Take all the presumptions out of it, set the SEC big, physical offensive line stereotype aside, and the comparison is a lot closer than the “experts” say. And Oregon’s offensive line performance compares very favorably:
photo at left: the offensive line during fall camp. (photo courtesy 247sports.com)
Tale of the Tape
| Right Tackle | |||||||||||||
| HT | WT | Career Starts | Personal Bests/notes | ||||||||||
| Mark Asper | 6-7 | 325 | 24 | 500-lb squat | |||||||||
| Alex Hurst, LSU | 6-6 | 340 | 9 | 48 knockdowns | |||||||||
| Right Guard | |||||||||||||
| Carson York | 6-5 | 292 | 22 | 365-lb. bench | |||||||||
| Blackwell,LSU | 6-4 | 290 | 2 | All-SEC bowl team | |||||||||
| Center | |||||||||||||
| Hroniss Grasu | 6-3 | 291 | 0 | 485-lb. squat | |||||||||
| Lonergan,LSU | 6-4 | 300 | 14 | 506-lb. squat | |||||||||
| Left Guard |
Total Career Starts, Oregon: 53 LSU: 45
Average Ht/Wt, Oregon: 6-4.8, 297 LSU: 6-4.6, 310
2011 Team Rushing Yds Oregon: 3721 LSU: 2438
2011 Sacks allowed Oregon: 10 LSU: 24
Edge, based on numbers, rather than reputation: EVEN
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