- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: I hate saying a bowl win gives us 10 wins. 10 REGULAR SEASON wins is the bar at LSU.
Posted on 11/27/23 at 12:19 pm to CatfishJohn
Posted on 11/27/23 at 12:19 pm to CatfishJohn
quote:
The bar has moved post Dinardo. This response is disingenuous. Do you not think the bar at LSU should be 10 regular season wins in a 12 game regular season?
OK, let’s look at the post-Dinardo era since you brought it up. In the 22 years between Dinardo and Kelly, LSU won 10+ regular season games 8 times. 8 of 22 years, or 36%.
Here is the breakout by coach:
Saban: 1 of 5 years
Miles: 6 of 12 years
Orgeron: 1 of 5 years
The 12 game regular season doesn’t change much - Saban went 5-3 in conference play 3 of his 5 years. The one season you could argue might have been different with a 12 game schedule is 2004. Our OOC games that year were unranked Oregon State, Troy, and Arkansas State. Which brings me to my next point…
OOC opponents make a big difference. Kelly has gone 6-2 in conference play each of his first two years. In the 22 years between Dinardo and Kelly, LSU finished 6-2 or better in conference play 10 times.
Breakdown by coach:
Saban: 2 of 5 seasons
Miles: 6 of 12 seasons
Orgeron: 2 of 5 seasons.
We only finished better than 6-2 in conference play 4 times in those 22 years.
The biggest difference is the quality of our “big” OOC opponent. FSU finished #11 in the AP last year and is top 5 this year. Remember when I said we only finished with 10+ regular season wins 8 of 22 years? Well, only 3 of those 8 years included an OOC matchup against a team that was actually ranked at the end of the year. (Interestingly, those were 3 years we played for national titles.) The other 5 featured cupcakes OOC.
This idea that “10+ regular season wins is the floor” is completely ridiculous. It’s a standard that no coach in LSU history has met consistently. It might be a goal but it’s absurd to say that it’s an expectation - especially when you’re 1 year removed from 6-7.
Posted on 11/27/23 at 12:33 pm to lostinbr
quote:
OK, let’s look at the post-Dinardo era since you brought it up. In the 22 years between Dinardo and Kelly, LSU won 10+ regular season games 8 times. 8 of 22 years, or 36%.
I think the fair way to play it is after Saban had our program built for sustained success (and 20 years). In that 20 years, we've also had two firings and a shortened COVID year that just doesn't count. That's 8/17 remaining years, but we can call it 8/19. That's almost half.
Also interesting is that Brian Kelly had 10 regular season wins 6 times at Notre Dame, including his last 4 years there. He knows how to get it done, it has been proven to be doable at LSU almost half the time with non-lame duck head coaches.
quote:
OOC opponents make a big difference.
I agree with this.
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News