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

And middle school style defense

Auburn must not have had a long layoff. That's probably what did it.

It doesn't matter if you are a fan of the ducks, tigers, crimson tide, trojans, or those darn lucky Irish, you can not change the fact that the SEC has completely and utterly DOMINATED college football in the last decade.

I'm not a huge fan of rankings, in any sport, but the fact that the SEC has FIVE teams ranked in the top 10 right now speaks for itself. They are the real deal.

We all know a fancy locker room and cool uniforms don't equal championships.......otherwise Oregon would have a few BCS titles and be as great as they think they are. What does the SEC have? Superior coaching? Better athletes? I don't know, but they play damn good football!

The BCS title will be staying in the SEC.

I know as well or better than you which game is most important for Alabama to win and its not LSU. I think you are lost in your egotistical vision how important LSU is. I on the other hand follow SEC football with a healthy objective point of view.

LSU wrote:

[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.

The Auburn game will be such a massacre this year no one even cares. Even the Auburn fans aren't going into it with the usual energy. LSU was the big one for Bama this year, just like last year. Rivalries, even the nastiest ones, don't mean as much when one team knows it's going to get blown out. Auburn is terrible.

A Duck wrote:

[quote]JMartin wrote:

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.

I am paying attention. I pay attention to statistics and what really matters, strength of schedule and defense. That's what wins titles. Just ask the SEC.

USC is built like an SEC team? How many SEC teams give up 62 points? USC isn't even in the top 50 in defense (#65). There are 8 SEC teams in the top 50 on defense, 9 that are better than USC on defense. USC is NOT built like an SEC team.

I've actually watched a couple of Oregon games but did not see last night's game. Their defense is mediocre... ALL THE TIME, not just last night. They gave up 34 to Arkansas State and 25 to Fresno State, non BCS conference schools.

They let Washington State, #99 in the country on offense, score 26. 19 in the first half. They were leading after the first half 23-19 against a team that has not won a game in the PAC 12 this season and has an overall record of 2-7.

I shouldn't waste my time talking about SOS because the Ducks haven't played their most important games yet. Ducks opponents - 33-32 (3 teams from non BCS schools). ND - 37-32 (1 team from a non BCS conference). Before Saturday the Ducks opponents had an overall losing record.

Notre Dame is not perfect. They've got plenty of flaws. Claiming Oregon and USC can hang with the SEC is ridiculous. If Oregon makes it through Oregon State, Stanford, and the PAC 12 title game, then let's talk.

A Duck wrote:

In that game two years ago...I think the long lay-off between games hurt Oregon, and the Ducks were too one note in their play calls. Last night the Ducks played both an NFL style offense and spread as they saw it. They are more flexible now. But it was a close game.

Hahahahahahaaaa. I seriously laughed at your post when I realized that you weren't kidding.

Oregon had a lot of talent on the team that year, a real solid team, but they weren't good enough to WIN, and that's all that matters.

Maybe the new fancy "mood setting" state of the art lighting the ducks have in their locker room will give them that extra needed benefit to become a national championship team this year?

It's very possible that K State will lose one of their reamaining games, but if they don't then Oregon won't even be in the title game. THEN after BAMA stomps k state all the Oregon fans will talk for the nxt 10 years about how they would have beat BAMA if they would of had the chance to play them. I hope BAMA gets to play Oregon so that they can stomp them in the ground just like Auburn and LSU did to them.

Get real. The SEC has been the best conference in football. But they haven't dominated. Here in Oregon there was a good interview with Rich Brooks a year ago. If you don't know, Brooks was the long time coach of Oregon for almost 20 years. Then later he coached coached Kentucky for about 10 years. He knows the differences between the Pac-12 and SEC as much as anyone. His take was that SEC indeed has superior linemen on both sides of the ball compared to any other conference. However, he noted that SEC has no advantage in speed at the skill positions contrary to popular belief. Moreover QB play is outright better in the Pac-12. The SEC has nobody like Barkley or Andrew Luck. Even if SEC teams had QBs like them they wouldn't use them anyway because they play so damn conservative and leverage their superior line play. I think the timing is coming near where an SEC team is going to have a rude awakening in a BCS game. They are not going to be quite as dominant in the trenches as they think, they won't have an advantage in speed, and they will basically get outcoached because they believe so deeply they are a dominant conference and they just have to line up.

southernER 2 wrote:

It doesn't matter if you are a fan of the ducks, tigers, crimson tide, trojans, or those darn lucky Irish, you can not change the fact that the SEC has completely and utterly DOMINATED college football in the last decade.

