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re: Is LSU a blue blood? Is Georgia?
Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:48 am to DawgsLife
Posted on 10/21/20 at 9:48 am to DawgsLife
The fact that they were in the game means they were a contender. They were undefeated in 2012 heading into the championship game and they were undefeated in 2018 heading into the semi-finals. That's not media driven, that's a team doing what they need to do to compete for a national championship. Notre Dame just doesn't have the talent to take that next step, however they are still good enough to be in the conversation.
This post was edited on 10/21/20 at 9:49 am
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Posted on 10/21/20 at 10:06 am to RollTide1987
Even the "Blue Bloods" go through stretches of not being very good. I know Bama did in the 90"s when they went through more than a few coaches. I can only think of one school that hasn't and have been consistently good over the last 70 years since 1950... That's OSU, but they have only had 5-6 coaches in that time frame with all getting fired except for Meyer. They might have had a few subpar years interspersed in between, but consistently good. Woody, Earle Bruce, John Cooper, Jim Tressell, (I don't count Fickell) Meyer, and now Day.
This post was edited on 10/21/20 at 10:09 am
Posted on 10/21/20 at 10:15 am to RollTide1987
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The fact that they were in the game means they were a contender.
But it was obviously totally media driven. I get what you are saying, but to truly be a contender you have to at least contend.
I mean,we at least contended in 2017 and 2018. We got beat but played god games. ND? no. And with those blowout losses they can't even claim they just had a bad game. At some point you have to play good football against good teams, and they simply have not done that.
quote:It is when they don't even look the part. I mean even the eye test said they were overrated before the games even started. The best way to determine if a team is overrated is by the outcome of the game. And both times they were totally outclassed. There is no way to say that another team was better and should have been in those games. They simply were not as good as their record indicated.
They were undefeated in 2012 heading into the championship game and they were undefeated in 2018 heading into the semi-finals. That's not media driven,
quote:Again....when are are getting beaten in big games by 30 points that "next step" is a HUGE step. The SECCG was a far better game than the 2012 NC game. ND MIGHT have come in 4th or 5th place had they played in the SEC that year. Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M and of course Alabama probably would have beaten them and LSU might have, too.
Notre Dame just doesn't have the talent to take that next step, however they are still good enough to be in the conversation.
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Don't misunderstand...ND is definitely a Blue Blood, imo.
This post was edited on 10/21/20 at 10:18 am
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