re: What will our defense hold Melvin Gordon to?

gordon is a true home run threat. but I think LSU contains him for the most part. LSU will crowd the box and make whoever the qb is make perfect throws.

rewatching some of the wisconsin games from last year, and their defense is a bunch of slower DJ Welters.

21 carries, 179 yards and 2 TDs

He is the best RB we will see all year and THAT is saying something considering the SEC backs we'll see.

He's a freak of nature and has a damn good OL.


That being said, they can't pass the ball at all. Terrible QB with non-existent WRs against our CBs. Good TE but we actually do well against solid TEs. Their rushing production will be basically the only thing their offense does.

About 140 total. Lsu stills wins.

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8/31/2013 UMass 13 144 11.1 1 70

9/7/2013 TnTech 9 140 15.6 1 65

9/14/2013 @ AriSt 15 193 12.9 2 80

9/21/2013 Purdue 16 147 9.2 3 27

9/28/2013 @ OhioSt 15 74 4.9 0 16

10/12/2013 NW 22 172 7.8 1 71 1 5 5.0 0 5

10/19/2013 @ Ill 17 142 8.4 3 28

11/2/2013 @ Iowa 17 62 3.6 0 13

11/9/2013 BYU 19 86 4.5 0 23

11/16/2013 Ind 13 146 11.2 1 44

11/23/2013 @ Minn 12 69 5.8 0 13

11/30/2013 PSU 13 91 7.0 0 14 0

1/1/2014 @ SC 25 143 5.7 0 20 0 5

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ones in bold were the teams to hold him to under 100 yards

those are his stats. 12 rushing TD's on the year. 1609 yards rushing against scrub big-10 teams. Hell, Jeremy Hill had 200+ yards against iowa and he couldn't crack 70 vs them.

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Has anyone run for this many yards against LSU like in the last 10 years outside of McFadden in 2007?

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Auburn ran for like 500 yards in 2010. Wasn't one player, but let's not act like LSU is the definition of Steel Curtain over the years -- they've been great at times, but also vulnerable, just like most good college defenses.

after watching some of their games on youtube, stave doesn't react well to any kind of pressure... like at all

I thought james white from the badgers was a better back than gordon honestly from watching their highlights in 2013. glad he's gone.

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It isn't very often that LSU gets gorged on the ground by a completely one dimensional team

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didn't happen last year or the year before, and that's only what is relevent to the 2014 squad.

I don't care about what happened in 2005 or 2008 or whatever like some fans like to point to

those years have no relevence to THIS years team, you know what i'm saying?

Are you guys really saying Wisky's running game is their only true threat and they will be successful against the Tigers? Since I have been following LSU (a very long time) I don't recall many RBs having great success against the Tigers' D. I say he averages 4 yards a carry or less.

This Tiger D is going to surprise a lot of folks, many of our fans included. They took a slight step back last year and will take a giant leap forward this year. They have one of, if not the best, DE combos in the nation. They have a stable of young hungry DTs ready to make a name for themselves, two shut down corners, hyper speed LBs and athletic safeties with CB coverage skills, especially if Mills can play. QBs will be running for their lives. Teams with just a running threat will be overwhelmed.