legacy. Sad.
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Tigers could NOT run very well last season but they sure could pass the football. Having all those veteran (and now professional) guys on the front line was much better than above average - similar to AtM in 2025.
This year is a work-in-progress w all the new guys and transfers. Kelly knew going into the season this was going to be his achilles heel especially w a non-running QB. It cost him his job by not changing out QB's or philosophy when it was apparent that pass blocking was not happening. We should be running the football. Having a running QB would help. Otherwise - we won't beat Ala. or Ok. or Ark. Nuss can contribute if he's healthy but at this point I'm changing my entire offensive philosophy. We still have speedsters that can get behind the defense when needed. RUN THE FOOTBALL! Let it happen.
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