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re: Which Winning Team Had the Toughest Opening Opponent?

Posted on 9/1/14 at 1:45 pm to
Posted by IceColdBeer
Sunbathing in Mission Beach
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 9/1/14 at 1:45 pm to
1.LSU/A+M/UGA
2.Auburn/Bama/Ole Miss

Posted by Vanilla Coke
Member since Jan 2013
1343 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 1:48 pm to
#1 is pretty obvious
Posted by danfraz
San Antonio TX
Member since Apr 2008
24550 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 1:51 pm to
Probably:

wisky
scar
wvu
clemson
arky
boise st
Posted by Jon Ham
Member since Jun 2011
28558 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 1:52 pm to
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Your offensive line has no chance against our defensive line. Sorry.


Posted by BarberitosDawg
Lee County Florida across causeway
Member since Oct 2013
9914 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 1:56 pm to
Wisconsin
Clemson
WVU
South Carolina
Arkansas
Boise St
Posted by rbWarEagle
Member since Nov 2009
49999 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 2:00 pm to
Arkansas > WVU, in my opinion. I think Bama just got caught off guard.
Posted by AlaTiger
America
Member since Aug 2006
21120 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 2:35 pm to
The funny thing about the Wisconsin game is that once LSU got it together, they absolutely abused Wisconsin. This was not some kind of last-second miracle win. LSU took the final lead with over 9 minutes to go. But, Wisky was finished. The game was over and everyone knew it.

It was pretty incredible, really. LSU was down 24-7 and in something like around 10-12 minutes of game time, they were up 28-24 and the game was over, even though there were 9 minutes to go.

Wisconsin was not moving the ball again on LSU's Defense and LSU could move at will if they needed to.

One of the strangest games that I have ever seen, to be honest.
Posted by YouDontKnowBro
Los Angeles
Member since Apr 2014
1864 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 2:50 pm to
Yeah you're right man. OM has one of the best D lines in the nation, but they'll probably get dominated by a team who has lost 13 straight SEC games. Your logic is flawless.
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22087 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 2:53 pm to
I'll rank (just my opinion) the worst opponents so far:

Wisconsin (injuries hurt but LSU had momentum on their side . . . and the Wisky QB just freaked out in the end)

WVU (will be a decent offensive team this year, they have some playmakers at WR and an accurate QB)

Clemson (too much GA)

S.Carolina (too much golf)

Utah State (they were not on your list to rank, but were horrible offensively all game)

Boise St. (will never be the same now that Petersen is gone)

Arky (Bert will be gone in 2 years - that is just a sad football team and can take the good start with a grain of salt (AU starts slowly defensively most weeks)
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22087 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 2:55 pm to
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Wisconsin was not moving the ball again on LSU's Defense


I agree.

LSU had the Wisky QB about as scared as I've seen a player in some time. They really got into his head.
This post was edited on 9/1/14 at 3:00 pm
Posted by AlaTiger
America
Member since Aug 2006
21120 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 3:01 pm to
Yeah, he was a basket case by the end of the game.

And, it happened pretty quickly.

This team is nowhere near that level, but that is how the 2011 team was. The game would turn on a dime when someone made a play and energy would flow into the whole team. The game was then essentially over.

I think the coaches/team were waiting for that on 1/9 and it never happened, so they didn't know what to do.

This team might have that same ability for a spark to ignite it. It is fun when it happens, but risky when it doesn't.
Posted by jbond
Atlanta
Member since Jun 2012
4938 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 3:03 pm to
As of right now, my guess is Clemson was the toughest.

South Carolina looked like complete shite, Wisconsin had absolutely no passing game, and had LSU realized that sooner, the score would have gotten ugly.

Arkansas is... well Arkansas. Based on how they played us, I could see West Virginia finishing 3rd in the Big 12, behind Okie State and Oklahoma.

Boise will probably win the Mountain West, but I feel like some of the other SEC teams would have put them away at the half.

LOL at Vols acting like they'd taken down a good team in their game thread.
This post was edited on 9/1/14 at 3:04 pm
Posted by Jon Ham
Member since Jun 2011
28558 posts
Posted on 9/1/14 at 3:05 pm to
quote:

Yeah you're right man. OM has one of the best D lines in the nation, but they'll probably get dominated by a team who has lost 13 straight SEC games. Your logic is flawless.


Arkansas averaged 5.8 YPC against Ole Miss last season.
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