re: Question for OSU fans

One difference was that LSU didn't crack under pressure; OSU did. I wonder if that was a hangover from the beatdown UF gave them a year earlier. I think it also stems from never being tested in a weak conference so when adversity hit, they weren't prepared. Hence all the uncharacteristically stupid penalties.

OSU was also outcoached by Les and Co. LSU found and exploited OSU's weaknesses, such as an inability to cover the TE downfield. Also, the OSU O-line was getting a good push early in the game and LSU adjusted by having their D-line line up a step further back to negate the OSU O-line push. After that LSU was a runaway freight train.

All that plus the LSU DB's were wearing the OSU WR's like they were winter coats on a freezing Ohio night.

I agree special teams killed OSU more. Funny story about that. One of my buddies at school was out at a few parties one night on campus. He said he walked into a party and Austin Spitler was there trashed and said, "Hey man I'm #38 on the football team." My buddie wanted to say, "How the hell did you not block that punt?"