re: LSU or Alabama woulda beat Ohio State...

Our biggest problem with OSU is something that probably every other SEC school would have had. Judging by their games up until that point, they looked to have a defense that did really well against the run, played solid in the secondary, and had a mediocre to bad pass rush. The team that showed up played mediocre zone coverage but absolutely dominated us on the DLine. We weren't pushed around like that all year long, not by Auburn, not by Alabama, and not by LSU. They were getting sacks and pressure off just flat out speed and size.

Once our defense stopped trying to make big plays happen and just tackled better, we stopped them cold on offense. Our offense though just couldn't handle their pass rush. Even with that, we very nearly (yea, I know...horseshoes and hand grenades...) had an epic comeback.