Ohio State at Louisiana State (01/07/2008)

Away:  Ohio State [7-4 ATS]
Home:  Louisiana State [5-7-1 ATS]

Game Time: 8:00 PM
Stadium: Louisiana Superdome

Recent Meetings:
09/24/88 - LSU 33 vs. OHIST 36
09/26/87 - OHIST 13 vs. LSU 13

Team Leaders:

Ohio State:
Passing: Todd Boeckman (2164)
Rushing: Chris Wells (1463)
Receiving: Brian Robiskie (885)

Louisiana State:
Passing: Matt Flynn (2233)
Rushing: Jacob Hester (1017)
Receiving: Brandon LaFell (641)

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Then who does??

The Buckeyes didn't back in. Everyone else backed out. It was up to those teams to solidify their spot and they didn't do it. Everyone knew what they had to do.

I hope you're not implying Kentucky should be there. WV got BEAT by PITT at home or they would've been in. The other 2 loss teams didn't finish their business.

The Buckeyes played 12 games in 12 weeks with no bye and lost 1 game to a solid Ill team. That night Ill could've beaten anybody. They played the game of their lives andf hats off to them for getting to the Rose Bowl.

The funny thing is that OSU didn't plan on being a contender for the national title this year. This was a rebuilding year which was why they picked those soft teams out of conference. We lost 8 starters on offense that are playing on Sundays including the heisman trophy winner. Tressel is a true Ohioan and gave those teams within the state a chance at some attention. Nothing more. Trust me. He didn't think this was a BCS title year.

Next year we play at USC because we are going to make another run at it. Hopefully, as defending champs for a back-2-back run.

Say what you want, but respect 3 National championship games in 6 years.

 

GO Buckeyes!

Hey man if anybody wants OSU to win is me. I despise LSU. I just think that it doesn't feel right. We do need a playoff, but sadly money from the bowl system wins out again. Good luck to your team however.

Thanks Bro! I'm with ya on feelings towards LSU AND their coach. That's another area where we have a distinct advantage.

chanki- I don't want to jinx it but I've got that same '02 feeling again. I heard it every week this year too."They haven't been tested until now (RE Purdue,Penn State, Wisconsin). We like being the underdog.

We don't need to have our asses kissed by the media to get our respect. We'll earn it on the field! Then again, we don't need to play this game because we can't handle SEC speed and we're just going to be embarrased again. We should just give the title to the SEC. No other conference should be allowed to play them.

Come to think of it, I don't recall any of those boys comin up our way in a while. Hmmm.

GO Buckeyes!

 

Not the Buckeyes my friend. #1 Defense in the country ALL year. Don't blame the Buckeyes that the rest of the Big 10 wasn't dominant. Be careful and good luck.

 

No problem my Brother

I'm a homer. No question. But I've also watched both teams every week and see how this could go lopsided the other way.

Just a thought that all might want to consider....

Miami was also supposed to wipe the floor with us in '02. That Miami team was more dangereous than this LSU squad and this Buckeyes squad is better than the '02 team. This game will not be a repeat of last year.

Tressel is one of (if not) the best coaches in NCAAF. They will not come out flat again. Les Miles has distractions, over confidence, and a Michigan attitude. That is not lost on Coach Tressel. He lives to beat Michigan and that's exactly what Miles represents. There are intangibles at play here that should not be underestimated.

Ohio St. 1st half +3

To be fair I'd take anyone ATS vs LSU 1st half as they don't seem to get rolling until the 2nd (take SEC Champ game).

Strong trend. Book it.

I don't get this "SEC is the best conference" crap.  You can make an argument that they are all equal.  IMO watching LSU this year and betting for and against them, their defense resembles swiss cheese.  My other favorite team, as Hunted pointed out, was expecting this to be a rebuilding year, but apparently no one else wanted to play for the national championship.  The OSU defense is awesome and at the very least will contain this LSU offense.  No more than 4 touchdowns.  LSU's swiss cheese defense easily give up 24-40 points.  OSU should cover this and perhaps win outright in this year of chaos.  Although, if LSU wins, and the voters decide another 2 loss team was better than LSU their is a shot at another split national title and maybe a breakdown of the whole Bullshit Championship System.  As a gambler, however, I'd take Ohio State until I hear any injury updates for LSU.  Their defense has just looked atrocious to me.  GLA

They may be on NFL teams, but I wouldn't say they're playing.

Can you post your Heisman Trophy winners stats for this year?

Here's an interesting thought.....have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the reader.

I love the under in this game Hawkeye.  I see it at 50 now in my book... after opening at 51.5.  I may grab it early while it's still at half a hundred.  This could easily be a 17-10 type of game, maybe a tad higher but there's a lot of wiggle room there.  I look at each team's last game, and figure this total to be somewhere in that range.  (Ohio St 14-3 over MI, LSU 21-14 over Tenny - with help from an INT return.)