One thing we know: Oregon can't play defense worth a lick.

They were just getting their offense untracked in the first game of the year. It will be like defending against a weaponized Star Wars ship with bumper cars. The Ducks will hang 50 on Bama or LSU and it will be completely hilarious to see you SEC crackers freaking out. Can't wait.

[quote]slot machines wrote:

They were just getting their offense untracked in the first game of the year. It will be like defending against a weaponized Star Wars ship with bumper cars. The Ducks will hang 50 on Bama or LSU and it will be completely hilarious to see you SEC crackers freaking out. Can't wait.

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So I guess LSU's defense was battle tested and ready in that first game, right? You can't have it both ways. What a joke. Defense wins championships. I don't know why it's that hard to get that through your thick skull.

How about two years ago when Oregon scored only 19 against Auburn's completely average SEC defense? How is this year going to be any different than the last two? Please beat a top level SEC team before you say another word. Please.

Southerner wrote:

[quote]slot machines wrote:

They were just getting their offense untracked in the first game of the year. It will be like defending against a weaponized Star Wars ship with bumper cars. The Ducks will hang 50 on Bama or LSU and it will be completely hilarious to see you SEC crackers freaking out. Can't wait.

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So I guess LSU's defense was battle tested and ready in that first game, right? You can't have it both ways. What a joke. Defense wins championships. I don't know why it's that hard to get that through your thick skull.

How about two years ago when Oregon scored only 19 against Auburn's completely average SEC defense? How is this year going to be any different than the last two? Please beat a top level SEC team before you say another word. Please.

It's probably dumb of me to think that an SEC fan and runner would know anything about football but I'll give you a tip.

that was last year and this is a different year. New starting QB, running back, wide receivers, ect...

Teams change. Crazy thought I know. Should I look back to 1940 and start comparing games now too?

First, I'm a Notre Dame fan. I won't hide that fact.

Honestly, there isn't a team in the country that is as complete as Alabama. They showed some weaknesses last night that could be exploited BUT they were playing at LSU, one of the toughest places in the country to win as a road team. Barring an upset in the SEC Championship game (which has happened before) they are in and they are going to win.

Who do they play? A one loss SEC team. All three of the other undefeated teams will lose. K State has the best chance but I think Texas gets them in their last game. Oregon may end up with two losses. The Civil War will likely be one loss and the PAC 12 champs might be the other. They will lose one of those. The Irish are in a position to make it happen. Unfortunately, USC will probably trip us up. Or Brindza. This hurts me but i know it's a very real possibility. I would love to get a piece of the Ducks in a bowl game. I think our defense is worthy of Alabama (at least more so than K State and Oregon).

Oregon's defense is not worthy, ND's offense is anemic and is going to be the stumbling block, and K State better hope Klein isn't hurt or doesn't get hurt.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Georgia or Florida (whichever doesn't have 2 losses) in the BCS title game. This is the flaw with the BCS. We get the two strongest teams but it's based on computers. No one wants to see SEC v. SEC. Not even SEC fans.

JMartin wrote:

This is the flaw with the BCS. We get the two strongest teams but it's based on computers. No one wants to see SEC v. SEC. Not even SEC fans.

Couldn't have said it better. Alabama, as much as I hate it, is the best team in college football this year. To watch them play k-State or Oregon will be plain boring! Unfortunately, I don't think watching ND play BAMA would be any better.

Sadly, we could end up watching BAMA vs Florida or Georgia. Like you said, not even SEC fans want to see an all SEC national title game BUT that would be the best opponent for BAMA. Until teams like Ohio State, Oregon, USC etc can show dominance on both sides of the ball they will not come close to stopping the SEC dominance.

Sure, Oregon has an explosive offense, they put points on the board, but their offense would be shut down in a heart beat by the d line at bama. Bama would run the ball all over Oregon. Oregon has failed at every attempt to win against their SEC foes which they talk so much about. I would rather see K-state or ND play and have a chance. They can't do any worse than Oregon.

All that money, state of the art facilities and super fancy locker room just isn't enough to allow those ducks to compete with the work horses down south. The past speaks for itself!

Notre Dame will go down in LA against USC. Luck of the Irish!

ecin wrote:

It's probably dumb of me to think that an SEC fan and runner would know anything about football but I'll give you a tip.

that was last year and this is a different year. New starting QB, running back, wide receivers, ect...

Teams change. Crazy thought I know. Should I look back to 1940 and start comparing games now too?

Oh, I didn't realize that when I said last year and two years ago that it wasn't this year. Thanks for setting me straight. The problem is that it's the same story every year from the Oregon fans. That's what everyone gets tired of. It will be the same ending this year as well. The BCS title is coming home to the state of Alabama for the fourth straight year. Once again, please use all those great new players to beat a top SEC team before you talk about it. I really don't understand how you can not know that you can't talk repeatedly about doing something without EVER doing it! Maybe you can enlighten all us hillbillies down here with your west coast knowledge. We don't know anything about football, after all. How could anyone around the SEC know about football?

