re: Mourning the end of an era

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Nebrakska and Miami are happy to even be ranked.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.