re: Reasons for the bowl selection...

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Other than the tie ins, the BCS selection rules and team records, what else played into LSU's bowl...

-the way we played this season?
-the way we played in last year's bowl ?

What else could we have done other than win to affect the outcome?

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In an effort to be as objective as possible, this is what I think. Bowls are about a lot of things - one of the chief considerations the networks have is ratings. Reality is, this year and back to 1/9 forward, LSU has been about as exciting to watch play football as watching paint dry. I don't care if we struggled our way to a 10-2 record, our offense has all but stunk. It hasn't been pretty or fun to watch, week in, week out. Those who consider ratings would have to be considering that factor. No excitement = low ratings.

What else could we have done other than win?
IMO, we could have hired a real OC, fixed the red zone problem, and presented an exciting offense that was in line with the talent LSU has at its disposal, regardless of injuries, suspensions, and other intangibles. All teams have those. Good teams manage to plug in the gaps sooner rather than later. One dimensional offense does not build ratings.