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Desmond Howard calls for College Football Playoff to host national championship at the Rose Bowl every year“The Rose Bowl, the Grandaddy of Them All,” Howard said. “I have conversations all the time with (Kirk) Herbstreit and we’re of the opinion that the national championship game should be played here every year, no matter what. This is the best venue that college football has to offer to watch a college football game.” On3Desmond Howard calls for massive change to College Footba....

With less than two minutes left in the third quarter....Iowa leads Vanderbilt 24-17....cool!

We'll save the Ohio State-Miami game for another thread later...

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Mistake free football: the defining factor in playoff games. The Tech defense really focuses on forcing fumbles. They are really good at it. But you can tell they actually practice that skill-as in drills on a daily basis.

Today's episode of Locked On Ducks is a crossover with 'Locked On Red Raiders' host Chris Level. Oregon's lessons from last year's Playoff run could pay off big time on Thursday. Is Texas Tech's best unit, their defensive line, neutralized by Oregon's top-tier offensive line? How will that factor into the running game for OC Will Stein?

Fingers crossed. The layoff will be an interesting factor in this game as well.

I am looking at that dimension as well. I want to see how Stein attacks that front four. Also, if Stein starts moving Moore around, I believe Moore will be more deadly.

Steele has more interesting assessments. BYU, whom Tech essentially wrecked, returned 4 starters on offense, and 5 on defense. They were rated the 10th best OL and 11th best DL. They should have been routed given those ratings. It seems like Steele is more in love with the SEC and hasn't completely adjusted to the impact NIL has fostered on the game. He also whiffed last year on the top teams in the country.

Evan Stewart's Future Status Remains Uncertain On3Evan Stewart's Future Status Remains UncertainOregon lost one of its most experienced receivers before the season even started. Receiver Evan Stewart was injured prior to Fall camp and has yet to play this season. He’s been on and off the injury

Agreed! And these points stand out for me. If OBD play a complete game, this will be a cruise control win.

Spot on Jon! I believe the JMU game was very helpful in that respect. I also believe the staff and the players have done well to minimize responses to all the hype Tech is receiving. I was completely shocked at what I was looking at when I started to dig into the weeds. It stood out immediately. I could be completely wrong, but I'd be very shocked if I am. And of course, I will give the Red Raiders their due credit if it turns out they are as good as they are being hyped.

How last year's embarrassment in Pasadena is motivating this year's Oregon CFP run Oregon wasn't pleased with how it played on New Year's Day a year ago. Now they have a chance to rectify it a year later.

PRESSURE: Oregon's Dan Lanning Needs Victory vs Texas Tech MORE than Joey McGuire for Red RaidersKeys to winning the game with Mike Ostrom on the show

Enjoyed the article. As EastBayDuckDad, Solar, and Triphibius have pointed out, the one thing that has stood out is Texas Tech's offense really feasting on turnovers and short fields this season (getting them a full 2.2 standard deviations more often than the FBS median). It appears simply not turning the ball over, being patient and playing field position, and bending-but-not-breaking might be unusually successful against Tech. Their conversion numbers when they have to travel further to score (and string together 6+ plays) apparently fall off unusually rapidly compared to the remaining playoff teams.

5 Things To Watch: Orange BowlThe Ducks face Texas Tech in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal Thursday (9 a.m. PST, 12 p.m. EST, ESPN). University of Oregon Athletics5 Things To Watch: Orange Bowl - University of Oregon Ath...The Ducks face Texas Tech in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal Thursday (9 a.m., ESPN).

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Two deductions from Hythloday's analysis of Texas Tech at ATQ: The prolific scoring of their offense resulted not from offensive efficiency, but additional possessions made possible by turnovers. If Tech does not have favorable field position, their chances of scoring fall considerably. Their defensive tackles are competent, but not the stars their edge players and LBs are. Teams have had some success running between the tackles against Texas Tech. Oregon's interior linemen (Pregnon, Iuli and Poncho) are powerful run blockers.

Just get 'toasted, them smash 'em to the turf.

Oregon 34-27 1 2 287

I can dig it, Mike! Let's Burn Some Tortillas!

Who Are The Announcers Of Texas Tech vs Oregon Orange Bowl Game?Joe Tessitore and Jesse Palmer will anchor ESPN’s television broadcast. Katie George and Stormy Buonantony complete the TV crew, working opposite sidelines throughout the contest. Wes Durham takes play-by-play duties, painting the scene for audiences relying on audio description. Chase Daniel provides analysis. Tori Petry handles sideline reporting for the radio broadcast. TotalProSportsWho Are The Announcers Of Texas Tech vs Oregon Orange Bow...Joe Tessitore and Jesse Palmer lead ESPN's TV broadcast of the Orange Bowl. Wes Durham and Chase Daniel handle Radio coverage.

From here on our, the games come down to who wants it more. And I believe the Ducks team love holds that advantage. I also believe Tosh & Will want to win as bad as DL. They want to go out as champions. I agree with Mike's points. We beat their secondary. Also, our D-line is very, very good. And deep. Their QB will be pressured. Their run game will be slowed. As good as their O-line and D-line are, they haven't played a team as strong as Oregon. They will wear down. The time off always affects timing. Tackling the Ducks team speed will take a bit to readjust to. I expect Kenyon and Jamari to have a big day. Jmac, Benson, and the return of speed-demon Dakorian and sure hands Bryant will give that secondary fits. And our stable of backs will run and run and run. Can't wait!

Oregon 42-34 2 2 300

Oregon 37 - 27 2 TO 3 sacks 270 passing yards