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30, 48, 47. Let’s give credit first. Those are some NFL level kicks. Gaglianone didn’t just go 3-3 on field goals, he knocked in two kicks from close to 50 yards. Of all the things that made a difference in the game, this was perhaps the biggest: Wisconsin’s special teams came through with 3 to 6 points that most teams simply don’t pick up. It’s rare that a kicker is actually the MVP, but Gaglianone has a good case that he made a bigger impact on this game than any other play.
7. Troy Fumagalli had 7 catches for 100 yards. LSU’s defense never figured out the tight end, as he caught every single pass he was targeted for.
122-7. Wisconsin’s yardage edge from all drives that began in the 1st quarter. LSU furthermore had just 1:53 time of possession in the 1st. That’s a downright ass kicking right there, and by some miracle, LSU came out of this stretch still tied 0-0. Wisconsin called 26 offensive plays on those first three drives while LSU would not call its 26thoffensive play until its second drive of the 3rd quarter.
19-31-2, 205. OK, the defense got two picks to salvage the game, but they also allowed a rookie quarterback in his first action to average 10.8 yards per completion and 61.3% completion rate. Wisconsin gained 339 yards, all without the benefit of big plays. The Badgers had one play over 20 yards, a 27-yard completion. Other than that, this was a slow bleeding of LSU’s defense.
30, 48, 47. Let’s give credit first. Those are some NFL level kicks. Gaglianone didn’t just go 3-3 on field goals, he knocked in two kicks from close to 50 yards. Of all the things that made a difference in the game, this was perhaps the biggest: Wisconsin’s special teams came through with 3 to 6 points that most teams simply don’t pick up. It’s rare that a kicker is actually the MVP, but Gaglianone has a good case that he made a bigger impact on this game than any other play.
7. Troy Fumagalli had 7 catches for 100 yards. LSU’s defense never figured out the tight end, as he caught every single pass he was targeted for.
122-7. Wisconsin’s yardage edge from all drives that began in the 1st quarter. LSU furthermore had just 1:53 time of possession in the 1st. That’s a downright ass kicking right there, and by some miracle, LSU came out of this stretch still tied 0-0. Wisconsin called 26 offensive plays on those first three drives while LSU would not call its 26thoffensive play until its second drive of the 3rd quarter.
19-31-2, 205. OK, the defense got two picks to salvage the game, but they also allowed a rookie quarterback in his first action to average 10.8 yards per completion and 61.3% completion rate. Wisconsin gained 339 yards, all without the benefit of big plays. The Badgers had one play over 20 yards, a 27-yard completion. Other than that, this was a slow bleeding of LSU’s defense.
