I never thought LSU would put together another team that would top the 2011 team. It was LSU old school football living in the "Defense wins championships" mentality. If the offense could just put a few points on the the board, the defense would do the rest.

After the Alabama win that year, I never worried when the Tigers were behind. The Defense would overcome.

Fast forward nearly a decade. The fact that this year's team was better AND the complete opposite of that 2011 team just amazes me. Just like 2011, after Bama, I was never worried. The offense just got better and better.

I've re-watched the game 5 times and I'm still suffering from a bit of disbelief.

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Posted by cleeveclever

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2008

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Posted on 1/16/20 at 9:18 am to DLauw

It all still seems like a strange dream -- and I think it's because of how fast and how drastically this team changed.

Just a little over a year ago, I watched LSU slog a game out with UCF in the Fiesta Bowl.

Burrow passed for almost 400 yds and 4 TDs but I remember feeling like it was an anomaly.

Fast forward to this season and it was like a buzzsaw. I kept waiting for the run to end and not only did it not end, the team got better.

We've also all been conditioned to think -- whatever we are prior to November will be reset once we play Alabama.
But not only did we not regress -- we excelled.

At that point, I think we were all in unfamiliar territory.

It just seems so strange and surreal that we not only went 15-0 but that 2019 is now considered the greatest college season of all time.

Just a hair past a year removed from a Fiesta Bowl win over Central Florida.

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