- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Dear T-Rant, LSU is Greatness.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:10 am to Lsupimp
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:10 am to Lsupimp
With the amount of money and resources put into the program, LSU football should be in contention for the playoffs every year. We have instead settled for mediocrity since 1/9/12 and as an avid fan this has ruined my interest in the team. I think what you have said is not wrong at all, but my viewpoint on the matter is that we should not be settling for less as a program, golden age or not.
3
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:12 am to RedPop4
quote:
Nobody said it was the be-all and end-all or a goal to stop at 8. But frick. 8 wins a year for 18 straight years, good Lord, ENJOY your school's sustained football accomplishment. No one else, not even the oh, Holy Saban has done this at AlaBammer. I'm not necessarily a pumper, but damn, credit where it's due and it's LSU!! There's no need to be so damn miserable about every picking thing
Great post
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:20 am to ElRoos
Eight win FLOOR.
Ten win AVERAGE.
Ten win AVERAGE.
This post was edited on 11/19/17 at 10:35 am
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:23 am to Lsupimp
I've enjoyed the ride since 2000 immensely. I'd take 2011 any day, til the cows cone home. But, I'm just not in a mood to "celebrate" 8 wins in an era where 13 games per year are available to be won.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:24 am to bishop
quote:
South Carolina has 8 wins this year.
This is the 13th time in their 100 plus years of playing football. Should we give them a parade?
You just illustrated the point. Not in the way you intended.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:27 am to clamdip
Brah look around.. Storied historically great SEC powerhouses are shattered and lost with almost no sign of hope... We had a first year coach start 20+ true freshman And the Tigers are still competing at a high level. Smell the damn roses.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:31 am to ElRoos
Yours is a false dichotomy. We are not “ settling “. None of us went into a room and signed a contract and agreed to “ settle” for eight wins . We ALL want 15-0. But we don’t get to sign an agreement for 15 wins either .
Nobody was more butthurt about 1/9/12 than me . But this idea that we can’t all agree that an EIGHT WIN FLOOR & TEN WIN AVERAGE, while playing the toughest conference opponents in the country, punctuated by 6 championships ( conference and national) is not something to be proud of is folly and hubris. It’s the difference between looking back with gratitude or looking back with entitlement. That’s a personal choice.
Nobody was more butthurt about 1/9/12 than me . But this idea that we can’t all agree that an EIGHT WIN FLOOR & TEN WIN AVERAGE, while playing the toughest conference opponents in the country, punctuated by 6 championships ( conference and national) is not something to be proud of is folly and hubris. It’s the difference between looking back with gratitude or looking back with entitlement. That’s a personal choice.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:32 am to LSUBeaux88
quote:
LSU accomplished eight victories for the 18th-straight season, marking the longest in SEC history
On behalf of every single poster on tRant, I would like to sincerely thank Les Miles for making this happen through his leadership and coaching genius.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:33 am to LSUBeaux88
Why would you say never happy? What’s wrong with raising the bar and having higher standards than 8 win seasons? What’s been lsu’s Lowest recruiting class the last 15 seasons? The talent is superb to not have more SEC titles and National titles.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:35 am to Paul Allen
The only team with more SEC and Natty titles than LSU during this time is Bama.... 3 SEC titles and Two Natties is damn good. what other power 5 team in the nation can compare? Florida maybe.. but now look at them.. not even making a damn bowl game!
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:38 am to LSUBeaux88
Within the SEC, you’re correct. But, what about Ohio State and Clemson? There are others that have been more national contenders with consistency. Think about where LSU would be if they would have won both games that they were favored in (MSU, Troy) at the end of the day, it’s frustrating.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:40 am to Lsupimp
quote:
Yours is a false dichotomy. We are not “ settling “. None of us went into a room and signed a contract and agreed to “ settle” for eight wins . We ALL want 15-0. But we don’t get to sign an agreement for 15 wins either .
Nobody was more butthurt about 1/9/12 than me . But this idea that we can’t all agree that an EIGHT WIN FLOOR & TEN WIN AVERAGE, while playing the toughest conference opponents in the country, punctuated by 6 championships ( conference and national) is not something to be proud of is folly and hubris. It’s the difference between looking back with gratitude or looking back with entitlement. That’s a personal choice.
Obviously you don't understand. Any appreciation for team accomplishments or pointing to positives is "settling". Any discussion of the future of the program is "next year U".
And, and the appropriate rhetorical response to any and all discussion is "but Troy".
Posted on 11/19/17 at 10:40 am to Paul Allen
No doubt it is frustrating... But Clemson has one Natty and Ohio state has one as well... LSU has TWO with one against a Tressel coached Buckeye team that was hyped as the greatest of all time.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:46 am to ElRoos
quote:
We have instead settled for mediocrity since 1/9/12
We have? Seems to me there has been much anger over the last five years about the decline that started post 1/9/12.
quote:
as an avid fan
All I ever see you post is negative bullshite/trolls. You’re no avid fan. You’re the newest big POS on this board.
quote:
this has ruined my interest in the team
Oh yeah!!! Such an avid fan. Tell ya what, if your interest is ruined then how bout you pack your shite and get the frick off the board. Trust me, NO ONE would miss you.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 11:48 am to atltiger6487
quote:
No thank you, I have higher aspirations.
You missed try outs buddy
Posted on 11/19/17 at 12:46 pm to Lsupimp
quote:
The point is not that we have averaged eight wins . It’s that eight wins has been the floor .
Stop it man. Math is hard on these guys.
Posted on 11/19/17 at 12:57 pm to clamdip
quote:
12 regular season games. So, think of it as "7 wins a year" for 18 years if you grew up watching LSU in the 70s and 80s. 7-4 as the norm got Chollie Mac run.
But you added more sec games. That's why I don't like this argument. In theory, the schedules are tougher. You play more conference games than you did in the past.
Page 2 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News