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phlashman · Dec 5, 2007

tepshen73 said: ↑

Being an Ohio St. fan I can say the only way we will get any respect again is t beat LSU for the NT. Is that going to happen I have no idea I would like to say yes for sure but who knows. I think the game will be very physical and the turnover margin will most likely be what decides the game. Beanie Wells is not as fast as McFadden but I think he is more physical. As a poster above stated Boechman can be rattled so I feel thats our biggest weakness. So good luck LSU and hope we have a great game.

ps. We as CFB fans need to come together and get ourselves a playoff system.
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"We as CFB fans need to come together and get ourselves a playoff system".

I think thats the one thing we can all agree on, its just getting it done.

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Bengal Buddy · Dec 5, 2007

phlashman said: ↑

"We as CFB fans need to come together and get ourselves a playoff system".

I think thats the one thing we can all agree on, its just getting it done.

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I hope you are right about the turnover margin. LSU has one of the best in the nation, and OSU's is not so hot.

offshoretrash · Dec 5, 2007

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For the record, here's the list you can match LSU's speed and athleticism against defensively. It should be an intense game decided by (1) which coaches have the better game plan and (2) breaks.

DE Vernon Gholston, 6-4, 264, jr, 4.5 40
DE Cameron Heyward, 6-6, 282, Fr, 5.1 40
DT Todd Denlinger, 6-3, 286, So, 4.85 40
DT Doug Worthington, 6-7, 281, So, 4.75 40
OLB Larry Grant, 6-3, 226, Sr, 4.67 40
OLB Marcus Freeman, 6-2, 236, Jr, 4.6 40
MLB James Luarinatis, 6-3, 244, Jr, 4.7 40
CB Malcolm Jenkins, 6-1, 206, Jr, 4.43 40
CB Donald Washington, 6-1, 188, So, 4.5 40
S Kirk Coleman, 5-11, 187, So, 4.41 40
S Anderson Russell, 6-0, 205, So, 4.5 40
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They are a little light on the d-line and the linebackers aren't the 4.5 guys like we have faced in the SEC, I thought they were fast. I know that's not slow but we have faced and beat teams with a much faster D. They are also small at safety.

I can see hester having a big day. I can also see us getting to the edges on them especially with Holiday.

rocketman · Dec 5, 2007

offshoretrash said: ↑

They are a little light on the d-line and the linebackers aren't the 4.5 guys like we have faced in the SEC, I thought they were fast. I know that's not slow but we have faced and beat teams with a much faster D. They are also small at safety.

I can see hester having a big day. I can also see us getting to the edges on them especially with Holiday.
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With Holliday you could probably do anything, but if there is one thing our D has been good at this year is stopping the outside run.

But of course that's in the Big 10, where days are 28 hours long because we're so sloooooow.

uscvball · Dec 5, 2007

JohnLSU said: ↑

Their D is awesome. They've got 42 sacks (4th in the NCAA), while our offense is last in the SEC with most sacks allowed. That Laurinaitis guy is unreal at LB. Last year, he won that top defensive player in the nation award that they gave Dorsey this year. Their DE Vernon Gholston has 13 solo sacks 14.5 tackles for loss. Their CB Malcolm Jenkins is top 5 in the country.

RB Beanie Wells is awesome. Chevis will have his hands full with WR Robiskie .

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Laurinaitis is the real deal. At the same time, it's a gift to rack up those kind of stats when you play the likes of Div1AA Youngstown St, Akron, and Kent St. I think it says much more that a 3 loss Illinois put up 28 AT the Shoe just a few weeks ago.

And don't forget that only 2 of the BCS computers put aOSU as #1 and one of those (Billingsley) doesn't even include SOS in their formula. They also received a 3rd, 4th, and 2 5th places.

VaTech with 3 1st places and the highest overall BCS number of 96 is the first team in BCS history to have the best computer score and NOT play in the title game.

khounba · Dec 5, 2007

uscvball said: ↑

VaTech with 3 1st places and the highest overall BCS number of 96 is the first team in BCS history to have the best computer score and NOT play in the title game.
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When they gave the human component more weight after the OU\LSU\USC debacle in 03' they pretty much did it for these reasons. Why even have the computer component any more?