Numbers. Miami returns 69% of the production of a 10-3 team. LSU returns 48% of the production of a 9-4 team. I realize Miami's three losses were their last 3 games, but LSU lost their last game to a ND team that Miami had beaten 41-8 on Nov 11.
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