FishDuck Article Administrator No. 1 Share Posted December 15 The No. 1 Oregon Ducks, fresh off a historic 13-0 regular season and Big Ten championship, sit perched atop the College Football Playoff rankings, waiting to defend their claim to college football’s throne. The Ducks’ New Year’s Day showdown in the Rose Bowl will pit them against the winner of the playoff opener between Ohio State and Tennessee, two very ... Breaking Down Oregon’s Potential Quarterfinal Matchups Against... FISHDUCK.COM The No. 1 Oregon Ducks, fresh off a historic 13-0 regular season and Big Ten championship, sit perched atop the College Football Playoff... 1 3 Two Sites: FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks forum, The only "Forum with Decorum!" And All-Volunteer? What a wonderful community of Duck fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArkieDuck No. 2 Share Posted December 15 Well analyzed. Thank you. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith72 Moderator No. 3 Share Posted December 15 Great analysis article Jordan. The strength and weaknesses you identified for each team is spot on. Thank you for being an OBD Forum writer. You're one of the reasons this Forum is so special! Go Ducks! Win the Roses. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 4 Share Posted December 15 Thank you very much, Jordan. There's no doubt in my mind that I want Tennessee to beat osu2. I'd much rather have the team and its fan-aticals deal with losing 4 straight to Michigan, 2 straight to Oregon, getting bounced in the first round of the CFP, than having a chance to derail Oregon's championship run. Tennessee's D hasn't faced an offense like Oregon's. I like OBD's chances of exploding against it more than Tennessee plodding methodically down the field against Oregon's opportunistic defense. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck No. 5 Share Posted December 15 Fantastic analysis and gives me more depth of understanding as I watch the matchup between these two teams. I do think it will be an advantage to have the week off before we play them, especially if they are banged up at all. Both teams will be fighting to win like there is no tomorrow, I can imagine by the 4th quarter either team will be at a disadvantage physically in their next matchup against the Ducks. There is a reason the SEC plays a pansy late in the season and this season playoff format will be a new twist. Teams will have to both be prepared, recovered and in some games have the depth to play very tough games consecutively. One good indicator about Day playing a revenge game is the 0-4 record against Michigan. Most recently at home, the nuts seem to crack in revenge games. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted December 15 Thanks. Jordan, I'm staying true to "my conference" and the $200K that comes OBD's way with an Ohio State win (NIL for a 3rd string-long snapper?) helps the Buckeyes cause. Several SEC teams play a late-game cupcake as part of an 8-conference game schedule, and not because no player gets beat up like the SEC players. Playing 8 games inflates win totals; especially, when teams like Ole Miss and Missouri play 4 pushovers OOC. This season, Tennessee finished 15th out of 16 in SEC Conference Strength of Schedule. The Vols had a good win over Bama at home but the Tide were not road warriors in 2024, losing to Vandy and Oklahoma on the road. The Vols were never in the game at Georgia and failed to show up at Arkansas, an average football team. When you play the next-to-last easiest conference schedule in this day and age of mega-conferences, you are not ipso facto playing tough opponents just because they are SEC teams. OOC, the Vols played a disappointing NC State, Chattanooga, Kent State, and UTEP. Ohio State also played donut holes OOC. The Vols finished 0-1 vs PO teams; the Buckeyes finished 2-1 with a 1-point loss to OBD. These are two very good teams but one is not better because of the conference in which it plays. The SEC is a deeper conference than the B1G with six PO-worthy teams with Georgia at the top but Ohio State had the more rigorous in-conference schedule with one extra conference game. Traveling to Northwestern is more difficult than playing UTEB at home. I think OBD will play Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on 1/1/25, an iconic and rather ironic, Rose Bowl matchup. BLOW UP THE BUCKEYES! VANQUISH THE VOLS! 1 1 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grateful Duck No. 7 Share Posted December 15 I loathe the SEC. Granted, it has produced some awesome teams but not every SEC program/team is created equal. Alabama has been pretty magnificent during the Saban years and I think DeBoer will get his footing in a year or 2. Obviously, Georgia is more recently a great program under Kirby. And then the Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, etc., mini- dynasties break up the monotony of Saban-led dominance. Impressive...as far as it goes. But Vandy, Mississippi State, Kentucky, and the bottom-feeding ilk ride the coattails, year after year, with an occasional good team but not (consistently) great team/program. So yeah, I'm not rooting for that marginally-overrated conference down south. Where it means more...because there's nothing else can give them meaning BUT college football. Those of us out west know that for the better part of 3 decades, the PAC has had some great teams, all of which are not always SC Trojans. Utah, Oregon, Washington, Stanford, UCLA, OSU, WSU, Arizona, ASU, Cal (sorry Buffs, y'all were pretty pathetic as PAC members) have all split time as good to great programs out west. No, I'm not rooting for the SEC in any way shape or form. If not the Ducks, I'll be rooting for the fighting Dillies, the Smurfs, the upstart Cigs, the nasty Nits (I've been told on another site that the Nittany Lions don't like that nickname), and/or the naughty Nuts. No, to Clemson, the Vols, the Longhorns, or the (GA) Dawgs. SMU? Well, before these others.... 