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re: 2002 LSU Tigers
Posted on 6/9/14 at 6:00 pm to lsufan_26
Posted on 6/9/14 at 6:00 pm to lsufan_26
The entire 2002 season was meh....no one saw it coming.
the first game that I thought, "wow this is a different LSU than I've seen before" was actually @ Arizona for me. Zona wasn't good but it was a complete domination on the road of a BCS team
the first game that I thought, "wow this is a different LSU than I've seen before" was actually @ Arizona for me. Zona wasn't good but it was a complete domination on the road of a BCS team
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Posted on 6/9/14 at 6:04 pm to danfraz
No, I didn't see it coming, but I thought we'd contend for the SEC title. Remember that we were around 9th in the first BCS poll and then Mauck broke his foot because of Saban keeping him in the game with a 29 point 4th quarter lead against Florida and called for a QB draw. That lead to us having to play Marcus Randall and finishing the season 3-4, one of those being the Bluegrass Miracle. With Mauck coming back healthy, along with basically that entire team returning in 2003, I expected us to be very good. Now, given we hadn't won a national title since 1958, no I don't think i expected that kind of success.
This post was edited on 6/9/14 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 6/9/14 at 6:19 pm to danfraz
I remember reading somewhere that Saban felt the real turning point that led to the success of 2003 was after the 21-20 loss vs. Arkansas in 2002 (TD pass from Matt Jones to DeCori Birmingham with about 10 seconds left in the game).
I'm going off memory and obviously paraphrasing (I'll try to find a link later), but he said it was the devastating feeling of that loss that sparked a shift in attitude/mindset that led to the National Championship.
I'm going off memory and obviously paraphrasing (I'll try to find a link later), but he said it was the devastating feeling of that loss that sparked a shift in attitude/mindset that led to the National Championship.
Posted on 6/9/14 at 10:18 pm to danfraz
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The entire 2002 season was meh....no one saw it coming. the first game that I thought, "wow this is a different LSU than I've seen before" was actually @ Arizona for me. Zona wasn't good but it was a complete domination on the road of a BCS team
Same here. Came away very impressed after that game. Complete domination!!!
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