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Saban - year 3 at LSU got blown out multiple times
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:05 am
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:05 am
Virginia Tech (away) - 26-8
Auburn (away) 31-7
Bama (home) - 31-0
BK is having to completely 180 the culture, in addition to bringing a whole bunch of new habits, accountability, etc. He's having to do it with some talent, but also some glaring holes in certain positions' talent. He's doing it with a ton of new players.
Some of you expect perfection immediately when there is no basis at all for this team to be anything other than what most of us think - a middling SEC team who will lose some games, and likely win 1 or 2 it shouldn't.
Are there concerns? Yes - special teams and our inability to start games well continue to be huge problems which aren't being fixed. Are their questions? You bet - quarterback, using the WRs, and player rotations (especially LB and WR). But up until UT, there has been a lot this team has improved on an almost weekly basis and the fight they have shown has been fun to watch. The UT offense also has the potential to expose a lot of teams defensive limitations (Which we do have).
So just calm down, cheer for the Tigers, and remove the expectations from this year, other than seeing a team learn and grow.
Auburn (away) 31-7
Bama (home) - 31-0
BK is having to completely 180 the culture, in addition to bringing a whole bunch of new habits, accountability, etc. He's having to do it with some talent, but also some glaring holes in certain positions' talent. He's doing it with a ton of new players.
Some of you expect perfection immediately when there is no basis at all for this team to be anything other than what most of us think - a middling SEC team who will lose some games, and likely win 1 or 2 it shouldn't.
Are there concerns? Yes - special teams and our inability to start games well continue to be huge problems which aren't being fixed. Are their questions? You bet - quarterback, using the WRs, and player rotations (especially LB and WR). But up until UT, there has been a lot this team has improved on an almost weekly basis and the fight they have shown has been fun to watch. The UT offense also has the potential to expose a lot of teams defensive limitations (Which we do have).
So just calm down, cheer for the Tigers, and remove the expectations from this year, other than seeing a team learn and grow.
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Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:10 am to Tigerstark
Saban only had one year where he lost fewer than 3 games. In his fifth and final LSU lost 5. We are just a more entitled and impatient fan base now.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:18 am to Tigerstark
Saban took over a program that had been in the dark ages.
We’re now a couple of years removed from the greatest title team in NCAA history.
The two are incomparable.
We’re now a couple of years removed from the greatest title team in NCAA history.
The two are incomparable.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:26 am to Adajax
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fifth and final LSU lost 5.
LSU was 9-3 in 2004
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:27 am to The First Cut
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dark ages.
5-5 in 2020
6-7 in 2021
Mass exodus of players. Severe lack of accountability across the program.
We were about as close to the dark ages as our AD would let us become.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:29 am to The First Cut
What do you think the last 2 years have been? LSU also had more than 39 players available for it’s last game in 1999.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:32 am to Tigerstark
Nick Saban was 50 years old in 2002 in his third year of his second head coaching job.
Brian Kelly is 60 years old in his first year of his fifth head coaching job.
Maybe a better comparison would be Saban at Bama, not LSU.
Brian Kelly is 60 years old in his first year of his fifth head coaching job.
Maybe a better comparison would be Saban at Bama, not LSU.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:35 am to Tigerstark
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5-5 in 2020 6-7 in 2021
Now look at the entire 90s.
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Mass exodus of players
But still have the 8th best roster according to consensus rankings.
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Severe lack of accountability across the program.
Blaming the last coach is tired and old. We have the portal now.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:38 am to Tigerstark
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Bama (home) - 31-0
Only highlight was the Bradie James fake punt
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:41 am to Tigerstark
Why do people keep comparing Kelly to Saban? Because if you want us to give him Saban expectations it’s going to get a lot worse on here.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:42 am to Akit1
Saban couldn’t stop the sprint draw that Dennis Fifthchoicearonni kept running over and over up his arse. It was his 3rd year.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:44 am to Tigerstark
It could be worse. Brent Venables came in to a much better situation than Kelly and look at how he's doing.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:45 am to LSBoosie
Wrong
It’s a great comparison because it illustrates that the greatest coach in the history of the game had some MAJOR let downs when in the process(there’s that word) of building a program
It’s a great comparison because it illustrates that the greatest coach in the history of the game had some MAJOR let downs when in the process(there’s that word) of building a program
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:47 am to LSBoosie
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Why do people keep comparing Kelly to Saban?
To show the idiots that even the best coach in LSU, Alabama, & College football history got his arse kicked rebuilding programs in the SEC. It’s not like Kelly succeeded Saban like Les did, he’s following Orgeron’s shite show of the last 2 years. Have some perspective.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:48 am to purpgoldblood
Ok, now I can go compare him to Lincoln Riley, which is much more comparable than Nick Saban in 2004. USC was 5-8 last year. They haven’t won more than 8 games since 2017. USC would beat us by 21 this year.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:49 am to Tigerstark
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Auburn (away) 31-7
Bama (home) - 31-0
This is true, but let's not forget LSU had won 5 in a row following the Va Tech loss and had blown out Florida when Matt Mauck got hurt. Marcus Randall then took over. They were ranked around #10 or so. Not sure if LSU would won those games but I'm confident in saying they would have been much closer.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:50 am to NorthshoreTiger76
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fifth and final LSU lost 5.
LSU was 9-3 in 2004
You're right, my memory failed me. It was year 3 that we lost 5. Still year 3. We are 4-2 in year one and the pitchfork crowd is out.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 6:53 am to Tigerstark
Yall love looking for excuses for failure/poor coaching performance... you're either blaming Orgeron or comparing Saban's tenure 20+ years ago.
I can see it now...it will be Week 7 of next year and some of yall will be saying the same shite.
I can see it now...it will be Week 7 of next year and some of yall will be saying the same shite.
This post was edited on 10/11/22 at 7:25 am
Posted on 10/11/22 at 7:03 am to LSBoosie
Having a Heisman trophy caliber player and the returning biletnikoff award winning reciever that transfered into your program usually covers alot of deficiencies. Not to mention that the pac 12 is absolute dog shite besides 3 teams. Do you not remember how bad those Oklahoma defenses were with Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray? Yet those teams were able to shred through the big 12 and be competitive (defense still let them down in the end against elite teams) in the playoffs.
When you have a Caleb Williams, Bryce young, or hendon hooker you are going to win lots of games in spite of glaring weaknesses in other parts of your team. It's not a surprise that Lincoln Riley is doing good at USC, he is a very good head coach, an elite offensive coach and he has an elite quarterback and reciever.
When you have a Caleb Williams, Bryce young, or hendon hooker you are going to win lots of games in spite of glaring weaknesses in other parts of your team. It's not a surprise that Lincoln Riley is doing good at USC, he is a very good head coach, an elite offensive coach and he has an elite quarterback and reciever.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 7:07 am to Tigerstark
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Saban - year 3 at LSU got blown out multiple times
The very many functioning retards in our fanbase don’t want to hear this. They only log on to take out their own professional insecurities on the LSU coaches and players.
That’s the only explanation I have for all the people calling CBK a failure here already.
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