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Since 1893. LSU's winning history

Posted on 11/18/15 at 10:56 pm
Posted by Pacito
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 10:56 pm
Since 1893 only 14 LSU teams have won 10 or more games. 7 of those 10 win seasons have come while Les Miles was head coach.
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
73131 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 10:58 pm to
So?

The talent in Louisiana high schools grew in the late 90s and it started staying in state.. LSU doesn't have any in state schools to compete for this talent.

So tired of hearing about bad LSU was all these years. LSU will be fine post Miles, just as they were post Saban
Posted by UnAnon
Breaux Bridge
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:00 pm to
Nattys every year or bust.
Posted by burke985
UGANDA
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:00 pm to
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So tired of hearing about bad LSU was all these years. LSU will be fine post Miles, just as they were post Saban




Agreed ^^ some people just like abuse
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 11:02 pm
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:02 pm to
We play a lot more games now fwiw.
Posted by jbraua
Oklahoma City, OK
Member since Oct 2007
7783 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:03 pm to
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LSU doesn't have any in state schools to compete for this talent.


Neither does Arkansas. But now they have Bielema.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
78702 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:03 pm to
quote:

LSU doesn't have any in state schools to compete for this talent.


still have to go get the talent. Les is pretty good at that. Despite what people think, kids like him.

quote:

So tired of hearing about bad LSU was all these years. LSU will be fine post Miles, just as they were post Saban


The fact is not just anyone could do this. We were lucky after Saban left that we got another good coach. And hopefully we are lucky again whatever the outcome is. One day Les won't be the coach, hopefully we are smart about who we hire when that day comes.
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
73131 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:04 pm to
Miles is not that extraordinary of a coach that LSU can't win without him.

I have been a huge Miles supporter and afraid of the idea of him being gone, but since the Ole Miss game a couple years ago.. I started changing my mind.. There's a really mediocre trend happening and I don't care for it.. Miles is 2-4 over the last 6 bowl games as well and that most recent bowl win was an ugly 21-14 with over Iowa..

It's just not even fun any more, not even competitive in the losses.. and no more dominating inferior opponents.

I think it's silly for LSU fans to bring up the ugly days in fears of a different direction.. Miles (a decent coach) was able to maintain LSU as a good program.. then I believe another can and will as well. He is losing intensity.
Posted by goatman1419
Prairieville,LA
Member since Jan 2007
3070 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:04 pm to
Umm yeah maybe look at when we actually started playing 10 or more games. That'll cut your years way down there guy.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:06 pm to
LINK

Go take a look at that bub.
Posted by orlandeaux tiger
Member since Sep 2012
274 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:06 pm to
I'm sick of this reasoning. LSU didn't play but 10 games a year all the way thru the 1960's. The 70's and 80's brought 11-12 game schedules. Once the divisions were created in the SEC, 14 game seasons became possible. Much, much easier to win 10 outa 14 brah
Posted by ULSU
Tasmania
Member since Jan 2014
3931 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:07 pm to
Easier to do in 13 & 14 game seasons. People who point this out forget that seasons were 10 games back in the day with the eleventh being the bowl. Winning 10 in 1968 was far better than winning 10 in 2009.
Posted by el gato
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2005
2476 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:15 pm to
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Since 1893 only 14 LSU teams have won 10 or more games. 7 of those 10 win seasons have come while Les Miles was head coach.

Since 1893, only 13 LSU teams have played 13 or more games in one season. Saban teams did it three times (14 in 03's natty year). Excluding this year's, as yet, unfinished season, all 10 of Miles' previous teams have played at least 13 games, including 14 in 07 and 11. A lot of nine-win seasons in years past would have been 10-win years if LSU had played 13 games.
This post was edited on 11/18/15 at 11:33 pm
Posted by BeachDude022
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:21 pm to
That's awesome if you're all about 10 win seasons and not about winning championships.
Posted by TigerBert
Member since Oct 2015
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Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:28 pm to
did they play 13 games back then, as well?
Posted by TigerBert
Member since Oct 2015
3018 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:34 pm to
a 13 game season, which is virtually guaranteed for LSU, 10 wins equates to 77% winning percentage. Given that 3 (or as many as 4) of these each year are (or should be if we did not play down to the competition) are cupcakes, that means you are probably in the .500-.600 range in games that are reasonably competitive. Sorry, Charlie.
Posted by Pacito
Member since Jan 2013
1245 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:37 pm to
The first year for 12 games was 1970. From 1970 to 2000 they won 9 games 8 times. There is no guarantee that they would have won that 10th game if they played 1 more. So for 30 years they had an opportunity to win 10 games only 8 times.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
64244 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:37 pm to
Great history. What about the future now? Do you make decisions in life based on what you think might happen?


Michael Jordan once scored 63 points in a playoff game. How many players have done that? Should he get signed based on that?


Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
64244 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:38 pm to
quote:

The first year for 12 games was 1970. From 1970 to 2000 they won 9 games 8 times. There is no guarantee that they would have won that 10th game if they played 1 more. So for 30 years they had an opportunity to win 10 games only 8 times.



What about the future? Any word on that? Any guesses?
Posted by la_birdman
Northern GA via Lake Charles
Member since Feb 2005
32089 posts
Posted on 11/18/15 at 11:39 pm to
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still have to go get the talent. Les is pretty good at that. Despite what people think, kids like him.




Agreed.




quote:

The fact is not just anyone could do this. We were lucky after Saban left that we got another good coach. And hopefully we are lucky again whatever the outcome is. One day Les won't be the coach, hopefully we are smart about who we hire when that day comes.




Agree on this as well.
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