re: As the season draws closer and closer, Oregon fans get crazier and crazier

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Only way to really look is how we both play the same teams.

2003: Arizona
LSU 59-13
UO 48-10

2003: Mississippi State
LSU 41-6
UO 42-34

2004: Oregon State
LSU 22-21
UO 21-50

2005: Arizona State
LSU 35-31
UO 31-17

2006: Fresno State
LSU 38-6
UO 31-24

2006: Arizona
LSU 45-3
UO 10-37

5/6 LSU did better against the same team. The defense Oregon fans claims is going to stop us from passing has all but once allowed more ppg then the LSU defense of the same time frame.

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I understand the concept, and it's worth looking at common opponents. One difficulty with this comparison is that 5 of those were road games for Oregon and 3 were road games for LSU. Both Oregon and LSU have very nice "Home Field Advantages". so if you throw out the two where LSU had home field and Oregon didn't it cuts it to 3-1. Still advantage LSU.

Also, I've always given LSU, Tenn and GA credit for stepping in and playing tougher OOC opponents than the other SEC teams. I mean seriously, has Florida played a OOC game where the opponent was outside the state of Florida and the opponent didn't legally use handicap parking spaces?