Bama vs OSU! Ducks vs Florida State! Those are two great games! This is going to be a hell of a ride!
at this point you arent here unless you are a very good team. 2 Years without losing is impressive. That said FSU is probably still the best case scenario for the Ducks to play.
I disagree. They might be the best of of the four. Oregon is very fortunate they don't have to face them in the first round. Oregon's history with size, speed and powers isn't great. Having to face them and then Bama would have difficult. I like the matchup with FSU better in the first round. I think they matchup better with them. And Bama or OSU in the championship game. Facing only one of them was the best possible scenario for this speedy finesse football team.
I think facing FSU is the best matchup for Oregon. If Oregon gets past FSU and plays bama we(Oregon) will have a decent chance to beat bama IMO. Oregon has had problems with teams that are fast with size but mostly when they have a month to prepare. Saban always has his teams ready for the bowl game and having only a little over a week in between games will be to Oregon's advantage.
Great point, and I remarked in another thread that I think it's a good thing that the Tide have Lame Kitten. The Ducks know his offense. They know how to play him. Cooper is really not much different than a Marquis Lee.
IF Oregon State fans actually root for Jameis Winston over the Ducks, well......... this is not Nam, this is college football. There are rules. [video=youtube;3vB9U2hx6Qg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vB9U2hx6Qg[/video]
That's a common misconception, Oregon is NOT a speedy finesse team anymore. We run a lot of Power plays on offense with Freeman and our defense is pretty damn large up front.
I think if they have anything major planned, they will save it for the natty (if they can get there).
you lost me at finesse. It leads me to believe you haven't watched much of the Ducks at all this year or are still stuck in 2011. Just because they still score fast doesn't mean they are finesse. Watch them play and watch someone like Freeman run and tell me they are finesse. Also check their recruiting class and it can gauge where they are going. At last check over half the commits are lineman on either side of the ball, a finesse team with finesse philosophy wouldn't be building with that in mind.
The Ducks aren't tough, you know like the Beavers are. Beavers are tough. That's how come they're not in a bowl game and Riley had to leave, too tough for everyone.
