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Would you rather be:
11-1 and win the WAC
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11-1 and beat LSU?
A lot of you are under the assumption that if we don't win the WAC, we won't go to a bowl.
just because you don't win the WAC does not mean your season was successful. for instance (look above) 11-1 and beating LSU would be a very successful season even if that means second in the WAC due to loosing to an undefeated __________ head-to-head. i think this all depends on the context you put it in.
Boise and Fresno also beat several teams in BCS conferences during those seasons. Up there, beating Oregon St. when they were ranked, gave them the same kind of press we would get if we beat someone like Texas Tech or A&M. Beating Washington got them the same kind of press we would get if we beat LSU. Of course, I'm not arguing that I would want to beat LSU at the expense of every other game on the schedule. But, we have already lost to Hawaii and Fresno, so our chances of winning the WAC are already diminished. So, beating LSU and ending up in the top half of the conference would be a very big accomplishment for this season (first year coaching staff, young roster, etc) and would bring good media coverage. Losing to LSU and winning the WAC is also not bad for us.
Beating LSU would also do a lot for us in recruiting.
I'm just glad we have a winning attitude again, and we are having this discussion rather than what was the greatest moment of JB3's life: the birth of his kids or beating a 2-9 Tulsa team.
My heart says beat lsu.
My head says win the WAC.
wtw
Remember we beat Bama twice in the middle of a 9-2 and 8-3 seasons when we were not in the WAC and did not go bowling and got very little attention for the rest of the season after the week immediately following the win -
Same argument can be made for beating LSU and not winning the WAC -
While it would be nice, in reality it would only be a fleeting moment during what may be a "nice" year....
I would rather vote "all of the above."
As great as it would be to beat LSU I would rather win the WAC... Who in the world would play an entire season just to win one game? WIN THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
Would you rather lose only to Hawaii (with Hawaii staying undefeated throughout the season) and Cal?
Or
Would you rather lose only to Cal and LSU?
...but the WAC champion is the only one who is GUARANTEED a bowl bid. Never forget that Benson is the commisioner of the WAC. Sitting at home with two losses while two other three or four loss teams go to WAC bowls could happen. Not likely, but with Benson it could happen.