Record prediction for next year?

10-2

9-3 or 10-2

W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
L

I see realistically splitting the CA schools, losses to OM and Bama with a slightly improved defense. If defense is not improved, you can add losses to OU and the other CA school. A largely improved defense, then no OOC losses.

7-4
Alabama, ole miss, Usc, Oklahoma
And a yahoo chocolate water bowl loss to Iowa

USC (in Vegas) W
Nicholls W
@ South Carolina W
UCLA W
South Alabama W
Ole Miss L
@Arkansas W
@Texas A&M W
Alabama L
@Florida W
Vanderbilt W
OU W

10-2

I think 7.5 will be the likely preseason O/U. Today I would take the over, just barely, at 8 wins.

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10-2 is likely what it will take

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I don't think a 10-2 SEC team gets left out. LSU looks like it will have a strong schedule, so there is probably a world 9-3 gets them in (it would have in 2022...prior to the SECCG).

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Anything short of that will be very disappointing in year 3

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I don't see why everything thinks "year 3" should be some benchmark. THIS was the season the pieces were in place. Returned an entire offense whose production exceeded ALL reasonable expectations. They also had continuity on the coaching staff while their competitors (namely Alabama and Georgia were replacing coordinators and QBs). There was a reason LSU was #5 behind Georgia (11-1), Ohio St. (11-1), Michigan (12-0), Alabama (11-1). The preseason variables greatly favored LSU. No one expected there would be a complete an utter failure on the defensive side of the ball. Next season with Daniels leaving, plus the schedule, always looked like a more daunting task than this season.

If/when LSU doesn't make the playoffs next year it will be disappointing not simply because it is year 3. But because they will have blown their best chance...this season.

Kelly significantly overachieved in year 1. He underachieved in year 2. So I guess it is logical to say we can't quite be sure what will happen next season

8-4 because of defense.

10 and 2