Maybe this will give the duck a better understanding..

Of how LSU football is played. There is nothing sexy about LSU's offense, but THEY WIN FOOTBALL GAMES!

In the past 11 years - five under Saban and six under current coach Les Miles, the Tigers have won two national championships and three Southeastern Conference titles. LSU has appeared in a bowl game after each season.

The Tigers have posted double-digit win campaigns on six occasions - twice under Saban and four times under Miles. LSU has never won fewer than eight games since the end of coach Gerry DiNardo's tenure

There has been one common trait for all 11 Tigers teams. LSU has been difficult to beat in close games. During this stretch, the Tigers have compiled an amazing 30-10 record in SEC games decided by fewer than eight points or in overtime. Those numbers translate to winning at a 75 percent clip.

Only two other SEC teams have won more than 60 percent of their close conference games during this same time frame. Auburn has a 27-14 record (.659) - 22-11 under former coach Tommy Tuberville. Tennessee has a 22-14 mark (.611) - 21-11 under former coach Phillip Fulmer

Last season, LSU won four of its six SEC games by fewer than eight points - Ole Miss (43-36), Florida (33-29), Alabama (24-21) and Tennessee (16-14). The Tigers scored in the final seconds to pull out the victories against the Gators and the Vols. LSU dropped a seven-point decision at Auburn (24-17).

In addition, LSU won close games against North Carolina (30-24) and West Virginia (20-14). In Miles' first season as coach, the Tigers also won four conference games by seven points or less - Florida (21-17), Auburn (20-17), Alabama (16-13) and Arkansas (19-17).

With Miles as coach, LSU has a 19-8 record (.704) SEC games decided by fewer than eight points. In all games, Miles' record as Tigers coach in close games is 23-9 (.719).

With Saban as coach, LSU had an 11-3 record (.786) in league games decided by fewer than eight points. Since taking over at Alabama, Saban has an 8-6 record (.571) in close SEC games.

There has been only one season in which the Tigers have not had a winning record in SEC games decided by fewer than eight points. In 2008, LSU split four tight conference contests - beating Auburn (26-21) and South Carolina (24-17) and losing to Alabama (27-21) and Arkansas (31-30).

As previously mentioned, LSU won four close SEC games twice - 2005 and 2010. Florida has accomplished that feat three times (2002, 2003 and 2006). Auburn has won four league games decided by fewer than eight points twice - 2006 and 2010.

Here are the records of all the SEC teams in conference games decided by fewer than eight points or in overtime from 2000 through 2011.

EASTERN DIVISION

Tennessee: 22-14, .611
Florida: 18-14, .563
Georgia: 20-17, .541
South Carolina: 20-20, .500
Kentucky: 12-28, .300
Vanderbilt: 8-23, .258

WESTERN DIVISION

LSU: 30-10, .750
Auburn: 27-14, .659
Arkansas: 18-20, .474
Ole Miss: 17-20, .459
Alabama: 14-19, .424
Mississippi State: 11-18, .379


http://lsu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1244804&PT=4&PR=2

 

All this and you leave out the record Les has against non-conference teams..........23-1.

 

I contend that that 1 loss wasn't really a football game.

 

cool

thanks for the work behind that you crazy for football Tiger !

 

I'll go with that........:thumb:

 

Yeah, I remember that loss looking something like this, just not as many bikinis:

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One small difference.

I can watch that video 100 times.
Watching the Bowl Game once was enough.

:yelwink2:

 

23-1 is deceptive. There are some good teams in there, but all those games against UL Lafayette, UL Monroe, McNeese St, ULM, Tulane, N. Texas, Troy, Middle Tennessee, La Tech and Appalachian State must have been barn burners!
I'll give you major props for LSU's record vs. ranked non-conference teams though! Beats the pants off of us!

 

...and Ohio State, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Texas A&M... just sayin'.

 

Les beat Oklahoma?