re: LSU is a very young team and have been for some time.

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Funny you should say that. We have recruited at least 1 quarterback every year since 2006. The last year we didn't recruit one before that was 2004 when Lord Saban was here.

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If you count Zach Lee and Jeremy Liggins

which you probably shouldn't

This a rational and thoughtful post. Roster management is the biggest issue facing LSU. The reason that Mississippi State had an uptick the past two years is a lot of experienced talent. It is the reason for Arkansas's uptick. But they will not stay up there as they will lose experienced talent. Alabama is the only who consistently reloads at all positions recently. LSU used to recruit that way and their misses in recruiting coupled with losing more than normal personnel to the NFL earlier has lead to the widening gap with Alabama. LSU will improve next year as they are losing less player to the NFL (last year and this year). They will be more experienced, but unless they get better at balanced recruiting, they will slide back. Having Ogeron, Steele, and Grimes on staff will continue to help recruiting on the line of scrimmage which help close the gap with Alabama. That is the biggest reason why LSU can not keep up with The Tide. The quarterback issue has been systemic, even in the years when LSU was beating Alabama. When the gap widened in the areas where LSU was on par with Alabama, that is when the gap opened up in the series. Ole Miss was able to mask their gap with Alabama the last two years due to outstanding quarterback play, Outstanding receivers, and game changers like NKiemdeche. With people like Laremy Tunsil, Laquan Treadwell, and Robert and Denzel Nkeimdeche are no longer there, you will see Ole Miss slide backwards next year, especially against Alabama.

Agreed on the Freshmen and Sophomores not playing, but developing while backing up excellent juniors and seniors, getting practice reps with the 2's and 3's, and getting stronger through Moffitt's program. However, Mett did play all five years (first at UGA, 2nd at Juco, last three at LSU), and was amazing his 5th year. If we could recruit more like him, and develop them on the same timeline (like Flynn, Mauck, etc.), we'd be much stronger at QB. The NFL CBA changes in '12 changed the college game.

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He (& LSU) backed, squirmed, wiggled and lucked into the NC in 2007 as a two-loss team. That set of circumstances isn't happening again for any team.

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Very stupid statement, this! If we had the same system in 2007 that we have now, who would be the four teams in the playoffs? Not LSU, of course, because you said that "isn't happening again for any team."

In the next five years there WILL be a two loss team in the playoffs.

yall are gonna lose your gdamn minds when miles goes 9-3 again next yr and keeps his job another year or 2. meanwhile, saban retires, bama hires fisher and we miss out again

Well, the idea was that our coaching staff isn't recruiting a quarterback every year, and we need to because some don't pan out. My contention is that the staff did, and those are the "don't pan out" variety.

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LSU is a very young team and have been for some time.

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Kids lose any sense of winning anything and go pro early. We will always be young when they bolt for NFL cause they don't have any faith in wining anything meaningful. Don't have to believe me. Look at the last

Lsu is forevvveeeer young.

They have been saying we are young the last three years.