re: In my opinion the coaching staff has failed this team

After the State game I would have agreed with you, but If by failed, you mean beating #3 Ole Miss and losing to #4 Bama by a series of unfortunate events after recovering what seemed to be a game winning fumble for LSU?

If the players execute better in crunch time, the Tigers win that game. Vadal's penalty and a bad kickoff allowed a good bama team to hang in and pull it out again. It's frustrating as hell, but we've been on the other side of this. Look at 2011 and 2006 or 07 when LSU wins in overtime in Tuscaloosa.

Next year will be great as long as the attrition on the Oline isn't as bad as it could be. QBs will play better and the rest of the team will be set up for a championship run.

You are seeing LSU's coaches actually build this young team into something special.