The term "Games are won and lost in the trenches" may sound cliche, but I think it's what will determine this game. Can our O-line let Beanie get some yards? How good is our D-line, we saw how we did against Michigan, but we also saw how we did against Illinois.
This is going to be smash mouth football, I think both teams play good, physical games, which should make for a fun game to watch. Admitidly, I have only watched a few LSU games this year, the Florida, Kentucky and Arkansas games, all three I saw one thing that really concerned me, that was how quick they can operate when they are desperate.
The real question for me will be "How good is this defense?" we have seen it versus the big10, but we play those teams every year, we see those coaches habbits and tendencies, and a lot of those coaches try the same damned thing every year. Northwestern, Michigan State and Michigan came in with these incredibly hyped offenses, yet we stopped all three cold. If we can keep the ball out of their playmakers hands or limit the yards they get it will give us a much greater chance of controlling the game overall.
Another big question is how will Boeckman play? Over the past few outings I wouldn't use the word consistant to describe him, the Illinois game got him rattled and he appeared to still be rattled during the Michigan game. He needs to regain his confidence, if he does we have a deep threat that will help open the run, not to mention that if we fall behind we have some quick scoring opportunities.