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Originally Posted by wrangler64

_ Well if you think like that UL will never in 100 years win a natl championship. It just does'nt go by record, its also goes by style points buddy.

The media, BCS, AP, Coaches poll all disagree. _

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You are right UL will never win a National Championship.

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Originally Posted by IHateLaState

_ No one is suggesting that we would have won the game....

What we are doing is evaluating the state of OUR team.... We played purportedly a top ten team... although I dont think that is true... and are looking at the fact that we were not blown away as we have been in the past... how we competed and how missed opportunities made the score seem like more of a blow out than it was...

Missed opportunites are just that... Mistakes WE made.... we know that... but on a competitive level the distance between us and a&m@br is shrinking... nothing more..

So crawl back into your tigggeer cage and lick your paws... _

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We'll have a much better feel for the team after this week's game with the Huskers.

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Originally Posted by IHateLaState

_ Ok Ok... LSU is the greatest....most fabulous... the #1 university throughout all of America.....They took it easy on us... they let us stay in the game because of the kindness of that great American... that seer of all that is true and wonderful in mankind... yes Les Miles...We know our place... we know we are not deserving of being on the same field as LSU... we thank you from the very bottom of our heart for letting us touch our cleats on the holy grail that is Tiger Stadium and ask that perhaps one day if we are all good little boys and girls that you allow us back... just once... and we promise until then to continue to know our place and not create any stir or suggestion that we are anything more than just a flea to your elephantness...:h::h::h:

Happy??? Now go away:hot::hot::hot: _

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He isn't far off in Never Never Land with his statements...LSU did have missed opportunity's just like we did. IF, IF, IF our mistakes were not corrected and theirs were, then LSU would have possibly scored a couple more TD's...But, who cares! The game is over. Move on. I don't understand why this is being dragged on. By the way, I absolutely don't care if LSU succeeds in anything. My allegiance is to UL; even if we lose every game in every sport for the rest of my time in Lafayette. I've always pulled for the underdog...I prefer watching the success from the bottom up. Cheers and on to the next game!

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Originally Posted by Just1More

_ I don't think your point actually "rains" on anyone's "party" WRT the "what ifs". I agree, for instance, that had Jefferson put more touch on his deep ball, he may/likely would have connected. There wasn't "great separation" established at any point on his missed deep balls, but I did feel with a better timed release (earlier) 50% of those would have gone for completions. I was impressed that, despite those balls being underthrown, that our coverage guys were reading the receiver/ball and got into position, rather than the common interference that usually occurs in those circumstances. In other words, despite Jefferson's poorly timed passes on the deep balls, we covered exceptionally well. UL more than countered those "what ifs" with dropped passes tossed right in open players' hands.

But, UL failed to capitalize on about 6 LSU miscues. LSU did not fail to capitalize on any UL miscues. Those "what ifs" are the critically important differences I think people are pointing out. Your blanket statement about every game has "what ifs" does not take into account the specific games where there were a balance of miscues on only one side. That happened in the LSU UL game. It wasn't a talent issue... IMO it was a "nerves issue".

I think the worry at halftime of the Troy game was way more than the worry at any point during the UL game (except prior to kickoff).

My opinion of why the UL game was so much closer than the score was not the missed passes and picks. Those were painful. But, it was the ball played on the field as a whole. I also believe UL's goal line TD was a TD, the safety was a safety, and a critical third down conversion by LSU wasn't a first down. There were no equivalent poorly called plays that in any way assisted UL. With no changes to the play on the field... but better calls by the refs... the score would have been much closer.

I have some very sharp and honorable LSU football fan friends (way above the average... and I know the average ones as well). They totally agree with my assessment of the game. The only thing that puzzles them is if LSU may be a lesser team than they have had in the past many years and does that account for a much more evenly played game... especially what went on in the trenches. We shall see. _

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Originally Posted by wrangler64

_ Well if you think like that UL will never in 100 years win a natl championship. It just does'nt go by record, its also goes by style points buddy.

