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The full disclosure piece is that LSU has a national championship caliber running game.
And UGA's is tattered and piecemailed (UGA can run on first and second down... it's the third down and goalline that still is unproven).

LSU currently has 32 rushing TDs offensively.
UGA currently has 15 rushing TDs.
If you look at National Champions from the past several years, the common denominator is the ability to run the football into the endzone.

IF LSU cramps down on UGA's ability to run, the fear is that Aaron Murray may be forced into some costly mistakes without a balanced attack to protect himself.

On the flip side... UGA will have a harder time forcing those turnovers from LSU if LSU is able to maintain balance in their playcalling.

Keep in mind too that UF played a freshman QB at LSU the week after Brantley got hurt.

You are right. But 2 of the 3 games that our opponents QB efficiency was significantly higher... we were still keeping the opposing QB to under an efficiency of 90 (Ole Miss and Kentucky games). And that's pretty stout regardless of how close we were to LSU.

In the game that we were far off and over 90 efficiency... LSU faced Matt Simms (completed 30% of his passes to his own teammates. Had 2 INTs and 0 TDs). We faced Tyler Bray. A football fan doesn't need much more of an explanation than that.

I have two big concerns with LSU and how they match up with us right now and one other concern that sticks in the back of my mind.

1. How will the right side of our OL handle their DL?

2. Now that Jordan Jefferson is playing full time, how well will we handle a QB that can run and throw the ball.

Another, less significant concern but still legitimate, is how will we do in the second half defensively. I know we've been lights out this year in the second half. But this game will be different than any we've played before. LSU will keep running and will send RB in waves at us. With Tyson out, will our DL get winded at the end of the game. LSU is deeper than we are at almost every position. Will that depth show up in the final quarter or can we play them tight regardless?

You're right on.

Jordon Jefferson already has 1 come from behind win against us (the AJ Green celebration penalty game).

Mobile QBs can wreck havoc against NFL defenses (especially late in the game). Ours is no different.

What do you think about our OL vs their DL? I remember the Boise game we got whipped. Some of that has been corrected though. The gaps between our OL is smaller now and that helped. But against good DL, the right side of our line has been beat some. All it takes for a D to wreck havoc is to be able to consistently beat one guy on the OL. Do that, and it changes the whole game.

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You're exactly right.

On days when Murray has time in the pocket and is able to step up in his throws, he's near the Brees/Rodgers QB that he envisions himself to be (that said... a lot of QBs can say that. see the WAC and MWC).

If we can hold some effectiveness with the run game, LSU won't be able to pin their ears back and gun for Murray like they want.
Our run defense is possibly better than LSU's. There's a small chance that we can make them one dimensional and force them into some bad situations that they aren't used to.

edit: nm, didn't see jubilee's post, he said it better

Plain and simple. We need to hit em n the mouth when they have the ball. We need to protect Murray, and IC needs to run his azz off. Look guys, we haven't been n the ship n 7 years and regardless of who we playin we need to play like a bunch of dawgs!!! Of course LSU is the flavor this yr, but so is bama. We need to take back what is ours and that's the SEC championship and gt back to national relevance so I can stop hearing bout BAma and LSU and Arkansas and Florida! I'm tired of these Schools getting all of the respect and we get none. I'm tired if the damn "honey badger" talk. If he was at UGA, they would say he's a pretty good db just undersized. But bc he's at LSU he could win the Heisman. BS!!!! N the famous words of Chris Hatcher, "Men they showing u no respect, they think u are a bunch of girls playin ball. I want u to show them that u have big balls and I want u too put their mouth on the curb and smash all their teeth out!!!". We need to show them that we r UGA and we kickin azz and takin names. Go dawgs!!!

Also consider that we were short handed in quite a few games leading up to Florida because of injuries on the defense.