re: It's not the losses...it's HOW LSU has lost.

I don't disagree with much of your post. It's solid. But this:

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even a young team should not get its doors blown off like that, when it has the talent we supposedly have. 

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simply isn't true.

See Saban's defending NC squad getting blown out by 30 to Georgia in 04 in his 5th year as an example. And that team wasn't nearly as young as this year.

The defending SEC Champ team in 02 was blown out by Auburn and Bama. Those were ugly ugly losses. Even the UT bowl game was pretty bad for a coach that is supposedly unbeatable with a month to prepare (last year's OU squad would beg to differ).

Hell, the 01 SEC Championship team itself had the most complete beatdown I've ever seen in Tiger Stadium against Spurrier and Grossman.


We aren't a good team right now. Bad teams get beat by good teams. Bad.

Unfortunately, the West is filled with good teams this year, Iincluding the two that "embarassed" us.

It likely won't be the last time it happens this year either.

The test is how the team responds and builds toward next year when the rest of the West is rebuilding.

We'll see then if the doomsdayers are right.