That is true, and San Antonio will have a lot of Longhorn faithful. But a win there will be big for recruiting Texas talent. And I'm not mad, mainly because Oregon deserved it. We lost at unranked Arizona! We don't deserve an At-large Berth. Oklahoma lost to ranked teams(and seeing them be rolled by Alabama is always satisfying). Can't argue against tOSU's resume of losing one game either. UCF is gonna be KILLED by Baylor though.
So Oregon finishes the season #10 and their reward is to play an unranked Texas team in their backyard... mmmkay. Your take is looking on the bright side from the fan's perspective, which I guess I have no choice but to adopt. Oregon already has a good thing going with Texas recruiting, and drubbing UT would only help. That said, the Longhorns are a power running team. I'm somewhat surprised the alarm sirens haven't already gone off here warning us of the impending doom STOMP
I think a win will be pretty important for your next season. If the Ducks get smoked out of conference against a mediocre Texas team then next year even if the Ducks are undefeated detractors will say their a gimmick team like Fresno State.
They brought it on themselves with he loss to Arizona, but Oregon finished top 10 in BCS and not going to a BCS game is a shame. Both Oklahoma and Clemson finished below Oregon and they are going.
A little defensive? If the Ducks want to be a top4 program next year winning games like this will help.
The fact that OU is going to a BCS bowl is pretty ridiculous. Plus, Clemson and South Carolina are two of the most overrated schools in the nation.
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Its a pretty crappy situation for the Ducks, they have very little to gain with a win and everything to lose with a loss. It sounds like next year they will select the other at large teams based purely off the committee rank? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Football_Playoff
