Okay Maybe

by 3Yardout on Oct 24, 2008 12:28 PM EDT

No. 10 Ohio St. (plus-2.5) over No. 3 Penn St.

Ohio State's defense came up big against Michigan State, shutting down MSU's red-hot RB Javon Ringer. There's no reason not to expect James Laurinaitis and the rest of the Buckeyes defense to do the same to the Penn State offense.

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From Fox sports, now i can understand the potential is there for the upset,and I could list the reasons why, but, is comparing Penn State's offense.. which has been nearly perfectly balanced to MSU's ...a one player.. put 11 in the box stoppable offense.. in stopability for tOSU defense a bit of a stretch?

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I think that if after the game, you analyze why...

one team won & say it was the play of James Laurinaitis, Penn State will be victorious. The more tackles he has, the better our chances of winning. If he’s making a lot of tackles, we’re getting more than five yards a play. Watch, he’ll hit Clark or Royster after they’ve already made it to the end zone & he’ll get credit for a tackle.

by Elihu on Oct 24, 2008 12:44 PM EDT reply actions

Laurie

Will have 26 tackles, for reasons unrelated to on-the-field play.

by blogue20 on Oct 24, 2008 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Lauren

Lauren get’s 1.5 solo tackles when he’s sipping gatorade on the side-line. Then in his half-time warmups he’s averaging between 1 and 2 tackles, depending on the weather.

Finally for ever 3 tackles PSU linebackers get, Lauren gets another solo. Factor in the fact that occasionally Lauren DOES actually dive into the pile, he’s awarded a tackle for every PSU player in said pile.

He’s just so damn good, he’s definately the best LB ever.

by millzners on Oct 24, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions