LSU vs. Ohio State

[JohnStOnge]

I'll be watching to see if LSU's offensive line can keep Ohio State out of the backfield. Ohio State is 3rd in sacks (42) and 5th in tackles for loss (391). LSU's offensive line has been bad at keeping down penetration all year. Even Tulane gave it problems.

The Tigers are 73rd in sacks allowed (29) and 55th in tackles for loss allowed (311).

[JohnStOnge]

Good thing Ohio State doesn't have any speed. 7-0.

[Gil Dobie]

Might be a Michigan/Florida type of game.

[OB55]

LSU displaying that same matador defense they used against Arkansas. xlolxxlolxxlolx

One of the top two teams in College football? xlolxxlolxxlolx


Let's dump a whole bunch of cash on them!! xlolxxlolxxlolxxlolx

[bench]

The game itself may not be worth a sht, but the announcers are fantastic - Mssrs. Brennaman and Davis work very well together.

[Mountain Panther]

GO SWEATER VEST GO.

[GeauxLions94]

LSU gets on the board with Colt David FG ...

Ohio State 10, LSU 3

After being down 10-0, you can bet that there's some LSU fans who were starting the Miles-to-Hawaii rumors.

[NDSUFREAK]

10-10 10 mins to go in the 2nd

[Grizalltheway]

xlolx
Where have I seen this game before?

[OB55]

Oops, my bad (again) Ohio State nowhere as good as Arkansas. xlolx

More cash please!!

[Rob Iola]

The game itself may not be worth a sht, but the announcers are fantastic - Mssrs. Brennaman and Davis work very well together.
Maybe so, but I can't stand the way Fox insists on cutting away from the field between plays - would much rather watch the players on the field than the 52nd same view of each band...

[Baldy]

As expected, LSU is starting to pour it on. 24-10 at the half.
Is "outathleted" a word? xlolx

[bench]

Maybe so, but I can't stand the way Fox insists on cutting away from the field between plays - would much rather watch the players on the field than the 52nd same view of each band...

Production has never been their thing - this is the same bunch who gave us that creepy-ass animatronic thing during cutaways on NFL broadcasts.

[OB55]

As expected, LSU is starting to pour it on. 24-10 at the half.
Is "outathleted" a word? xlolx

What did your spell checker say?xlolx


Reckon everybody is eligible? xconfusedx

[DuckDuckGriz]

Wow that FIELD GOAL COMPETITION WAS SO AWESOME!!!!!



Wake me up when this isht is worth watching

[OB55]

Production has never been their thing - this is the same bunch who gave us that creepy-ass animatronic thing during cutaways on NFL broadcasts.

Networks are getting cheesier and cheesier trying to gain an edge. CBS really grinds my gears with their graphics and whoooomping in and out for every replay. Annoying as hell, and I have e-mailed them telling them how cheap and crappy that practice is.

Whatever happened to just covering the game, and if there is nothing for the commentators to say (most of the time) let us hear the sounds in the stadium.

I would like to flick fresh dung in the direction of most of the commentaries we are made to suffer through in these big televised events anymore.xsmhx

I would also like to officially announce my official membership in the Poop On Phil Simms Club, OB55 founder. xnodx

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/wyogem/phil-simms1.jpg

See, not only an imbecile, but NO EYEBROWS!! xlolxxlolxxlolxxlolx

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Production has never been their thing - this is the same bunch who gave us that creepy-ass animatronic thing during cutaways on NFL broadcasts.

What doesn't help is the broadcasting team. If it's a big game college football game i want to hear some familiar voices, Nessler, Musberger, Franklin etc. Unfortunately Fox doesn't have any. I'm somewhat suprised Joe Buck isn't doing the game with another NFL guy. Tom Brennan and Charles Davis(who i had never heard of) aren't bad but they don't add to the telecast.

