Can LSU Tigers win 2009 BCS Title?
Monday, August 4th, 2008
Can LSU do it all over again?
The brand new 2008-09 NCAA college football season is ALMOST here, kicking off football season that we have been missing. On that note, can the LSU Tigers, after cracking the uncrackable team from Ohio State, win it again this season and celebrate a re-peat?
The LSU Tigers will enter the 2008 season with 693 victories, the 12th most in NCAA history, and the 4th most of any SEC team, behind only Alabama (787), Tennessee (771), and Georgia (714). LSU will also enter the 2008 season with a 0.640 all-time winning percentage, the 14th best in the NCAA, and the 4th best in the SEC, behind only Alabama (0.706), Tennessee (0.697), and Georgia (0.644).
This LSU football team started having the success they’ve been having after they won the BCS national championship in 2003 with a 21-14 victory over Oklahoma in the Nokia Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
Five years later, they did it again, beating the Ohio State Buckeyes with a 38-24 score, thus becoming the first team since the advent of the BCS to win multiple BCS national titles.
LSU is ranked as the number one team both in the AP Top 25 and USA Today. Yes, the nation agrees that this team is a powerhouse in the college gridiron and being a national powerhouse has its advantages.
One of which is easier recruiting. The Tigers already have top-tier speed and talent throughout the entire roster, from receivers to linebackers to water boys. As their starters graduate or go pro, there always seem to be an All-American backup waiting for his turn to shine and be a part of LSU.
And despite the fact that former defensive coordinator Bo Pellini has moved on to take the head coaching job at Nebraska, the Tigers will still be a consistent and well-coached football team. Les Miles has established himself as one of the top five elite coaches in the nation and you can bet your ass that as long as he…
Louisiana State Tigers Beats Ohio State Buckeyes 38-24 To Win 2008 BCS Championship
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Ohio State Buckeyes at Louisiana State Tigers - 3.5
The No. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes looked to be in top form early in the first quarter when Ohio State’s Chris Wells rushed for a 65-yard touchdown plus a field goal to lead 10-0 against the No.2 ranked LSU Tigers. However, LSU Tigers QB Matt Flynn got his groove on and led the LSU offense to score the next 31 points with Flynn passing TDs to Richard Dickson, Brandon LaFell and Early Doucet.
BCS Championship Game Betting Preview: Ohio State (11-1) vs. LSU (11-2)
Monday, January 7th, 2008
Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) vs. LSU Tigers (11-2). SBG Global Opening Line: LSU -5.5 , Total 51.5
The top two teams in the national polls meet on Monday in the BCS Title game as #1 Ohio State takes on #2 LSU. Unfortunately college football does not have a playoff system so a true #1 may not be crowned this year but the game on Monday should still be excellent. Ohio State is looking to make up for last season’s loss in the title game when they were pounded by Florida while LSU is trying to prove they are the best team in the country. SBG Global reports that early college football betting has the public taking LSU at Home.
Ohio State has had a lot of time off to think about what happened in last year’s game. “Last year we did get complacent,” said Butkus Award winner James Laurinaitis, “We felt we were invincible. We have a lot of guys on this team that know what it takes to get it done. We’re not looking at last year at all. It’s over with. This is a great opportunity for us.” The Buckeyes have been off for 51 days since their win over Michigan in their regular season finale. Ohio State watched as many teams including West Virginia and Missouri had chances to play in the title game and lost. LSU also had to wonder whether they would get an invite. They were able to jump over Georgia in the polls and get the BCS National Title shot. The Tigers will become the first team with two losses to play in the BCS championship game.
Bet on the 2008 BCS Championship College Football Game Ohio State Buckeyes vs LSU Tigers
The game on Monday could be about defense. Ohio State led the nation allowing only 222.5 yards per game. Laurinaitis led the way with 103 tackles. Tackle Vernon Gholston had 13 sacks. LSU will try and move the ball against that defense. The Tigers averaged 38.7 points this season which was good for 12th in the country. LSU has two quarterbacks, Matt Flynn, who threw for 2,233 yards, 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and Ryan Perrilloux, who had 694 yards passing, eight TDs and two interceptions. Jacob Hester leads the running attack as he had 1,017 yards this season.
NCAA Football Result: Rutgers vs Ball State
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Rutgers Scarlet Knights defeat the Ball State Cardinals 52-30 to win the International Bowl Saturday night. International Bowl is the only NCAA Division I football game played outside the United States.
It was Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Ray Rice’s show,who ran over ran over Ball State Cardinals and through the 2,000-yard barrier, giving Rutgers Scarlet Knights its second postseason win in the school’s 138-year history and leaving the Rutgers Scarlet Knights wondering if Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Ray Rice scamper off to the NFL.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Ray Rice, who kept mum on his plans for the draft, ran for 280 yards and four touchdowns, including a career-long 90-yarder.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8-5, which played the first college football game, hadn’t won a bowl game before last year. Now the program has won two in a row, following a 37-10 win over Kansas State in the 2006 Texas Bowl, another blowout.
Ball State Cardinals 7-6, meanwhile, is still waiting for its first bowl win in six tries.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Ray Rice, whose 25 touchdowns this season are a school record, has yet to announce whether he’ll skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Players who choose to declare for the draft must do so by Jan. 15.
NCAA Football Result: Bowling Green vs Tulsa
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Tulsa Golden Hurricane demolished Bowling Green Falcons 63-7 to win the GMAC Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Sunday night.
Led by Tulsa Golden Hurricane quarterback Paul Smith who had his NCAA-record 14th consecutive 300-yard passing game. Golden Hurricane’s quarterback Paul Smith passed for 312 yards and five touchdowns, the last 3:22 left in the blowout. Golden Hurricane’s quarterback Paul Smith broke the record of 13 300-yard efforts in a row he shared with BYU’s Ty Detmer, whose streak stretched over the 1989 and 1990 seasons.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane running back Tarrion Adams joined Houston’s David Klingler and Chuck Weatherspoon as the NCAA’s only 5,000-yard passing and 1,000-yard rushing tandem. Tulsa Golden Hurricane outgained Bowling Green Falcons (8-5) 562-229 in total yards.
Golden Hurricane’s running back Tarrion Adams scored touchdowns running, passing and receiving before halftime and ran for 112 yards. Tulsa Golden Hurricane wide receiver Trae Johnson caught two scoring passes in the most lopsided bowl game this season, with only the national championship game remaining.
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