re: Vandy win more impresssive than you think

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Did you watch the game 9. Do you really think having watched some of the mind numbing passes and unforced errors we made that it really should have been that hard.

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Yes, I did watch the game. And yes, we did make some mind-numbing passes and unforced errors. You know why? I'll let you in on a little secret: we aren't that good. We're better than we were last year and, if we put it all together, can upset a team here and there. But at a fundamental level, we are like another other decent but not elite team- inconsistent and at times prone to turnovers and lapses in scoring.

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To me a Vegas spread is irrelevant.

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That's too bad. It's a good indication of what the rest of the unbiased money thinks of the two teams involved. If I see my team is an underdog on the road and we win, I'm pretty happy.

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I think sometimes we rationalize more than we need to out of our loyalty and fandom.

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I think this goes the other way, too. I root hard for the Tigers and watch every game. I want us to go 32-0 but I know we're a flawed team. You say a lot of these issues are fixable but probably everyone outside of the top 10 teams in the country are struggling with poor passing, bad decisions, suspect coaching at times. In other words, the other 290+ Div-I teams struggle with inconsistency too.

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Geaux Tigers!!

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Finally, something we can agree on. Listen, I enjoy watch LSU basketball and I'm so glad they're relevant in the SEC again. My first instinct after an overtime win on the road as an underdog is to celebrate- not come on to a message board and vent my frustrations about a poor performance.