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Looks like Georgia is no longer the favorite. I'm pretty upset about this. https://athlonsports.com/college/georgia-bulldogs/college-football-news-rumors-recruiting-oregon-uga-dawgs-jared-curtis "He spoke highly of the Bulldogs this past week. But talking to several sources regarding this recruitment, I think it's trending Oregon."

Agreed. Ohio State doesn’t respect anybody, even their own coach…

I agree, while there are position groups that could be better, this wasn’t the issue. Ohio St has compiled maybe one of the greatest rosters of all time, this has been widely expressed, and fueled so much of their fan base frustration when they underperformed. Totally appreciate Lanning’s ownership mentality, but when the best teams are playing, little things do add up; injuries, a stolen possession, a blown coverage, momentum, there is so little margin for error. Big bowl games always have a hangover effect, it’s a huge hurdle to come out with energy and avoid digging a hole. Ohio st had 10 days off, so an extra long week to prep, Oregon had 24 days… Ryan Day called it right; Here are 5 things we learned from the Ohio State Buckeyes' 41-21 win over Oregon WWW.DISPATCH.COM Ohio State routed Oregon in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday to reach the College Football Playoff semifinals... Momentum is real, give up 5 TDs before you even know what happened and you’re done. Against a team who on paper is one of the greatest. Any other year and Ohio State wouldn’t be playing for a natty as they’d be on the outside looking in, playing in a non-relevant bowl. It sucks for sure, any other year Oregon would have to likely go through ND or Texas and Georgia to win our first title. Here’s some bitter truth, Oregon lost their last national championship showing in the first year of the CFP to a team that in any other year wouldn’t have had a chance to play for it… that’s right, Cardale Jones and the Buckeyes… …but we can’t focus on the what ifs.. Still a great season, and no, the bottom won’t fall out after this loss..

And have all the momentum…

Got to minimize the hole we dig as we get the rust off, need to shift momentum and get a stop. We knew this would be tough as tOSU is the best in the playoff field. Sucks to face them coming off 3 weeks…

38-24 Oregon.

To reiterate, it’s difficult to gauge how good Tennessee is, they lost to Georgia and Arkansas, and their only ranked win was against Alabama(they didn’t play South Carolina). To someone’s point earlier, they’re likely similar to an Iowa this year. Ohio st just played at home in a must win redemption game. Kudos to Ryan Day on his game plan and getting their mindset right, it’s gonna be difficult to do that again in Pasadena.

tOSU 31 UT 27 OhioSt trails deep into the 3rd qtr.

Jeanty and Hunter remind me of McCaffrey and Derrick Henry, Henry won the Heisman, yet we all know both have been absolute beasts in their NFL careers. I see the potential for both to truly be special at the next level. Best ever? Nah… As for Dillon, he had too many good, but not “great” games to be in consideration. He only threw for >300 yds twice this season, against Ohio st and Idaho. He’s a great QB on a great team, but that didn’t need him to pad his stats unfortunately.

This has to not be accounting for some $$$ right? How are we #19? Supposedly Uncle Phil’s unlimited funding is the only reason we are #1, keep getting great transfers and our recruiting class has the highest % blue chip recruits? Right? Does this kill the argument from huskie fans and others that say we just “pay” more than everyone else? Ranking the Top 24 Power Five Teams by Collective Funding | CFB NIL WWW.SPORTSGRID.COM The college football landscape has changed drastically over the years with NIL. Here's a look at the top 24...

Thanks for sharing. Penn State is the hardest matchup for sure, manageable path to 11-1 with a new QB. Good times.

And 8 straight weeks against a rested wisky team with everything to prove.

I believe it’s based on the record of opponents.

It feels like a distraction right now. Not to mention he was released from the program, seems like we don’t want that baggage. https://athlonsports.com/college/longhorns-country/texas-longhorns-reportedly-dismissed-former-five-star-wr-johntay-cook-ii

Agreed, what Penix did for that team, he saved DeBoer a couple times with his magic... I also think Penix had just "ok" games at the end of the season that hurt his perception (WSU and OSU), meanwhile to your point, Daniels kept throwing up ridiculous numbers.

Great synopsis. Thanks.

We are definitely going to lose a lot of seniors and experienced talent next year, and no doubt Lanning will reload with transfers and depth. I'm curious the data around whether this trend is actually more common across college football, and not just an Oregon challenge. This is the last year of the COVID exceptions, so you have a much higher percentage 5th year and extended seniors. This is one reason Dillon Gabriel is even eligible this year. So while we definitely have a higher percentage of players graduating or heading to the NFL, I question if that drop off is more common this year across the sport. In theory, next year you'll have a smaller overall pool of college athletes with eligibility, more in line to 2019 and prior years. If someone could run an analysis on this by 12 noon that would be great. Thanks. 😉

All around great drive and playmaking by Whittington.

Agreed, he hasn’t recovered the elusive explosiveness since his injury.

Now we just need to win out to show we are here to stay... That will definitely send a message.

Ah, but here's the bigger question, when reading tOSU forums, is the bigger villain Oregon? or is it actually ......... Ryan Day?? There is so much anger and animosity towards Ryan Day, his selected coaching staff and the history of non-performance in big games. He's the primary focus of so many comments on their boards. To your point Charles, we will just need to keep working at this and watch the rivalry evolve over time.

And to be honest most of us, because many of us doubted… Amazing game. Lanning outcoached Day.

What site are you referencing? Link please. Thanks.

I appreciated their respect for the history and tradition, Pat definitely brings great entertainment value and love how he lead everyone in “Shout”. They gave great props to DG and the team while still acknowledging how stupid deep tOSU is, “possibly one of the deepest rosters ever”.

DG may not be putting up the numbers like Will Howard to start the season, but his experience and ability to win big games is an X factor as well. One can't overlook the Oklahoma win over Texas last year (lead by Quinn Ewers), he out performed and put the team on his back on that final 75yd scoring drive. He also ran for 113yds in the game, that's 42 yds more than he has all season while at Oregon, I expect that to be a huge new variable today that has most definitely been held back to date by Will Stein. Late TD pass from Dillon Gabriel lifts No. 12 Oklahoma over No. 3 Texas - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Dillon Gabriel threw a 3-yard TD pass to Nic Anderson with 15 seconds left and No. 12 Oklahoma won a battle of unbeatens, 34-30, over No. 3 Texas on Saturday. Also, a shout out to this community and Fishduck. This was a post on the Ohio State 247 board, I always love to see mutual respect between fan bases.