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+1,000,000 Coach Lanning needs to be more involved in the defense or find a new defensive coordinator. I like Coach Tosh and think he's a heck of a recruiter and defensive line coach. However, in year #3, there is no excuse for being this bad on that side of the ball (unless you really can't recruit and develop elite defensive talent in Eugene). Maybe give Andy Avalos a call and see if he would be interested in returning to Eugene?

Ohio State is the better team and are pissed off.

I'm done. TV is off. Will check on the score in a couple of hours...

I've muted the TV. LOL. It was like listening to fingernails on a chalkboard.

Great effort by an overmatched ASU team. I was hoping that they would knock off Texas and they had some chances. Great season by Coach Dilligham and that program. Exceeded all expectations. Hopefully this game and season will help them land some recruits to narrow the gap with the "blue bloods."

Great idea. Have we attempted more than one pass to the TEs?

The linebackers are the weak spot of the defense, IMO, and the safeties aren't good enough to make up for it. We need to recruit and develop those SEC linebackers that were the cornerstone of Alabama and Georgia's championship defenses.

Sorry, but I think that's an excuse for poor execution. Oregon's defense was confused and out of position against Penn State in the B1G Conference Championship game. Obviously they did nothing to improve it with the time off. Ohio State had just as long off before facing Tennessee and smoked them like they are doing right now to the Ducks.

Ohio State is doing whatever they want offensively and defensively. The leaders need to step up and start to make some plays.

Safety was late there. WTH.

Well we see that Ohio State's game plan is to air out the ball like they did against Tennessee. Need to make adjustments quick. It should play into Oregon's favor, since our pass defense is better than our run defense but we need to get some pressure on Howard and our secondary is going to have to make some plays.

Well there goes Oregon's mediocre defense. Linebackers are confused and missing in action. Missed tackle by safety. Not a good start.

Terrible non-call. It was clearly helmet to helmet (it doesn't matter if it was intentional or not).

Arizona State ties the game! LET'S GO!!! Hoping for two former Pac-10 schools to make the college football semi finals!

It's not over yet!!!! GO SPARKY!

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Day (thought bubble): “What tricks do you have up your sleeve, this time?”

ESPN College Gameday used to be a fun show that celebrated all of college football, especially the smaller programs and underdogs. Corso and the Gameday crew embraced the Oregon Ducks and Eugene before the rest of the country realized that there was something special brewing with “That Team Out West.” For whatever reason, I no longer feel that way towards the show. I still tune in occasionally because I like Corso, Howard and Herbstreit (sans his recent comments about the playoff teams). However, ABC/ESPN/Disney is so SEC biased, it’s hard for me to watch/listen to anything that they say.

I have tremendous respect for Coach Smart and Georgia’s defense and know that Georgia has as much talent as any team in college football; however, something seems off with your offense this year. You know Georgia better than I do but, from afar, it seems that Georgia really misses the playmaking abilities of Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey and just haven’t been able to replace those playmakers this season. I think that Georgia’s defense could hold Oregon’s offense below its season average, but I’m not scared of Georgia’s offense and don’t think they would be able to keep pace with Oregon’s offense, at the end of the day. Hopefully, we’ll find out, as we both have long and tough roads ahead…

Like Oregon, Ohio State has a lot more balanced offense than the teams we are watching play tonight, who rely on one primary playmaker. However, they have not been as consistent as Oregon (Will Stein > Chip Kelly?). I think both teams in the Rose Bowl will try to limit explosive plays (keep everything in front) and force the opposing offenses to string together 10+ play drives but, at the same time, you cannot let the opposing team’s running game gouge you for 5-6 yards per run. So, if I had to pick one, I would try to limit Ohio State’s running game and make Howard beat me. Howard has had some really good games but also some mediocre ones, especially when pressured. So, if we can force Ohio State into 3rd and long, use stunts or zone blitzes/simulated pressures to make him uncomfortable and force mistakes. However, I would not let Jeremiah Smith beat me deep. Put Oregon’s best cover corner, Mohammad, on him and if he gets beat put a safety over the top like Michigan did.

And, yet, they both easily moved the ball on Oregon and put up near season high in points. Yes, Oregon’s offense is elite but our defense is mediocre. Both d-coordinators in this game are focusing on taking away the opposing offense’s strengths - the running game for BSU and the TE for Penn State - and making them beat them other ways. What a novel idea (it’s called strategy)…we should try it! “In war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak.” — Sun-tzu’s Art of War

Both of these defenses are better than Oregon’s, through the first half.