1 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 8 Share Posted December 15 (edited) On 12/15/2024 at 10:18 AM, The Grateful Duck said: No, to Clemson, the Vols, the Longhorns Who is your lesser of the two between Clemson and the horns? I prefer the Horns so that we can march thru more SECs. Edited December 15 by Steven A typo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 9 Share Posted December 15 On 12/15/2024 at 1:15 PM, Steven A said: Who is your lesser of the two between Clemson and the horns? I prefer the Horns so that we can match thru more SECs. I didn't like Clemson when Playing in the ACC gave them a Bye to the Final Four, so the quicker they're disposed of here, the better, and if the Ducks get Texas, run this play. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grateful Duck No. 10 Share Posted December 15 On 12/15/2024 at 1:15 PM, Steven A said: Who is your lesser of the two between Clemson and the horns? The Horns...I don't like Clemson, at all. Debo rubs me the wrong way. I won't get into that. Let's just say: sanctimonious much. Also, Sark still has those Pac vibes/ties though the SEC homers might not acknowledge that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Duck No. 11 Share Posted Monday at 06:32 AM On 12/15/2024 at 5:57 AM, Smith72 said: Great analysis article Jordan. The strength and weaknesses you identified for each team is spot on. Thank you for being an OBD Forum writer. You're one of the reasons this Forum is so special! Go Ducks! Win the Roses. Thanks for reading! I really appreciate your kind words and support. It means so much to me! Thank you! I’m blessed and grateful to contributed to this awesome community of Ducks fans. I’m looking forward to watching Lanning hoist that long-elusive natty trophy this year. Let’s go Ducks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Duck No. 12 Share Posted Monday at 06:40 AM On 12/15/2024 at 6:46 AM, Haywarduck said: Fantastic analysis and gives me more depth of understanding as I watch the matchup between these two teams. I do think it will be an advantage to have the week off before we play them, especially if they are banged up at all. Both teams will be fighting to win like there is no tomorrow, I can imagine by the 4th quarter either team will be at a disadvantage physically in their next matchup against the Ducks. There is a reason the SEC plays a pansy late in the season and this season playoff format will be a new twist. Teams will have to both be prepared, recovered and in some games have the depth to play very tough games consecutively. One good indicator about Day playing a revenge game is the 0-4 record against Michigan. Most recently at home, the nuts seem to crack in revenge games. Thanks so much for reading! I’m glad you found it informative! Thus was a good article to write because I didn’t know much about Tennessee so I had a lot of questions about them and potential matchups for the Ducks. I lean toward wanting to play Tennessee but I also think the Buckeyes might actually lose this game. I feel like the Vols could very likely take the Bucks run game away, which would put the game more firmly in Will Howard’s hands. The problem? If I’m Ryan Day and Chip Kelly, I wouldn’t trust Howard to order my breakfast, let alone successfully run my multimillion dollar offense. Go Ducks! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Duck No. 13 Share Posted Monday at 06:41 AM On 12/15/2024 at 9:03 AM, Jon Joseph said: Thanks. Jordan, I'm staying true to "my conference" and the $200K that comes OBD's way with an Ohio State win (NIL for a 3rd string-long snapper?) helps the Buckeyes cause. Several SEC teams play a late-game cupcake as part of an 8-conference game schedule, and not because no player gets beat up like the SEC players. Playing 8 games inflates win totals; especially, when teams like Ole Miss and Missouri play 4 pushovers OOC. This season, Tennessee finished 15th out of 16 in SEC Conference Strength of Schedule. The Vols had a good win over Bama at home but the Tide were not road warriors in 2024, losing to Vandy and Oklahoma on the road. The Vols were never in the game at Georgia and failed to show up at Arkansas, an average football team. When you play the next-to-last easiest conference schedule in this day and age of mega-conferences, you are not ipso facto playing tough opponents just because they are SEC teams. OOC, the Vols played a disappointing NC State, Chattanooga, Kent State, and UTEP. Ohio State also played donut holes OOC. The Vols finished 0-1 vs PO teams; the Buckeyes finished 2-1 with a 1-point loss to OBD. These are two very good teams but one is not better