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12-06-2007, 12:56 AM
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OCbuckfan- Exactly what I was thinking...
Not to sound like a downer but right now OSU can probably match LSU talent for talent but LSU's talent is far more matured and battle tested (especially this year). I truely believe it will be the coaches who decide this game. My guess is Les Miles will gamble and Jim Tressel will just play borederline conservative (although not ultra conservative). |
I am not trying to be a downer, I have seen both play, LSU has been in prime-time a few times this year, they have a TON of playmakers. Before the Illinois team I might have had a different thought, but I think LSU has the most talent in a position that counts, they have the better quarterback.
But, Coaching, I am going to give a huge advantage to us. Look, we don't take chances were they aren't needed, we'll play for the tie and expect them to try for the win instead.
If Miles just uses his playmakers and plays a conservative game, they could run away with this game, but I don't think that's in him, he likes to be flashy and show off. Seeing LSU's two losses, can you say either team was better? had more talent? no, if Miles doesn't try to show off they win both of those games. Kentucky, why not run more? Arkansas, why not play a traditional defense and not fall for all the gimmick plays thrown at them?
LSU has the best talent in the country, it hurts me to say, but if they play wood/bo style football they will win. Can Miles do that is the question.
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12-06-2007, 01:05 AM
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If Miles just uses his playmakers and plays a conservative game, they could run away with this game, but I don't think that's in him, he likes to be flashy and show off.
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WOW! Amazing what an outsider sees. There are times we feel our offense is too conservative. We have gone through stretches where we have looked really vanilla. So much so that people in the stands/watching on TV can fairly accurately predict what play is called by the formation. Lundquist and Danielson (CBS announcers) were even telling America what play we were running during the Arkansas game.
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12-06-2007, 01:19 AM
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I think if you went over that game, you could see that theres plays he could have just ran the ball and gotten 4, done that over and over again, or with the talent you have at QB and receiver, just do 5 yard passes over the middle and just ran the clock. That was what I thought during the game though.
Out of curiousity, do you guys have a forum for games? I want to download some and compare them with the speed of osu.
and for the record, Vanilla isn't a bad thing, to quote Woody "Three things can happen when you pass the ball, and two of them are bad"
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12-06-2007, 01:20 AM
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WOW! Amazing what an outsider sees. There are times we feel our offense is too conservative. We have gone through stretches where we have looked really vanilla. So much so that people in the stands/watching on TV can fairly accurately predict what play is called by the formation. Lundquist and Danielson (CBS announcers) were even telling America what play we were running during the Arkansas game.
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i remember that. what did daneilson say? "this is the QB draw formation" i believe. my friends and i were all over that too.
i think the guys here are referring more to the late throw against auburn/4th downs vs Kentucky in the clutch. if les goes gunslinger cowboy on JT he will eat his lunch (IMO)
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12-06-2007, 01:23 AM
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There may be some out there somewhere, but I have no clue where to even look.
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and for the record, Vanilla isn't a bad thing, to quote Woody "Three things can happen when you pass the ball, and two of them are bad"
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I would like to maybe run more than 1 or 2 plays out of any given formation. When Verne Lundquist tells the world "LSU lined up in the I formation, going to run Hester off left tackle"......"Here's the snap, Hester to the left of the center gets about 2-3" in that case, we're a little too predictable.
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Woody would go entire games maybe passing the ball 5 times, if they can't stop you from doing it why stop doing it?
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12-06-2007, 01:47 AM
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yep... I believed that as well. However Les' gambles have really payed off this year with florida, auburn, South Carolina, and Alabama. The games they've lost to Arkansas, and kentucky have been not about gambles to me those were about poor gameplaning. Either way I'm surprised the risky behavior of Les hasn't cost ya'll more games.
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