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Really true. Idiots on this board actually expected a first year head coach with a first year OC and playing over 30 freshmen with 12 having to start to win the national championship.

Wrong.

I think even the O-Critics wanted the following to feel good, realistically:

10-12 wins, in the SECC hunt but knowing UA and AU would be tough competitors
Hiring an Aranda-level OC with an innovative offense, and letting him coach
Probably losing to Bama, maybe Auburn and/or Florida, but beating the rest
Guice being a Top 5-10 Back
Solid Bowl Showing
Top 10 recruiting class with the Surtain lock

That was a realistic "good" season that was indicated based on Miles being the problem. That would have been better than average and shown improvement, while not being unreachable. Instead:

9 wins
Hiring Canada who was either not a fit personally or philosophically or both, and wasting buyout money and time
Losing to Troy, MSU, and Bama
Guice having a subpar season, not used effectively
Poor Bowl Showing against a rather blah opponent
#14 Recruiting Class and losing on the biggest recruit we had to a division rival

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Posted by Tiger Ree

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Posted on 2/10/18 at 5:25 pm to Freauxzen

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wanted the following to feel good

10-12 wins

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9 wins

One win off what people wanted to feel good? Send him to the Taliban in Iraq !!!!

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in the SECC hunt but knowing UA and AU would be tough competitors

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9 wins

LSU was in the SEC hunt late in the season. If MS St hadn't choked the Bama game, Bama would have had 2 SEC losses just like LSU. LSU also beat Auburn who did win the West by beating Alabama.

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Hiring an Aranda-level OC with an innovative offense

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Hiring Canada who was either not a fit personally or philosophically or both, and wasting buyout money

Well, he still did what people wanted in order for them to feel good. It didn't work out, shite happens. A lot of people get fired or run off a lot quicker than Canada was.

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Guice being a Top 5-10 Back

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Guice having a subpar season, not used effectively

You do realize he was injured right? He played very sparingly (8 carries) against Syracuse and didn't play in the Troy game.

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Solid Bowl Showing

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Poor Bowl Showing against a rather blah opponent

Notre Dame is a blah opponent??? First time I have ever seen ANYONE say that. Who would you have wanted to play, somebody like Notre Dame ??? The only team I can think of I would have rather played would have been USC.

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Top 10 recruiting class with the Surtain lock

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#14 Recruiting Class and losing on the biggest recruit we had to a division rival

I doubt the average "critic" or lunatic fringe as I like to call them - stole that from someone on the recruiting board - knew who Patrick Surtain was for more than maybe a couple weeks. If it wasn't for all the joy the "critics" were overcome by because of LSU losing him the majority still wouldn't know who he is.

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