re: Defending champs should automatically qualify for tourney

The purpose of the post season is to determine the best team in the country for that season. It’s not a reward in itself. It’s the chance to put all claims to rest and prove it on the field.

Some schools will not ever have a chance to test themselves against the blue bloods until the post season. If they’ve beaten all the teams they’ve faced during the year, they need to be included to separate the fact from the fiction.

LSU is not in that situation. We’ve played the best teams and we already know we’re not good enough. Sending us to the regionals won’t teach anyone anything about us that they don’t already know.

Don’t like it? Well then you’re not up to big time SEC athletics. It’s why we get the big bucks.