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Phil Steele has LSU ranked 7th in the SECW and outside the T60 in his preseason rankings.

Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:07 pm
Posted by Blutarsky
112th Congress
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:07 pm
He mentions lack of returning starters (LSU with 11) compared to others, but the average number of starters returning in the SEC is 13 with Mississippi St leading the way with 17.

Honestly, are we better off with returning starters after we include starters we added from the transfer portal?

I’m sure when LSU finishes much higher than his projections, Steele will point to some obscure comment that he can count as a correct prediction.

LINK
This post was edited on 6/18/22 at 9:21 pm
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:11 pm to
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This post was edited on 6/18/22 at 9:12 pm
Posted by Robertson coach
pville
Member since May 2019
314 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:18 pm to
I wouldn't listen to that idiot. His ‘Steele locks of the week picks’, are 90% incorrect (straight up pick’em and/or versus spread).
Posted by WisconsinTiger85
Wisconsin
Member since Oct 2017
1525 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:19 pm to
He also had Washington as his surprise team last year and they were dogshite.
Posted by Tiger Ike
SW Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
1419 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:21 pm to
O-line seems like addition by subtraction despite the the draft picks.

The old regime had shite in such turmoil projections seem impossible.
Posted by Blutarsky
112th Congress
Member since Jan 2004
9552 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:21 pm to
Some info for you guys in the link.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
41861 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:26 pm to
So what
Posted by Blutarsky
112th Congress
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:29 pm to
quote:

So what


I see you’re new here.

This is a message board where we discuss such things, even shitty preseason projections.
This post was edited on 6/18/22 at 9:30 pm
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9112 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:34 pm to
What did Steele predict for us in 2019 ?

He is a Clown.
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69251 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:49 pm to
Steele is a washed up relic

He hasn’t been accurate since the mid 2000s

He still thinks it’s the 90s where things like “returning experience” are key record for good seasons
Posted by Blutarsky
112th Congress
Member since Jan 2004
9552 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:51 pm to
quote:

He still thinks it’s the 90s where things like “returning experience” are key record for good seasons


Transfers have completely wrecked that mindset.
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
77348 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:53 pm to
Is he rating transfers and adding that in? If not, his shite is useless
Posted by lsutigertalk
At Death Valley
Member since Apr 2004
5472 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:55 pm to
Phil Steele is the biggest hack in the game.

His books are filled with why he is the greatest, and inaccurate info that he conveniently retroactively changes to make himself right. Example: Notre Dame was number 19 on my dark horse teams that might possibly could make the playoffs!
This post was edited on 6/18/22 at 9:57 pm
Posted by jnethe1
Pearland
Member since Dec 2012
16143 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:05 pm to
Idgaf about no preseason rankings.
Posted by Blutarsky
112th Congress
Member since Jan 2004
9552 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:07 pm to
quote:

Is he rating transfers and adding that in? If not, his shite is useless


He does include them in the individual position rankings, but I don’t see him thoroughly evaluating guys like Banks, Frazier, Shorts, Cain, Foucha, Brooks, Weeks, Wingo, Garner, Lacy, Fields, JBC, etc as starter/key player additions to the team as a whole.

Except, when he ranks Ricks as a 1st team AA at Alabama.
Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
Member since Feb 2005
17772 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:10 pm to
In the age of college free agency, the idea of predicting seasons based on returning starters is laughable.
Posted by Leon Spinks
Texas
Member since Aug 2016
2265 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:12 pm to
Magazine guys like this don’t matter anymore with the transfer portal. By the time they come out some team could add a key impact player
Posted by Srbtiger06
Member since Apr 2006
28256 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:59 pm to
I mean logically it makes sense. The program went to shite within 2 years of a natty. BK has done well with recruiting and the portal out of necessity.

That said 90% of the optimism is placed on total unknowns and the belief that an entirely new staff can turn shite around super quick with an unproven and depleted roster. I'm not a huge Steele fan but his comments aren't exactly a reach if you're thinking rationally.
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
13066 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 11:10 pm to
I wish every prognosticator would pick us so low.
Posted by slowmoe
Member since Mar 2022
600 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 11:12 pm to
Phil Steele is a joke.
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