GatOrlando No. 1 Share Posted 11 hours ago Some Duck news from the combine. Oregon Wide Receiver Tez Johnson Thought Ducks Were Better Than Ohio State “Skill for Skill” Despite Rose Bowl Loss WWW.ELEVENWARRIORS.COM Oregon WR Tez Johnson thought Ohio State “wanted to see who can win skill for skill” in the first matchup while OSU... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted 3 hours ago Tez will always be one of my favorite Ducks, but I think he's flying off course with this. Osu2 definitely out schemed OBD in the Rose Bowl, but I think Skill v Skill osu2 comes out ahead as well. The Buckeyes didn't take the Ducks seriously at all in first game and almost won anyway. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Sousa No. 3 Share Posted 2 hours ago One thing that I think that they got right: The Rose Bowl was the de facto National Championship Game. The fact that the anOSU ran over the Ducks in that game does not mean that the Ducks were not #2. Look at what happened in the Super Bowl... Did KC deserve to be in that game? Of course they did... but it looked very similar to the Rose Bowl. Kansas City was completely overmatched in that one game. Anything can happen when you have to play the game. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 4 Share Posted 2 hours ago Jon Sousa, and 30 Duck, Spot On! In every playoff with a reasonable format since time immemorial, OBD's opponent should not have been sixth ranked TOSU but the winner of the No. 9 ranked Boise State at No. 8 ranked Indiana game. If Indiana had advanced instead of losing at Notre Dame, the B1G would have earned $8M additional dollars. This and Boise State being ranked No. 9 by the committee and 3rd vis the format, is why the Power 2 is pushing for eight assured spots in the field. Thankfully, the current 12-team playoff format is on life support and will be replaced in 2026 by a more sensible format. Scheme versus skill? After the Michigan loss and given another chance, it should be no surprise that the team with the best Blue Chip Roster coming into 2024 won the championship. And the Rose Bowl is not Autzen Stadium, DUH! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Rosa Duck No. 5 Share Posted 30 minutes ago I still credit our one point win in Eugene to Autzen Stadium. I don't think that tOSU was prepared for our fans and the noise level. I believe that the Ohio State offense received five procedure penalties. In the rematch, to me it was clear that our DUCKS were not prepared. Oh well, six months to kick off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
