re: Mike Gundy on Alabama and LSU defenses.....

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I can think of 3 or 4 others teams that would have found the end zone all night last Monday.

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But how many of those teams would have held Alabama to 21 points? Oklahoma State is 90th in rushing defense and gave up 365 yards rushing and 33 points to Tulsa, 231 rushing yards to Texas, 248 rushing yards to Missouri, 192 rushing yards to Iowa State, and 243 rushing yards to Stanford. Just imagine what Trent Richardson would have done to them.

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Gundy is 100% right. And the rest of the country (outside the southeast) agrees with him. Let's not ever put 2 teams that rather play kickball vs football on National TV. OSU have play makers and a playbook. Coach Miles did not have either on Monday night. I can think of 3 or 4 others teams that would have found the end zone all night last Monday.

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It never matters though because they play keep away and run the ball straight at you with a pretty big athletic advantage until you break down and get sick of tackling them. Bama and LSU were the only teams capable of beating each other. Would there be more points on the board...sure, but they would be on the Bama or LSU side while the opposing teams wouldn't produce near as much.