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Originally Posted by horseofcourse
In the end, LSU and OSU were evenly matched. OSU actually outplayed them in 3 of the 4 quarters...but the 2nd quarter was such a beat down by LSU that turned the tide. When two teams are evenly matched, the team that gets the breaks wins and LSU got all of them. A different result in any one of 3 plays may have changed the game. OSU up 10-3 and LSU fumbles punt at own 15 yard line and somehow recovers it. Game tied 10-10 and Robiskie drops quite an easy touchdown pass in the end zone which leads to field goal block. 24-10 LSU and OSU somehow misses a blocked punt put right into their lap starting the 2nd half.
The right team won the game...the team that played better...but I did not see the huge mismatch that all the talking heads saw after the game. I thought LSUs d-line played much better than OSUs d-line and was the big difference.
The SEC is a great conference...but there was not a huge talent difference at all last night. But the talking heads have to talk about something I guess.
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osu outplayed lsu for 1 qter and a few minutes in the second after that osu was hanging on for dear life to keep from getting blown out again.
mismatches in talent are in depth and skilled players. 8 tigers carried the football, 3 for osu. 8 tigers caught passes, 4 for osu. lsu even played 2 qbs.
osu was better on offense when they ran between the tackles right at the lsu front. they couldn't move outside the tackles. therefore, osu couldn't afford to fall behind.
lsu defensive game plan had NO respect for the osu wideouts. they locked them up 1-on-1 from the first play of the game. lsu didn't play much zone. lsu dared osu to pass.
osu defensive game play came out playing zone right away. they KNEW they couldn't run 1-on-1 with the lsu wrs. it just took time for lsu to find the holes in the zones. tiger wrs running loose in the secondary is a scary thought. lsu ran the ball better that osu figured too.