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It was a very easy OOC overall; but they did a decent job navigating it. Would have liked to see a little better fight put up against Texas Tech but most SEC teams got blown out at some point in their OOC. The onyl impressive win we have so far is SMU as they are barely Top 40 in kenpom right now, everyone else we beat is outside the Top 100. The SEC is without a doubt much weaker than it was last year, but despite that seems to still be the #1 rated conference overall this year so that helps our chances overall (to win more games and it still "look" impressive).

9-9 should get us in the NCAAT pretty comfortably
8-10 will probably get us in but could be bubble
7-11 is more full on bubble for us
6-12 or worse and we're definitely out

We are currently #38 in kenpom so thats on the good side of things for now.

Without Jalen Reed I do suspect we will struggle against stronger front court teams. Our defense has been pretty rough at times this season against very inferior competition.

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Very good analysis. One thing I've noticed is how little Nwoko plays in the games I've watched - about 20 minutes. When he is out there he is very effective on the offensive side of the ball. He finishes well in the paint with hooks and short shots in the paint, not to mention dunks from PG feeds. He certainly has the body to match up with most SEC teams' centers.

We will miss Reed but we still Nwoko, Miller, and Sutton down low. Sutton's not a banger but he's 6'9", can score from anywhere, and is high-energy. Also, Tamba is not tall but he is aggressive and eats up a lot of rebounds.

I really am curious to see how this season plays out.

As a kid in the 70s I only went to 2 games - the 1977 LSU vs Rice game where we beat them 77-0 and Carlos Carson caught 5 TDs (I think). The other was against Bama in 1978. I got to see Charles Alexander but we lost.

Did not see other games in person until I got to college in 1983. Started seeing more games then because of cable and pay per view.

In the 70s, it was listening to the Tigers on the radio. Pretty sure John Ferguson was the guy.

Really hard to say between 2011 Alabama game and 1969 Ole Miss game. I'll go with the 2011 Alabama game because that gives us another NC. The 1969 Ole Miss game puts us in a bowl for the NC.

However that 1969 team was always a mythical team from my childhood and I would have loved Casanova getting a NC.

I'm not sure how close they are but we clearly have a solid coach and a capable, young QB. The defense is not bad but we need to maintain succession planning for some of the older starters. We need 3 good OL at least one very good WR and an elite RB for when Kamara is done.

Not sure when they win the division or go to the playoffs - probably 2 to 3 years minimum but we are aided by being in a weak division.

For those who would like to view the game:

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Am watching the CBS evaluation and one guy give LSU a B for hiring Kiffin but Ole Miss an A for hiring Golding (who was already on staff).

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I think he is thinking a Saban type run but at LSU.

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Honestly, I think that's what Lane wants, particularly since Saban is one of his confidantes. The key will be how quickly he can achieve substantial success, e.g. winning a few games in the playoffs.

But what color are the socks?

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So, a bunch of guys on a message board ALL recognize that there should be a backup plan, but you think that the people who are actively looking for a coach don’t? That’s about as ridiculous a scenario as I can think of.

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It is ridiculous but then again we all experienced 2016.

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Nah, it means we'll all be fine just removing the "interim" tag from Frank's title. He's 2-0, baby!