National Championship

[Lvtexholdm]

SO SO TRUE!!! LOL.... Ohio State offense runs and passes there way to 500 plus yards and 40 plus points vs Alabama's supposedly vaunted defense (rushing for 275yds) and Oregon gives up 500 plus yards to Florida State with Florida State rushing the ball for over 6.7 ypc does not bode well for the Ducks here...Ohio State's running back and offensive line are much better than Florida State's. Florida State had no answers to Oregon's uptempo offense but truthfully this game was Oregon 18-13 at the half with Florida State squandering scoring opportunities. The flood gates opened up due to FIVE Florida State turnovers in the 2nd half( one fumble by Winston for a TD)...Let's face it IF Ohio State has five turnovers in a half they won't win either...

The only answer Ohio State can do to control that uptempo offense is to keep them off the field controlling the clock on offense. Ohio State has the personnel to do that and I don't believe Oregon can stop them. Hell just look at the scores of the games the PAC 12 played in Bowl games and except for Utah not one kept their opponent under 30 pts lol. On the other hand when Oregon has the ball Mariota will be tough to handle BUT my guess Urban Meyer will have some answers.

Will be a fun game....CAN'T WAIT!!!

Yours in Winners
BernieV

This is the type of response I was looking for. Yes, it will be a good game, no doubt. I'm still going to be with the Ducks as they have improved tremendously on defense. GL to all OSU backers and Oregon backers!

 

[GoSooners]

There are many different things going on with this game. For one, I've never seen a defense as bad as the Ducks defense (statistically) play for the national championship. On the other hand, I've never seen a team with an unknown rookie QB like OSU win a national championship. But make no mistake, there is an 80% or better chance that the rushing game decides this game like it does during the regular season. I'm not talking about the outright winner, I'm talking about the team who covers the spread. Last year I was one of the few on this board who really liked Auburn against FSU despite how the Seminoles absolutely dominated their competition during the season.. FSU had a much better running game last year (200+ ypg) than they do this year, but Auburn's rushing game was even better. Auburn ended up out rushing FSU in that game 232-148. They didn't win, but they sure as hell dictated the pace of that game and easily covered the spread. Statistically this game looks a lot like that one. The big difference and the thing that makes handicapping this game a little more difficult is Oregon has the better QB from the better conference. That will count for something here. But how much is what we are all gambling on.

 

[jblonghorn]

There are many different things going on with this game. For one, I've never seen a defense as bad as the Ducks defense (statistically) play for the national championship. On the other hand, I've never seen a team with an unknown rookie QB like OSU win a national championship. But make no mistake, there is an 80% or better chance that the rushing game decides this game like it does during the regular season. I'm not talking about the outright winner, I'm talking about the team who covers the spread. Last year I was one of the few on this board who really liked Auburn against FSU despite how the Seminoles absolutely dominated their competition during the season.. FSU had a much better running game last year (200+ ypg) than they do this year, but Auburn's rushing game was even better. Auburn ended up out rushing FSU in that game 232-148. They didn't win, but they sure as hell dictated the pace of that game and easily covered the spread. Statistically this game looks a lot like that one. The big difference and the thing that makes handicapping this game a little more difficult is Oregon has the better QB from the better conference. That will count for something here. But how much is what we are all gambling on.

Is Ohio State the running dog?

 

[GoSooners]

Is Ohio State the running dog?

Yes

 

[bucknuts]

Down to 6 at a couple of books.

 

[REDEYE]

a factor a few might not be thinking about leading up to this game is this.... Oregon hasn't played there best in big games at the end of the year.. some people seem to suggest that its the physical play with Auburn & Ohio St a few years ago... I've been saying for along time that a bigger factor for Oregon is not turning the ball over.. but another factor is with the tempo and rhythm that the Ducks play with, its the layoff between the regular season and the bowl game causes this offense to break down.....well, we got thru the long layoff unscathed..the fact that the next game is only 10 days in between is really helpful for a team that plays this kind of tempo.. I expect a smoother running offense now that the schedule is more of a normal environment...

 

[BigdaddyQH]

Yes. The layoff really effected Oregon in the Florida State game. They only won by 39.

 

[REDEYE]

Yes. The layoff really effected Oregon in the Florida State game. They only won by 39.

despite the score we weren't as sharp as normal on offense..

 

[bucknuts]

Down to 5, Holy Buckeyes! 8 to 5! Tomorrow is the big game. Getting freaking pumped!

 

[palehose1]

Every time I read a team has to keep the other teams offense at bay with their running game,,,,,,,it does not happen. Ohio St is a very young team to be in this type game.Oregon will win this as Mariota is going to play on Sundays next year as for the spread ? Taking 6 with a team that is built to win starting next year is not for me. Under 75 looks good as Ohio St will be successful in shortening the game somewhat 42-28 DUCKS bol

 

[bukis1]

Rather see TCU and Oregon

Tough luck! You get us buckeyes because we can beat Alabama and not be totally embarrassed by them the way a certain team in south bend was

 

[REDEYE]

a factor a few might not be thinking about leading up to this game is this.... Oregon hasn't played there best in big games at the end of the year.. some people seem to suggest that its the physical play with Auburn & Ohio St a few years ago... I've been saying for along time that a bigger factor for Oregon is not turning the ball over.. but another factor is with the tempo and rhythm that the Ducks play with, its the layoff between the regular season and the bowl game causes this offense to break down.....well, we got thru the long layoff unscathed..the fact that the next game is only 10 days in between is really helpful for a team that plays this kind of tempo.. I expect a smoother running offense now that the schedule is more of a normal environment...

another factor going into this game that's different from the Auburn, LSU, & Ohio St games, this will be the first time we will have the better QB on the field...You couldn't say that before...