re: Who wins the SC v. UGA game and why?

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B. You've got to be able to run the ball effectively.

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We let this get out of hand.

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You might want to revisit the Box Score of the LSU game. I watched it, and I know that LSU outplayed you. There is a general formula for winning in the SEC.
A. You've got to be able to slow down the run.
B. You've got to be able to run the ball effectively.
South Carolina averaged 1.4 yards per rush versus LSU on 25 attempts. South Carolina only had 211 yards compared to LSU's 406. South Carolina made the final score of the game with less than 2 minutes to go to make the score 23-21 instead of 23-14. Texas A&M, Alabama, and Clemson all scored on late drives versus LSU too. It was a problem LSU had, but it doesn't take away from their dominance of South Carolina, Texas A&M, and (to an extent) Alabama.

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Don't be All Knowing Football Grandfather Guy. No one likes that guy.

All of those stats are great, but the only one that mattered was the score. 23-21. USC lost. They had the lead at halftime and had a chance to come away with the win. They didn't do it. End of story. The pissed away a ticket to Atlanta with that game and the debacle in Gainesville. Regardless of the TOP or who had the lead the longest or anything else, if a team has the chance to win in the closing seconds, they weren't dominated. Case in Point: no one remembers how LSU led the entire game against Clemson last year. All anyone remembers is that CU kept it close enough to win it in the end, and did exactly that. There aren't any brownie points for outplaying a team, but letting the score stay close.

Second, I didn't play. No one on this board did.