When I started getting text from friends in NOLA for the BCS game in 2012 of LSU players in Harrah's Casino drinking at 3AM, I knew this program was about to decline.
It isn't wins and losses that make rivalries - it is the passion among the players and fans. How many times in a row has Alabama defeated TN now? And most of the total beat downs. Yet most of you still consider that a strong rivalry, as do they.
Rivalry or not, it is a great match up every year, and a game that both teams will look to as measuring sticks for years to come.
ETA: This writer has an agenda that has nothing to do with the "rivalry".
They will never forgive The Bear for whipping Cholly Mac's teams so regularly either.LSU was a Rival to me because I lived close to the stadium when I was a kid, then we moved back to Alabama... Guess it means more to me than a few others. I describe both teams as hard hitting physical teams, who thrive on pounding the football. Not many teams left who play 'Big Boy Football'... WE HAPPEN TO PLAY MUCH BETTER THAN LSU LATELY... Plus... LSU will never forgive Coach Saban for leaving them, and eventually ending up in Tuscaloosa.
I think it's rubbish. LSU is the one team in the west where we had better be on top of our game because they play the same brand of physical football we do. There is no smoke and mirrors when we play each other.http://www.tigerrag.com/football/worsham-lsu-and-alabama-are-no-longer-rivals
excellent piece by an LSU writer.
I think it's rubbish. LSU is the one team in the west where we had better be on top of our game because they play the same brand of physical football we do. There is no smoke and mirrors when we play each other.
Normally, I agree with you, BIG, but not this time. We administered a psychic wound in 2011. We have outrecruited them for eight straight years. I believe the writer is acknowledging what most of his readers won't admit. The gap between the two teams is widening.Yes, it is a trash job. The writer has an agenda, and it isn't telling the truth.
I was going to say the same thing, but you said it better.It isn't wins and losses that make rivalries - it is the passion among the players and fans. How many times in a row has Alabama defeated TN now? And most of the total beat downs. Yet most of you still consider that a strong rivalry, as do they.
Rivalry or not, it is a great match up every year, and a game that both teams will look to as measuring sticks for years to come.
ETA: This writer has an agenda that has nothing to do with the "rivalry".
Since that game you have played 4 times. You were lucky to win 2 of the 4.Normally, I agree with you, BIG, but not this time. We administered a psychic wound in 2011. We have outrecruited them for eight straight years. I believe the writer is acknowledging what most of his readers won't admit. The gap between the two teams is widening.
And yes, LSU is a rival, a big one.
All true. But they have begun to realize that we are on the verge of dominating them. In other words, order is being restored.Since that game you have played 4 times. You were lucky to win 2 of the 4.
If they fire Miles - yep. If the crazies win, you are correct. They will flounder for years. They have no idea what they have in Miles.All true. But they have begun to realize that we are on the verge of dominating them.
And yet we win. You say lucky, I say we had more guys make the plays when they really matter. Sometimes luck is a factor, but I don't recall luck deciding any of the recent LSU games.Since that game you have played 4 times. You were lucky to win 2 of the 4.
Sorry, I didn't mean to lessen the wins. I was replying to an earlier post. Please don't take it out of context.And yet we win. You say lucky, I say we had more guys make the plays when they really matter. Sometimes luck is a factor, but I don't recall luck deciding any of the recent LSU games.
My apologies for not reading the entire thread, but if you look at recent history of this rivalry, the last time we lost, it was 9-6, our team was really tight and still should have won the game. Since then, CLM keeps coming back with the same old stuff. They are very good, well coached, don't beat themselves a lot, but 5 times in a row, we find ways to win the game. Miles used to have this reputation of being creative, the riverboat gambler, he was called. I'm not sure why but his play calling seems to get more conservative each time we face them. Could be the failure to get a QB that can read defenses, but it's not the same as the first few years Coach Saban was with us.Sorry, I didn't mean to lessen the wins. I was replying to an earlier post. Please don't take it out of context.