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Originally Posted by Buckeneye
I'm pretty sure the problem Nebraska had was that they sucked...
yeah - that's pretty much it.
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they sucked so bad that my favorite watering hole which was an Official Nebraska Bar for the last 7 years pulled all the Husker [censored] out of the case, and turned it into an Ohio State bar.
the LSU game came down to the interior of the line on both sides of the ball. their interior OL were better than our DTs. they're DTs were better than our interior OL. that's the way it goes some times... i think the shoe may be on the other foot in this match up.
USC returns 5 on the OL guys who have starting experience, but those 5 have also only combined to start 26 games total, which ranks in the BOTTOM 10 in all of CFB.. our D-line returns 7 of 8, though the loss of Gholston is big. however if Rose and Wilson return to pre-injury form and Cam makes the transition to the inside, this D-line could be the best we've had since '03.
on the other side of the ball, we return 4 of 5 OL, and all 4 returners started every game last year. there is also the added depth of coach Bolls running in the entire 2nd team OL for a series or two every game over the last couple years and 3 top 10 OL recruits who were on campus for spring ball. conversely, on the D-line USC loses TWO first round draft picks who combined for 118 tackles and 19.5 sacks last year, and the 4 projected starters combined for just 11 sacks last season.
fwiw...