re: What was everyone saying about Miles during/after the 2008 season

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Plus, we beat Auburn, Miss State, and nearly upset a top 5 Bama team.

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Even with a bad defense and great run game, you cannot expect to win games throwing 16 ints in 8 games. With Perriloux, we beat UGA and Bama. Lee threw 2 pick 6s against UGA (we lost by 14), and one against Bama (lost in overtime). He threw three ints against UGA, and 4 against Bama. Any defense that can get you the win after something like that, is a miracle worker. Contrary to popular belief, only our secondary was bad. We were 17th in the country in run defense. Giving up only 110 ypg.

Let's not count out the 31-30 loss to Arkansas as well. IMO with Perriloux, we win 3 more games that year, which would have taken us to 10-2 and probably in a rematch with Florida in the SECCG.

Having to start Lee completely RUINED that year. UGA 2 pick 6s, 14 points, Bama pick 6, 7 points, overtime. Arkansas, I'm pretty sure he would have done better than 9/21. While JJ did score twice through the air with no turnovers, Perriloux would have waxed that Arkansas defense. We lost by one freaking point.

It's so frustrating how one player can completely cause a chain reaction of epic suckage for an entire year. Same with Mathieu in 2012. We beat Bama with Mathieu, I'm sure of it. We lost by 11 to UF, and one magic punt return or forced scoop and score, could have changed the whole dynamic of that game against UF.

people can call LSU lucky, but I think we are very unlucky. The only real luck I see, was all those teams fall those last two weeks in 2007. Beyond that, we've been unlucky.