[bench]

Joe Buck

Oh hell no

[OB55]

Oh hell no

Thank you, I was going to say something, but used all my commentator hate up on douche bag Simms. xthumbsupxxthumbsupx

[Franks Tanks]

What doesn't help is the broadcasting team. If it's a big game college football game i want to hear some familiar voices, Nessler, Musberger, Franklin etc. Unfortunately Fox doesn't have any. I'm somewhat suprised Joe Buck isn't doing the game with another NFL guy. Tom Brennan and Charles Davis(who i had never heard of) aren't bad but they don't add to the telecast.

Brent Musburger or Bob Griese are my favorite college FB announcers today, but it doesnt quite feel like a big game still without Keith Jackson,the absolute best. I also like Todd Blackledge, he does a very good job.

[proasu89]

What doesn't help is the broadcasting team. If it's a big game college football game i want to hear some familiar voices, Nessler, Musberger, Franklin etc. Unfortunately Fox doesn't have any. I'm somewhat suprised Joe Buck isn't doing the game with another NFL guy. Tom Brennan and Charles Davis(who i had never heard of) aren't bad but they don't add to the telecast.

Those of us who watched the game live on 9/1 know who Charles Davis is.
He and Brenneman also did the OU/Boise game last year. I believe Tom is the son of Marty Brenneman, voice of the Reds. They sound familiar enough to me.

[Grizalltheway]

Networks are getting cheesier and cheesier trying to gain an edge. CBS really grinds my gears with their graphics and whoooomping in and out for every replay. Annoying as hell, and I have e-mailed them telling them how cheap and crappy that practice is.

Whatever happened to just covering the game, and if there is nothing for the commentators to say (most of the time) let us hear the sounds in the stadium.

I would like to flick fresh dung in the direction of most of the commentaries we are made to suffer through in these big televised events anymore.xsmhx

I would also like to officially announce my official membership in the Poop On Phil Simms Club, OB55 founder. xnodx

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/wyogem/phil-simms1.jpg

See, not only an imbecile, but NO EYEBROWS!! xlolxxlolxxlolxxlolx

Most soccer commentators have this down pat. xnodx

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Ohio State needs to recruit better athletes along their offensive line if they want to compete at a championship level. Last year Florida's DL had its' way way with the Buckeyes and LSU's Dline caused them trouble this year.

[Rob Iola]

Networks are getting cheesier and cheesier trying to gain an edge. CBS really grinds my gears with their graphics and whoooomping in and out for every replay. Annoying as hell, and I have e-mailed them telling them how cheap and crappy that practice is.

Whatever happened to just covering the game, and if there is nothing for the commentators to say (most of the time) let us hear the sounds in the stadium.

I would like to flick fresh dung in the direction of most of the commentaries we are made to suffer through in these big televised events anymore.xsmhx

I would also like to officially announce my official membership in the Poop On Phil Simms Club, OB55 founder. xnodx

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/wyogem/phil-simms1.jpg

See, not only an imbecile, but NO EYEBROWS!! xlolxxlolxxlolxxlolx
Humbly suggest the Poop on Obnoxious Phil Club (or "POOP" Club)...

[Rob Iola]

What doesn't help is the broadcasting team. If it's a big game college football game i want to hear some familiar voices, Nessler, Musberger, Franklin etc. Unfortunately Fox doesn't have any. I'm somewhat suprised Joe Buck isn't doing the game with another NFL guy. Tom Brennan and Charles Davis(who i had never heard of) aren't bad but they don't add to the telecast.
dude

[NDSUFREAK]

choke job again

[08Dawg]

And so now OSU is 0-9 playing SEC teams in bowl games. Jinx? Hex? Just plain suck? Hehe...not a Bayou bengals fan, but gotta pull for the SEC teams. Geaux Tigers...

[AZGrizFan]

choke job again

I'd hardly call it a choke job. They were outplayed for 53 of the 60 minutes. xnodx xnodx xnodx

[bench]

Humbly suggest the Poop on Obnoxious Phil Club (or "POOP" Club)...

