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

No, just a backup CB is out for the game. The initial media reports erroniously reported Donald Washington was suspended, but OSU has repeatedly said only Eugene Clifford, the backup to Jenkins, is out.

Quote Originally Posted by coverditty:

JUST WATCHED THE ROSE BOWL AGAIN ON DVR....

 

SO THAT'S THE TEAM THAT BEAT OHIO STATE? LMFAO....

 

 

Yeah hilarious that a team that STANDFORD beat did that huh.  I mean a 40 point underdog beat that Trojan team.  Anyone trying to figure out why Carroll and Co aren't playing Monday remember........

USC= U Simply Choked

Good for you CollegeSharp.  I really like your position to hit this one.  I haven't placed a bet yet, but thinking about a heavy unit play on LSU in this one.  I feel the line is going to move toward OSU as ESPN seems to influence some of the public money, so I am waiting.  My take so far is looking at LSU's early season performance when Dorsey, Doucett, and Flynn weer healthy is a better indicator of what we will see on Monday.  They blew out Miss State and Va Tech, killed might be a better word.  Then they struggled through a tough schedule.  After a month off, it looks like they are ready to roll again.

Ohio State will play their guts out in this game because of the beatdown they got last year, and because there isn't great respect for their accomplishment this season.  You just cannot ignore that OSU hasn't beaten a Top 20 team all year.  They may be pretty good, but not likely LSU good. 

Tressel is a better coach to me than Miles because Miles takes so many high risk gambles.  LSU will be super fast on the artificial turf, and the crowd will be wild for LSU....big factor in a dome.  LSU just has better talent when healthy, and they have had to prove it.  Good luck to both of us.

Aloha All:

I've been following LSU for some time now and feel comfortable with them in this game but, it could go either way IMHO. I like that LSU's "D" will be back to full force and that animal Dorsey will put alot of pressure on Boeckman to force some mistakes. I feel that Boeckman is not as good a scrambler as Matt and Ryan but, he is a pure passer.

I do believe that this will not be a blow out game and that it could/would be a difference of a TD or FG. Either way, I have LSU at the game (-3 with the hook) pretty big as this is my biggest bowl game this season.

Aloha and GL to whichever side you are choosing!

Our (U.S.A) democracy is perverted by open bribery on capital hill. George Bush's brother help the Reps steal not one but TWO election that have made a select few very wealthy while killing our younger generation(s), and driving down the greater populace of the world.

BUT Frank Beamer kept the order by suspending Brandon Ore, and thereby taking the Hokie running game out of the 1st quater oF this game. Why? 'B/c Beamer plays by the rules?' B/c "coach rules w/ an iron first yo"?

B/c if he hadn't have suspended Ore for that quarter, it would've led to anarchy.

No. The fact is Beamer is an a.s.s.hole of the highest magnitude. He thought, "hey, we're gonna whoop KU anyway. They're No. 8, and *we're* No. 3". "Sh!t, we should be playing LSU on Monday. This one is in the bad".

Beamer did what he did to satisfy his own ego. He didn't do it, "b/c the man is a teacher first" or *any* of the BS. The guy gets paid to coach football. And the proof as to weather he is a "good" coach, is that his team wins. Not just win "run of the mill games", but win "the big game(s)".

VT could've failed to cover in this game and I would've been fine w/ losing my cash, b/c it still would've been uplifting to see Tech win a big game when the whole country (w/ exceptiong to Kansas) was cheering for them and wanting to see them succeed.

Alas, I failed to account for Beamer and his idiotic choices. You could pin that loss on the team, and certainly they played their part. However, as w/ any sport, it's all about momentum.

By the time VT finally scored (surprise surprise, Ore scored when he was allowed ot play) the game had all but been decided.

Thanks a lot and F_CK YOU Beamer. Hopefully VT comes to it's senses and fires your troglodyte a.s.s.