The moment the officials returned to the playing field and waived off Danny Etling’s game-winning touchdown pass in last week’s game against Auburn, LSU’s chance at any meaningful postseason play came crashing down. With two losses on the record only four games into the season, the 2016 season is essentially “over” for an LSU Tigers program that expects to contend for championships.
Throw in the fact that the Tigers also fired their head coach in the middle of the season, and you have a lot of fans and media members already looking towards next season. The thought is justified, as usually when a team fires a coach, they are signifying that the current season cannot be salvaged and it’s time to look towards the next era.