Does anyone forget that we were ranked #2 in the country last year?

Yes, we were ranked #2 in the country without having to play much of a schedule. LSU was exposed when it got to the tough stretch. Although we were ranked #2 they never played like they were the second best team in the country (outside of Fournette)

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at times I forget how good we played the first 7 games and forget that we were #2 heading in to Bama.

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Thats because our schedule was garbage. We looked bad against some terrible teams.

We were never the 2nd best team in the.country despite our ranking. It was fool's gold, and anybody with any sense could,tell. You can blame Miles for not having recruited the full team--especially QB--to take full advantage of the season--but we were never winning the NC last year. We just weren't good enough. Again, you can blame Miles for not having recruited well enough to put us in a better position, but it was clear early on to anyone with sense that we weren't making a serious run at the NC. Blame Miles for recruiting or lack of developing, but that team last year wasn't special enough to win it all. We didn't choke--it wasn't calls, formation, even execution. We just weren't that good.we were good, but not National,Championship good. Blame Miles for,recruiting and development if you must, but we just weren't talented enough to win it,all.

I think what we,did in baseball 20 years ago and what Bama has done in football the last 10 years has warped our sense of,success. Those dynasties are outliers--more a cmbimation of all the stars aligning with the right people at th right place,in the right moment in time coverging on each other at the same,time. Skip, who's probably the best,coach in college baseball history, came along when Loiusian was super talent rich, the other schools weren't dedicating the same resources to college baseball . And once the success train started rolling, we,got,everybody we wanted and just dominated people,for a,while.. Until,they inevitably caught up.im no,big fan of,Manieri.,but he is a very good,coach and this spoiled.entitled attitude that we,"deserve" a title,every few years if,fricking absurd.'Shits hard to win. Yeah you have to be talented, balanced, lucky, well coached, but you got,to,go,out there and win the darn thing. Nobody is bending over anymore,and taking up the arse because we have LSU written across our jerseys.

The Eastern Michigan game should have sent off deafening alarms. There was no excuse for having to use Fournette for 3 quarters in order to ensure victory. Eastern Michigan was a very very bad football team and yet we struggled. The final score is not a accurate indication of the game played out.

Same as Kentucky hoops, we were ranked their on program reputation. Also we supposedly had a strong pitching staff.

We would be a playoff team every year if we didn't have to play in November.