re: Appy State Fan

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45....LOL

LSU will be lucky to score in the high 20's. Oh course that will be after App has pulled the starters and is comfortable in a coasting win.

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Do you really honestly think this or are you kinda half joking in an optimistic way? Because if you really do believe this, you need some help.

LINK

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Put it this way: They were a lot better than Kentucky or Arkansas.

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Were they better than the National Champions? Hmmmm, your argument sucks.

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I didn't see where you factored Wofford into your invalid argument

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or georgia southern

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Were they better than the National Champions? Hmmmm, your argument sucks.

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No, I do not think Michigan was better than LSU last year. But that doesn't mean Michigan beating LSU would've been a big shock if they'd played.

I have two kids going to LSU and am glad they won the BCS championship game. But that was not a nationally dominant team. It's a team that backed into the title game based in part, on the incredible occurence of a 4-7 Pittsburgh team (going into the game) beating a 10-1 West Virginia team that itself had a BCS championship game berth on the line. LSU had its defense absolutely punked by Arkansas when IT had a BCS title game berth on the line.

They played an excellent game against Ohio State. Most notably, they didn't make a bunch of unforced errors in terms of things committing key penalties and dropping passes like they tended to do during the season. They caught some breaks and got in that game then when they got in the game they played better than Ohio State (which did make a lot of mistakes) did on that day.

The idea that they'd be a lock to just slap Michigan aside as though 2007-2008 LSU was something like the 1995-1996 Nebraska team is absurd. They were one of a cluster of teams that could've won the BCS title if things fell their way and things fell their way. I'm happy for that but let's not make them out to have been some kind of unbeatable juggernaught. They were a good team but certainly could have been beaten on a given day by team as good as Michigan was. Next time you run into a Florida fan ask them if they think Michigan would've had a solid shot to beat last year's LSU team.

Actually, if Armanti Edwards gets hurt, LSU will only need its second string to beat ASU.

That's what I really like about this game. If say Edwards gets hurt in the first quarter I'd be surprised if ASU gets 2 first downs the rest of the game.

ESPN was right for once. LINK

I guess these App guys don't remember the 24-0 shutout in 2005 (the first year they won their high school national championship).

LSU is going to run the ball ALL DAY against these guys. I would be careful with your starting QB, you don't want to ruin your whole season.

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guess these App guys don't remember the 24-0 shutout in 2005 (the first year they won their high school national championship).

LSU is going to run the ball ALL DAY against these guys. I would be careful with your starting QB, you don't want to ruin your whole season.

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I think they do remember the 2005 game and probably are encouraged by it. They were able to hang in the game pretty well when I'm sure most people expected something like the 56-3 blowout LSU had against North Texas the week before.

The score as only 14-0 at the end of the third quarter and at that point App had dropped a TD pass and missed a field goal. They were able to run the ball, stay on the field, and limit LSU to 8 offensive possessions.

I listened to the game on the radio and the LSU broadcast team was clearly shocked at how pesky they were. There was no doubt that they were seeing a more competetive game than they expected.

Later, I watched the Cox replay. Rollins opened the broacast by making a statement in which he said, "The score was 24-0 but it was NOT an easy game."

Main thing is it was not a "they don't belong on the same field" kind of contest. LSU was never in real danger but they also didn't just walk out and blow App out like they've done when they've played people like Louisiana Tech, ULM, ULL, etc.

Having said that, I do expect LSU to be able to run the ball very well. I also think that App will not have the same advantage of being completely overlooked as they were by Michigan. LSU should have a substantial advantage both ways on the line of scrimmage. LSU's going to have an overwhelming depth advantage and App will not be accustomed to the kind of heat index they're probably going to face. The average high temperature in Boone, NC, in August is 74 degrees. The high temperature in Ann Arbor on the day App played Michigan was 79.

Baton Rouge on August 30 is likely to be an entirely different thing.

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I was there and remember it well. Final score 24-0.

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And I'd bet that if you're honest about it you'll say that App's team was more competetive than you expected it to be, that it moved to ball more than you thought it would, that its quickness at the quarterback position caused LSU some problems, and that it took longer for LSU to put them away than you expected.