Realistically, how often should a Football Program like LSU win a Championship?

Be in serious contention 2 out of 4 years on a cycle at minimum.

I don't think it's the lack of championships. It's being mediocre at best since 2011

Once we get a new head coach I'll get back to you on this.

At the very least a program like LSU should make a major bowl every three years. The drought we are in right now is really unacceptable considering the amount of NFL players on a roster right now.

I think every 4-6 years but your program should be relevant even if you're not winning the ship. You should never be tied for 5th in a 7 team division

Name a team of LSU's caliber that has gotten beaten soundly by every team in their division with exception of 1 team (A&M) the last two years. I'll hang up and listen.

Historically speaking that's damn good. The problem is for one the steady decline from contending for a division crown to fighting for a 3-4th place finish. Second it's the stagnant offense every year. Miles hasn't adapted and he should have recognized what the program needs and that's a good offensive product on the field. Miles has won a lot he recruits well and reps the program and state well. Imo he should've promoted change if not schematically then just more balance and creativity and he shouldn't have allowed Harris to have the starting job gift wrapped. With the offensive woes last season I I ya gotta reopen the competition and play both qbs in live action like many coaches did.

At least twice a year.
-The Rant's expectation

Contending every few year and reaching the playoff multiple times a decade is clearly doable here, so anything less shouldn't be accepted.

We will inevitably go through stretches where we don't as every top program does, but that should balance out with decades where we do better than what you mentioned

List of all final AP polls so you can get a reference historically of how often we have been playoff caliber

Would've been in "playoff discussion" (top 10):
34: #8
37: #2
38: #8
46: #8
49: #9
58: #1
59: #3
61: #4
62: #7
64: #7
65:#8
69: #10
70: #7
71: #11
72: #11
82: #11
86: #10
87: #5
01: #7
03: #2
05: #6
06: #3
07: #1
10: #8
11: #2

-had to include years #11(3), one away bugged me.
-this is post bowl season so bowl losses could have dropped us out when we would have been in hypothetical playoff
-90s would have been only decade we never contended, highest finishes 96: #12, 97: #13

This is by no means perfect, but a decent way to gauge our program historically

We've finished in the top 10 roughly 30% of the 82 AP polls even with the 90s slump. With our current brand being among the blue bloods I think we should definitely not settle for 4+ year stretches without a serious run at the playoff if not an actual appearance.

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Realistically, how often should a Football Program like LSU win a Championship?

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Rather than put a cycle on it... how about we play efficiently for an entire season where if we lose, its due to superior opposition and not due to a lack of coaching ability.

I for one do not expect LSU to ever win a championship again. I do however, expect our coaches to put together successful and CURRENT game plans that wine executed, work and put us in the position to win every game.