I'll take 11-1 with a loss to LSU any year. As has been stated, we don't play them enough to make a difference, and they won't schedule us enough if we were to beat them consistently. No number of victories over LSU is going to get us the respect we deserve in the state, and won't mean anything to out of state folks to make a difference. Keep our name out in front of a national audience, and the players we seek will start coming.
In my thinking, one of the main things that stifles our growth in regional popularity is that so many of our own alum and others (not LSU alum) interested in college football have a vicarious attachment to LSU. Thus, if the 12-1 record (with a loss to LSU) did not get us into the Access Bowl next year, I'd prefer a 11-2 (even if it cost us the CUSA championship). Seems like it might have greater implications moving forward. I understand it's only a hypothetical scenario. Cutting the head off the giant would lead to more success imo.
Have you considered those Dogs?
Awesome signing Class...
Should prove to give us more skill players, even as back ups!
Barreing a lot of injuries on the 3rd week of Sept., when we head down to Baton Rouge we will be just fine!
Supposively, we had some pretty good atheletes that were Red Shirted last year and this new Class, both should have a big impact on the program!
Go Bulldogs!
If JMar proves to be better than all the QB's on the roster, then he should be pretty good going into next year!
I also, would like to see one or two of the RS or new RB's make a BIG impact next year!
All I know is that I will definitely be trekking down from Iowa for the LSU game, and it will be VERY hard not to wildly rub it in people's faces if that game works out in our favor. We also had better not just fluke it up though if that happens, and then go on to lose a bunch of other games.
How long was Troy the media darlings of the nation after beating LSU? Beating LSU gives us more national spotlight than anybody on the schedule, and it ain’t even close. Having said that, beating Southern Miss and a conference championship is more important to me, because to date Skip hasn’t beat a USM team with a pulse.
My number one goal is conference championship! After looking at the signing class my number two goal is to win our bowl game . Number three is beat Southern Miss.
Beating LSU only means anything if we win the conference. You will get nothing but excuses if we win ( bad coach, key players hurt, new coaching , new offense, they over looked us, we played over our heads, they were looking ahead, Wow there are a bunch, I heard the same kind of stuff when I was racing)
I want us to win all our games! Go Dogs!
Which victory gave our program more headwind? Winning WAC championship or beating Alabama? I say beating Alabama!...........So I'd prefer to beat LSU if given the choice! I believe we could solidify more recruits in our state if we could show that our program is capable of competing on a P-5 level! Granted I despise that school in Baton Rouge and every fan that did not graduate from their but I see it in a bigger picture as well! This may upset some of the younger BBB posters, but I've lived long enough in this state to know how much respect we could gain by beating LSU and hopefully quiet the coolaid LSU drinkers!!
Don't you mean "tailwind?" A headwind would slow us down.
You say beating Bama, and LSU, and other such "landmark" wins gives a program a boost? Really? ULM beat Bama with Saban as coach....what has that huge win done for their program? I'll wait while you list the benefits the injuns derived from it....