re: Barrow quote about defensive issues yesterday

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Yesterday it cost us another shot at national title

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We weren't going to the national title with this defensive personnel. Just letting you know.

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cost us bowl game.

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I can believe that. But it was the overall preparation for the whole team. People say that we didn't want to be there, and the team showed that by only playing 3 quarters.

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cost us a (previous) national championship

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2 to 5 teams can say this per year. Saban said, while coaching LSU, that there are 7 or 8 plays that determine the outcome of any game. It happens to a number of teams every year, and they drop from BCS contention, one by one until there are two left. See 2011 Bama. They got lucky Ok St lost to ISU....we are unlucky because of it.


This is not like the SAT where I was able to combine my math score and my verbal score from two different years. Winning a national title in College Football requires LSU's 2011 defense with 2013's offense. Sometimes the stars don't align that way.

Miles/Chavis will have another title. Just as long as the coaching lapses happen vs. the UABs and 'weak' Auburns of the world; and the combined offense/defense/st talent gels all year.