A little re-redundant, but that's catchy as hell, my man-boobed friend. xthumbsupx

[GoGuins]

Well I'm a B10 guy but don't mind seeing our rivals get it handed to them again. Being a Michigan fan in Ohio I would never hear the end of it. I can go to work tomorrow with a smile on my face

[tribe_pride]

The Big 10 needs to have their season end 1 or 2 weeks later. They may be able to compete in some of the earlier bowls (including New Years) but to go from Nov. 17 to Jan 7 without a game when the competition last played on Dec 1 is a huge difference.

[Franks Tanks]

The Big 10 needs to have their season end 1 or 2 weeks later. They may be able to compete in some of the earlier bowls (including New Years) but to go from Nov. 17 to Jan 7 without a game when the competition last played on Dec 1 is a huge difference.

Exactly. In the last two years I believe that Florida and LSU were of course the better team, but Ohio State isnt as bad as the media will have you believe. They didnt play well either game. I think the most ridicilious assertion is that Ohio State is so much slower tha LSU. OSU recruits incredible athletes as well, and there players drafted by the NFL do as well as any other school out there. The media claims that the SEC is so much better than the Big 10 in every way, but just totally ignore the fact the holy and almighty Florida Gators lost recently to a much maligned Michigan team. Also do we forget that Ohio State beat a Miami team in 2003 that had more NFL players that any other college team in recent memory. Bottom line I believe that overall the SEC has more depth and is stronger than the Big 10, but the bashing by media members is ignorant and incorrect.

[LacesOut]

Ugly game. But I love the results!

Now I get to listen to the couple of annoying OSU fans here at work, who never even set foot on that campus, talk about how "their team" lost. HAHA!

[Appaholic]

Can we sybolically stick a fork in the B10? I mean, in the last year, that conference has been blown out in two NC's, been blown out by two Pac10 teams, been beaten by two FCS teams and lost to a Mac team........Woody and Bo must be rolling in their graves.....outside of having an undefeated team at end of year, they have NO business representing 1/2 of a Nat'l champ game.....USC vs LSU would have been so much better and a more realistic NC game.

[Franks Tanks]

Can we sybolically stick a fork in the B10? I mean, in the last year, that conference has been blown out in two NC's, been blown out by two Pac10 teams, been beaten by two FCS teams and lost to a Mac team........Woody and Bo must be rolling in their graves.....outside of having an undefeated team at end of year, they have NO business representing 1/2 of a Nat'l champ game.....USC vs LSU would have been so much better and a more realistic NC game.


Well lets look at the bowl records of the Big Ten vs SEC since 2002

2002:
Music City Bowl: Minnesota 29 Arkansas 14
Outback Bowl: Michigan 38 Florida 30
Citrus Bowl: Auburn 14 Penn State 9

2003:
Outback Bowl: Iowa 37 Florida 17
Music City Bowl: Auburn 28 Wisconsin 14
Capital One Bowl: Georgia 34 Purdue 27

2004:
Music City Bowl: Minnesota 20 Alabama 16
Capital One Bowl: Iowa 25 LSU 20
Outback Bowl: Georgia 24 Wisconsin 21

2005:
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 24 Auburn 10
Outback Bowl: Florida 31 Iowa 24*


2006:
Outback Bowl: Penn State 20 Tennessee 10
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 17 Arkansas 14
Florida over Ohio State

2007:

Michigan over Florida
LSU over Ohio State


This means since 2002 it is Big Ten 9 wins and SEC 7 wins. What sheer dominance by the SEC, clearly the Big 10 is terrible, isnt that right Appoholic.

[GannonFan]

Well lets look at the bowl records of the Big Ten vs SEC since 2002

This means since 2002 it is Big Ten 9 wins and SEC 7 wins. What sheer dominance by the SEC, clearly the Big 10 is terrible, isnt that right Appoholic.

