re: ESPN's FPI predicts LSU will go 6-6

I'm willing to take bets LSU doesn't go 6-6.....we can do an officefootballpool....who is in?

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Why were the expectations so much higher under Miles if he was a terrible coach???

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I've strongly suspected that the administration doesn't want to put out the necessary effort and expense to continue competing at the very highest level.

If you look at it that way, you had to get rid of Miles (who had won titles), and not replace him with a highly regarded coach (who we'd expect to win titles).

The vast majority of money made in the SEC comes from TV deals. Given the distribution parity, as long as someone (Alabama) remains dominant, everybody gets a big payday. It's quite likely that you will have a higher profit margin if you simply ride on their coattails, instead of chasing them actively. And once the buyouts come off the books, that margin will climb.

It's pretty interesting that we hired a cheap guy, that in his second season we already have excuses forming to justify a mediocre result. The complaint with Miles was that it was too long since our last national title, and that it was too long since we were contending for our next one.
The O situation now enables people to say "he has to rebuild", and praise him for the same 9 win season people skewered Miles for.

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I've strongly suspected that the administration doesn't want to put out the necessary effort and expense to continue competing at the very highest level.

If you look at it that way, you had to get rid of Miles (who had won titles), and not replace him with a highly regarded coach (who we'd expect to win titles).

The vast majority of money made in the SEC comes from TV deals. Given the distribution parity, as long as someone (Alabama) remains dominant, everybody gets a big payday. It's quite likely that you will have a higher profit margin if you simply ride on their coattails, instead of chasing them actively. And once the buyouts come off the books, that margin will climb.

It's pretty interesting that we hired a cheap guy, that in his second season we already have excuses forming to justify a mediocre result. The complaint with Miles was that it was too long since our last national title, and that it was too long since we were contending for our next one.
The O situation now enables people to say "he has to rebuild", and praise him for the same 9 win season people skewered Miles for.

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In short, the administration has no interest in competing with Bama, the value isn't there. It has nothing to do with winning or competing. This was a business decision above all. I've been saying as much as well.

O could go 0-8 in the SEC this year and the usual suspects on here would still say he's better than Miles and doesn't need to be fired. These people are Ed Orgeron fans, not LSU fans and there are more of them than you think.

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I've strongly suspected that the administration doesn't want to put out the necessary effort and expense to continue competing at the very highest level.

If you look at it that way, you had to get rid of Miles (who had won titles), and not replace him with a highly regarded coach (who we'd expect to win titles).

The vast majority of money made in the SEC comes from TV deals. Given the distribution parity, as long as someone (Alabama) remains dominant, everybody gets a big payday. It's quite likely that you will have a higher profit margin if you simply ride on their coattails, instead of chasing them actively. And once the buyouts come off the books, that margin will climb.

It's pretty interesting that we hired a cheap guy, that in his second season we already have excuses forming to justify a mediocre result. The complaint with Miles was that it was too long since our last national title, and that it was too long since we were contending for our next one.
The O situation now enables people to say "he has to rebuild", and praise him for the same 9 win season people skewered Miles for.

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Post more. Thanks in advance.

So the Troy and MSU games had absolutely nothing to do with the team being prepared to play by the head coach? It was all depth and talent issues lol.

The link you posted said 6-6 is possible but 8-4 is more realistic. I agree with 8-4 with the possibility of being competitive in 2 more.

Too good of a defense for 6 losses imo

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The vast majority of money made in the SEC comes from TV deals. Given the distribution parity, as long as someone (Alabama) remains dominant, everybody gets a big payday. It's quite likely that you will have a higher profit margin if you simply ride on their coattails, instead of chasing them actively. And once the buyouts come off the books, that margin will climb.

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Football ticket sales account for more revenue than LSU's share of the TV rights. LSU brings in over $40 million in gameday revenue between tickets, parking and concessions. That $40M can easily become $30M or worse if the administration is willing to settle for 7 and 8 win seasons. So how does it make sense for the them to intentionally hire a cheap coach and save $2-3 million a year on that salary, when they'll lose 5x that amount of revenue when attendance falls off because the quality of the product doesn't justify the cost of attendance.

Sadly 6-6 is about right IMO.