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re: LSU Football Prestige
Posted on 9/14/13 at 7:43 am to Nativebullet
Posted on 9/14/13 at 7:43 am to Nativebullet
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We have been consistently dominate
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Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:24 am to ccash2721
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Look at Texas. They are on the downhill slide right now
It's all about the coaches. People haven't figured it out that it's not really cyclical persay, it's more of the fact of picking the wrong head coach, assistant coach, coaches getting older and losing a step, and other schools getting better coaches that make the game harder. It's also the type of talent you stock up.
Texas' slide coincides with losing Muschamp + the rise of other schools in Texas like Baylor, TAMU, TCU etc. Florida had a 2 year skid after Meyer and still isn't back to form.
Keep good coaches coming in, keep the right players coming in and hope that your scheduled opponents aren't getting better too. The myth of it being cyclical is about as concrete as some people with the transitive property in sports. It requires strategy, money, timing, and a bit of luck to keep the wins coming. You have to keep up.
This post was edited on 9/14/13 at 9:26 am
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:50 am to rumproast
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Um...Ole Miss, believe it or not, was once a national power. Look at them now. (Also, see Notre Same). In sum...yes...you can and probably will backslide at some point. Enjoy it while we are here.
When was this? Ole Miss claims three national titles but actual has zero. They also have no SEC championships or divisional titles.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:51 am to Nativebullet
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And do you think we could ever slide back to decades of average football and celebrating a 9-3 season?
Thing is, with LSU's schedule they could lose three games and still be one of the better teams in the nation. It wouldn't necessarily make them a second tier program.
LSU > Louisville and Louisville will likely go unbeaten this year.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:52 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
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They also have no SEC championships
That's not true
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:54 am to Jay Quest
It is. They have never even been to Atlanta except on vacation. Nothing before the modern SECCG counts nor matters.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:54 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
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Ole Miss
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They also have no SEC championships
Just started following SEC football have ya?
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:54 am to Nativebullet
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For those of you in your 40's and older, you are well aware of the decades of 2nd tier football. From the 60's to the 90's
to say that LSU was second tier for this entire period of time is ignorance of LSU football. we fielded some first year teams in that time span. there was no BCS and little tv coverage but we had some great teams, most definately top tier teams. some of you young people continue to think the world stared when you were born.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:56 am to Holden Caulfield
I've forgotten more about LSU/SEC football then you'll learn in a lifetime. Read the thread before embarrassing yourself.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:56 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
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It is. They have never even been to Atlanta except on vacation
The SECCG is relatively new to the conference. Ole Miss has a number of conference championships to their credit.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:57 am to Penrod
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It isn't programs that succeed; it's people. Hire Sabans and Miles, and you will succeed. Hire Dinardos and Archers, and you will backslide.
100% correct. the right people make the difference in any team, company or organization.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 9:58 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
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I've forgotten more about LSU/SEC football then you'll learn in a lifetime
You're obviously an idiot posting idiotic comments like Ole Miss having never won an SEC championship. Go play with yourself fool.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 10:01 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
quote:tell me which team won the 1962 SEC title?
They also have no SEC championships
Posted on 9/14/13 at 10:01 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
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When was this? Ole Miss claims three national titles but actual has zero. They also have no SEC championships or divisional titles.
How old are you? Ole Miss won 6 SEC titles, the last a long time ago in '63. They were an SEC powerhouse built by Johnny Vaught. LSU's program peaked at the same time and made the yearly game bigger than today's LSU-Alabama series. What killed Ole Miss's program was the acceptance of black athletes in the SEC in the early '70's. They couldn't get their share.
As another reminder to younger posters, LSU played only 10 games a season until about 1970. There weren't any 9-3 so-so records during that era.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 10:01 am to Holden Caulfield
Ok. Name it. 
Show us the SEC championship game trophy in the Ole Mrs trophy case.
Like I said, prior to the modern championship game there was no way to determine a true champ and multiple teams claimed it annually.
Tard.
Show us the SEC championship game trophy in the Ole Mrs trophy case.
Like I said, prior to the modern championship game there was no way to determine a true champ and multiple teams claimed it annually.
Tard.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 10:03 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
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Show us the SEC championship game trophy in the Ole Mrs trophy case.
You made an erroneous comment when you said OM had never won an SEC championship and now you're attempting to walk it back. Man up, you made a mistake.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 10:04 am to XKEnut
I'm not young. I may not be "eat dinner at 4pm" old like you, but I'm not as young as you think or I wish. I've made my point ad nauseam, and I guess ole folks don't read the whole thread...
Posted on 9/14/13 at 10:05 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
quote:Ole Miss has never won an SEC championship....
I've made my point ad nauseam
yet they HAVE
great point
Posted on 9/14/13 at 10:05 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
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Show us the SEC championship game trophy in the Ole Mrs trophy case.
Ah, so now you're a revisionist. You said Ole Miss had never won an SEC title not a championship game. You are wrong. Own it.
Posted on 9/14/13 at 10:06 am to ManCaveRadioESPN
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I've forgotten more about LSU/SEC football then you'll learn in a lifetime. Read the thread before embarrassing yourself.
That I seriously doubt.
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