re: Statistics: Why LSU will beat Wisconsin: A response to Wisc Trolls

lsu v iowa wasnt a close game. we dominated early and went into cruise control. wisconsin isnt a vastly superior team either, theyre both also rans. on a different note, ped mall beats state street every day of the week.

I'd be pretty shocked. That would be our worst loss in 5 years. It is far from impossible but, again, I'd be pretty shocked. We are at a point were we expect to win every game we play. If we lose by any amount I will be disappointed and have to fall back on the 'what'cha going to do its LSU' justification. But looking at the two teams I really don't see the huge talent gap the recruiting experts claim and a blowout seems unlikely either way from where I'm sitting.

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And you would be shocked by a 7+ point LSU victory? because you loss by less than that to the other 3 teams?
Come on.

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No I would be shocked because I know my team. We have a Heisman Trophy favorite at our most important position and NFL talent at every other position except QB (which is kind of a big flaw I will admit). This is not an unfamiliar position for UW to be in, playing against a team with far more 'talent'. The history does play a role in that. Every good team we have played recently has had a similar take on how they are going to have too much speed and athleticism for us to handle. Everyone of those teams has come out the backend and said, 'wow we underestimated the skill level of those guys, that was a dog fight we could have easily lost (or did lose).' Added on to that is the hope that Coach Anderson has brought a better mentality (and skill level) to the late game than Bert did and we won't have the inexcusable breakdowns that have cost us those games in the past. UW just doesn't get blown out, partly because of the system we run and also partly because of the mental toughness of our players.

If any team is going to do it, it will probably be LSU but I just don't see it happening. It is not as if LSU was some unbeatable juggernaut last year and you lost significant stars from that team at some very important positions. I realize you are LSU and there are more 5* guys just waiting their turn, but its the first game of the season under some very bright lights and freshmen tend to make some mistakes in those kinds of situations. I think it is a miscalculation to expect them to be in top from from the get go in their very first CFB game. I think (hope) that UW will be able to capitalize on those mistakes when they happen, and thus the game will be close.

Gordon is a Heisman Candidate......
But how did he get his yards last year???

Against the cupcakes.

The teams I would look to for having a decent to good defense on Wisconsin's schedule last year are:
OHIO STATE, IOWA, PENN ST & MINNESOTA.

Here are the rather pedestrian results by Gordon in those games:
OHIO STATE 79 yards 0 TD's
PENN STATE 91 yards 0 TD's
IOWA 68 yards 0 TD's
MINNESOTA 75 yards 0 TD's

But, he shredded Umass, Tenn Tech, Arizona St, Northwestern, Illinois and Indiana.

LSU would have a Heisman candidate every year too!! But we just play many more top-ranked teams and much, much better defenses.

Gordon is in a perfect program and conference to really grind out some great games this coming season. But in games against decent to good defenses, he was sub-par to decent.

I will say this......if he shreds LSU and delivers victory to the Badgers, he will be the shoe-in for Heisman.

But, I think our D will surprise you. Ask Iowa.
In fact, your Heisman candidate got 68 yards against Iowa. Our back got 217 yards against the same team in the bowl game.

Do these statistics not make you nervous? Less confident? They should

Rivals Team Rankings
You can look for yourself and see why the professional recruiting experts see the talent gap between us over last several years.
2014-LSU #2 UW #33
2013-LSU #6 UW #57
2012-LSU #18 UW #57
2011-LSU #6 UW #40
2010-LSU #6 UW #88

One other X factor.
Wisky's coach has a history of doing a whole lot with just a little.

That's why, in the end, you just put on the pads and okay some fricking football!!!!!

Curious that you ignore the results playing against a team from the SEC.

My analysis is inclusive up to last year.
I'm not sure what you mean.