re: If you could change one outcome of an LSU game which one would you chose?

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2012 Alabsma

LSU wins 17-14

They win the natty


I really don't get why LSU fans just assume we would've beaten a really good UGA team that Bama needed a ton of luck to win.

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Exactly. The LSU team that scored 12 against 3-9 Auburn, 6 against Florida, barely beat 4-8 Arkansas and 7-6 Ole Miss, and lost to Clemson was locked in to beat 11-1 Georgia had we just tacked TJ Yeldon.

1/9/12

Game-by-game numbers of interest. TLDR: we dominated turnover margin and had significant non-offensive points (ie not XPs, but FGs, pick-six, KO return, etc) in a lot of games. Actually lost total yard margin in several wins that year, it just didn't matter because of turnover margin and significant non-offensive points.

Not counting XPs as "non-offensive points":

vs ORE (W 40-27): -62 total yard margin, +3 turnover margin, 12 non-offensive points (PR, 2x FG)

vs NWSt (W 49-7): +295 total yard margin, +0 turnover margin, 0 non-offensive points

vs Miss St (W 19-6): +168 total yard margin, +1 turnover margin, 12 non-offensive points (4x FG)

at WVU (W 47-21): -167 total yard margin, +4 turnover margin, 6 non-offensive points (KR)

vs UK (W 35-7): +193 total yard margin, +1 turnover margin, 6 non-offensive points (FUM)

vs UF (W 41-11): +240 total yard margin, +2 turnover margin, 6 non-offensive points (2x FG)

at Tenn (W 38-7): +144 total yard margin, +2 turnover margin, 3 non-offensive points (FG)

vs Aub (W 45-10): +145 total yard margin, +2 turnover margin, 9 non-offensive points (INT, FG)

at Bama (W 9-6, OT): -56 total yard margin, +0 turnover margin, 9 non-offensive points (3x FG)

vs WKU (W 42-9): +248 total yard margin, +0 turnover margin, 2 non-offensive points (Safety)

at OM (W 52-3): +263 total yard margin, +3 turnover margin, 15 non-offensive points (INT, FUM, FG)

vs Ark (W 41-17): +240 yard margin, +1 turnover margin, 12 non-offensive points (PR, 2x FG)

vs UGA (W 42-10): -59 total yard margin, +3 turnover margin, 12 non-offensive points (PR, INT)

In 8/13 wins that year, either the defense forced a safety or the defense or special teams units scored a TD.

The offense wasn't quite as awful as we remember (the passing game was though lol)... it's just the gaudy scores were inflated by historically good defense + great return unit

Seriously? There's only one answer.

Without question the last one.

You could also add 1959 Tennessee.

Even though 1979 was a gut punch 2011 is the answer.

For me I want to say 1969, but I’m still peeved that Les Miles didn’t throw Jarrett Lee out there. Had Lee sucked as bad as Jordan, then I wouldn’t be so pissed we lost that game.

79 USC.

I was only in the 4th grade, but I remember it and it still pisses me off.

That USC game was the first one I ever attended. I was a 10 year-old scout usher and vividly remember 2 things: women didn't wear bras and Tiger Stadium was loud AF. Been hooked ever since.

how could anyone vote for any game other than 2011, when a win would be another Natty.