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Just asking -if we scheduled a rent a win instead of USCW would be in playoff contention?

Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:20 pm
Posted by saturncube21
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:20 pm
at 10-2
Posted by Tigerholic
Member since Sep 2006
2354 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:23 pm to
Yes end thread
Posted by Phillytiger9
Philadelphia/Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2022
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Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:24 pm to
Absolutely. In the day and age of a twelve game playoff there’s no reason at all to schedule tough out of conference games. Especially in the SEC 10-2 and your in.

But wait… we go to Clemson next year to open the season hahahaa
Posted by SidewalkTiger
Midwest, USA
Member since Dec 2019
61028 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:25 pm to
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Absolutely. In the day and age of a twelve game playoff there’s no reason at all to schedule tough out of conference games. Especially in the SEC 10-2 and your in.


It's even tougher when you're heavily reliant on the portal and have a lot of coaching turnover like LSU has under Kelly.
Posted by Draino54
Member since Mar 2022
930 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:26 pm to
Just beat a 5-4 team.
Posted by NorthTxLSU
Dallas to Austin
Member since Nov 2018
12110 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:35 pm to
Sure, but it wouldn’t change the fact that this team isn’t very good and we would still get exposed in said playoff.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
35220 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:40 pm to
Usc is 16th in the big10
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:47 pm to
People underestimated how important it was to get that win
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
50332 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:59 pm to
Even if lsu had beaten usc it wouldn’t help LSU profile with the way they lost to Bama especially late in season

The next three games won’t move the needle as much as the bama win would have
Posted by Zamperini2014
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2018
755 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 6:59 pm to
No-
You still can’t run the ball on anyone or stop a running qb! This lsu team has no talent
Posted by VerbalKint
Member since Jun 2017
3631 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 7:47 pm to
USC should’ve been a rent a win
Posted by Gene Heinous
Houbuston
Member since Sep 2021
505 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 8:01 pm to
Before the beatdown this past Saturday I would have said YES in the belief that LSU could easily take the likes of Mormon, Methodist, Miami, Boyzee and Hut-2-3-4......now I'm not so sure.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
103935 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 8:05 pm to
A 4-5 team is a “rent a win”…..
This post was edited on 11/12/24 at 8:06 pm
Posted by OvertheDwayneBowe
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 11/12/24 at 8:18 pm to
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A 4-5 team is a “rent a win”…..


As stated, LSU lost to the team in 16th place in the Big 10, beat the 11th team in the Big 10 at home in a "competitive" game (tied at halftime).

LSU threw a pick-6 against South Carolina with 6 minutes to go essentially ending the game. Fortunately, the refs called a penalty that LSU fans would have rioted over if the roles were reversed. LSU was also fortunate that USC's QB got hurt for the second half.

LSU beat an average Arkansas team on the road (yay us) comfortably.

LSU beat a good Ole Miss team at home. I'm not going to downplay this one, but Ole Miss did everything wrong in the first half to keep LSU in it.

LSU returned the favor to aTm by doing just about everything to keep them in the game, then just falling apart in the 2nd half.



I don't know who this team is, but I can convince myself they can go 3-0 just as easily as 0-3 to finish the season.
Posted by fwtex
Member since Nov 2019
2933 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 8:24 pm to
USC is a rent a win team this year.
Posted by saturncube21
Member since Nov 2015
9341 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 8:32 pm to
Not at that time
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
19928 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 8:41 pm to
0-1
The new brand for BK …
Posted by John_V
SELA
Member since Oct 2018
1966 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 8:43 pm to
The USCw game was a must win if we were to lose 2 SEC games like usual, you're allowed 2 losses with a 12 team playoff and BK knew that.

That's why his little temper tantrum at the podium in Vegas was so dramatic. He knew we were screwed because you're not playing Ole Miss, at A&M, OK, Bama, at Arkansas, and at USCw and coming out without a couple of losses when better teams from previous years average a 6-2 SEC record.
Posted by SmoothBox
Member since May 2023
1644 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 9:19 pm to
Or LSU could’ve just beaten a booty USC team.
Posted by dukeg7213
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2023
4839 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 9:21 pm to
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But wait… we go to Clemson next year to open the season hahahaa


Had nothing to do with Kelly. Game was scheduled in 2018
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