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Ask Me About Stuff (Expansion? LSU?) at 11 am

It’s that time again and I’m sure we can fill an hour with the weekly chat. Click here to participate or to get your questions in now.

Also, I have no idea what to do about the F Double. There are hundreds of comments to go through, but, as is characteristic of this story, many are dated or not-so-relevant because of the fluidity of this conference story. I might just skip it altogether, or I might just brush by it briefly. (Ir)Regardless, it won’t be about expansion tomorrow — and I say that because I trust most of the chat will be.

In the time between then and now, how about a look at the key matchup Saturday? It’s WVU’s offensive tempo vs. LSU’s ability to slow down offenses. Advantage: Unknown!

WVU is at its best when it’s on a roll. The offense has 13 touchdown drives this season. Nine have lasted 10 or more plays.

LSU forced Oregon into 19 third downs and didn’t allow a pass play to cover more than 18 yards or a run to cover more than 13 yards. The Tigers were conditioned to transition from one play to the next, but the Mountaineers saw another explanation.

“The underlying thing I’ve seen from watching film is if you can’t throw the football you’re going to have problems with LSU,” West Virginia inside receivers coach Shannon Dawson said. “Oregon tried, but their quarterback wasn’t very accurate and obviously they got a lot of pressure on him.

“Oregon is going to beat you with their running game. They’re going to spread you out and their quarterback is fast and their running backs are fast, but once that part of the game it taken away, that’s when I think they struggled.”