re: With LSU losing 30 players, but landing No. 1 TP group, what's a realistic goal for 2025?

I think I’m taking the under until I’m proven wrong.

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To have Notre dames schedule

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Is that how Brian Kelly has become the winningest active coach? A weak arse schedule every year?

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You’re wasting your time. The idiots you’re talking to are oddly committed to defending the imperfections of literally everyone else except the LSU coach. Strangely, they look for reasons to criticize the coach of the school they claim to support.

I guess it’s either ignorant swamp dwellers with inferiority complexes, trolls, or youthful liberal cucks who think they’re being edgy by being contrarian

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And there's a section of this fan base that creates paradoxes on the daily to compensate and protect Brian Kelly. He's the 8th highest paid coach, not some young guy that is cutting his teeth. Everyone said they wanted a proven coach and LSU is not a stepping stone program for an up and coming coach. It's been past time for the fanbase to act like BK is a grown arse man and prove himself worth the money he's getting paid.

CFP or bust.

Every year, every fanbase, talks themselves into believing there team is going to be great. Despite that, the peices were not in place for a CFP run. The ONLY favorable aspect for such was the schedule. If LSU could beat USC then a 6-2 record in the SEC seemed doable given both Ole Miss and Alabama (teams picked to finish at the top 1/4th or so of the league standings) were at home and LSU didn't have to play Georgia, Texas or Tennessee. Once LSU lost to USC the likely CFP hopes went with it because LSU was never going to be good enough to overcome a 1 game margin for error in SEC play (in order to finish 10-2 overall). LSU lost 3 All American caliber players on offense and was "new" in just about everything on defense.

This year is different. LSU returns an experienced starting QB (just like in 01, 06, 07, 11, 13, 19, 23). It's also the second year with the defensive staff. Finally, this year's crop of transfers don't seem to be guys who couldn't crack the starting line up elsewhere or had fallen out of favor. It's several multi-year starters from other power conf. teams.

LSU arguably has the best returning QB in not just the SEC, but maybe the country (if early Heisman odds mean anything). Most evaluators have LSU projected at 3rd in the SEC going into the season. However, LSU doesn't have No. 1 (Texas) or No. 2 (Georgia) on the schedule. Alabama and Ole Miss are on the road, but both will have to replace multi-year starters at QB and neither has signed a transfer starter for next season.

I thought the pieces were in place for a run in 2023. I never imagined the defense would completely fall apart like it did. I think the pieces are in place for another run this year. I'm confident the defense won't fall apart like it did in 2023. The biggest concern is the schedule. At Clemson is the toughest opener LSU has had in several years, topping even FSU in 2023 because that was technically a neutral site game. If LSU can beat Clemson I have a hard time not seeing LSU reach the CFP because I think they are good enough to go 6-2 in the SEC with the schedule they have. If LSU loses to Clemson it will be a much tougher road the rest of the way with the decreased margin for error.

Won’t make the playoffs. Will lose first game to Clemson which leaves small room for error in sec play if you don’t win the sec.

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Saying the truth isn't shitting on anything. It's your problem how you take it. With that said I LSU wins the NC every year but I'm also a realist and truth teller. Try it sometime.

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You have no grasp of context lol. Compare what each Coach inherited and get back to me with your objective perspective Mr truth teller

9 & 4, Toilet Bowl win over Arizona, BK says we're a year away from NC and hires an offensive specialist from Toledo.
Then I woke up and it was snowing in Grand Isle and my pants were wet.

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Getting to the playoff, hopefully winning a game or two there

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Can you imagine Death Valley hosting a nighttime playoff game? The energy in the stadium and around campus would be unlike anything we’ve ever experienced.

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If LSU can beat Clemson I have a hard time not seeing LSU reach the CFP because I think they are good enough to go 6-2 in the SEC with the schedule they have.

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I guess my biggest concern is with the OL and the DL. Games are won in the trenches and with basically an entirely new OL and a DL that hasn't been dominate in years, wins are not going to come easy.