2003-2011 LSU had 6 years with 2 losses or less. 2012-2022 only one

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People can hate on Les miles as much as they want, but we had some great teams and great recruiting

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You do realize he was still the coach from 2013-2016?

SEC is harder most years now than it was in the 2000's.

The loss to Bama left LSU football in a hangover.

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I miss the football teams from the early 2000s.

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I miss that football. Where “Blue on Black” by Kenny Wayne Shepherd was the official song of LSU football coming to whip your arse.

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Starting in 2006 the schedule changed from 11 games to 12 games.

Not an excuse, but certainly a factor. Also made the "10-win season" less impressive.

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I don’t think the 12-game regular season is much of a factor. We were already playing a power 5 OOC opponent most years under the 11-game format. The extra game just added another cupcake.

I think the reality is pretty simple - 2003-2011 was the most successful 9-year stretch in LSU history. In fact, no other team was more successful than LSU (getting to 3 national title games and winning 2) during that period. The closest would be Oklahoma (went to the BCSCG 3 times and lost all of them) and Florida (2 appearances, 2 titles).

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SEC is harder most years now than it was in the 2000's

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Absolutely, most SEC teams caught up and most have solid coaches and recruiting nowadays.