ESPN: LSU vs. West Virginia in Sugar Bowl

Discussion in 'The Tiger's Den' started by Buckeye Fan, Nov 16, 2005.

  1. Buckeye Fan

    Buckeye Fan Founding Member

    Looks like ESPN thinks that LSU will play West Virginia in the Sugal Bowl. I say if LSU can't get to PasedenaI, then a Sugar Bowl win wouldn't be bad.

    But if I were LSU I would definately not look past West Virginia, they have a pretty good running attack, and almost beat a good Virginia Tech team.
     
  2. jwb0581

    jwb0581 Founding Member

    Look past them to what? Recruiting?

    But I know what you mean
     
  3. TheGimpLSU

    TheGimpLSU Founding Member

    Virginia Tech led WVU the whole way, and won 34-17. That's not almost beating anyone.
     
  4. tigerleg24

    tigerleg24 Guest

    I guy I use to work with has already e-mailed with smack saying WVU will put 50 pts on us. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
     
  5. BostonBengal

    BostonBengal Founding Member

    At least it's a better projection as LSU vs USF (match-up wise)....
     
  6. clair

    clair Rockets

    I am more worried about playing WVU in basketball in a couple of weeks
     
  7. Draino13

    Draino13 Founding Member

    We are going to play them. It is going to be USF BULLS(Amp hill's next team), they beat the hell out of louisville and lost by just ten points to pennst. They will beat wva then lose to us. :thumb:
     
  8. StaceyO

    StaceyO Football Turns Me On

    A few months ago, someone posted a thread about how playing Illinois in the Sugar Bowl after the '01 season was bad because we failed to gain any notoriety/prestige by drumming Illinois. I mean, they've barely won three games since! And they aren't a Big Ten "name" like Ohio State, Michigan, or Penn State. It would be similar to Mississippi State winning the SEC--what a buzz kill for whoever had to play them in the Sugar Bowl.

    Everyone laughed at that guy and called him stupid for posting something so arbitrary.

    But I thought he made a good point, and I've thought that many times myself--how we may have STILL been getting residual "style" points in the polls by having beaten a Michigan or Ohio State in that game, instead of a team no one knows or cares about. We'd have gotten some mileage out of it, instead of never having it mentioned.

    Now, we set up to play WVA (pretty bad) or even worse, USF. If we'd win, they'd say we didn't play anyone worth anything. If we lost, we'd be #20 or lower in the preseason polls next year.

    And we all know, the preseason polls DO matter.
     
  9. TejasTiger

    TejasTiger Founding Member

    That's a very good point. Look how Texas win over Michigan did wonders for them in the polls. I'd much, much rather play a "name" team than WVa.
     
  10. SabanFan

    SabanFan The voice of reason

    I would too, but what the hell can we do about it? Not a damn thing.
     

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