re: Comparative Stats: LSU & Arky

The confidennce of the Arky fans posting to this board got me looking a little deeper at these stats. Those fans need to shut up a minute and digest these...

Arky has good overall stats - but when they're outside the state of Arkansas, they have problems.

Home (in-state) games:
Arky O: 45.1 (+14 comparatively)
Arky D: 14.9 (+6)

Away games:
Arky O: 29.0 (+6)
Arky D: 32.0 (-2)

LSU Stats (for comparison):
Home:
LSU O: 42.4 (+13)
LSU D: 8.0 (+11)

Away:
LSU O: 34.2 (+12)
LSU D: 11.7 (+19)

Everything I see points to an Arky defense that just can't get off the field - especially on the road. That high-powered offense is not going to score from the bench.

I believe CLM will pound the rock - maybe even in hurry-up mode like we did against Oregon, wearing their defense out. Even though it's not pretty, it is pretty damn effective.

I think their offense will hit a couple plays - the law of averages says so. We just have to shake those two or three plays off and continue to play LSU football.

Before the Bama game, I thought it wouuld be a matter of who cracked first - neither really did.

Right now I think it's more a matter of when the Arky D will crack, not if.