Re: LSU ranked

jdrobin · 2023-10-06T10:21:19.928Z

Not saying we should be in the top 25 by any means. However what are thoughts on LSU still being in top 25 apart from SEC bias. Both have 2 losses to currently ranked teams. One of those for both teams obviously Florida state. They got destroyed by them with no doubts who was better. We took them to overtime and in reality should have won. How can voters have them in without question and we have fewer votes than Air Force. I know it will work itself out if we keep winning but trying to understand a reasonable explanation.

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Oct 6, 2023, 8:21 AM

I really and truly think the Tigers not being ranked is a product of measuring them against the Death Valley standard of the last 10 years.

"They aren't as good as they have been."

That's a narrative many Tiger fans share with the media and it's is hard to argue based on results. It's as big a problem to overcome as the 21 point loss to Duke and the abysmal first have of the Charleston Southern game.

There's enough threads about losing BV, Jeff Scott, the inexperienced coaches etc. I'm not saying those don't carry weight. They've just been hammered by us keyboard warriors. Put all the turnovers, perceptions, QB play of the last 2 years, lack of playmakers on offense etc. in a blender and this is what you get.

I don't have any numbers to support it but my guess is that over half the country expected Clemson to get blown out by FSU. They got a lot of credit for how that game was going. I think that is the first time in a long time you could point to multiple situations in a game that felt like the Tigers were out coached. There's been games (2019/2020 playoffs, 2022 ND immediately come to mind) but not really multiple specific moments like that.

While this team hasn't arrived, it is on the way. I'm encouraged by MOST of what I see on the field.

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Honestly, I would think it would be obvious by now that the AP poll and to some extent the Coaches poll are complete shams. The AP poll relies on journalists and talking heads from the major networks to vote in its poll. ESPN votes up SEC teams; NBC,CBS, Fox all vote up Big 10 teams. No one else has enough people with voting power to be ranked unless they beat a Big 10 or SEC school, and then only because it will help the team they beat have a better "resume" for the playoff. Wyoming is 4-1 and has beaten Power 5 competition. Wyoming's schedule is no worse and I would argue better than Kentucky with the one loss coming to Texas. However Kentucky finds itself ranked simply because is looks better for Georgia this weekend. If Kentucky loses this weekend they will still be ranked "because they lost a close game to the #1 team". The myth that the 12 team playoff will "even" things out is dumb. It will only mean 12 teams from the Big 10 and SEC will be in the playoffs. Currently 16 of the top 25 teams are SEC and Big 10 teams or future members. Coincidence? Only 2 teams outside of those two conferences are in the top 12; ND because they are NBCs baby and FSU for beating LSU, which keeps LSU on the fringe or ranked.

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Apparently the loss to a one-loss Duke team MEANS more.***

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we lost to DUKE and fumbled the W vs FSU

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i'm only going to miss Nate Wiggins and XT

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LSUs best wins are against a terrible Miss State team...

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