The media, BCS, AP, Coaches poll all disagree. _

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Wait.... do you really mean that?? you mean like we will like never win a national championship in football.... omg "buddy"... you have ruined my life here.... you have burst my bubble.... destroyed my dreams.... i mean i was actually thinking if we won all the rest of our games we had a shot.... you meant thats not true???? :h::h:

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Originally Posted by wrangler64

Thats whats wrong with our fan base. Always thinking UL will never win the big one. It may happen and could happen in our life time. _

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Are you part of that fanbase? When does the fanbase talk about winning or not winning "the big one"? I think we're still trying to scratch out a bowl appearance. Whose lifetime are you talking about? One of our fans is 98 years old and currently in the ICU at Lourdes. Would you go visit him and tell him that we are going to "win the big one" in his lifetime? He'll ask you to drain his bed pan on your head as he hums the fight song. Move along...

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Originally Posted by Just1More

_ I don't think your point actually "rains" on anyone's "party" WRT the "what ifs". I agree, for instance, that had Jefferson put more touch on his deep ball, he may/likely would have connected. There wasn't "great separation" established at any point on his missed deep balls, but I did feel with a better timed release (earlier) 50% of those would have gone for completions. I was impressed that, despite those balls being underthrown, that our coverage guys were reading the receiver/ball and got into position, rather than the common interference that usually occurs in those circumstances. In other words, despite Jefferson's poorly timed passes on the deep balls, we covered exceptionally well. UL more than countered those "what ifs" with dropped passes tossed right in open players' hands.

But, UL failed to capitalize on about 6 LSU miscues. LSU did not fail to capitalize on any UL miscues. Those "what ifs" are the critically important differences I think people are pointing out. Your blanket statement about every game has "what ifs" does not take into account the specific games where there were a balance of miscues on only one side. That happened in the LSU UL game. It wasn't a talent issue... IMO it was a "nerves issue".

I think the worry at halftime of the Troy game was way more than the worry at any point during the UL game (except prior to kickoff).

My opinion of why the UL game was so much closer than the score was not the missed passes and picks. Those were painful. But, it was the ball played on the field as a whole. I also believe UL's goal line TD was a TD, the safety was a safety, and a critical third down conversion by LSU wasn't a first down. There were no equivalent poorly called plays that in any way assisted UL. With no changes to the play on the field... but better calls by the refs... the score would have been much closer.

I have some very sharp and honorable LSU football fan friends (way above the average... and I know the average ones as well). They totally agree with my assessment of the game. The only thing that puzzles them is if LSU may be a lesser team than they have had in the past many years and does that account for a much more evenly played game... especially what went on in the trenches. We shall see. _

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"What if" I depart this thread with an I should've known better! ;)

Good luck Saturday with the Cornhuskers and the refs.

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Originally Posted by 4LSU

_ "What if" I depart this thread with an I should've known better! ;)

Good luck Saturday with the Cornhuskers and the refs. _

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Permission to depart granted! And thanks for the good luck.

Bad refs, bad refs... whatcha gonna do... whatcha gonna do when they cheat on you... bad refs, bad refs...

Filmed in front of an intoxicated yet live audience... "Bad Refs"... coming to a football field near you!

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Originally Posted by wrangler64

_ So you must of been a huge LSU fan in the 90's. LSU was way at the bottom up until 2001.

Your pretty much saying when the time comes for UL to be at the top of the pile your going to stop supporting them because they will no longer be the underdog. Who you gonna support then? ULM? Tech? _

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No...I pretty much said that like to watch from the bottom up, not when they're already up...I know that you're being cute and you're not really a smart ass... ;) Actually I lived in Tampa in the 90's when the Bucs were horrible and believe it or not I still didn't care about LSU...My family went to USL and that's how I ended up here...If I'm lucky enough to be here when UL starts rolling, then I'll be lucky enough to be here to support them when they're winning. When I lived in San Antonio, the Spurs were horrible...when I left they got David Robinson and had the largest turn around it NBA history...I've just had bad luck and have always been around teams on the bottom. Here's to UL reaching the top! Cheers! Now on the Nebraska...Your'e a cute one aren't ya?