re: Looking for insightful discussion about the UW -LSU game. (long)

I dont think Fournette and Guice will run wild like some of yall are saying. I think Fournette will have like 120 rushing and Guice will have like 35-45. I know 120 yards us a good game for a rb but some are acting like he's gonna go for 220. Wiskys defense is nothing to scoff at.

Agree to disagree

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it really scares me how wisconsins running game vs our front 7 matches up, and that was BEFORE this weeks injuries.

if they get a solid running game going and Harris cant get the offense moving, we are in big trouble

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WTH? Their run game definitely does not match up. They had their worst rushing performance in forever last year and the only thing that changed is that Clement should be healthy and run behind a better OL.

I think you forgot that during the game in 2014 we had two DTs getting their first start (one a true freshman, the other a true sophomore), Welter was the starting MLB, and Jamal Adams didn't even play much. Harris gets the offense moving much better than Jennings and now that he and his WRs are a year older and wiser, that won't be a problem with a team like Wisconsin.

Plus Fournette is now a junior with Guice and Williams backing him up!

I don't expect this game to be close. It'll be at least a 20 point blowout. Sorry Wisconsin fans.

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Wiskys defense is nothing to scoff at

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Isn't Wisconsin like a B1G version of Arkansas?

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In some ways, but just because it's the same style doesn't mean much. Not to mention, the last couple of years we have been replacing lost players or playing very young guys.

Lac got hurt, but we have other experienced players behind him that are probably more talented, and incoming guys who are freaks of nature...literally freaks of nature. Our secondary is stupid. I don't see any WR causing LSU secondary remotely any problems. The problem there is that Aranda can just play bump and run, stack the box and dare average WRs and inexperienced QBs to beat him. Maybe they do, time will tell.

On to Aranda and the OP. OP, you said players play so losing Aranda isn't that big of a deal (paraphrasing). I could not disagree more. Y'all didn't play us last year and you've probably only looked at box scores...but wow our DC was bad. I think we ran 3-4 defensive plays all year. Aranda has made every D he's coached into a top tier D...but it's not even arguable that he now has his most talent he's ever had. I know stars and rankings mean very little once the pads are put on, but the talent we have on defense is perhaps the best in the country.

Tre White 1st/2nd round
Jamal Adams 1st round
Kevin Toliver (only a sophomore but has the frame of a 1st rounder or very high rounder)
Kendall Beckwith is a top 3 round guy. Depending on the combine could be higher
Arden Key (Sophomore, but with 15 more pounds will almost definitely be a 1st rounder)
Davon Godchaux projected one of the top 3 DT's off the board
Lewis Neal 2nd/3rd round

This doesn't even count the other 5-7 extremely highly recruited DB's. This doesn't include 2 top 10 DT recruits. Our worst DT recruit is better than Wiscy's best (the Rand kid). I'm not afraid to call John Chavis an above average coach. He wasn't good, but he wasn't bad. And I'm definitely not afraid to call Kevin Steele a bad DC. With all that being said, Aranda is about as good as it gets. That is why we expect our defense to be stout.

Our offense has as much talent if not MORE talent than the defense. The question though, will we just go I-form 2 tight every single play, or will we attempt to be creative? That and that alone is what is holding LSU back. They say things have changed, but I'm not holding my breath.

So it's not that Wisconsin isn't get respect, it's that LSU's talent is insane this year. On paper this is our 2nd best team in the last decade. Wisconsin can use the "no respect" as motivation, but there is a distinct reason why vs LSU they are getting less respect.

TLDR

You'd better be content with competing in the drinking realm.

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WTH? Their run game definitely does not match up. They had their worst rushing performance in forever last year and the only thing that changed is that Clement should be healthy and run behind a better OL.

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Clement was on the Heisman watch list going into last year. You're talking like he's just an average player. He'll get his behind a more experience OLine.

I don't think UW wins by any means, but I like how many of you think it will be a walk in the park. Being the underdog is fun.

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I don't think UW wins by any means, but I like how many of you think it will be a walk in the park. Being the underdog is fun.

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Yeah this kinda surprised me. I thought we had more objective posters on here.

We might but acting like Wisky won't even give us a fight at all is kinda ridiculous. They're a prideful program and they're not just gonna lay down and take it up the arse. See 2014.