When was the last time LSU was a LEGITIMATE national threat?

Weren't we the 1 seed in the first CFP poll in 2015?

Gymnastics this year

2 seed.

2012 was a classic Chavis drive away from playing Georgia for a shot at beating the shite out of Norte Dame.

2015 they were relevant and Brandon Harris was coming around as the guy who we thought he could be until Bama broke him and his will.

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We were #1 in the country on November 7th, 2015.......

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They lost three in a row by double digits.

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In 2015 they were 7-0 and ranked very high going into the Bama game. Lots of national media had the Tigers in their playoff predictions, they were on the cover of SI, and Fournette was, at the time, the shoe-in for the Heisman.

Things didn't finish well, but for over half that season, they were definitely a relevant national threat.

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We were thought to be, but we weren't. We hadn't played anybody other than Florida, our defense was showing a lot of vulnerability and our offense was still too dependent on overpowering inferior defenses with the running game. Alabama didn't break that team, they simply exposed it. The 2015 team was never any threat to win the national championship regardless of record and ranking resulting from playing a weak schedule through the first seven games.

The last time we had a team that was actually capable of winning a national championship was 2012, but giving up the last minute drive by Alabama destroyed that.

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I would say being #2 on November 7th, compared to #5 on September 3rd a little more relevant national threat wouldnt you smartass?

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I wasn't being a smartass, I was simply pointing out that being overrated and ranked highly means nothing, and certainly doesn't mean you're a legitimate national threat. LSU was never a legitimate threat in 2015 and the first time we played a team that was, we got mauled. And two other teams that certainly weren't NC caliber also beat us soundly.

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I wasn't being a smartass, I was simply pointing out that being overrated and ranked highly means nothing, and certainly doesn't mean you're a legitimate national threat. LSU was never a legitimate threat in 2015 and the first time we played a team that was, we got mauled

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But having this thought process, Notre dame wasnt a "legit national threat" then in 2012. And they made it to the title game.......

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if we're going to go by silly rankings that overrated us, why go all the way back to 2015? We were in the top 5 going into the opener last year against Wisconsin.

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The playoff committee rankings in November are kind of different than preseason AP and coaches polls.