LSU Football: 2019 National Champions.

The LSU Tigers defeated Clemson and won their fourth national title.  It was a fitting tribute for an undefeated Tiger team that finished 15-0 and won more games in a single season than any past Tiger team.  It was also a record year for both the team and a few individuals for record stats.  And this writer's generation witnessed all four national championship teams.

And now we learn eight Tiger players will enter the NFL draft and two coaches have accepted positions with other teams.  So expect to hear a lot of thoughts thrown around about LSU's football future.  Some of the thoughts so far are the standard clichés that have no value in evaluating the future and LSU's performance in 2019 does not indicate a repeat in 2020.

This writer believes there will not be any ONE dominate team in the future and that the trend started several years ago.  There will be four or five teams that will alternate and share top honors for the future.  Alabama's fall from dominance was predicted here in PolitiDose several years ago and it has taken place.

LSU fans need to be realistic about LSU's offense next year and not expect the same offensive results.  Not because Joe Burrow is gone and passing coach Brady is gone, but because defenses always catch up to new offenses.  Every thing is relative and takes place in cycles.  This is the first year LSU has been in the BCS playoff system of the top four teams, so now LSU has to prove it can be a consistent team in making the playoffs in the future.  The 15-0 Tigers took place in the past, the future of the Tigers has yet to be written.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio