re: Is 2022 a rebuilding year?

You can't even remotely know the answer to this question until we see what the (mostly) final roster looks like. LSU plays FSU in Nola to start the season. FSU hasn't been very good as of late so it is no unreasonable to think that could be a winnable game.

In the SEC LSU plays: MSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Alabama at home. 15 years of history says it is unreasonable to assume LSU will beat Alabama, so mark that as a loss. Can we assume LSU will be a better team than MSU, OM and Tenn. Maybe. Ole Miss is losing their starting QB. That's not insignificant.

On the road, LSU plays at Auburn (seems like a mass exodus is happening there at the moment), Florida (complete unknown with a new HC), Arkansas (program on the rise) and A&M (should be a tough game but they haven't exactly own LSU, even in LSU's down years). It is not unreasonable to think, based on past history, LSU could lose at least two of those games. But I don't know if you could say right now with certainty any of those teams are clearly better than LSU.

Without knowing more something in the 8-4 or 9-3 range would seem like a reasonable goal/expectation. Then again, Auburn and Florida are having personnel issues. Can Ole Miss's offense run as efficiently without Corrall? Can Arkansas sustain success? Can Tennessee sneak up on some people in year two? Is Jimbo ever going to be anymore than an 8-9 win HC at A&M, regardless of how many players they buy?

Georgia's spot at the top of the East seems pretty secure (even if they don't go undefeated like they did this season). Alabama has LONG earned the benefit of the doubt in the West. After that, there are a lot of question marks

I don't know how we could ever think it's not a rebuild when we're going to be lucky enough to field enough to play in the bowl game.

I think we'll grab quite a few out of the portal to give us a jump start. There will be some growing pains as well as things will need to be adjusted and corrected with the staff. But I predict we'll be a much harder team and win plenty(8-10) even without looking at the schedule.

We have the receivers, we have the running backs, I think it depends on if Myles were to stay for one year or if we go with Nuss/Walker.

The line is going to be suspect as all hell, but we shall see if BK can work his magic and maximize the good and minimize the bad.

On defense, who knows, we've improved a ton over the last four or so games. With the portal we could pickup a couple of big fill ins and maybe not miss a beat.

It's a rebuild, but it will be back to the LSU standard. A rebuilding year at LSU is an 8 win season.

LSU still has a wealth of talent and now the coaches to with it for the first time in 20 years. I think the Tigers will surprise.....even Ranters.

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Is 2022 a rebuilding year?

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Maybe not as big a rebuild as when Bear Bryant ran off all but 30 something of his players before during and after Junction, but yeah, it's going to be a rebuild.

My look-fors for next year are going to be in the realm of organization - a minimum of self inflicted penalties, crisp formations, good clock management, good form in tackling and blocking, fewer dropped passes, a minimum of blown assignments, etc.