tcarrier32;474448 wrote:well the thread is about the overrated teams of the last several years. and in those last several years LSU has been highly overrated twice.
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cats gone wild;474579 wrote:People were talking about on a consistent basis, not a couple seasons. If you look thru the 2000's LSU was not overrated until the past 2 seasons. They actually done better than what people thought.

devil1197;474581 wrote:Specific years, OSU 2007.

FatHobbit;474595 wrote:I never really felt like OSU was over rated that year. I thought they overachieved and then got exposed by a better team. Nobody really thought OSU was #1 or #2 (especially after Illinois) but all the teams ahead of them lost so they got in by default. At least that was my take on it.

If I were picking a year for OSU to have been over rated it would be 2006. I don't think anyone realized how much better Florida was. If Michigan had managed to get into the title game then everyone would still be talking about how great those two teams were. Instead they both got blown out in their bowl games after having walked through a weak big ten schedule.

FatHobbit;474595 wrote:I never really felt like OSU was over rated that year. I thought they overachieved and then got exposed by a better team. Nobody really thought OSU was #1 or #2 (especially after Illinois) but all the teams ahead of them lost so they got in by default. At least that was my take on it.

If I were picking a year for OSU to have been over rated it would be 2006. I don't think anyone realized how much better Florida was. If Michigan had managed to get into the title game then everyone would still be talking about how great those two teams were. Instead they both got blown out in their bowl games after having walked through a weak big ten schedule.

2quik4u;474639 wrote:lol osu fans crack me up there ranked high and get exposed by a better team but somehow they aren't overrated

devil1197;474674 wrote:Wait, in 2007 OSU was ranked high, got exposed by a better team but they weren't overrated? That's the definition of being an overrated team.

Being ranked high without beating any team of true value and then getting exposed by a top team.

OSU in 2006 was a very good football team, beat some high ranked teams (hardly walked through Michigan), but just got outplayed by Florida.

FatHobbit;474708 wrote:In 2007 they were ranked high, but I don't think anyone ever believed they deserved it. They didn't get drooled on like the 2006 team.

FatHobbit;474708 wrote:In 2007 they were ranked high, but I don't think anyone ever believed they deserved it. They didn't get drooled on like the 2006 team.

centralbucksfan;474734 wrote:FYI for those thinking OSU was overrated...they started the season OUTSIDE the top 10 in almost every poll. Through 10 games, OSU had one game within single digits.
Basically, they did what any team could have done, took care of business, and did it impressively. Not just squeeking by, untill ILL upset them. Saying a team is overrated is easy when the entire season is over. That year, many teams were overrated I guess. Fact of the matter is, that year in college football was a very mediocre year. I mean LSU won the title with 2 losses and had many close games. Probably the worst title team of the decade.

devil1197;474747 wrote:OSU played no tough team in their OOC that year along with having a 3 loss Illinois team playing in the Rose Bowl. That right there tells you how weak the Big Ten was then.

centralbucksfan;474754 wrote:And a 2 loss national champ team tells me how weak, mediocre college football was. Its all relative.

devil1197;474674 wrote:Wait, in 2007 OSU was ranked high, got exposed by a better team but they weren't overrated? That's the definition of being an overrated team.

Being ranked high without beating any team of true value and then getting exposed by a top team.

OSU in 2006 was a very good football team, beat some high ranked teams (hardly walked through Michigan), but just got outplayed by Florida.

cats gone wild;474782 wrote:Or how LSU had injuries and wasnt full strength from week 4 until the title game. We all saw what happened when they were full strength, whipped VT and OSU. I think LSU beat 7 ranked teams that year, what else were they suppose to do? When's the last time any other champion beat 7 ranked teams?
Or, that the SEC was well balanced and the B10 was just horrible that year? We saw what Illinois did in the rose bowl, besides the what LSU did to osu.