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How much is luck attributed to a championship run?
Posted on 6/26/18 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 6/26/18 at 2:27 pm
When looking at this upcoming season, I feel like if we have a fair degree of luck in the close ones, we can win 10+ games.
During a true championship run, winning 13-14 games has to require some significant good fortune.
What are some teams you can think of that won championships that were good but also just flat out lucky?
During a true championship run, winning 13-14 games has to require some significant good fortune.
What are some teams you can think of that won championships that were good but also just flat out lucky?
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Posted on 6/26/18 at 2:30 pm to Yaboylsu63
About tree fiddy.
Actually, a decent bit. A ball that bounces your way on a fumble to change momentum in the big game, a botched call or no call in a crucial moment, changing the game and thus the season. Some completely different team winning or losing. Random injuries.
However, the more and better you prepare, oddly enough, the more luck seems to be on your side.
Actually, a decent bit. A ball that bounces your way on a fumble to change momentum in the big game, a botched call or no call in a crucial moment, changing the game and thus the season. Some completely different team winning or losing. Random injuries.
However, the more and better you prepare, oddly enough, the more luck seems to be on your side.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 2:30 pm to Yaboylsu63
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What are some teams you can think of that won championships that were good but also just flat out lucky?
LSU 07
Posted on 6/26/18 at 2:48 pm to Yaboylsu63
Bama 09
Mount Cody blocks the FG twice at the end of the game.
LSU 07
Every team loses in the final weekend
tOS 02
The call in OT in the title game
Bama 11
Loses division, wins the rematch in the title
Mount Cody blocks the FG twice at the end of the game.
LSU 07
Every team loses in the final weekend
tOS 02
The call in OT in the title game
Bama 11
Loses division, wins the rematch in the title
Posted on 6/26/18 at 2:57 pm to Yaboylsu63
Ed Orgeron winning a championship would be equivalent to someone winning the lottery 5 times in a row without ever buying a ticket.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:10 pm to tom
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Ed Orgeron winning a championship would be equivalent to someone winning the lottery 5 times in a row without ever buying a ticket
It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Seriously, I have my doubts about O but if you think the odds of winning the lottery 5 times in a row is equal to LSU winning a national title, you are a damn idiot.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:14 pm to Yaboylsu63
Some where between Tree Fiddy and a Fk ton
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:17 pm to Yaboylsu63
God forbid I mention him, but it may have been Satan himself that said no championship team gets there without a certain amount of luck...and 60 minutes rabble rabble.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:18 pm to Yaboylsu63
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:21 pm to TheDeathValley
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LSU 07 Every team loses in the final weekend
Two teams lost. One of which was an underdog and had already lost to the team they were playing.
Also LSU won a conference title game that weekend with their backup QB.
The 03 season was actually the year we needed multiple games to go a specific way in order for our SOS to jump USC’s and they all did, including ridiculous games involving teams like Hawaii, Syracuse, and Notre Dame
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Bama 11 Loses division, wins the rematch in the title
after the team that should have been in the game loses in a monumental upset despite a FG that would have won the game that appeared to be good actually being called no good. All just days after a plane crash struck their athletic department casting a shadow over the entire university that weekend.
And yes, every team that wins a championship without going undefeated needed luck to ensure they got back into the title game or CFP.
Hell, even USC and OU needed luck in 04 because Auburn was undefeated as well so the voters got to decide between the three.
This post was edited on 6/26/18 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:25 pm to Tiger Voodoo
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after the team that should have been in the game loses in a monumental upset despite a FG that would have won the game that appeared to be good actually being called no good. All just days after a plane crash struck their athletic department casting a shadow over the entire university that weekend.
Sounds like bad luck for one team and good luck for another...
This post was edited on 6/26/18 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:39 pm to Yaboylsu63
During Clemson's NC season, NC State had them beat but the kicker choked on a mid-range FG at the final gun.
Every team that wins the NC has a few good breaks along the way. But a bad team won't luck their way into a NC.
Every team that wins the NC has a few good breaks along the way. But a bad team won't luck their way into a NC.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:44 pm to atltiger6487
Tenn was pretty fortunate to beat Syracuse the year they won the BCS title
And probably even more fortunate that Kansas State choked and blew a lead in the Big 12 title game against TAMU
OU Was fortunate the following year that Snoop wasn't playing for FSU but they likely win anyway
And probably even more fortunate that Kansas State choked and blew a lead in the Big 12 title game against TAMU
OU Was fortunate the following year that Snoop wasn't playing for FSU but they likely win anyway
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:45 pm to atltiger6487
About 10 percent.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:47 pm to Yaboylsu63
Ask the golden State warriors if luck is involved in a championship run. They benefited on their last 2 championships
Posted on 6/26/18 at 3:56 pm to Yaboylsu63
I believe O could win a National Championship at LSU, but I give him about 12-1 odds. I think that's fair.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 4:00 pm to TheDeathValley
quote:Bama '17 also lost their division.
Bama 11
Loses division
Posted on 6/26/18 at 4:02 pm to Yaboylsu63
I dislike urban Meyer but I like this quote from him.
“Talent will get you about 8 wins, discipline will push that to 10, leadership is when the magic starts to happen and gets you to 13”
This quote is before the playoff so the numbers are now off but you get the point.
“Talent will get you about 8 wins, discipline will push that to 10, leadership is when the magic starts to happen and gets you to 13”
This quote is before the playoff so the numbers are now off but you get the point.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 4:04 pm to Yaboylsu63
A lot.
Even bama has needed it at times.
tOSU had a nickname the luckeyes.
And usually you also have to avoid the injury bug, one bad game or one game you are missing a stud player, and your championship hopes are out the window.
Even bama has needed it at times.
tOSU had a nickname the luckeyes.
And usually you also have to avoid the injury bug, one bad game or one game you are missing a stud player, and your championship hopes are out the window.
This post was edited on 6/26/18 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 6/26/18 at 4:08 pm to Tiger Voodoo
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appeared to be good actually being called no good.
It was good.
Bama was lucky to get to both games in 11 and 12, but did what they had to do when there. Same with LSU in 03 and 07.
This post was edited on 6/26/18 at 4:11 pm
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