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

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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.