LSU TIGERS: 2007 NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!!!
by GeauxTigers on Jan 8, 2008 1:09 AM CST
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Feels great the second time around, too!
Clearly, the SEC Speed thing was overblown. Best I can tell, no one saw it coming (with the exception of SMQ and possibly Pete Fiutak at CFN): the SEC isn't a bunch of Nancy Boys who can only outrun other teams to victory; LSU, at least, can win - and has won - by simply being more physical. We pointed it here three days ago, to wit:
That aspect has been completely swept under the rug, as far as I can tell, and I'm guessing if we DO win the title on Monday night, the following morning's headlines will be talking about the massive void in discussing the sheer strength of the LSU Tigers (and yes, I've seen Vern Gholston's biceps...again, this isn't a relative discussion). It isn't all about speed in the SEC - just ask Glenn Dorsey and Jacob Hester, who don't earn their living OUT-running you, just OVER-running you.
Well, yeah. That's pretty much what we did. Took an early punch, got up and rolled off 31 unanswered without a single big-yardage play. Let's examine some post-game analysis from the media. Mid game from CFN's Pete Fiutak:
Later, also from Fiutak (with admittedly a couple comments in between about our getting handled at times):
Post game from ESPN's Mark Schlabach:
And so on.
So congratulations, Les Miles. You're 34-6 in three years, with an SEC Title and a National Title - whether or not it required some divine intervention - and three rather dominating bowl performances in a row. We're glad you stayed.
Meanwhile, LSU is by far and away the first place team in the final AP Poll. 60 1st place votes to Georgia's 3, USC's 1, and Kansas' 1.
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This win feels good
I'm proud of these guys and I'm proud of Miles, Pellini, and the rest of the staff.
In other news, my pick (LSU: 31-17) on the SMQ pick thread and repeated in the game thread here was exactly right up to the last 1:50 of the 4th quarter. LSU could have run the clock out there but instead the teams exchanged touchdowns.
Now that's it's all over, does anyone have a read on the crowd breakdown for the game? I wasn't convinced going in by the widely claimed notion that this would essentially be a LSU home game. Fox didn't really give me a good read on the crowd makeup. Instead, I can't wait to see Jumper and buy one of them DLP mirror aerial TVs (end brief sarcasm/cynicism aside).
Way to go Tigers! And thanks to the good-mannered Buckeye fans that posted here. Y'all have no reason to hang your heads and you're going to have a great team next year. Just don't harp on this loss too much over the next 8 months (i.e., ignore most of the media, they're all about hype).
by crepuscular @ And The Valley Shook on Jan 8, 2008 8:29 AM CST reply actions
I have not seen any crowd pics
It feels better this time
by Man Mountain on Jan 8, 2008 11:16 AM CST reply actions
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