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This was sourced to "an Oregon newspaper" on another site, but it's easy to tell by the way it's written that it's legit.

You guys are gonna love this stuff. Lead for "a half, maybe three quarters"?

Hmm...we'll see.

"That little vignette seems apropos this week as Oregon State
prepares for Saturday afternoon's extravaganza against LSU
in Baton Rouge, maybe the most-anticipated regular-season
non-conference game in school history.

Yes, the Tigers have great talent, tremendous tradition, a
boisterous, vociferous fan base and the home-field
advantage. They're the two-time defending champions of the
Southeastern Conference, which many down there believe is
the best league in the land, without question.

Coach Nick Saban has made LSU one of the country's premier
programs. OSU coach Mike Riley characterizes the Tigers as
fast, relentless and explosive and no one who watched them
go 12-1 in 2003 en route to a co-national championship would
dispute Riley's evaluation.

They're 17- or 18-point favorites. Their fans envision the
Beavers as sacrificial cannon fodder, a white, black and
orange rodent to be squashed like I-10 roadkill.

That might happen. And if LSU does, I'll gladly accept the
slings, arrows, barbs and pointed e-mails from my brethren on
the bayou, and admit the error of my ways.

But something tells me that the Beavers will do more than just
show up, stink it up, and then slink back home under cover of
darkness with a $750,000 paycheck. This trip might be one
big party for the hordes of Beaver Believers heading south,
but it's a tremendous opportunity for OSU to prove it can play
a little bingo with the BCS big boys.

"We expect between 7,000 and 8,000 (Beaver) fans there,
and we're bringing a pep band,'' OSU athletic director Bob De
Carolis said Monday. "We're looking forward to the challenge.

"And make no mistake about it: We're going down to win the
game.''

Now, the last thing the Beavers need is their AD providing
bulletin-board material to arouse the Tigers and their
passionate boosters. But he said what needed to be said,
that the perceived softies from the Left Coast can play a
little country hardball, that the Pac-10 can stand toe-to-toe
with the SEC and not be expected to blink first.

The Beavers aren't underestimating the Tigers. The 20/20
focus this game gave to the Beavers' spring, summer and fall-
camp workouts is testament to how much they respect LSU.

And they know it will be hotter than Fresno and louder than
Eugene or Washington. The atmosphere will be different than
anywhere in the Pac-10; Riley, who played there twice as an
Alabama defensive back, calls it "electric."

"I've never been in a situation where a non-league game has
been so talked about, with alums, with boosters, fans, our
team ... I think it's pretty neat," he said. "I think it's time OSU
steps out and plays a game like that every now and again."

But he's cautioned his team not to get overwhelmed, that
once the game starts Mike the Tiger and all that other
sideshow stuff is immaterial.

"We've got to go into that place, stand strong and play
football,'' he said. "I told our team the other day, I think they
still have white lines and goalposts, so that's all we really
need.

"We have to be smart, tough and efficient, handle the other
stuff that goes on there and just play football.''

Do I think the Beavers will win? No.

It might not make my ugly mug too popular around Prothro
Field and the Valley Football Center, but the feeling here is
that LSU has too much talent and too many home-field
intangibles to overcome. The Beavers will stay close and may
even lead for a half or three quarters before the Tigers rise up
and pull out a 10-point victory.

But can the Beavers win on Saturday? Of course they can.

LSU is unproven at quarterback and has other question marks
as well. The SEC is an excellent football conference, but the
Pac-10 has more than held its own in intersectional games
over the past decade.
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Now *that's* what I like: Pac-10 v. SEC. LSU beating Oregon St. is plenty good enough, but I love the fact that so many are looking at this in a larger manner as well.

Yes, this isn't Oregon, one of the best Pac-10 programs of recent years, edging out Mississippi St., one of the worst in the SEC during the same time period. Nor is this Auburn, a talented team with a coach incapable of getting his guys to play hard and well with expectations hanging over their head, losing twice in a row to USC.

No excuses, no spin. You're getting the cream of the crop in the SEC, Pac-10 apologists. If you Oregonians think that we play "a little country hadrball" down here, well...watch and learn.

Watch and learn. :lsug:

TejasTiger, Sep 1, 2004

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tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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nice...listening to post Nick radio show and they said the strongest player in OSU is their right tackle who benches 385lbs whereas we have 45 players who bench over 400.

if this is true....oh my.... where its won and lost in the trenches will be, dare I say....ugly.

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Tirk,
I just posted a thread on that, but can you believe that not even any of the lineman can BP 400? If this is true, I have no worries anymore...

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no i dont believe it for one second. Id say impossible in todays age to be able to do that even you tried. But there may be something to their overall team strength but no one benching over 400? find a 5-A high school team and you will find a couple who can.

tirk, Sep 1, 2004

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tirk said:

no i dont believe it for one second. Id say impossible in todays age to be able to do that even you tried. But there may be something to their overall team strength but no one benching over 400? find a 5-A high school team and you will find a couple who can.
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400 lbs. Holy crap that's heavy.

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Atreus21 said:

400 lbs. Holy crap that's heavy.
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Not for a 300+ lineman. Even fullback Stoltz benchs something like 550. The key to winning football games is dominating the line of scrimmage on both offense and defense. To do that your team needs to have superior upper and lower body strength to your opponent as well as being coached in the proper techniques of the positions. Since Nick Saban has been here LSU has instituted a state of the art strength and flexibility program.

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Bengal B said:

Not for a 300+ lineman. Even fullback Stoltz benchs something like 550. The key to winning football games is dominating the line of scrimmage on both offense and defense. To do that your team needs to have superior upper and lower body strength to your opponent as well as being coached in the proper techniques of the positions. Since Nick Saban has been here LSU has instituted a state of the art strength and flexibility program.
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Maybe so, but.......

400 lbs. Holy crap that's heavy.

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Atreus21 said:

Maybe so, but.......

400 lbs. Holy crap that's heavy.

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It ain't heavy. Its my brother. :lol:

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Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong ... Let's get it right

tirk said:

nice...listening to post Nick radio show and they said the strongest player in OSU is their right tackle who benches 385lbs whereas we have 45 players who bench over 400.

if this is true....oh my.... where its won and lost in the trenches will be, dare I say....ugly.
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LSU players bench over 400 ... yes ... but you sell them short, short, short, short and short.

This short-strokin' of LSU strength will not go uncalled here ...

LSU is easily ... very easily ... the strongest TEAM IN AMERICA

Did you know we have several players benching ...

~B~E~N~C~H~I~N~G~ :shock: 500+ pounds ... several players :shock:

There is one ... on the cusp of a 600 pound bench ... the hairs on my phuggin' neck are tingling ...

I CALL HIM THE GREAT HUMONGOUS ... THE WARRIOR HUMONGOUS ... THE AYATOLLAH OF ROCKNROLLAH

... rumor has it 600 pounds (once and close twice) but a mere 585 on a regular basis.

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY HUMONGOUS ... THE WARRIOR HUMONGOUS ...

YOU ARE NOT WORTHY :hihi:

ramah, Sep 2, 2004

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400 pounds and hopefully going higher :thumb:

MarineTiger, Sep 2, 2004

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