aginresearch said:
Playing in a playoff game is infinitely better than a bowl game. Mond was robbed of a playoff game in 2020 by the committee.
A playoff game today is NOT equivalent to a playoff game in the past now that 12 teams make the playoff. Playing in a New Years Six Bowl in the past is not much different than playing a Playoff Game today.
The 2020 COVID season was unique and the stars aligned with a down year for the SEC and a fairly easy schedule for Mond in 2020. Reed got that this year with a surprising situation where we only played bottom half SEC teams until the Texas game. While I don't think Reed is elite or likely to be elite, I think he is ahead of where Mond was and better than Mond. Reed will likely have to be better next year to make the playoffs. We play three teams that will likely be good (Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama) instead of two (Notre Dame and Texas). Also, LSU has been inconsistent in recent years, but they are always a threat to be good in any given year.
Reed is good enough, but he isn't likely to carry the team like the top quarterbacks in college football.