Don't Listen to What Others Say, LSU Fans: You Still Have a Good Team

Over the last two-and-a-half days I have read some of the funniest, lamest, dirtiest, and downright ugliest things said about college football, especially LSU.

And to those certain people (who will not be named in this article), I pose some very basic questions and wonder what will be said about them.

Anyone who reads this, feel free to respond to any/all of the questions posted.

1. Since when is back-to-back-to-back 11-win seasons a bad thing?

2. Why are several people in the college football world back on this notion that Nick Saban's players are the only reason that Les Miles has succeeded over the last three-and-a-half years?

3. Since when is Florida a bad team?

4. Since when does one loss equal a horrible coach and the end of the world?

5. Since when was LSU going to be 13-0 and heading into its second straight BCS national championship game?

6. Since when has everyone in the country become an expert on LSU football (especially you 'Bama fans out there)?

Here is what I have to say...

1. It is not now nor will it ever be a bad thing. Eleven wins per season is a very good thing, in fact, and many teams would love that out of a coach.

2. Because they have a scapegoat now and take it out on Miles. Let me remind you that most if not all of the starters for the 2007 BCS national championship game did not play one snap under the coaching of Nick Saban.

3. They aren't, period. The Ole Miss loss does not show that the Gators are a bad team but instead shows how strong the SEC is (it's not the only one this way: the Big 12 and Pac-10 could be in there, as well). It shows that if you do not show up to play, week-in and week-out, you are not going to win.

4. It equals neither of them. One loss does not equal a bad coach, just a game the team did not win. I'm pretty sure that many a Div. 1 school would be thrilled with a coach who lost only one game.

5. They weren't, and any LSU fan who thought so needs a reality check. Yes, LSU is good, but they are not perfect. If any fan expected more than 10-2, that wasn't gonna happen—not with the team this year.

6. They haven't and just need to stop all the bad-mouthing and trash-talking of LSU football. They don't know what they are saying and probably are just making themselves look either dumb or ignorant.

LSU fans, relax—it's OK. We can make it through this. Just ignore what the others say, and ignore what "eSCpn" has to say about it, too.