You seem oddly insecure with your long drawn out posts. Especially for someone who is claiming the greatness of the SEC. To put it simple. I look forward to an Oregon or K-State victory over Alabama. New years are opportunites for new champions.

I'm not insecure and I don't have a reason to be. The SEC has won six in a row. Is that succint enough for you? Believe me, we welcome a chance to play Oregon. EVERYONE in the South is looking forward to that.

You are a ND fan and none too smart.

LSU's coach stupided that game away to Bama. Trick plays, prevent defense, easy winning TD ring any bells?

How many Oregon games have you actually watched? I bet ZERO before last night.

The defense sucked last night, due to two key injuries during the game, and USC having, as others have stated, some great weapons on offense.

It's college ball, so some key injuries can hurt alot. And so the defense sucked last night -- but they provided enough stops and turn overs to win.

USC is built like an SEC team. Pay attention.

ufckabma wrote:

Notre Dame will go down in LA against USC. Luck of the Irish!

ND should have lost by now, they've been lucky.

Southerner wrote:

Defense wins championships.

How about two years ago when Oregon scored only 19 against Auburn's completely average SEC defense?

Glaring logical fail. If Auburn's defense was average for the SEC, how did they take the SEC title, if defense wins championships?

ufckabma wrote:

Notre Dame will go down in LA against USC. Luck of the Irish!

Hey, someone who actually knows "luck of the Irish" is bad luck, not good luck.

Southerner wrote:

I'm not insecure and I don't have a reason to be. The SEC has won six in a row. Is that succint enough for you? Believe me, we welcome a chance to play Oregon. EVERYONE in the South is looking forward to that.

Considering LSU had the 79th ranked offense. EVERYONE outside of the south looks forward to one of these possible matchups as well. Hopefully that mighty Alabama defense, from last night, shows up again.

Auburn of two years ago had one man wrecking crews on each side of the ball. Newton and Fairley were the rare guys that could change games by themselves. They were absolute freaks in the college game that were drafted first and thirteenth that year in the NFL draft. That team was an exception due to those two guys. Anyone will tell you that. Their defense was ranked right in the middle of the conference that year. Surely Auburn's defense was the worst statistically that has won the SEC title in the last six years and probably the worst that has won the BCS title in that timeframe as well.

One team doesn't change the fact that defense wins championships. How do you reconcile Oregon's vaunted offense scoring 19 against a defense that was ranked right in the middle of the conference? A middle ranked SEC defense holding a team to 19 that had been averaging about 40 points per game should tell you something about how the SEC plays defense.

ecin wrote:

Southerner wrote:

I'm not insecure and I don't have a reason to be. The SEC has won six in a row. Is that succint enough for you? Believe me, we welcome a chance to play Oregon. EVERYONE in the South is looking forward to that.

Considering LSU had the 79th ranked offense. EVERYONE outside of the south looks forward to one of these possible matchups as well. Hopefully that mighty Alabama defense, from last night, shows up again.

Until last year, the whole country had five straight opportunities against four different SEC teams. How did those work out? It will be the same this year. You realize that besides last year, the SEC team that made it to the BCS title game has NEVER lost?

I didn't say it wasn't honest. So what if it was? Is everything okay with you as long as it is "honest"? Perhaps he is that kind of person. Maybe he breaks down balling after he passes his Western Civ class too. But to me it showed a lack of priorities in life. Moreover I don't think the emotion was wholesome joy. I sense a lot of it was relief that he didn't have to face up to his fan base as the losing QB of that game. Again, I go back to my analogy. Its like the emotions of a WW2 soldier who is expecting to go into battle again and likely die, then learns the war is over and he is miraculously survived. Is that really what beating LSU is all about? Is that healthy? But the real problem I have is not him. Its the very fact that his reaction to winning a football game is very normal in his community. And remember. This was LSU. It wasn't even the Auburn game which is really insane.

Hank Moody wrote:

I normally feel the same way as you do (with regards to emotion in sports), but I thought that sh** was beautiful. These kids aren't making millions. The QB and the rest of his buddies came into the year thinking about a national championship and when the odds were against them and they thought that title shot my slip away - boom - he moves them down the field for the win.

I for one loved the emotion. It was honest, and mild. Why criticize that when half of his teammates were holding their hands up to their ears "silencing" the LSU crowd?

[quote]ryan foreman wrote:

And remember. This was LSU. It wasn't even the Auburn game which is really insane.

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You haven't been paying much attention to college football lately if you don't know how important the Alabama/LSU game is. Especially this year.

How does the best defense not winning the championship f

Southerner wrote:

One team doesn't change the fact that defense wins championships.

It does if that team wins the championship and doesn't have the best defense.