I'm not a huge fan of rankings, in any sport, but the fact that the SEC has FIVE teams ranked in the top 10 right now speaks for itself. They are the real deal.

We all know a fancy locker room and cool uniforms don't equal championships.......otherwise Oregon would have a few BCS titles and be as great as they think they are. What does the SEC have? Superior coaching? Better athletes? I don't know, but they play damn good football!

The BCS title will be staying in the SEC.

LSU wrote:

[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.

Yawn....... typical SCE fan to think their "game" is more important than any other team's "game." It is great to be a fan of a team, but LSU is not great, just better than average. Alabama is not the "wonder" team the media has been hyping.

ryan foreman wrote:

Get real. The SEC has been the best conference in football. But they haven't dominated.

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I don't know why we keep responding to you. If six in a row by four different teams isn't domination, will you please tell us what is? Is it the fact that no SEC team has ever lost in the BCS title game besides LSU losing to Bama? Is that domination? The most NFL players? Could that be it? I'm grasping at straws here. Please help me.

ecin wrote:

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.

That Arkansas St. offense must be pretty good to put up 34 on the mighty Ducks. Or maybe I'm thinking about the 530 total yards they had. Wait, maybe it was their two running backs that averaged 6.8 and 10.3 yards per carry. Those Red Wolves are an offensive powerhouse!

Why play defense when you can score 61 points a game average 1:58 a possession?

What Oregon is going to do to Bama in the title game will be like football rape. I'm not sure the Bama fans will be able to face themselves in the off-season. Oregon will keep those stiffs so off-balance with their amazingly superior speed and conditioning, the Bama players will be cramping and puking midway through the second quarter. This is going to be hilarious watching the Ducks stomp all over Bama or whatever SEC team makes it to the title game. You Bama fans will shit yourselves, just watch, you have no idea what Oregon is going to do to you, now do you? LMAO.

slot machines wrote:

What Oregon is going to do to Bama in the title game will be like football rape. I'm not sure the Bama fans will be able to face themselves in the off-season. Oregon will keep those stiffs so off-balance with their amazingly superior speed and conditioning, the Bama players will be cramping and puking midway through the second quarter. This is going to be hilarious watching the Ducks stomp all over Bama or whatever SEC team makes it to the title game. You Bama fans will shit yourselves, just watch, you have no idea what Oregon is going to do to you, now do you? LMAO.

All talk. Oregon will lose, just like they did to auburn and LSU. But you will still make excuses, it's the Oregon way!

slot machines wrote:

What Oregon is going to do to Bama in the title game will be like football rape. I'm not sure the Bama fans will be able to face themselves in the off-season. Oregon will keep those stiffs so off-balance with their amazingly superior speed and conditioning, the Bama players will be cramping and puking midway through the second quarter. This is going to be hilarious watching the Ducks stomp all over Bama or whatever SEC team makes it to the title game. You Bama fans will shit yourselves, just watch, you have no idea what Oregon is going to do to you, now do you? LMAO.

Same story every year. All talk and never backing it up.

Six titles in a row is all you need to know. Did Oregon even have a football program six years ago?

Here's a hint: don't say that Oregon will rape Bama when they gave up 34 and over 500 yards to Arkansas St. Seriously. This is getting embarassing.

It took Bama five games to give up that many total points.

coach bigfoot wrote:

Why play defense when you can score 61 points a game average 1:58 a possession?

They're averaging 23 points in their last two games against the SEC. Sounds a lot more mortal, doesn't it?

Putting up 61 on imposters means nothing. Oregon might average 1:58 per possession on a good SEC defense, but it will end in a punt, not a score.

At least Oregon is a better school academically than any of the SEC schools. Good luck with the rest of your life after the football season is over, and you have to get a job with an SEC degree!

Looks like 6 SEC schools are ahead of Oregon...

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