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Neither is mine...I'll be in the stands if they're 1-10 playing Arkansas this year. The bar has been raised for LSU football, the top 20 isn't where that bar should be set, and there's no need to lower that bar for the forseeable future.

Then we are the same page except that I realize that college football goes through cycles.

80s: option is the only offense in town. Nebraska is elete along with Miami
Now: Dreaded "triple option" gets faced in the Chick Fil et Bowl. Nebrakska and Miami are happy to even be ranked.

90s: Fun and gun is now the "it" offense. Spurrier is making the rest of the SEC his bitches. USC sucks balls in the late 90s.
Now: Fun in gun is gone. Spurrier is struggling to keep South Carolina ranked each year. USC is "elite".

2000s: SEC is taking over. New version of the old single wing is taking hold but it has a fancy new name (spread offense). The Option is Back! USC is dominate again.

2010s: Who knows? But I will tell you this: It's inevitable that the SEC will lose it's position as the #1 conference in the nation. USC will eventually start to suck again. The spread offense won't be as dominate in 2019. And guess what? LSU will be happy to be ranked in the top 25.

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Posted by tiger88

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Posted on 9/7/09 at 12:16 pm to TigersRuleTheEarth

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2010s: Who knows? But I will tell you this: It's inevitable that the SEC will lose it's position as the #1 conference in the nation. USC will eventually start to suck again. The spread offense won't be as dominate in 2019. And guess what? LSU will be happy to be ranked in the top 25.

with your post, it was like you were running a good 90 yards for a touchdown and had 10 yards to go, but somehow - with above part of your post - you managed to trip on your own shoe laces at the two yard line and fumble the ball.

This post was edited on 9/7/09 at 12:19 pm

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Posted by medtiger

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Posted on 9/7/09 at 12:23 pm to TigersRuleTheEarth

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Nebrakska and Miami are happy to even be ranked.

Nebraska and Miami are happy to be ranked right now because they made terrible coaching hires. Now they're rebuilding. LSU can avoid their situations by making the correct hires. Sometimes you miss, so it's possible that LSU could be in their position in the future, but it isn't a definite.

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It's inevitable that the SEC will lose it's position as the #1 conference in the nation.

Maybe, but I think there's a better chance that the SEC continues its dominance. Just like the ACC in basketball.

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USC will eventually start to suck again.

They shouldn't, unless they make a bad hire who is unable to either coach the assload of talent they pull in each year or who is unable to continue to recruit that talent. Either way, once Pete Carroll is gone, USC will continue to be good if they make the right coaching hire.

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LSU will be happy to be ranked in the top 25.

This day will likely come again, I agree. But it isn't inevitable, and if it happens, it shouldn't just be blown off as "oh well, college football goes through cycles." LSU has its pick of the litter in one of the 4 or 5 most talent laden states in the country for recruiting. We have absolutely zero in state competition, not even from a team who is good from time to time. LSU also has top notch facilities which cost alot of money which weren't around even 10 years ago. The football program being in the top 10 on a consistent basis directly correlates to the strength of the University as a whole. The powers that be won't just be happy to have a mediocre program any longer. They'll make changes as they see fit to give LSU the best chance to compete for SEC and National Championships for years to come.

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