Agreed, people get carried away with only looking at part of the data and they draw the conclusions they want from there. And remember, it's really difficult to make sweeping conference assumptions from such a small number of games, and games that are far from being neutral to begin with. Heck, the Big 10 played 5 road games this bowl season - yup, 5 games that were pretty much home games for their opponents - and the Big 10 went 3-2 in those road games. Hey, I'll be the first to say the Big 10 has its warts (Minnesota and Iowa for instance) but to think they are a terrible conference just from cherry picking a few results that went against them, while ignoring the games they did win and where the games were held, is silly. xpeacex

[wkuhillhound]

Well lets look at the bowl records of the Big Ten vs SEC since 2002

2002:
Music City Bowl: Minnesota 29 Arkansas 14
Outback Bowl: Michigan 38 Florida 30
Citrus Bowl: Auburn 14 Penn State 9

2003:
Outback Bowl: Iowa 37 Florida 17
Music City Bowl: Auburn 28 Wisconsin 14
Capital One Bowl: Georgia 34 Purdue 27

2004:
Music City Bowl: Minnesota 20 Alabama 16
Capital One Bowl: Iowa 25 LSU 20
Outback Bowl: Georgia 24 Wisconsin 21

2005:
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 24 Auburn 10
Outback Bowl: Florida 31 Iowa 24*


2006:
Outback Bowl: Penn State 20 Tennessee 10
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 17 Arkansas 14
Florida over Ohio State

2007:

Michigan over Florida
LSU over Ohio State


This means since 2002 it is Big Ten 9 wins and SEC 7 wins. What sheer dominance by the SEC, clearly the Big 10 is terrible, isnt that right Appoholic.

Those games do not matter as much as the National Championship game or BCS game.

[GannonFan]

Those games do not matter as much as the National Championship game or BCS game.

But then why do people bring up the losses the conference has had in other games that aren't the national championship game? People couldn't stop talking about how Michigan got exposed by USC last year, but then you're suggesting we forget about Michigan running rampant on Florida this year.

[jstate83]

Well lets look at the bowl records of the Big Ten vs SEC since 2002

2002:
Music City Bowl: Minnesota 29 Arkansas 14
Outback Bowl: Michigan 38 Florida 30
Citrus Bowl: Auburn 14 Penn State 9

2003:
Outback Bowl: Iowa 37 Florida 17
Music City Bowl: Auburn 28 Wisconsin 14
Capital One Bowl: Georgia 34 Purdue 27

2004:
Music City Bowl: Minnesota 20 Alabama 16
Capital One Bowl: Iowa 25 LSU 20
Outback Bowl: Georgia 24 Wisconsin 21

2005:
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 24 Auburn 10
Outback Bowl: Florida 31 Iowa 24*


2006:
Outback Bowl: Penn State 20 Tennessee 10
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 17 Arkansas 14
Florida over Ohio State

2007:

Michigan over Florida
LSU over Ohio State


This means since 2002 it is Big Ten 9 wins and SEC 7 wins. What sheer dominance by the SEC, clearly the Big 10 is terrible, isnt that right Appoholic.


There are only a couple of glaring records that matter now.
SEC.................6-2 in 2007 bowl games.
Ohio State.................0-9 against the SEC in bowl games.

Nationally...................Ohio State sucks.
USC and Georgia would have ripped Ohio State to shreds.

[Rob Iola]

LSU, fired up by a pseudo-hometown crowd, went all ASU on OSU's butt - nobody was going to beat them last night, not USC, not WVU, not Missouri - nobody...

[jstate83]

But then why do people bring up the losses the conference has had in other games that aren't the national championship game? People couldn't stop talking about how Michigan got exposed by USC last year, but then you're suggesting we forget about Michigan running rampant on Florida this year.


Put that into the bigger picture.
Florida was good this year but they had already been exposed as a very young team playing within the SEC earlier this season.

Michigan was supposed to be National Championship material THIS YEAR while Florida was in rebuilding mode with a team of Soph's and Junior's.
Michigan was in a dog fight with this Florida team and barley won the game.

