Tequilla
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1) Lots of talk about Oregon this and Oregon that today. The big takeaways to me about their secret to their success is that they constantly put people in positions to make mistakes (whether it is the defense or even the officials) and that when they have a chance to go for the kill against teams, they are as dangerous as a 20-year old Iron Mike Tyson. They can play a lot of rope-a-dope but at some point they get you chasing ... and once you start chasing them and play their game, you have no chance.
2) There's a little saying down South that goes a little something like "Baylor being Baylor." They'll always fuck up because they are Baylor. They want to be Oregon. They want to be the cool kids. They aren't cool. They should have killed Sparty. But they let them hang around and gave everybody a great example of Cougin' It.
3) Props to Ohio State. I hate those fuckers ... but will give props where it is due. I didn't think Jones would play at a high level against an opponent that was far better than Wisconsin. He did. I was dead wrong about where Ohio State was as a team.
4) The performance of the SEC West is beyond stunning in this playoff go around. I do think that these teams are better than what they've shown, but on the other hand, scoreboard baby. To me this is a big reason why you need to make sure that the playoff system is expanded such that the conference champions are ALL included in the playoff system. Barring more cross conference scheduling of Top 10/20 caliber teams in the "preseason," there's too much of a risk of public perception dominating the opinions. It's by far the biggest flaw in the current system ... which is far greater than the past system.
5) The reason this system is far better is that Oregon's the best team in the country but there's no way they would have been included in the prior model as it would have been Alabama vs. Florida State. While Ohio State has some explosiveness and is clearly playing great football, I don't see them having the dominating front 7 play that they've had in the past. When they last played in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State won the game by dominating the LOS against Oregon. While I think they will be able to run on Oregon offensively, I don't see them being able to consistently slow Oregon down. Congrats to the quoooks on this board ... exciting times for you indeed.
2) There's a little saying down South that goes a little something like "Baylor being Baylor." They'll always fuck up because they are Baylor. They want to be Oregon. They want to be the cool kids. They aren't cool. They should have killed Sparty. But they let them hang around and gave everybody a great example of Cougin' It.
3) Props to Ohio State. I hate those fuckers ... but will give props where it is due. I didn't think Jones would play at a high level against an opponent that was far better than Wisconsin. He did. I was dead wrong about where Ohio State was as a team.
4) The performance of the SEC West is beyond stunning in this playoff go around. I do think that these teams are better than what they've shown, but on the other hand, scoreboard baby. To me this is a big reason why you need to make sure that the playoff system is expanded such that the conference champions are ALL included in the playoff system. Barring more cross conference scheduling of Top 10/20 caliber teams in the "preseason," there's too much of a risk of public perception dominating the opinions. It's by far the biggest flaw in the current system ... which is far greater than the past system.
5) The reason this system is far better is that Oregon's the best team in the country but there's no way they would have been included in the prior model as it would have been Alabama vs. Florida State. While Ohio State has some explosiveness and is clearly playing great football, I don't see them having the dominating front 7 play that they've had in the past. When they last played in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State won the game by dominating the LOS against Oregon. While I think they will be able to run on Oregon offensively, I don't see them being able to consistently slow Oregon down. Congrats to the quoooks on this board ... exciting times for you indeed.
