re: Does Bama's success scare anyone else?

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they lose tebow, but brantley gets plugged in next year. we lose RP and we're average for 3 years? that's a big difference

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I'm disappointed ... you're arguments aer usually better than this.

LSU lost Flynn and then RP before the first snap. What happens if the same thing happened to UF ... Tebow graduates and then they lose Brantley and have to plug in a walk-on or RS Freshman. Still think they would continue to roll?

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I had 2 fears when he went there, 1 was that he'd start to raid La HS talent, this was the other

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Agree, I don't see it slowing down at anytime soon unless of course he bolts, but I don't think he will.

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Meanwhile, the same two participants from last year's SECCG will be playing in it again.

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This year ... maybe. Arkansas, Auburn, Miss St and Tenn are all breaking in new coaches. With those programs on the rise, I seriously doubt that UF or Bama roll through the conference next year.

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And people will be justifying it saying "there's just more parity in the league now".

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Tru but our talent is superior to others in the conf and comparable to bama's yet we lost 5 games last year. I see your point but coaching is our weak link here. LSU has the most fortunate situation in the West and 2nd to florida in the whole conference with respect to the total package ie facilities, recruiting(we have an entire state), htown 4 hours away, warm weather, on tv 80 percent of time,and a huge fan base. The Miss schools don't share the same luxury and with all due respect to the alabama schools they don't either. I guess I don't buy the parity argument as much as some. Florida and LSU should almost dominate year end and year out.

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Tru but our talent is superior to others in the conf and comparable to bama's yet we lost 5 games last year. I see your point but coaching is our weak link here. LSU has the most fortunate situation in the West and 2nd to florida in the whole conference with respect to the total package ie facilities, recruiting, htown 4 hours away, warm weather, on tv 80 percent of time,and a huge fan base. The Miss schools don't share the same luxury and with all respect to the alabama schools they don't either. I guess I don't buy the parity argument as much as some. Florida and LSU should almost dominate year end and year out.

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I wholeheartedly reject the parity argument in the context it's generally used as a rationalization. There is more parity in the league now, but that doesn't mean the talent is socialized and there aren't tiers. And we belong in the top tier, no excuses.

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here is more parity in the league now,

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I think to what the OP said there is more parity at the bottom of the league now ie with some recent improvement to KY and Vandy. Give mullins a few years, he won't be needing "More Cowbells"

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SFP, while I understand your frustration, you seem to be ignoring some solid information that counters your argument.

I am just as upset with the overall disgrace that is our offense. There is no reason our offense should be this bad, and there are many concerns on that side of the ball.

On the defensive side of the ball, I have been very happy with the progress and improvement on defense. Really, the big plays are largely due to a lack of pass rush, which really is all on Haley and Robinson (if he actually does coach the DL). Also, while our DL was declining a little under Earl, it didn't fall out completely until Robinson came on as ST coach and DL Coach (2nd one), so we really need to look at that.

Again, we struggled a little early on defense, but that is to be expected with several new starters (especially in the secondary) and and brand new scheme. Our LBer and DB play has been extremely solid, and our LBing play is the best I've seen since Brady/Faulk days.

Now, I know Bama is improving, but the SEC has to have been its worst in 20 years last year as far as quality teams go. The following powers were way down: LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, UGA (injury plagued). On top of that USCe, MSU (fell off the map), Kentucky (got worse), and Arkansas (horrible). Literally, 8 out of 12 SEC teams had dramatic fall off last year. Only teams that didn't? UF (stayed ridiculous), Vandy (made a friggin bowl game), Ole Miss (look at them this year), and Bama. Now Bama didn't play Vandy, or UF (until the SEC Championship).

So Bama's opponents:
Clemson (sucked overhyped)
Tennessee (sucked)
Kentucky (sucked and almost beat them)
MSU (sucked)
LSU (sucked and took them to OT and scored 21 points on their vaunted defense)
Auburn(sucked)
Georgia (sucked given the expectations and injuries)

That's how Bama went 12-0 before losing to a Harvinnless UF and a Good Utah team.

This season Va Tech is playing the most inconsistent ball of any team I've ever seen, and they only lost to Bama (basically in Bama's back yard) by 10 despite not playing their current offense. This same team waxed Miami one week only to almost lose to Duke the next.

Please explain to me any other quality team Bama has beaten, and please don't tell me Ole Miss. They are horrible on offense.

No........it doesn't scare me at all.

What scares me is the obsession in worrying about things you can't control........what we can't control is Saban and Bama.........what we can control is LSU and beating Bama......

The season is halfway over and if you'd know anything about football things can change in a blink..........

What scares me even more is your obsession with being a chicken little the sky is falling STD that we can't seem to get off the rant's package.

WE KNOW YOU THINK MILES IS INCOMPETENT!
WE KNOW YOU THINK OUR D STILL SUCKS!
WE KNOW YOU THINK GARY CROWTON CAN'T COACH!
WE KNOW YOU THINK THE 2006 TEAM WOULD HAVE BEAT THE COLTS WITH SABAN!

WE KNOW YOU THINK KW IS A BEAST!

But yah no Bama doesn't scare me.

Why do people still feel the need to defend Les Miles?

During his tenure at LSU we have seen:

1) Discipline problems
2) Mismanagement of the game clock
3) Failure to develop recruits
4) Inability to make adjustments
5) Brady level attrition? Rats off a sinking ship?

I loved our 2007 National Title, but the fact is if you ranked the BCS Championship teams since 1999, where would that LSU team rank? We lucked into that game and Les Miles has a knack for putting together a great gameplan -- with a month to plan. To bad we don't have a month between all of our games.

I will support LSU and I am a die hard fan, but it is pretty obvious Les Miles is not the man to keep us at the Upper Echelon of College Football.

As far as Nick Saban, he will lose a game that he isn't supposed to, but you will never have to worry about your team looking sloppy, and being completely inept while simultaneously being overly cocky. I think Saban will be at Alabama as long as the money is there and they still sacrifice their first born children on his altar, and he will, most likely win a few National Titles along the way.

In Nick Saban's first years at LSU and Alabama he had average seasons with bad losses to mid major teams. His second years always show vast improvement, but don't quite succeed. LSU in 2001 had some good and bad games, ended up winning the West and with some luck in the SECCG won the SEC Championship over a Tennessee team that would have likely played for a National Championship. Alabama lost to a badass UF team that won a National Championship.

In 2002, LSU was a Matt Mauck injury away from being a contender and then in Saban's 4th season won a National Championship. We will see how Alabama ends up, but I bet they will at least be a contender for the next couple years.