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Originally Posted by StLee
Well, LSU dropped the worst game to drop in losing to a team that won only one conference game. Otherwise, they could have entered the championship game undefeated.
Awesome recruiting job by them, too. If history had been different, people like Paul "Tank" Younger could have and probably would have played at LSU instead of Grambling. I always loved the job Eddie Robinson did at Grambling, but in the earlier days he had some studs that could have made LSU one of the dominant teams of the day.
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Yes, the loss to Tennessee really hurt. The Vols have been bad for much of the sim but seem to come up with a big upset win to hurt one of the SEC rivals just about every year.
As for LSU, I am really looking forward to seeing what they do next year. All of their key guys are back on offense and the recruiting class was outstanding. Just not sure how they are going to divvy up the carries with the addition of Younger when they have Gulyanics who ran for nearly 1,300 yards as a freshman after taking the starting job away from Buddy Young. Young is just a junior next year so he returns as well after gaining around 1,000 yards this past season.
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Also, I noticed the late, great Jim Finks signed with Pitt in your dynasty. He most certainly holds a special place in my heart since he was the main man in helping to build the New Orleans Saints from the perpetual Aints to a legitimate NFL franchise in the mid-80s. If he had not gotten cancer and passed away, I am sure he would have kept the Saints intact during the NFL expansion in the early 90s. Bad personnel decision to let people like Sam Mills go, dropped the Saints from yearly Super Bowl contenders to becoming also-rans for the next six years (including the Mike Ditka abomination). That is just a little Finks history for you. I will be pulling for him at Pitt!
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Nice to know. Thank you. I was aware Finks was involved with the Saints for a while but did not realize he was the guy that turned the franchise around. Pitt had a good season so they may be back in a few more bowls with Finks on the team.