re: Could this possibly be the best LSU "Team"

Let us wait until January 10th to make this statement!

Another way to look at it: their record over the last 10 game stretch would be hard to match:

While I'll concede that any "best stretch" should include an national or even conference championship, one could argue that last weekend's game came close. For degree of difficulty and dominance, this is pretty impressive for a 10 game stretch:

10 victories
9 BCS conference teams
7 ranked teams
6 SEC teams
6 road games
5 road games against ranked opponents
#14 average rank of ranked opponents
24 pts. avg margin of victory
2 top 3 opponents
1 Cotton Bowl win
1 Game of the Century win


#17 Texas A&M 41-24

#3 Oregon 40-27

Northwestern State 49-3

#25 Mississippi State 19-6

#16 West Virginia 47-21

Kentucky 35-7

#17 Florida 41-11

Tennessee 38-7

#20 Auburn 45-10

#2 Alabama 9-6 OT

That said, LSU will have to be almost as impressive to finish with a nat'l championship. Over a 5-game stretch they will have to beat all 5 teams, 4 BCS conference teams, 3 SEC teams, another top-20 opponent (SEC Champ.), another top-10 team (AR), and another #2 team, with 3 of the 5 games away from home. There's a long way to go but if they get there, it will be one of the most impressive runs in the history of college football.

Thanks for the responses. Looks like were pretty much all on the same page.

Nope. 1958 team was 11-0.

Possibly, Probably! Definitely!!!

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Could this possibly be the best LSU "Team"
That has ever played? Across the board, hands down the best?

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Not with this marginal offense. Give me the 2003 NC team.

This team looks to be the best ever, IMO, but I'll save the accolades until the big 14-0 finish.

Win the Crystal Trophy in New Orleans and they can lay claim to "best ever" LSU team.

If they win out and the QB's can get back on track then I say yes they are the best LSU team ever.

Well I think this team shattered the "have to have size" debate. Their is to me no debate. I love sabans 3/4 defense, but those big arse lber's are still a liability. We have not sacrificed any strength, but are blinding fast.

I like chavis system now better then sabans. I almost like to think of this defense as a spread defense. The future college football defenses.

There is no weekness

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2006 had the most talented players I've ever seen on one LSU team, but couldnt put it all together every week. 2006 was the most underperforming LSU team to me, which is strong words for an 11-2 team.

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The 2006 team still had weaknesses. We had a below average running game.