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The Advocate: Five reasons LSU should leave the SEC

Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:11 am
Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
83401 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:11 am
quote:

The time has come.

Imbalanced, arbitrary football schedules, unfavorable bowl politics and a conference office that frequently indicates it is ignoring LSU’s concerns and needs have led the school and its athletic program to this point:

It is time to consider seceding from the Southeastern Conference.

LSU is a charter member of the SEC dating to 1933, but that doesn’t mean it has to stay there forever. Not if there are other, appealing options out there.

Where could LSU go? With the Big East dissolving, the ACC in flux, the Big Ten and Pac-12 too far away and independent status not a viable option for scheduling and economic reasons, LSU’s only real option would be to join the Big 12. It’s the conference closest to LSU in terms of physical location and philosophy.

Here are five reasons why there’s no better time for LSU to leave the SEC:


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Posted by Ryne Sandberg
Team Am Mart
Member since Apr 2009
19376 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:12 am to
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98335 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:14 am to
I Kige this.
Posted by Jimbeaux28
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
4051 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:17 am to
Does Scott Rabalais read the rant because I know I have read his points before?
Posted by BOZ4LSU
A place
Member since Jan 2012
2390 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:24 am to
I mean I get it. But all of this seems to be a huge overreaction to recent Alabama success.

Tennessee hasnt always been terrible
Bama hasnt always gotten the better schedules
its just the way things are right now.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
78068 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:25 am to
Good God that shite is retarded.
Posted by la_birdman
Northern GA via Lake Charles
Member since Feb 2005
31032 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:37 am to
Retarded.


We're going to leave the strongest conference and we're one of the strongest teams within that conference. Ok.....

quote:

LSU’s only real option would be to join the Big 12. It’s the conference closest to LSU in terms of physical location and philosophy.



Huh? How about putting the Big 12 teams in the SEC? That would fix that preseason ranking OU gets year in and year out. Texas? haha







Gotta love local news.

Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
31779 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:40 am to
Legit article but the money is way too good to ever leave. Lsu needs to rally other schools to the cause of getting the PAC 12 model for rotating those that want to be rotated.
Posted by CalTiger53
California
Member since Oct 2011
9045 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:43 am to
Finally someone noticed.
Posted by LaBornNRaised
Loomis blows
Member since Feb 2011
11004 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:48 am to
Posted by Navytiger74
Member since Oct 2009
50458 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 1:53 am to
What a bunch of fricking nonsense.

Posted by dominustd
La.
Member since Oct 2012
1324 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 5:25 am to
Dumb article and dumb reasoning to leave.

He is acting like the SEC is out to frick LSU on purpose. Yeah, right.

The bowl alignment this year just didn't favor LSU when looking at the bigger picture which is the whole conference. I like the bowl matchups the SEC has overall.. Nut up and quit whining.
Posted by iluvlsusports
Somewhere in South Louisiana
Member since Aug 2006
3664 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 5:48 am to
I don't want to see us leave the SEC, but I do want our administration to do whatever they have to do to get LSU a fair shake.
Posted by naturaltiger
Denham Springs
Member since Mar 2004
134 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 6:43 am to
Posted by Mac
Forked Island, USA
Member since Nov 2007
14659 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 6:50 am to
I doubt Rabalais actually thinks LSU needs to leave LSU.


An extreme article like this is probably meant to just stir the pot and lead to discussion about how fricked up the SEC is. Not too effective publishing this kind of article on Christmas day though. It isn't going to get much twitter love or anything from the national CFB media
Posted by ragincajunkarl
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2012
568 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 6:55 am to
LSU was one game away from being the most dominant team in college football last year, and we had a very tough schedule last year, lined up, and played great. Don't be scared of the competition.
Posted by Papa Tigah
TIGER ISLAND, LA
Member since Sep 2007
18461 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 7:07 am to
:kige:
Posted by Oyster
North Shore
Member since Feb 2009
10224 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 7:40 am to
Scott must live in a closet. Sure LSU has some issues with the SEC. However if he thinks the big twelve is better just ask aTm. Tx runs that conference for Tx's best interest only. Tx keeps the lions share of revenue and has a huge one sided tv deal with ESPN.
LSU gets disrespected by the SEC occasionally, but Tx would regularly sodomize us.
Posted by HuRRiCaNe MiLeS
Bossier City
Member since Jan 2010
8153 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 8:28 am to
quote:

Five reasons LSU should leave the SEC


Never
Posted by LSUsCRYSTALball
Member since Dec 2012
1709 posts
Posted on 12/25/12 at 8:39 am to
quote:

Five reasons LSU should leave the SEC


No
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