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11-13-2007, 06:14 PM
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| Nothing’s a given Statistically, Saturday’s LSU-Ole Miss game looks like an utter mismatch. The Tigers (9-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) are ranked No. 1 in the BCS. The Rebels (3-7, 0-6) are the SEC’s only winless team. In the 11 major SEC statistical categories (total, scoring, passing and rushing offense, total, scoring, passing and rushing defense, passing and passing defense efficiency, turnovers), LSU ranks first or second in nine of them. Ole Miss is last in the SEC in seven of those statistics and ranks no better than seventh in any. But games don’t play out on the stat sheet — or according to the point spread. LSU was a four-touchdown favorite over Ole Miss last year but had to rally from a 20-7 third-quarter deficit, forcing overtime on a 5-yard, fourth-and-goal JaMarcus Russell to Dwayne Bowe pass with :14 remaining. The extra point was blocked, forcing LSU to win in overtime on a 26-yard Colt David field goal Full Story
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