Florida won't be no joke next year.
They gonna be back to ripping teams up also.

[Franks Tanks]

There are only a couple of glaring records that matter now.
SEC.................6-2 in 2007 bowl games.
Ohio State.................0-9 against the SEC in bowl games.

Nationally...................Ohio State sucks.
USC and Georgia would have ripped Ohio State to shreds.

Your contradicting yourself. First you say all that matters is what happens in 2007 by pointing out the SEC bowl record this year. Then you give a historical figure saying OSU is 0-9 all time. So whats your point, do you want to look at historical facts or just this year? Once again Cherry picking facts for your argument and ignoring others.

[Franks Tanks]

Put that into the bigger picture.
Florida was good this year but they had already been exposed as a very young team playing within the SEC earlier this season.

Michigan was supposed to be National Championship material THIS YEAR while Florida was in rebuilding mode with a team of Soph's and Junior's.
Michigan was in a dog fight with this Florida team and barley won the game.

Florida won't be no joke next year.
They gonna be back to ripping teams up also.

Excuses-- we all know pre-season ranking are total BS

[jstate83]

Your contradicting yourself. First you say all that matters is what happens in 2007 by pointing out the SEC bowl record this year. Then you give a historical figure saying OSU is 0-9 all time. So whats your point, do you want to look at historical facts or just this year? Once again Cherry picking facts for your argument and ignoring others.

Dude.

Ohio State has gotten it's clock cleaned 2 year's in a row and for the 9th time by and SEC team.
That's my point.

That's all that matters so no need to get upset with me because the Big Ten's Big boy laid another egg.xlolx

[jstate83]

Excuses-- we all know pre-season ranking are total BS


Dude.
the only person here making excuses to make yourself feel better is YOU.
I could care less about the Big 10 or the SEC but just accept the fact that Ohio State/big 10 got a lot of catching up to do to compete with the really top tier teams in this country.

I just pointed out what everybody know about Florida mid-season.

[Franks Tanks]

Dude.
the only person here making excuses to make yourself feel better is YOU.
I could care less about the Big 10 or the SEC but just accept the fact that Ohio State/big 10 got a lot of catching up to do to compete with the really top tier teams in this country.

I just pointed out what everybody know about Florida mid-season.

Then stop making questionable points if you dont care. If you read my prior posts you would see that I say The SEC is top to bottom the strongest league, I am saying the teh Big 10 and Ohio State isnt as far behind as you and the media asert

[GeauxLions94]

Ugly game. But I love the results!

Now I get to listen to the couple of annoying OSU fans here at work, who never even set foot on that campus, talk about how "their team" lost. HAHA!

You get the good end of it. I have to listen to a few folks, who didn't get a degree or much less, set foot on the LSU campus, and hear the constant drivel of how their team won. xoopsx

[Rob Iola]

You get the good end of it. I have to listen to a few folks, who didn't get a degree or much less, set foot on the LSU campus, and hear the constant drivel of how their team won. xoopsx
People get degrees at LSU?

[jstate83]

Then stop making questionable points if you dont care. If you read my prior posts you would see that I say The SEC is top to bottom the strongest league, I am saying the teh Big 10 and Ohio State isnt as far behind as you and the media asert

man.
Just go.
My post was clear to anyone with common sense.
You just want to argue about obvious shat.

Don't need your prior post since YOU POST are the only one's that are correct in this place.

Post on dude.

