re: Since when did this board become so...

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I think you are getting a little ambitious with your 09 Bama prediction. While I agree we would have a chance to win, it was by no means a sure thing.

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I didn't say THAT I thought we would have one the Bama game, I said that is what the "whatiffers" did. You have the negative "whatiffers" like you who try to spin wins and then the positive "whatiffers" who try and spin a loss. I NEVER "what if", either way, it makes no sense.

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. We were three plays away from being a 7-5 football team

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This is the most bullshite argument ever, yet people love to use it.


Yeah, maybe we were 3 plays away from 7-5, but we weren't. We were 11-2, and all the crying in the world can't take those wins away.

BTW, the flipside is that we were 3 plays away from 12-0. In fact, we were probably closer to 12-0 than 7-5, but I understand. There is no brightside in your miserble world.

I'm pretty sure I acknowledged that fact. Everybody has a right to their opinion, I just think a 12-1/13-0 expectation for next year is little high, especially with road games at UT, Bama, WVU and Miss. St. and a neutral site game with Oregon. I think 9-3 is probably more realistic.

One thing is for sure, as long as Les is roaming the sidelines, it will be entertaining.

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I just think a 12-1/13-0 expectation for next year is little high, especially with road games at UT, Bama, WVU and Miss. St. and a neutral site game with Oregon. I think 9-3 is probably more realistic

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Ok..at least you've put down the whiskey bottle for awhile..

You are coming down to earth...mostly because next year's schedule is absolutely nasty. If LSU went 9-3..i wouldnt be surprised.

However..where we differ..is that if LSU went 11-1...wins the SEC and NC game...I also wouldnt be surprised.

Les Miles has been a successful coach wherever and whenever he has coached. He was a very successful offensive coordinator at OSU...3 of the best offensive years OSU ever had. And as a head coach for OSU..he turned the program around for the most part. He was also a very good assistant coach in the NFL. Just because the guy isnt a great speaker and has had a couple of time management gaffes...doesnt mean he isnt a damn good coach. Ive seen Belichick...one of the best NFL coaches ever...make several idiotic calls/decisions in the heat of the moment.

But still...if you arent optimistic about the next few years (yes..depending on the OC hire)...then you arent being realistic. This team is absolutely LOADED. And Miles deserves credit for that.

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Since when did this board become so...
delusional?

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Seriously. I mean, when did it become OK to be happy about an 11 win season?

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Because I can point to three specific plays in the UT, UF and UNC games and make that statement

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And I can point to 3-4 unlucky plays in each of those games, that if hadn't happened, LSU wins easily.

Someone already mentioned Ridley's fumbles vs UNC. They don't happen its a blowout.

VS FLA, if Nevis doesn't hit Brantley's facemask while sacking him for a safety the rout was on.

Tenn, we played like arse, but we were one or 2 plays away from easy victory. Hell we more than had twice their total yardage.

As far as the 2 losses, I'd have to rewatch in order to pickout 3 plays that would have led to a different outcome. But the games were close enough that LSu could have won with break here or there.

The point is, no matter how they got there, LSU won 11 games (no matter how much you or others wish they hadn't) and at the end of the day, all that matters is wins.

You know what happens if LSU wins every game next year like they beat tenn this year?

Tigers are national champs.

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Learn to use paragraphs. You don't have to start every sentence on a new line...with a space in between.

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Have to disagree here.

Breaking up every sentence makes it easier to read.

The stories some people post in one paragraph are usually passed over by many here.

I'm sure someone will have a rebuttal to that too.

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P.S. All of this love is over a man who hasn't taken a team entirely composed of his own players to Atlanta for the SEC Title Game.

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Oh...you're one of those guys. Sorry...won't take the bait.

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P.S. All of this love is over a man who hasn't taken a team entirely composed of his own players to Atlanta for the SEC Title Game.

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So Saban started with LSU in 2000. Took them to the SEC/NC game in 2003. Guess we can say the same about him. Wasn't entirely composed of his own players.

Saban then took over the Alabama job in 2007. Took the Tide to the SEC championship in 2008/2009 and won a NC in 2009.....again with a team not entirely composed of his players.

What's the difference? Is Saban a bad coach? ND has a top recruiting class every year, yet they suck. Give Miles credit. Coaching and not just players win championships.