re: the 2013 season is now a rebuilding year

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Bama lost that many last year,

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Not that it makes much difference, but how many of theirs were seniors.

To lose all these juniors seems unreal.

Im absolutely with you.

LSU still beats TCU.

LSU still beats a&m at home.

If Murray declares I feel extremely great about at UGA. If not then I'm at 50/50.

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Oh and no way LSU loses to a Mississippi school..

Some of yall been spewing this bullshite for the past 4 years or so.. same old same old.. This is the year they surpass LSU BS.. No. They are our bitches until proven otherwise.

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Ole Miss almost beat us this year and they have beaten us twice in the last 4 years. They are playing great offense up there and return their entire improved defense with the #1 recruit in the country at DE added to them.

They will be very, very tough to beat in Oxford next year.

ETA: They return 19 of 22 starters. 10 on defense, 9 on O.

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UGA, Bama, TAMU are virtual locks. UF is likely

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I hear what the poster of this rant is saying, it is disappointing to see so many juniors leave early it can devoid the team with a lack of leadership which can be crucial. I can totally understand when a Mingo & Montgomery go as both are projected in the first 2 rounds of the draft and also Logan because of where he might draft. But Minter if he has another year of 100+ tackles it will improve his draft stock tremendously. Reid makes sense I guess, even though he didn't play up to his 2011 standards I pretty much figured he was gone this year anyway. Simon I have no clue what he is thinking, but he definitely could improve his draft status with another year.

Did LSU do a fantastic job this year recruiting, absolutely. But I am still worried losing all that junior leadership on the defensive side of the ball will hurt us next year no matter how much talent they have behind them.

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but i don't buy the "just reload" theory. experience and leadership (along with a break or two) is essential to win the SEC and an NC. i hate to be negative nellie but i am forecasting a nine or ten win season next year, esp since i don't think we have a real leader at qb.

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Some of you are such miserable pussies. Bama sure didn't have much trouble this season with all the leadership and experience that they lost. I'm not sure what everyone is so worried about. We lost a lot of talent, but we still have a ton of talent. We were expecting to lost most everyone that has officially declared to this point.

Our LBs will be strong as hell next year. Our secondary will be VERY strong if Loston comes to his senses and comes back. Eugene, Martin, Collins, Mills, and Loston would all have plenty of experience and incoming Tre White should be really good.

The DL is the only spot where we lose a ton of experience and depth, but we will get to see Hunter and Rasco who looked very good this in his limited PT. Incoming freshman Gilmore and Beckwith both look like they could see some significant PT as well.

We had this same discussion yesterday. The key factor to overcoming these personnel losses on defense is being able to lean on the offense. That is why Bama was able to overcome their losses on D. Their offense can carry their team when needed. There is low confidence that the LSU offense can carry the team next season, and you can't blame people for feeling that way.

dammit murray. may you crap the bed your senior season and go undrafted now.

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It blows my mind that many are leaving.

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Why Lee?

I know the number sounds jarring, but even back in August it was obvious this was a likely scenario.

The DEs were clearly going to leave (hell, the surprise was them coming back last year)

Anyone who knows anything about Ware, Simon, or Wing should have known they were gone.

It was pretty obvious Reid would be gone with 3 years as a major contributor and finishing his degree as an All-American. Even though his play was down, that isn't going to dictate his draft position. It'll come down to how he tests, and the NFL has plenty of film on him making great plays as a true freshman, sophomore, and junior AA. Sometimes players can regress by staying in college too long. Look at Barkley.

After Brockers went top 15 you had to know Logan would seriously look at leaving with a good year.

The only one that came out of nowhere was Minter, and he had a monster year and simply can't improve his stock by coming back.

I thought all along Ford would be gone as well. The backfield is just too crowded, and his speed and strength actually make him the most likely work out warrior to bump his stock significantly at Combine/Pro Day.

I just don't see why people are so shocked by this.