Still won't change the fact the Big Ten got it's arses handed to them AGAIN.xlolx

[Appaholic]

Well lets look at the bowl records of the Big Ten vs SEC since 2002

2002:
Music City Bowl: Minnesota 29 Arkansas 14
Outback Bowl: Michigan 38 Florida 30
Citrus Bowl: Auburn 14 Penn State 9

2003:
Outback Bowl: Iowa 37 Florida 17
Music City Bowl: Auburn 28 Wisconsin 14
Capital One Bowl: Georgia 34 Purdue 27

2004:
Music City Bowl: Minnesota 20 Alabama 16
Capital One Bowl: Iowa 25 LSU 20
Outback Bowl: Georgia 24 Wisconsin 21

2005:
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 24 Auburn 10
Outback Bowl: Florida 31 Iowa 24*


2006:
Outback Bowl: Penn State 20 Tennessee 10
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin 17 Arkansas 14
Florida over Ohio State

2007:

Michigan over Florida
LSU over Ohio State


This means since 2002 it is Big Ten 9 wins and SEC 7 wins. What sheer dominance by the SEC, clearly the Big 10 is terrible, isnt that right Appoholic.

I know the Big10 is a HISTORICALLY strong conference...surely no one disputes that ....and I like the Big10. However, I'm speaking more of the media's overhyping the conference teams based upon that historical strength:

-Michigan vs OSU (2006): Billed as the early national championship; Michigan loses a nailbiter

-Michigan vs USC (2007 Rose Bowl): Michigan, pissed off by not being picked for rematch NC game against OSU, decides to take it out on USC....whoops, loses 4th bowl game in as many years.....and didn't just lose, but was taken behind the wood shed.....

-Florida vs OSU (2007 BCS Championship): In spite of the media's declaration, Florida decides to show up and make OSU at least break a sweat on the way to their NC coronation....whoops, Florida embarrases OSU in spectacular fashion....USC shakes their head....

-Michigan vs APP (2007 opener): scheduled as a scrimmage tune-up for #5's NC run in honor of Mr Long, Mr Hart and Mr Henne....well, we know the rest

-Michigan vs Oregon: at home for the 2nd week in a row, Mich looks to rebound against preseason #3 Pac10 team......and not only lose, but set records for pts allowed and total offense allowed......

-Illinois vs. USC: the Big10's rep for the prestigious Rose Bowl shows better than Michigan did the year before in a laugher.....barely

-OSU vs LSU: OSU starts out strong in an effort to exorcise the Florida demons from the year before.....and then promptly give up 31 unanswered points......

I know this can be considered cherry-picking, but these three programs were the flagship football teams for the Big 10 over the past 2 years.....and I didn't bring up Wisconsin's lose to (Phil Fulmer coached) UT team or Minnesota's lose to NDSU.......the Big10 is a shadow of it's former self......I don't doubt this will change in future....Tressel's a good coach, Rodriguez will update UM's offense, Zook will contnue to recruit well.....but the best team OSU faced prior to LSU was their practice squad.....

[Franks Tanks]

man.
Just go.
My post was clear to anyone with common sense.
You just want to argue about obvious shat.

Don't need your prior post since YOU POST are the only one's that are correct in this place.

Post on dude.

Still won't change the fact the Big Ten got it's arses handed to them AGAIN.xlolx

Your an idiot--- You dont even understand my argument as you continue to change the discussion. Nothing I argued about was meant to change anyone opinion that LSU was way better then OSU last evening, everyone knows that. My point is that over the last few years the Big 10 has performed better vs. the SEC than most realize.

[jstate83]

Your an idiot---.

Look punk arse byotch.
I don't give a fugg about you, your opinion, Ohio State, or LSU.

Get a damm life and quit acting like a IDIOT byotch.
Now cry like the little byotch you are and say I called you name's for no reason byotch.

It's some cry baby, dumb arse mofo's on this board but you a vastly becomming the temper tantrum byotch when someone don't agree with your damm opinion.

[jstate83]

Your an idiot---.


F. O.
That's the answer for your next 100 post to me.

[Franks Tanks]

Look punk arse byotch.
I don't give a fugg about you, your opinion, Ohio State, or LSU.

Get a damm life and quit acting like a damm IDIOT byotch.
Now cry like the little byotch you are and say I called you name's for no reason byotch.

It's some cry baby arse dumb mofo's on this board but you a vastly becomming the temper tantrum byotch when someone don't agree with your damm opinion.

