Thanks in large part to quarterback Matt Flynn’s three touchdown passes and another stifling performance by their defense, LSU soundly defeated Ohio State 38-24 in Monday night’s BCS National Championship Game.
The Tigers didn’t give the Buckeyes different looks or rely on secret magic that only a SEC team possesses. They just lined up and took it to the Buckeyes for 55 minutes (the first five minutes were dominated by OSU). It also helped that LSU limited mistakes and capitalized on the Buckeyes’ miscues. OSU’s defense didn’t help matters by putting on a horrible tackling performance, either.
Somewhere, some writer has already written how the SEC is a more dominating conference than the Big Ten because its players are faster, they’re more physical or that their cheerleaders are better looking. It’s not true. Forget the conferences – LSU was just better and made less mistakes, both mentally and physically.
