Chas Man

Nix to Franklin for the TD! Great start for OBD grads!

Still playin for clicks.

New ball game; 14 all.

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Gotta say that I'm surprised OSU only has 7 points in the waning minutes of the first half. Compared to 34 on OBD, you have to wonder what happened to our defense.

Yeah, they were gifted a path to the championship game (that belonged to the #1 seed) and they couldn't take advantage of the opportunity.

OSU gotta be licking their chops. Beat Texas (who should have lost to ASU) and ND and you have yourself another Natty. Someday OBD will climb that pinnacle.

Wow, what a gift to ND when they were down and almost out. Franklin gonna have a hard time swallowing this one.

Huge win for OBD! Next season is shaping up to be quite an encore!

Maybe someone from the Bucknuts had a conversation with him in Pasadena. The prospect of throwing to #4 would certainly be enticing!

One site handed out the following position group grades for OBD Rose Bowl performance. What say ye? Would you change anything? Quarterback: C- Running Backs: D Receivers & Tight Ends: C- Offensive Line: D Defensive Line: D Linebackers: D Secondary: F Special Teams: D I was a bit surprised by the sites evaluation of the secondary...

Ducks started the game with impressive defensive intensity and jumped to a 7-2 lead. Then Illinios started banging, bumping, and contenting everything and OBD seemed to wilt. Doesn't bode well for a long season in the Big. Curious to hear Dana's assessment.

Begs the question: Did OSU rollover and play dead against Michigan? If so, Coach Day seems to have one upped his rivals in the grand scheme of things.

An OSU vs PSU title game is beginning to take shape. Some solice in that we beat them both.

Another higher seed going down to a team with playoff momentum = Not playing for a month is not a good reward for winning a conference championship.

Has anyone seen an interview with DG? Love to hear his thoughts. Not a performance you'd expect from a 64 game veteran in the biggest game of his career.

Matayo U. had one tackle yesterday. Surprising how much of a non-factor he was. One of our stars I thought would be a difference maker. Again, as Lanning said, the coaches did not put their players in a position to succeed. Confounding really, given a month to prepare for OSU.

Kenyon Sadiq? From a schematic perspective, I'd like to know how Kenyon went from monster game against PSU to non-factor in the Rose Bowl? Seemed like DG wasn't seeing the field as he normally does, but I also didn't see many/any throws to Kenyon. Isn't he one of our Uber athletes that's difficult to match up with?

Did Sadiq get any targets first half?

Are we not entertained? NO!

You know its not your day when even the punter looks freaked out.

This is the game plan Tosh worked on for a month? Certainly he knew #4 would be playing.

These are really nice burial clothes.

DL has displayed an uncanny and unique ability to forecast the difference-making elements in EACH game this season. A few examples include the "kick the door down" analogy before the Illinois game, punctuated by Whittington's destruction of an Illini d-back on his way to the end zone, the infamous film clip he showed of Mike Krzyzewski highlighting the satisfaction of running fans out of their arena, punctuated by the called time out to watch Michigan fans exiting the Big House, and the almost prophetic announcement to Kenyan Sadiq before the Big Championship game that tonight was going to be his coming out party, punctuated by TWO first-quarter touchdowns. These are not by chance. I think DL has a unique focus on what it was and is going to take to win each game in this first-ever 16-game college football championship. We are watching Coach Lanning use his players and his playbook like a veteran card shark in a game of hearts. After bleeding the other strong suits and hold-out cards from his competitors, he knows he has in his hand what is needed to run the table and take home the prize. DL has set OBD up to run the table, one play at a time. It should be fun to see what he has up his sleeve. In DL we trust.

21 to 10 at the half. At least OSU will have to play for real in the second half and give us some good film to review.