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re: Fernando Mendoza on 2025 Indiana vs. 2019 LSU

Posted on 2/7/26 at 5:25 am to
Posted by bignic26
West Monroe
Member since Jul 2013
890 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 5:25 am to
quote:

Trash offense


Lol that was one of the most loaded offenses the world has ever seen or will ever see. They averaged 43 points a game and the defense gave up double digits in only 4 games all season. Ken Dorsey wasn't the greatest QB but he was good in college winning awards and a ton of games. The rest of the offense is just absurd:

RB - Clinton Portis, Frank Gore, Willis McGahee, Najeh Davenport

TE- Jeremy Shockey

WR - Andre Johnson

OT - Bryant McKinnie

You combine that talent with a defense made up almost exclusively of NFL talent and yeah, you get an all time great team. I think they are one of a handful of teams that could go toe to toe with 2019 LSU. If some random 2019 Auburn defense could keep it close then I'm sure '01 Miami would put up a fight.
Posted by uptowntiger84
uptown
Member since Jul 2011
5485 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 6:36 am to
Nice call kid. Even headed that respects the past. Some media pundits should take notes!
Posted by Stabby
Bristol, TN via W Monroe.
Member since Mar 2025
97 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 6:50 am to
Classy guy and classy comment. Very refreshing answer. Very likable young man.
Posted by pgaddxn
between here and there
Member since Jul 2008
1445 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 6:52 am to
He certainly appears to be a good egg. Hope he continues this way but usually when you are raised like that it stays with you.
Posted by SludgeFactory
Middle of Nowhere
Member since Jun 2025
3826 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 8:34 am to
quote:

2020 Alabama.


Some try way too hard for attention.
Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
12755 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 8:58 am to
Why is he discussing 2019 LSU when tSECrant says 2020 bama is HANDS DOWN the GOAT of all GOATS.
Posted by jp4lsu
Member since Sep 2016
6766 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 9:30 am to
Wow, class act showing respect and not some narcissistic response you would typically get from a WR. I like this kid more and more. Seems like a good dude with the right attitude to be successful in the NFL. I hope he does well.
Posted by Cannon
Shreveport
Member since May 2015
1939 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 9:48 am to
Nobody outscores 2019 LSU period. That offense will always be the reason we'd prevail in these fantastical scenarios. Never say never, but you'll never see an offense and team record against the ranked opponents/conference champions/bowl winners we beat by an average of 20 points. Just cue up the greeny piece he put together on get up or whatever that sums it up rather succinctly.
Posted by DmitriKaramazov
Member since Nov 2015
5635 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 10:05 am to
quote:

2020 Alabama*


Literally never had to play a single fricking snap in front of a hostile road crowd, in a season where numerous opponents suffered from opt-outs.

Total joke.
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
44228 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 10:23 am to
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they beat 8 out of 11 SEC teams without a winning record


In empty stadiums.
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
44228 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 10:25 am to
quote:

If some random 2019 Auburn defense could keep it close then I'm sure '01 Miami would put up a fight.


I agree.

I would say that those two are the two best of all time though.
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
44228 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 10:26 am to
Level headed, respectful, quite religious, and very talented.

It was easy for me to pull for Indiana over the gumps and canes.
Posted by geaux2019
Member since Dec 2023
448 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 10:34 am to
Idk man 2019 bama defense was pretty stacked. 2020 got lucky that their only real injury was Waddle, and no big injuries on defense like having their D line banged up the whole year and having to rotate their linebacker corps. 2019 LSU clears both, though.
Posted by ShreveportTiger19871
318 PortCity
Member since Jul 2024
892 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 10:42 am to
"Fernando could very well be a closet LSU fan who grew up watching LSU games because his maternal grandfather and his grandfather's 2 older brothers are all LSU alums."


"Out of curiosity, how do you know this insanely obscure fact?



- I mean Google is free for all to use. Also sports media loves random facts, might have heard it from there as well
This post was edited on 2/7/26 at 10:45 am
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
14697 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 10:47 am to
When he retires from football, he could move to Louisiana and run for public office. He has a knack for speaking the truth.
Posted by LSUgrad88
Member since Jun 2009
9139 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 11:05 am to
quote:

2020 Alabama wasn't a season and they beat 8 out of 11 SEC teams without a winning record


And never played a true road game. Always remember Mac Jones was 0-1 as a starting QB in true road games.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
122802 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 11:23 am to
2018 Bama was the best of those three years. They just ran out of gas vs Clemson. They didn’t really have a close game in SEC play until Atlanta.
Posted by SA4LSU
AZ
Member since Sep 2005
4968 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 11:45 am to
quote:

Louisiana and run for public office. He has a knack for speaking the truth


Louisiana public office and speaking the truth. Does not compute, ha.
Posted by GFanaticLSU
Member since Jun 2017
20 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 12:02 pm to
Most of those running backs sat the bench. Just because they were on the roster doesn't mean they were the player they turned out to be. McGahee and Gore didn't log a single stat in the National Championship game so that shows the role they played during that season.
This post was edited on 2/7/26 at 12:04 pm
Posted by chatuey
Member since Jan 2008
358 posts
Posted on 2/7/26 at 12:33 pm to
Out of curiosity, how do you know this insanely obscure fact?
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In the 60s, there were always around 150 Cuban Refugees attending LSU and we all knew each other. LSU had a government loan program for us ($500 per semester, maximum $5000).

All 3 brothers were very good students, humble, well liked, and very intelligent.

His maternal grandfather Alberto was a good friend at LSU. My first wife (a Louisiana girl from Shreveport) wrote me on Jan 1 and asked me if it was true that Alberto was F.M.'s grandfather. I had no idea but I looked it up and found an internet story that verified it.
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