re: John Chavis vs Lane Kiffin

Posted on 10/29/14 at 9:33 am to monsterballads

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Posted on 10/29/14 at 9:33 am to monsterballads

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Why LSU will win against Bama
by longtime DandyDon.com reader, Brad Nolan
As I look toward Alabama, I am striving to find an angle; some view from which I can see us winning this game. So, I took a look at the past 4 games played by both LSU and the #3 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. They have the advantage in nearly every statistical category. Yet, we have both played 4 games and both lost 1 of those games to a top 5 team. Bama to Ole Miss, who we beat. And, LSU to Auburn, who Bama is yet to play.
So, let me give you the bottom line first.......Over the past 4 weeks both LSU and Bama have played 4 conference games. Amongst those 4 teams, both LSU and Bama have played 1 highly ranked opponent. Both LSU and Bama are 3-1 in those contests. Yet the combined record of the teams LSU has played is currently 21-8 Overall, and 11-8 In-Conference. The combined record of the teams Bama has played is 19-13 Overall and 6-12 In-Conference. Bottom Line, LSU has played better competition over that same time period.
Whether we win or lose has more to do with how well we are playing today, than how we were playing 5 or 6 weeks ago.
Over the past two weeks, LSU has faced KY and Ole Miss who possess a 6-3 combined conference record. LSU's Defense has allowed:
530 Total Yards in those two contests
217 Total Yards Rushing
313 Total Yards Passing
Over the past two weeks, Bama has faced Texas A&M and Tenn, who hold a combined conference record of 2-7. Bama's Defense has allowed:
555 Total Yards in those two contests
172 Total Yard Rushing
383 Total Yards Passing
In Head to Head matches, we only have two common opponents, Florida and Ole Miss. We beat FLA and Ole Miss. Bama literally rolled FLA, I certainly do not want to skirt over that result as if it is equal to our narrow defeat of FLA. But, they lost to Ole Miss. If LSU had not had all of the miscues on Offense and had held on to 1 or 2 of their dropped interception chances, the Tigers may have rolled Ole Miss by 20 points as well. And, Ole Miss is a much better team than FLA.