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What is considered an elite season for a college football program?
Posted on 1/16/13 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 1/16/13 at 5:22 pm
Considering the current state of our program, compared to the rest of the nation, what is considered an elite season?
I think a top ten finish or a BCS bowl game appearance and/or victory should be considered an elite season.
Clearly only ten teams finish in the top ten. However, as we saw this year, with 10 spots for the BCS, several non top ten teams make them.
Therefore, after winning a national championship and conference championship. What makes for an elite season?
I think a top ten finish or a BCS bowl game appearance and/or victory should be considered an elite season.
Clearly only ten teams finish in the top ten. However, as we saw this year, with 10 spots for the BCS, several non top ten teams make them.
Therefore, after winning a national championship and conference championship. What makes for an elite season?
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 5:24 pm to wesman21
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 5:36 pm to wesman21
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What is considered an elite season for a college football program?
In this day and age getting to a NON BCS bowl means the fans are upset and the team doesn't feel like showing up for the bowl games. LSU fans are the worst. The worst thing that happened to LSU fans was winning the 2003 NC. They think they are SUPPOSED to WIN every game.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:50 am to wesman21
Depends who the team is.
Louisville thinks they had an elite year.
Louisville thinks they had an elite year.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 10:50 am to wesman21
Posted on 1/17/13 at 2:24 pm to wesman21
one season does not make a program elite. a program is not elite one year, and not elite the following year.
It is a function of record,championships, recruiting, facilities, etc.
It is a function of record,championships, recruiting, facilities, etc.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 2:27 pm to wesman21
I don't think elite and season should even be used together. I think the word "elite" can only be used to described programs, and it has to trend over the course of 10 or so seasons.
To answer your question though, I think there is only one team a year that can have a truly "elite" season- the team that wins the NC. The bowl system is so fubar, it is difficult to make other generalizations.
To answer your question though, I think there is only one team a year that can have a truly "elite" season- the team that wins the NC. The bowl system is so fubar, it is difficult to make other generalizations.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 3:24 pm to wesman21
Top five and/ or appearence in a BCS bowl.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 5:47 pm to wesman21
BCSNC is elite. Anything else is a loser and No body ever remembers the loser.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 6:41 pm to wesman21
quote:One thing we know - it isn't what we put out there in 2012.
Considering the current state of our program, compared to the rest of the nation, what is considered an elite season?
Posted on 1/17/13 at 7:06 pm to wesman21
National championship or BCS bowl win
Posted on 1/17/13 at 8:03 pm to wesman21
To get an A, you need to win 90% of more of your games.
For a 13-game season (which is a guarantee for LSU if they even win 6 games due to all the bowls), that means 11.7, so 12-1 will get you an A.
If you make it to the SECCG, that means 12.6, so you need to go 13-1 to get an A.
Anything less than an A is not elite. Period.
The 10-game standard as success is totally bogus and for shallow thinkers. A 10 win season for a team like LSU, means beating 5 or so inferior teams/programs that are a given, and then to win 5 out of the 8 competitive games on the schedule. That is ok, but certainly not special.
For a 13-game season (which is a guarantee for LSU if they even win 6 games due to all the bowls), that means 11.7, so 12-1 will get you an A.
If you make it to the SECCG, that means 12.6, so you need to go 13-1 to get an A.
Anything less than an A is not elite. Period.
The 10-game standard as success is totally bogus and for shallow thinkers. A 10 win season for a team like LSU, means beating 5 or so inferior teams/programs that are a given, and then to win 5 out of the 8 competitive games on the schedule. That is ok, but certainly not special.
This post was edited on 1/17/13 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 1/18/13 at 1:11 pm to wesman21
go undefeated
(don't worry about SEC championship because some LSU fans told me they don't matter)
win National Championship
fire head coach
(don't worry about SEC championship because some LSU fans told me they don't matter)
win National Championship
fire head coach
Posted on 1/19/13 at 1:01 am to wesman21
going undefeated means you are perfect.
Going 10-2 or 11-1 makes you an elite team.
Going 10-2 or 11-1 makes you an elite team.
This post was edited on 1/19/13 at 1:02 am
Posted on 1/19/13 at 1:46 am to wesman21
Elite seasons necessitate playing for a national championship. To me that threshold drops though if you're talking about elite stretches/runs/decades.
i.e. You don't have to be in the championship game every single year in a decade to be an elite program over that period.
i.e. You don't have to be in the championship game every single year in a decade to be an elite program over that period.
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