re: There is a generational divide when it comes to LSU football.

I have been around as long as you, dumbass.

In the Associated Press all-time rankings of college football programs, LSU is ranked eleventh. That's pretty lofty and fans should expect more.

Slipping back into mediocrity is entirely preventable and making every effort to avoid that is justifiable--if we can overcome the inertia of idiots like you.

Tell me again--why are you O-apologists so desperate to change the narrative from winning championships to "rebuilding"?

LSU was less Alexander and Lawrence then Herron.
TN and FL may not be as good as MsSt on defense.

If you accept mediocrity thats all you'll ever get.

Do you know what separates Alabama from other big time programs? They don't have any more resources than an LSU has. What they have is that they DEMAND excellence.

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Nothing is ever as bad as it seems in the moment. Good times will come back around.

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Agreed. The glory days will be back soon enough. In one way or another.

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Nothing is ever as bad as it seems in the moment. Good times will come back around.

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Where was this sentiment after 2 last minute losses to arguably better programs in '16.
The coach who is a proven destroyer of programs gets a pass over one who has best W% in LSU FB history, won LSU a NC and played for another? Brilliant.

Very few fans would've supported the firing given premonition of Orgeron as the replacement.

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You act as though a loss to Mississippi State represents an existential crisis. It's not.

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I too am one of the old timers... Going back to the early 60's watching LSU play.

I agree with you in some ways, a single loss is not in and of itself a crisis. My concern is much more strategic, in other words my concern centers around the closed door, backroom decision making that happens (at most institutions...) and the results.

The short version of my concern is that outward signs indicate our decision makers have us set for a Archer/Hallman type tenure not a Saban/Arnsbarger type.

I am not with the "get your torches and pitchfork" crowd to get our pound flesh crowd. It remains to be seen how Coach O and this team will respond to this loss. My concern is ultimately focused on King/Alleva and the influencers that I am not familiar with.

McClendon's downfall was when the NCAA put its first limits on scholarships in the 70s. He had some powerhouse teams in his 18 years in BR..he also had some "dog teams" that I remember. As Saban does now, the Bear did then...he would raid Louisiana...but, I digress. When the continuity of Mac left, the death of Bo Rein, and the up and down seasons of Jerry Stovall, LSU football suffered for about 9-10 years until Arnsparger. He started recruiting well, gave us the Fightin Tiger spirit again and we won by putting a better than expected football team...then the Mike ArcherCurly Hallman experiment..Dinardo first 2 years were GREAT!! His last 2, not so much. Then "His Sabaness" arrived and turned "Raised the Titanic" of football at the flagship. Now, remember, it wasn't all wine and roses to begin with. Yes, he turned the attitude around; Yes, we won the Peach Bowl (but lost to UAB during the regular season); hell, in 2001 when we lost to Ole Miss at home and were, what 3-3 in the SEC, he mentioned that after the game his daughter asked him on the way home were they getting ready to move again...well, we know what happened; we ran off with the SEC Championship by beating TN in the 2001 SEC Championship game and beat Illinois in the Sugar Bowl. 2002; lose opener to Va Tech; run off 6 straight and then Saban allows Mauck to play late into the Fla game after the victory was assured and Mauck breaks his foot. Hello Marcus Randall and other than the Bluegrass Miracle that year the rest of the season was average (got our asses handed to us by Bama 31-0 at home that year). Not going to bore you with everything but wrote this little LSU football pamphlet to say this....don't lose the faith!! One loss!! Come on guys!! Just like UAB in 2000, FIRE SABAN!! Ole Miss in 2001, FIRE SABAN!! It took him time to turn the ship around. Miles inherited the bridge and got off course late into his watch and now Orgeron is on the bridge...let him have a chance...I'm done. Thanks for reading

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BS. I sat through Cholly and Curley and have no patience with this shite when it is obviously going to decline further before it gets better.

The administration is to blame for not transitioning away from Les faster and then for the process that brought us Ed O.

I have been through the bad times before and never want to go back, which is exactly where we are heading. The evidence is right in front of you.

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While I wasn't old enough for Charlie Mac, I agree with your statement 100%. I was around for some seriously low seasons in the late 80s through 1999. The reason for my melt since November 2016 is I have seen what a subpar coaching hire can do to a program.

Tennessee, Texas, Nebraska, Michigan (until they lucked into Harbaugh), Miami...

I unfortunately see LSU joining that list in the near future.

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BS. I sat through Cholly and Curley and have no patience with this shite when it is obviously going to decline further before it gets better.

The administration is to blame for not transitioning away from Les faster and then for the process that brought us Ed O.

I have been through the bad times before and never want to go back, which is exactly where we are heading. The evidence is right in front of you.

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Exactly right.

I am 68 and sat through all those same years and because I did, like you, I can clearly see where the current trajectory is taking us. I don't like it. I don't want it.

And this simplistic nonsense notion somebody else just tried to float, that this is a generational divide is beyond ridiculous. Those who are complacent about this turn of events are people who apparently can't learn from history. And these are the ones who have always lead the way back into mediocrity.

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All you know is winning. You don't have patience. You don't have the perspective that comes from years of sucking. So what do you do? You act as though a loss to Mississippi State represents an existential crisis. It's not.

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