re: Not having the bye week before Alabama. Thoughts?

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Did not appear to do much good in the past
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Saban 4-1
2000 - LSU bye before Alabama no bye before- won 30-28
2001 - LSU no bye before Alabama bye before- won 35-21
2002 - LSU no bye before Alabama no bye before- lost 31-0
2003 - LSU bye before Alabama no bye before- won 27-3
2004 - LSU bye before Alabama no bye before- won 26-10
Miles 5-6 (regular season)
2005 - LSU no bye before Alabama no bye before- won 16-13
2006 - LSU no bye before Alabama no bye before- won 28-14
2007 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- won 41-34
2008 - LSU no bye before Alabama no bye before- lost 27-21
2009 - LSU no bye before Alabama bye before- lost 24-15
2010 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- won 24-21
2011 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- won 9-6
2012 - LSU bye before Alabama no bye before- lost 21-17
2013 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- lost 38-17
2014 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- lost 20-13
2015 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- lost 30-16
Orgeron 0-3
2016 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- lost 10-0
2017 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- lost 24-10
2018 - LSU bye before Alabama bye before- lost 29-0

So Overall since 2000
LSU Bye- Bama Bye 3-6
LSU no Bye- Bama Bye 1-1
LSU Bye- Bama no Bye 3-1
LSU no Bye- Bama no Bye 2-2

LSU Bye 6-7
LSU no Bye 3-3

Kind of looks like the bye has had no real impact overall. Personally, I like it but I could see trying to schedule the bye the week after the Alabama game because it is such a physical game.

since 2007 when Saban took over Alabama (regular Season)

LSU Bye- Bama Bye 3-6
LSU no Bye- Bama Bye 0-1
LSU Bye- Bama no Bye 0-1
LSU no Bye- Bama no Bye 0-1

LSU Bye 3-7
LSU No Bye - 0-2

Not sure if we can say the bye helps but no bye definitely doesn't help vs Saban.