re: The whole we weren’t supposed to be here excuse

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I think the team overachieved and then fans perceptions of what they should achieve and their ceiling got over inflated.

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This is exactly what happened. After the Bama game a lot of fans started believing LSU was obviously better than all these other top 10 teams and would whip up on those teams. This was never that kind of team.

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I think the team overachieved and then fans perceptions of what they should achieve and their ceiling got over inflated. Which is normal but not realistic. We want our guys to dominate. They came a long way fast but aren’t there yet, still prone to various bullshite.

Guess we’ll see in five days.

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This is the only logical way to look at it. LSU is in year one of The Alignment. Year one. Think about that. BK took over a dumpster fire with no leadership, poor culture, and a roster full of holes. By LSU standards this wasn't the most talented team. It will probably be the least talented team BK ever coaches in Baton Rouge. And he won the West.

That's the big takeaway for me from this year. This was a transition year. All I expected to see this season was for BK to establish a foundation to build upon. Never in my wildest dreams did I think LSU would be playing for the SEC Championship this year. But they are. The loss to A&M stings of course but if you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, the arrow is pointing up for LSU.