re: How would you feel about a 10-2 season?

Neither. I am, however bored with stupidity and now that I am retired I have time to refute it when I find it particularly galling. This thread being a perfect example.

Anything less than 11-1 with this talent is unforgivable.

I don't claim to know it all. However, I do know stupidity when I see it. Maybe you just don't know what real life football is like. See, sometimes injuries or players sitting with academics or other issues has an effect on games. When you win 10 games out of 12 or 13, in real life that is damn good no matter what computer football clowns say.
Sorry to break it to you but winning every game requires not only a ton of luck but no bad injuries or loss of playing time as well. When you have those 3 elements you MIGHT win all of your games. You can also lose games that ON PAPER you should not lose. Happens every year to lots of teams. So, pull your head out of your madden game and try reality for awhile. Provided of course your doctor has given you a prescription for a pair of testicles.

I would be a little upset with a 2 loss season because of the guys we will lose to the draft next year. Although a 10 win season would be obviously an improvement from the past few years. A 10 win season like 2010 would propel us into 2017 with the momentum to get better like 2010. IMO.

Wow, zsav sounds like my 13 year old grandson when he is confronted with rational thinking.

Yea just whine away at people that call out immature dumbassery. Well my fun here is done. Time to go to Venice for some fishing before final weekend of Jazzfest.

Listen, we finished 8-3 last year (would have been 9-3 without the cancelation), to only win one more regular season game with the team we have coming back, would be completely unacceptable.

Seriously, how do you feel to have;

- The most returning starters ever in Miles tenure here
- A protégé of Jimbo Fisher working with our starting QB on his weakest skills
- A heisman contender RB and a backup RB that would be a heisman contender had he not had a heisman contender in front of him
- A junior QB in his second season starting/3rd year playing (1st time since 2013), plus a decent backup for the first time since 2011
- 5 key contributers on the OL (3 of them being returning starters)
- Loaded WR group with talent and experience
- Both starting FBs
- Except the one who only played 2 games, every other scholarship TE
- One of the top 5 defensive minds in college football at DC that won't send more than 4-5 on a blitz (he could send anybody in the back 7-8 on a blitz) to maintain coverage AND bring back the man coverage scheme
- The entire two deep on the DL (all but one on the 3 deep)
- All but one player in the entire secondary returns
- Your starting MLB who will be one of 4 guys that will be AT LEAST 6'2 240lbs with speed in the rotating LB corps
- Get Ole Miss and Alabama at home (with Ole Miss in October aka, before Alabama)

And still only win one more regular season game???


That would show me that Miles does not have what it takes anymore to win in this conference. Nice man and all, but if he can't win the SEC with this group, when will he?

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I felt the same way but next year won't be awful. Should have a pretty good squad. 2 years from now I wouldnt be surprised if were 8-5. QB recruting has went to shite.

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Yeah me too. Even with losing what we'll lose, we should still have four returning starters on OL, experience at WR (not starters, but very experienced and talented), Guice and Williams at RB, junior FB who started half the year as a freshman, and a senior QB (whether it be Harris or Etling). On defense the LB corps should be pretty damn loaded with talent, athleticism, and experience even with losing the seniors, the secondary will lose four but we are always loaded there, and the DL will lose everybody, but we should do decent enough if guys like Gilmore and Herron come back as seniors along with the top guys we bring in the 2016 class.

Honestly, LSU should be in the playoffs this year and a New Years 6 bowl game in 2017.

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As important as the QB is, I'd think it's a high priority for offensive coaches to have the backup QB ready to step in. Nothing simplistic about that.

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Coaches can do all this, but it's not a guaranteed smooth transition.
You said yourself losing QB is a big deal and I say even more so during Bama game.
Up to individual deciding that is a shite 11-1 reg season, fire the staff, blah, blah, blah.