re: Ole Miss losing is not good for LSU.

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Do you not understand what losing the West means? Right, rankings and who beat whom mean didly.

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holy cow. i've said several times lsu can win the west AND have ole miss not lose to unranked teams that we don't play. ole miss losing to west teams helps lsu win the west and lsu won't take a sos hit. it's the best possible scenario.

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it doesn't make much sense to pull for something (ole miss losing) when we have no idea what affect it will have. however, we know for sure that if ole miss hadn't lost to an unranked team that we don't play, that would AT LEAST have helped lsu's sos

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We know for sure Ole Miss has 1 loss. We know for sure LSU has 0 losses. We know for sure that 1 > 0.

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BFNII,

The post was in response to your thread in page 8 I think it was where you were saying it wasn't in theory but in reality about your BEST likely scenario's. I was trying to make the point to you that so is the chances of me winning the lottery but I guess you didn't seem to follow the logic or maybe it was cause you didn't want to follow it.

#1 I was acknowledging the fact that your "theory" about LSU winning every game this year was based in reality in the realm of possibility but so is the chance I could win the lottery.

#2 It could happen what you were saying about us going undefeated, it could happen that I win the lottery. Obviously I don't think it's that bad a chances but the bigger point was I don't like the chances of either actually happening.

#3 I know you listed several reasons why in "theory" or in "very small chance of occuring" it would be better for LSU to have Ole Miss win last night. My point I like to look at the big picture what I predict will be best for LSU to happen over the whole year. If you think in your mind LSU will have a much better chance of winning all of their games this year then by all means I agree with you on this point. But if you are a realist and like 99% of the fans, commentators, college football analist and feel like their is a decent chance LSU might lose a couple games this year due to schedule, inexperience etc. don't you get why we would want to be proactive about pulling for teams in the same division to lose?

#4 Look all I'm saying is me and you think different and I don't think any amount of you trying to convince me is gonna change it and me convincing you will change what you think. We come from two different mindsets on this subject, we both want LSU to win and be successful, but we look at it from two different angles.

bfniii, it's also not a theory that I could win the lottery today and be a rich millionaire by tommorrow. It's not a theory, there's a real chance it could happen in the real world of possibilities, (however small it is, that it could happen) and we all know that would be the best possible scenario, however unlikely it is.

That's kinda the same thing your saying with your Best possible scenario. We all know it's not a theory, it could in fact happen, but the overwhelming odds are it's not!!

Therefore, In the world of who I pull for each week, I'm not willing to wait until LSU loses and then reavulate the whole scenario because by then it might be too late. I'm obviously gonna pull for LSU to win every game they play, meanwhile hoping for a few upsets by west teams.

Historically, that's the best way for LSU to be the most successful, and until LSU gets royally screwed like Auburn did, I'll take my chances.

If anything, SOS has done nothing but been HUGE for LSU. I know you two SOS fanatics remember 2003 and staying up till 4 am making sure Notre Dame lost to Hawaii giving us just enough SOS to beat out USC.

How about 2007 when the Virginia Tech blowout catipulted us into the game.

If anything we've been more than fortunate with SOS over the years, it's proven to be one of the biggest assets we had in getting our crystals

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We know for sure Ole Miss has 1 loss. We know for sure LSU has 0 losses. We know for sure that 1 > 0

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we also know for a fact that lsu's sos just took a hit. whereas had ole miss lost to a west team, that wouldn't have happened. which is better?

The arkansas 06 loss to USC was bad because that was an OOC loss that hurt the reputation of the SEC. It also didn't give Arkansas a loss in the SEC which if it would have would have sent LSU to the SEC champ game.

Your comparison that it didn't help LSU is true because it wasn't an SEC game. It also made your comparison of that to last night toally different. Totally different scenario than what happened last night.

Comparing Apples to Oranges

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You keep phrasing it as a choice.

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it's not a choice, it's what is best for lsu. before the game, lsu needed ole miss to win because they were playing a team lsu doesn't play. lose to a common opponent, not scar. therefore, it's not as good for lsu that ole miss lost to scar as it would have been had ole miss lost to a common opponent. i was responding to a comment that someone made that it's better for lsu's overall body of work, which is demonstrably false

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I cant believe anyone thinks a division rival losing to a nondivision team hurts LSU


i can't believe i've listed several reasons justifying it and yet unsubstantiated comments like this are still being made

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It's because your reasons are not that strong. The goal is to get to Atlanta. Ole Miss losing makes that easier. Of course if LSU doesnt lose then it wouldnt matter...but when does LSU not drop a SEC game?

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LSU needs to win the West first and foremost, and if LSU takes care of bizness SOS won't be a concern.

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This is the only goal. Win the west. Every loss by western opponent is great.

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Geauxtiga

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You probably are the worst poster on this board.

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First, the only goal is to win a National Championship which can't be done without the conference one.

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Do you even fricking realize that you just said the exact thing I stated. If LSU doesn't win the west, THEN HOW THE frick are they going to win a national championship? YOU HAVE TO WIN THE WEST FIRST!!!

I swear, some people make me wonder about reproduction.