I am the one throwing a temper tantrum---HA --all I ask is that you discuss what is on hand, not continue to change the subject. Also I would appreciate if you stop murdering the English Language like that.

[Franks Tanks]

F. O.
That's the answer for your next 100 post to me.

Haha-- I respect others opinions when they have well reasoned responses, I have respectfully disagreed with others many times. You provide no such well reasoned opinions, and this is what gets me annoyed.

[jstate83]

#1


F. O.

[bandl]

Wow....just opened this thread up for the first time.

Didn't know that FCS fans were so interested and turned-on by FBS! xeekx

For what it's worth.....go LSU. xthumbsupx OSU annoys me. xnodx

[jstate83]

Wow....just opened this thread up for the first time.

Didn't know that FCS fans were so interested and turned-on by FBS! xeekx

For what it's worth.....go LSU. xthumbsupx OSU annoys me. xnodx

Only 1 dick breath poster .xlolx
He act's like he paying Ohio State's football budget and got pi$$ed at the return on his investment the last 2 years. xlolx

But like I said, I don't really care,
I was just discussing the game in general with people with common sense before this idiot showed up.
Let that fool have a stroke arguing about this crap for all I care. xlolx

[Franks Tanks]

Only 1 dick breath poster .xlolx
He act's like he paying Ohio State's atheletic budget. xlolx

I never defended Ohio State, just the Big 10 in general. OSU got outplayed big time. Again I guess they dont teach reading comp at J State

[jstate83]

I never defended Ohio State, just the Big 10 in general. OSU got outplayed big time. Again I guess they dont teach reading comp at J State
#2


F. O.

[GannonFan]

Put that into the bigger picture.
Florida was good this year but they had already been exposed as a very young team playing within the SEC earlier this season.

Michigan was supposed to be National Championship material THIS YEAR while Florida was in rebuilding mode with a team of Soph's and Junior's.
Michigan was in a dog fight with this Florida team and barley won the game.

Florida won't be no joke next year.
They gonna be back to ripping teams up also.

Well, Ohio St only had 2 senior starters while LSU had 12 - does the same apply there as well then??? xcoolx

[jstate83]

Well, Ohio St only had 2 senior starters while LSU had 12 - does the same apply there as well then??? xcoolx

yep.
And as soon as Ohio State and their seasoned players meet another TOP SEC team, ( xlolx hell---mid-level for what it's worth xlolx ), in a bowl game, the result will be the same. xlolx

Ohio State had veteran's last year AND the Heisman Throphy winner and what good did it do them.

0-9 man................0-9. xlolx

[JohnStOnge]

Ohio State needs to recruit better athletes along their offensive line if they want to compete at a championship level. Last year Florida's DL had its' way way with the Buckeyes and LSU's Dline caused them trouble this year.

I'm going to start a thread about this but if you go by how many players programs put into the NFL Ohio State typically has more talent than LSU, Florida, or anybody in the SEC. Why they can't beat SEC teams is a mystery to me.

[JohnStOnge]

I think one of the factors in this game is that LSU was healthy for the first time since the start of its second game of the season. In fact, we may have seen an LSU team that was slightly better than the one that blew out Virginia Tech in the opening game. They had all their players healthy except a defensive tackle that went out for the season early, and everything I've heard from the LSU community indicates Ricky Jean-Francois, the guy who blocked the field goal, is better. In fact, it's been reported that LSU coaches have said that Jean-Francois is better than Dorsey. He'd been suspended for off the field problems and played his first game of the season againt Tennessee.

Another factor is that Ohio State made a lot of critical mistakes.

A third factor is that LSU, uncharacteristically for this season, did NOT make a lot of mistakes. Before this game, LSU was characerized by numerous penalties, dropped passes, etc. This time, they dropped zero passes and only had 30 something yards in penalties.

In short, LSU played what was probably its best game of the year with its best team of the year in terms of who was on the field healthy at the start.