re: TCU is scared

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loses at linebacker with minimum depth considering only one year in current conference to recruit from will make this year's run D possibly weaker than years before. Despite wide reaching loses in D and lots of inexperience TCU was still able to mount the 30th best run defense in the nation last season.

We shall see what happens in 22 days

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I don't know much about your team outside things that I've heard because I haven't watched any highlights or y'all play. Notwithstanding, 30th is inaccurate. According to the NCAA stats, you ranked 10th against the run behind LSU's 9th, Michigan State's 8th, Stanford's 5th, Florida's 4th, and Alabama's 1st; this goes to show that your rushing defense is respectable perhaps formidable, but we'll have to wait and see. Good Luck. I have nothing against either team, and I don't think I'll see much of this game because of Georgia @ Clemson. Bummer. This game may be the first I watch in full online.

There's a countdown to kickoff on this board.

How do you deal with being over here on a regular basis? Yikes.

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True.

There are also some professional trolls over here and some simply ignorant people.

If post count is really high and reasoning seems lost then there are three options

troll
delusional
GCS

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How many good running offenses did they face?

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Three

TCU faced the following ranked rushers in 2012:

#3 - Le'Von Bell (avg 137YPG) held to: 145
#21 - Joseph Randel (109YPG) held to: 128
#35 - Zach Line (98YPG) held to: 49
#71 - Lache Seastunk (77YPG) held to: 30
#76 - John Hubert (72YPG) held to: 29
#78 - Damien Williams (72YPG) held to: 124
#83 - Colin Klein (70YPG) held to: 77
#88 - Tony Pierson (69YPG) held to: 35
#92 - Glasco Martin (68YPG) held to: 17
#100- Andrew Buie (65YPG) held to: 42


LSU faced:

#19 - Biship Sankey (avg 110YPG) held to: 20
#22 - JFF (108YPG) held to: 50
#40 - Eddie Lacy (94YPG) held to: 89
#44 - Mike Gillislee (88YPG) held to: 146
#53 - Tre Mason (83YPG) held to: 63
#56 - Andre Ellington (83YPG) held to: 51
#65 - TJ Yeldon (79YPG) held to: 76
#79 - Brandin Byrd (71YPG) held to: 41
#85 - Jeff Scott (70YPG) held to: 41

While TCU faced off against against some of the best rushers in the nation, their defense also had to defend against the following top 40 ranked passing offenses so they couldn't just sell out to stop the run:

#2 (Texas Tech)
#4 (Baylor)
#5 (Oklahoma)
#7 (Oklahoma State)
#10(West Virginia)
#37(Virginia)

LSU faced the following passing offenses:

#13 (Clemson)
#14 (A&M)
#21 (Ark)

Frogs by 2 TD's

Because LSU has such a long track record of playing Big12 offenses

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You don't think having to play 17 true freshman and losing 3 key offensive players to suspensions/injuries played any part of that?

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Do you know who played the 2nd most freshman in the country?

TCU....the offenses are so good..that is what makes the defenses so bad.

Got it!

I cant imagine the offenses are just ok, cause the defenses suck.

It's very hard to predict the outcome. Look at the 2007 VTech game. LSU had a new offensive coordinator and was expecting a tough battle against a stingy defense.