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

[jwinslow]

If we were a 3 TD favorite it may have an effect, but I don't believe a 4 or 5 point spread means anything to the players. I would have put the game at about 7 - 8 points

Somehow Urban managed to turn a 7 pt edge into a 3-4 TD "sleight" in their minds. Truly remarkable spinning, but it paid off.

I don't believe that anyone is telling the players they are going to blow out anyone

The media called... they want you to turn your ears on Of course no one in your program is telling them they'll blow OSU out. The bulk of the sunshine blown comes from outside, typically.

[scooter1369]

Delusional bastards

[osucollegebuck]

Yea that about sums up the sentiment on LSU's boards. I had to get off thier message boards because I don't want to hate all of them before I go down there.

[sluTiger]

Originally Posted by osucollegebuck

Yea that about sums up the sentiment on LSU's boards. I had to get off thier message boards because I don't want to hate all of them before I go down there.

Actually, I have seen mixed messages and I am an LSU fan. For every OSU does not belong there is a serious football fan that post the opposite. I am pretty sure you could cherry pick buckeyeplanet.com and find similar statements...

[Buckeneye]

I've been looking around, and aside from the usual ' I hate the SEC' for obvious reasons, everybody around here seems rather level-headed.

Reading that board though really makes you want to laugh, I see Jwins over there trying to bring in some reality, but alas... "all southern people can't read and suffer from the gum disease known as... gingivitis"

Thanks to big J for sticking up for tOSU - I myself wanted a close, well fought game with an victory; but after reading that board, I hope we hang at least 40 on them...... will
see you phuckers January 7th!

[Tigertracker]

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Reading that board though really makes you want to laugh, I see Jwins over there trying to bring in some reality, but alas... "all southern people can't read and suffer from the gum disease known as... gingivitis"
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As a person who has lived both in the North and the South, I can assure you that neither region has the market cornered on idiots, or gingivitis either.

[notfadeaway]

Originally Posted by scooter1369

Delusional bastards

Ditto!!!!

[bukIpower]

a 4-6 point spread in a NC game is actually a pretty big spread. As was stated we were 7 point favorites last year and look how Florida took that for motivation. You can tell by the way our players are interviewing that they are starting to get annoyed of the hype LSU is getting. The speed, the SEC thing, the home game for LSU, how we don't belong, last years NC game, and things like "what will it take to beat this LSU team" are becoming very annoying to our players. I'm sure both teams will be ready to play some football but mentally OSU should really be in good shape. Last year our coaches with Jim Tressel of all people was telling our players of the dangers of the Florida game, but it didn't matter our players heard from the Media how the other opponent didn't deserve to be on the field with them and the rest is history.