re: Reality Check: LSU has never been an elite SEC program

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The problem many LSU fans have is that they think we should be an elite SEC team but can't accept that even under Nicky Saban we never have been an elite team. We've been good, even great, but never elite. I don't know that we ever will be.

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2 national championships, 4 BCS bowl total, 4 SEC west titles, 10 bowl berths, 4 top 5 finishes in 10 years and we arent elite?

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You homers keep saying "we should be this" or "we could be that" and while I might agree that we could be, we never have been. We've never stayed at that level for more than a year or two.

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I think your premise is all wrong here.

Historically, i think you have an argument, but to contextualize your argument for where we are today, your argument doesn't hold water.

we've been as elite from 2003-2007 as any team in the country.

further, what's gotten LSU fans so upset is that things have shifted.

Historically, we haven't had the best facilities.
Today, our facilities rival almost any other team in the country.

Historically, we haven't paid top dollar for coaching.
Today, we have one of the top paid head coaches in college football.

Historically, we are a 7 or 8-win team.
Today, over the last decade we've been at or near the top of the SEC in football in wins, SEC crowns, Nat'l Titles, etc. about the only thing we haven't done is have a player win the heisman.

Historically, you might have an argument.
In the context of the last 10 years, your argument fails. that's what's frustrating the fan base.