because of the conference in which it plays. The SEC is a deeper conference than the B1G with six PO-worthy teams with Georgia at the top but Ohio State had the more rigorous in-conference schedule with one extra conference game. Traveling to Northwestern is more difficult than playing UTEB at home. I think OBD will play Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on 1/1/25, an iconic and rather ironic, Rose Bowl matchup. BLOW UP THE BUCKEYES! VANQUISH THE VOLS! Thank you so much for reading and for sharing your thoughts! It means so much to me! Go Ducks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Duck No. 14 Share Posted Monday at 06:45 AM On 12/15/2024 at 6:46 AM, Haywarduck said: Fantastic analysis and gives me more depth of understanding as I watch the matchup between these two teams. I do think it will be an advantage to have the week off before we play them, especially if they are banged up at all. Both teams will be fighting to win like there is no tomorrow, I can imagine by the 4th quarter either team will be at a disadvantage physically in their next matchup against the Ducks. There is a reason the SEC plays a pansy late in the season and this season playoff format will be a new twist. Teams will have to both be prepared, recovered and in some games have the depth to play very tough games consecutively. One good indicator about Day playing a revenge game is the 0-4 record against Michigan. Most recently at home, the nuts seem to crack in revenge games. On 12/15/2024 at 6:22 AM, 30Duck said: Thank you very much, Jordan. There's no doubt in my mind that I want Tennessee to beat osu2. I'd much rather have the team and its fan-aticals deal with losing 4 straight to Michigan, 2 straight to Oregon, getting bounced in the first round of the CFP, than having a chance to derail Oregon's championship run. Tennessee's D hasn't faced an offense like Oregon's. I like OBD's chances of exploding against it more than Tennessee plodding methodically down the field against Oregon's opportunistic defense. Thanks for reading! I agree with you, Oregon’s offense is the best in the country, bar none. Even if they shut down our run game, Gabriel is the best quarterback in the FBS and has so many weapons at his disposal. It’s impossible to completely bottle up. The only team that will beat Oregon is Oregon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 15 Share Posted Monday at 03:49 PM Here's a good reason to want tOSU in Pasadena. Does anyone other than a Vols fan want to listen to Rocky Top for 270+ minutes? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 16 Share Posted Monday at 04:25 PM On 12/15/2024 at 4:15 PM, Steven A said: Who is your lesser of the two between Clemson and the horns? I prefer the Horns so that we can march thru more SECs. I'm a coward who prefers to play No. 16 Clemson rather than No. 3 Texas. I like the idea of playing Clemson in Dallas rather than Texas in Miami. Texas has a better offense and defense than Clemson. The pressure is on Ryan Day but it is also on Sark. Texas is the FPI () favorite to win it all and IMO has received far too much love in 2024. Somehow, Texas missed every ranked SEC team other than Georgia. The Horns did not play Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Mizzou. Rinse and repeat this schedule in 2025; think the SEC wanted Texas? Texas went 0-2 vs. PO-bound Georgia with QB Beck out in the second half of the SEC champ game. Texas does not have a Committee Top 25 win. All Hat, no Cattle? And SEC fans beef (Bevo?) about Oregon's schedule? OBD is 3-0 vs. playoff teams and has a win over No. 20 Illinois. What big game in his career has Sark won? Vandy? Oklahoma State? Oklahoma this season finished 6-6. Dabo, like or loathe him is one of two active coaches with a CFB PO Championship; two such championships. Kirby Smart is the other, also with two. Mack Brown who was the third has been replaced by the youthful Billy Bob Belichick. The winner of Clemson at Texas has to play ASU in Atlanta. Clemson is only a 90-minute drive to Atlanta. I'd rather defend Clemson running back Muhfa than Skattebo. TRASH TENNESSEE. BLOW UP THE BUCKS! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 17 Share Posted Monday at 04:48 PM He'll Skatter You Too! Take a Chip Out of Ryan! Humble Heupel! Cam Skattebo SATURDAYBLITZ.COM Arizona State blew out Iowa State by more than four touchdowns to win the Big 12 Conference title. It was their first outright conference championship since 199 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 18 Share Posted Monday at 05:01 PM VOLS COMIN'! Every Tennessee fan needs to see this College Football Playoff hype video ALLFORTENNESSEE.COM Tennessee is less than one week away from playing in its first College Football Playoff game in program history. After winning ten games this year, the Vols wil Tennessee with the better run game? We'll see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 19 Share Posted Monday at 11:45 PM These changes need to happen. WHY does Notre Dame have a vote? Change certainly coming to College Football Playoff, but how much and when? 'Too soon to say it's broken' - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Debate over all matters related to the CFP has the attention of the game's leaders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
