re: Will You Consider This Year a Success if We Finish 11-2?

Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 12:20 am to AlaTiger

yes

Posted by MT555

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 1:41 am to AlaTiger

Yeah yeah yeah

Posted by bmy

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 6:54 am to Ace Midnight

11-2? frick yes.

Posted by Grandmike

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 6:56 am to GeauxDT

Amen

Posted by Sid in Lakeshore

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 7:30 am to C

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C

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A bowl win is never guaranteed. I don't hold a loss against miles. He has proven he can get his team ready for the bowls so it is not a must win. I think most expected 3 losses during the regular season this year. So I'll stick with that 9-3 season. Anything better and I will be happy.

PLEASE post more often!

Posted by lsutothetop

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 7:33 am to Ace Midnight

Miles for best coach in LSU history

Posted by dukke v

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 7:34 am to Sid in Lakeshore

11-2 would be a MAJOR accomplishment for a team this young. They have looked ragged at times and most likely will lose to Bama, But the rest of the schedule is manageable.

Posted by Sid in Lakeshore

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 7:36 am to Ace Midnight

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LSU has only had 10 win seasons in:

1908 (10-0) Wingard
1958 (11-0) Dietzel
1961 (10-1) Dietzel
1987 (10-1-1) Archer
1996 (10-2) Dinardo
2001 (10-3) Saban
2003 (13-1) Saban
2005 (11-2) Miles
2006 (11-2) Miles
2007 (12-2) Miles

and if we do it in 2009, that will make 11 total (out of 117 seasons),

Wow! Posted again for emphasis. Thanks Ace.

Posted by RCDfan1950

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 7:39 am to luvmesumlsu

Hey...I'm always happy...win or lose...if the team don't look like crap. Just compare Oregon's O with what we were seeing the first few games. They don't have better skill players; we all know it is the coaching.

Damn right I'll be happy with 11-2. Just happier, with 12-1!

RC

Posted by tigerfromthebayou

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 8:07 am to C

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A bowl win is never guaranteed.

And never is a win against Arkansas.I really believe they can win out,but Arkansas has been a pain in our arse for the last 2 years.

Posted by Righty

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 8:09 am to Ace Midnight

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win a New Year's Day bowl game to go 11-2 and end up ranked #5-7 or so, will you be satisfied?

NO!! This team supposedly has the best talent in the country. 11-2 is not acceptable.

Posted by JustSmokin

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 8:10 am to Righty

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11-2 is not acceptable.

Says the johnny-come-lately fan.

Posted by panzer

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 8:31 am to AlaTiger

an incredible, earth shaking, season of the ages success if we finish 11-2.

Are you kidding?

Posted by Bubba Hotep

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 8:57 am to RCDfan1950

Oregon scored 8 points in a loss to Boise. Let's not get carried away.

Posted by Peachtree Tiger

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 9:05 am to EST

I think before the season started most fans would have been happy with 3 losses. Now I think they expect more than that. Still a lot of hard games ahead however.

Posted by montana

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 9:18 am to Peachtree Tiger

With a sophmore QB, 11 wins is unheard of. Imagine the next two years.

Posted by Tiger Ugly

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 9:21 am to AlaTiger

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Will You Consider This Year a Success if We Finish 11-2?

Absolutely. I predicted a 9-3 year, and I think that is still very possible, so 11-2 would be successful to me especially if we continue to progress.

I ain't gonna lie, the way we played up to the Auburn game was not acceptable to me and you can state our record all you want but none of the teams we beat were above 33 in the power rankings and we just flat out were not utilizing the talent we had well.

But the last couple of games have given me more hope and 11-2 would exceed my preseason expectations, so how could I not consider that successful.

Posted by Tiger Ugly

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Posted on 11/1/09 at 9:25 am to C

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A bowl win is never guaranteed. I don't hold a loss against miles. He has proven he can get his team ready for the bowls so it is not a must win.

Dinardo was undefeated in bowls so I don't think that's the litmus test for coaches, and Miles did lose a couple at Okie State so it's no garauntee we win just because Miles hasn't lost a bowl game here yet.

I think if we get a favorable matchup in a bowl game we win, and I think that every matchup we've had after the Texas matchup in the Cotten in 2002 has been favorable.