763 DAYS.
That’s how long Louisiana football fans waited for LSU and the Saints to win on the same weekend.
Over two years without celebrating wins on BOTH Saturday and Sunday.
Enjoy this one, Louisiana. We’ve earned it!
Just have to find a way to survive Auburn.
Get through that, and you head into the bye week with a chance to regroup and get healthy.
And who knows, maybe Whit and Trey’Dez are back after that.
I'm starting to see the vision, ladies and gentlemen.👀
Geaux Tigers!
#1 LOST to an unranked team.
#2 LOST to #8.
#3 barely WON in Double OT.
#4 barely BEAT #5.
#5 barely LOST to #4.
#6 was MANHANDLED by #14.
#7 LOST to an unranked team.
#8 BEAT #2.
#9 DESTROYED #13.
#10 had ZERO issues against an unranked team.
#11 *still playing at the time of this post*
#12 remains UNDEFEATED.
#13 STRUGGLED and LOST on the road.
#14 BEAT #6.
#15 pulled off a WIN on the road in the SEC.
#16 was BLANKED by #22.
#17 was IDLE.
#18 LOST to #20.
#19 was IDLE.
#20 HANDLED #18.
#21 *still playing at the time of this post*
#22 had ZERO issues against #16.
#23 was IDLE.
#24 got another WIN.
#25 SQUEAKED by an unranked opponent.
What a wild day!
1980: WHEN LESTER HAYES TOOK OVER THE NFL
There have been dominant seasons in NFL history. Quarterbacks have bent the league. Pass rushers have terrorized it. Running backs have carried it.
But only once has a cornerback controlled an entire NFL season the way Lester Hayes did in 1980.
That year remains one of the most dominant single seasons ever produced by a defensive back - not because of one statistic, but because of how completely he changed the behavior of offenses.
Hayes intercepted 13 passes in a 16-game regular season. That number alone commands attention. But it’s what followed that defines dominance.
In the postseason he added five more interceptions. He finished the year as NFL Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-Pro, and a Super Bowl Champion.
No defensive back before or since has combined league-leading takeaways, postseason control, and a championship run in a single season quite like this.
Hayes coverage style was confrontational and suffocating. He disrupted timing at the line, rode receivers through their stems, and attacked the football like it belonged to him.
His effectiveness was so overwhelming that the league eventually banned Stickum, because one defender had pushed competitive balance too far.
Hayes remained a Pro Bowl level player after the ban. What changed most was the willingness of quarterbacks to challenge him at all.
Many corners have been great. Some have been smoother. A few have been longer, faster, or more technically pristine. But none have owned a year the way Lester Hayes owned 1980.
That season wasn’t just the best year by a cornerback. It was one of the most dominant seasons by any defensive player in NFL history regardless of position.
For one unforgettable year, the most influential player in professional football didn’t touch the ball on offense. He waited for it. And when quarterbacks forgot who he was, he reminded them.
1980 didn’t belong to an offense. It belonged to Lester Hayes.
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@Go_DeeJay21 Especially after they dunked on us last week by dropping all the way to 22 after losing in OT on the road. We'll be somewhere on the 12-17 range.