Charles Fischer

Right. A three-loss team that included losses to .500 teams should be allowed in? Saban is SO PROUD!

No doubt, this is the highest the Ducks have been ranked this early, in a very long time. (If ever!) Yet we have players who are not shooting well, and others still getting it together. If it all happens--this is a very scary team that can make some noise! Supreme Cook, (above) is just beginning to emerge...

Oregon lost in the Sweet Sixteen, barely, in the fifth set to then No. 1 Pittsburg. However yesterday it was Penn State winning another 'Natty in the sport. Below is from The Athletic, and it is impressive on many fronts.

Sixth best chance to win the 'Natty? Really? Bastards.

A big psychological advantage to Ohio State, which is enough to win with...

Funny how that narrative goes on ESPN, talking on-and-on about not only the Hoosiers weaknesses, and how they did not belong...but to even suggest that the B1G is no different than the ACC or Big-12? So how did the ACC do yesterday? I was disappointed that Indiana kept trying to run the ball when it was evident that ND was stronger in the trenches. Their QB was accurate, and they scored two TDs in the last five minutes; imagine if they had built a game plan on what they are good at from early in the game? And then the 'Vols come along with all the hype, and we saw NONE of what was claimed. Did they belong? Actually, I believe they ALL belonged and deserved their chance. You never know on a given day, although the higher seeded teams won easily at home...as they should in a correctly seeded bracket. I like Jon Joseph's idea and have the entire Playoffs at the home field of the higher seeded teams all the way until the final, of which is at a moving neutral location, like the NFL does with the Super Bowl. Make it 14 teams with the top two sitting out the first round, or make it 16 with no conference championships and we start it earlier. And I hope the winner of the Oregon-Ohio State game wins the 'Natty and shuts those ESPN pie-holes up.

I disagree. From nearly everyone who watched...their eye-test showed them that Ohio State was the best team that played today. Thus the No. 1 and No. 2 teams will play in the quarter-finals at the Rose Bowl, and that is wrong.

Oregon just released their Rose Bowl uniforms for their game with Ohio State...

Here's a list of teams that were more competitive versus Ohio State than Tennessee: Michigan State Iowa Oregon Nebraska Penn State Purdue Northwestern Indiana Michigan And what conference are they in?

From Message Board Geniuses...

This one and the next are videos, but keep checking back as I'm sure I will have more over the weekend!

Oh Goody! The "We Lost to Oregon" Bowl!