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Game Thread BCS National Championship Game: tOSU 24, LSU 38 (final)

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Food for thought:

LSU, when healthy, has the best defense Ohio State will have faced this season.

LSU has the best offense Ohio State will have faced this season.

I doubt that sane Buckeye fans would dispute this.


Ohio State has the best defense LSU will have faced this season. Many Southern Football fans I know here in Tallahassee are greatly offended that there are people on the planet who believe such heresy. But I honestly don't see how a sane person would dispute it. Differential stats take quality of competition into consideration; and even in differential stats, Auburn is not within sniffing distance of the Buckeyes (and no other LSU opponent should even be in the discussion).

Then there is the OSU offense. One could argue, based on differential stats, that there are at least 4 offenses better than Ohio State's that LSU has faced this year. For the upcoming preview I have put together some numbers that suggest this is an oversimplification, and that Ohio State is much better on offense than Tressel-Ball allows them to show. But getting back to the "any sane Buckeye fan" line of reasoning; Florida's offense is better than ours.

Long story short: Both offenses are facing their toughest test of the year, but only the Buckeye defense is facing their toughest test of the year. The LSU defense has seen better.

While this tends to suggest that LSU has an advantage here, the advantage for a more tested team usually comes from superior focus. I doubt that the Buckeyes are going to have any trouble focusing, either on their preparation or on the game.
 
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Bill Lucas;1029263; said:
Changing gears.

I like the obscure.

Unfortunately, Mount Union lost the D3 national championship today. Don't worry, they'll be back there.

The significance?

In 2003 Mount Union and Ohio State were both in the national championship game. Mount Union lost and Ohio State won.

Last year Mount Union and Ohio State were both in the national championship game. Mount Union won and Ohio State lost.

This year they're both in the games again and today Mount Union lost.

:oh:
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All teams that have won the football title games (I-AA, II, and III) this year have worn dark jerseys...
 
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DaddyBigBucks;1029391; said:
Food for thought:

LSU, when healthy, has the best defense Ohio State will have faced this season.

LSU has the best offense Ohio State will have faced this season.

I doubt that sane Buckeye fans would dispute this.


Ohio State has the best defense LSU will have faced this season. Many Southern Football fans I know here in Tallahassee are greatly offended that there are people on the planet who believe such heresy. But I honestly don't see how a sane person would dispute it. Differential stats take quality of competition into consideration; and even in differential stats, Auburn is not within sniffing distance of the Buckeyes (and no other LSU opponent should even be in the discussion).

Then there is the OSU offense. One could argue, based on differential stats, that there are at least 4 offenses better than Ohio State's that LSU has faced this year. For the upcoming preview I have put together some numbers that suggest this is an oversimplification, and that Ohio State is much better on offense than Tressel-Ball allows them to show. But getting back to the "any sane Buckeye fan" line of reasoning; Florida's offense is better than ours.

Long story short: Both offenses are facing their toughest test of the year, but only the Buckeye defense is facing their toughest test of the year. The LSU defense has seen better.

While this tends to suggest that LSU has an advantage here, the advantage for a more tested team usually comes from superior focus. I doubt that the Buckeyes are going to have any trouble focusing, either on their preparation or on the game.
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great post, I tend to agree on all points.

Although I wonder if the senior leadership LSU has will prove to be any advantage on the focus aspect of your post. Or if the fact that they've been in so many close games this season will help the team in crunch time.
 
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GeauxTigers99;1029410; said:
great post, I tend to agree on all points.

Although I wonder if the senior leadership LSU has will prove to be any advantage on the focus aspect of your post. Or if the fact that they've been in so many close games this season will help the team in crunch time.
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Those exigencies certainly did not hurt the Buckeyes in '02.
 
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