re: Recalling a great season-1982, 11 points from 12-0, One of 10 best LSU teams?

82 was a very talented team. Top 10 perhaps on relative talent yes I would agree. In terms of top 10 in performance, simply no way. People mentioned 61, 87, 05 as better and I agree. I would throw in several more as as well. Of the top of my head 69(not even a comparison)84,85,86,88,96,97,02,04,10,12,and 13. No doubt many more before most of us were born. Stoval was a great player at LSU and seems to be a wonderful gentleman and all round nice guy. He simply wasn't a great football coach.

I believe that LSU team had more guys play in the NFL than any team in LSU history to that point. Hell we had 2/3 backups that had solid NFL careers that never started here. That team couldn't win a close game and made several wins closer than they should have been. On a given Saturday they could beat the best teams in the country as evidence of the win over FSU, and the 1 point loss to Nebraska. Yet two losses and the tie were to teams that combined for a finish below .500.