re: LSU - fatigue and lack of motivation

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do you have any idea of how hard it is to be as good as we are,

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Spoiled? You sound either clueless or else like somebody who is ok with underachievement. Do you have any idea what it means to be as "good as we are" as you say, and yet see other teams with lesser talent ranked ahead of us, because we did not play up to our potential? What part of "futility" do you not understand?

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Spoiled? You sound either clueless or else like somebody who is ok with underachievement. Do you have any idea what it means to be as "good as we are" as you say, and yet see other teams with lesser talent ranked ahead of us, because we did not play up to our potential? What part of "futility" do you not understand?

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put the crack pipe down and step away from it, rankings v. talent don't mean shite, all political until you get on the field, underachievers? don't ever go back to crack, it doesn't suit you, what would you have us do, play UA 11 times a year? i understand futility, it's trying to see any sense of reason or sanity on the rant

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Well, LSU got on the field with Florida and Alabama, but underachieved (if all that talent you and others tout so loudly and often is real). Would you let me know the result in both cases? Since I believe LSU had no talent deficiency in either game versus UF or UA, then the only logical conclusion I can come to is somebody on the LSU side underachieved. You must think both teams are better than LSU. Oh, but now they are ranked higher than LSU? What does that mean in terms of your previously quoted statement above?

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you answered your own questions, they got on the field and duked it out, (while you were arm chair qb'ing) and the best team won, on those given days

Do you even remember your original statement?

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do you have any idea of how hard it is to be as good as we are, and sustain it for this length of time?

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So tell us, how hard is it to be as good as LSU is, and yet not play up to potential in key games? It again sounds as if you're making a defense for underachieving at LSU's level of talent, because as you assert, "it's hard to be as good as LSU is and sustain it for this length of time." I think it's hard to be as good as LSU is and yet play as if we aren't all that good. Is it by coaching design that we don't? Or is it because of some kind of systemic underachievement?

Unless, of course, LSU really isn't all that good (which I don't believe is true).

I'm sorry, but it seems like you're trying to argue that LSU played it's best and lost. Or else that LSU isn't all that good and lost. But When you try to say...

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you answered your own questions, they got on the field and duked it out, (while you were arm chair qb'ing) and the best team won, on those given days

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I've got to totally reject your defeatist notion that the best team won on those given days versus UF and UA. LSU totally dominated the entire second half, but then gave the game away to Alabama in the last 40 seconds. And versus Florida, well LSU just plain underachieved.

So again the word "futility" surfaces in my mind. Obviously it makes no sense in yours. You'd rather blame fellow ranters for having differing points of view than yourself, call names, or babble inanely along about crack pipes and armchair qb'ing. Well have it at all you want. The record speaks for itself.

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we're all on the same side here

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Funny. You flame people, call them crack heads or something, then you say "settle down" like all you've been doing here is singing in the little boy's choir or something. Remember what you said:

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put the crack pipe down and step away from it

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Funny way of being on the same side, bro.

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Ole miss is always a motivational issue for us, and the entire season for them. Bad combo.

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slight exaggeration, but pretty much the truth. I make no excuses for yesterday because ole miss really isn't as bad as many LSU fans want them to be. just because their dline is undersized doesn't mean they can't be effective. they gave two games away early to atm and vandy and they showed me that bama could be had. they have recruited well and their qb's are both tough, gritty kids. considering how much emphasis LSU puts on winning natchams I think it is remarkable that our kids responded so well to the challenge ole miss delivered. in the same situation as yesterday, many teams would have folded...our squad chose not to. great job staff/kids/and the fans in Tiger Stadium. let's finish strong in fayetteville.

hump the hogs.

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Good. Then you understand why your satisfaction with underachievement is illogical and inconsistent. You said...

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When being ranked 7th in the nation and possibly higher in the BCS is considered "underachievement"- our fan base has become delusional.

Agreed. The expectations are unreal. The loss of the 23 players; many starters. The injuries, the adjustments on the line, the loss of Hurst, the insertion of two freshman on the right side on the oline and the insertion of Josh D with a knee that is glued together. Some would call these excuses;I call it reality. Take a look at USCw. 4 losses and hasn't played a schedule nearly as strong as ours. All those 5 stars. It is amazing what this team and its coaches have achieved.