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Oregon vs. Ohio State is your College Football Playoff national championship
sbnation.com ^ | Jan. 2, 2015 | Jason Kirk

Posted on 01/01/2015 10:01:07 PM PST by PROCON

The Ducks and Buckeyes will meet for the trophy in Arlington, Texas.

On Monday, Jan. 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET, the No. 2 Oregon Ducks and No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes will be in Cowboys Stadium to play in the first-ever College Football Playoff final. The Ducks clinched their spot by embarrassing defending champion Florida State in the Rose Bowl, 59-20, while OSU upset No. 1 Alabama, 42-35, in New Orleans.

This will be Oregon's second appearance in an officially ordained national championship game. The Ducks' first came in the 2010 season's BCS Championship, when they lost, 22-19, to Cam Newton's Auburn in Arizona.

Ohio State made three BCS Championships, winning 2002's against Miami and losing 2006's and 2007's to Florida and LSU, respectively.

According to odds released before the Playoff began, Oregon would be a 6.5-point favorite against Ohio State. We'll wait to see the actual spread after Vegas gets another look at things. You gotta think both teams just moved the needle a little bit.

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To: re_nortex
How the Vols have fallen of late. They were the first BCS winner in 1998 and were a powerhouse for decades. But even Vandy has played them tough for the past few years.

A bad coaching hire can set a program back years, just ask Florida.

61 posted on 01/01/2015 11:15:38 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: re_nortex

Jones finally got them in a bowl game. Dooley was the dumbest hire in history and it’s going to take them years to repair the damage.

I also think there’s something at Tenn that makes coaches not want to go there. Jones was their 4th choice.


62 posted on 01/01/2015 11:16:09 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

Lame Kitten was the one who really set Tennessee back.


63 posted on 01/01/2015 11:17:02 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

I said after they hired Kiffin that if SoCal called he’d bolt in a heartbeat. He did. Kiffin’s record was an improvement over Fuller’s last year.

Then they hired “Orange Pants” Dooley. And for some reason he even had to get the pants from in England.

Muschamp had the Texas job guaranteed but jumped when Florida called. I’m sure he wishes he’d have stayed at Texas. I don’t think he could have done any worse than Strong. But he sure didn’t help Florida. People say Meyer didn’t leave him anything. Apparently Muschamp couldn’t find anything on his own.


64 posted on 01/01/2015 11:19:48 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy.)
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To: dfwgator

Kiffen == Kotite


65 posted on 01/01/2015 11:20:28 PM PST by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: dfwgator

Apparently Saban sees something in Kiffin.


66 posted on 01/01/2015 11:21:37 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

Bama was passing the ball way too much. It was the pick 6 that made the difference in the game. They should have run more, relied on the excellent punter and defense, and been patient.

They also should have worked Cooper into the offense using wide receiver screens, end arounds, anything. The guy is too good not to get a dozen touches per game.

Alabama also had a lot of injuries they didn’t deal with. Ohio State is to be commended for having a 3rd string QB that plays that well.


67 posted on 01/01/2015 11:27:41 PM PST by TigerClaws
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To: RayChuang88

They probably won’t since the topic doesn’t involve Congress.


68 posted on 01/01/2015 11:30:56 PM PST by HKMk23 (The Superior Culture will prevail.)
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To: dfwgator

SEC won’t let Texas or Baylor in their conference.


69 posted on 01/01/2015 11:41:43 PM PST by luckystarmom
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To: re_nortex

What network?


70 posted on 01/01/2015 11:43:27 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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To: Quigley

OSU-AL was a great game tonight. Really enjoyed it.


71 posted on 01/01/2015 11:44:30 PM PST by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: dfwgator

A&M will be much improved next year because we fired our defensive coordinator. We did better in the bowl game with the interim coordinator and we just hired a good DC. Our offense will improve also because we’ll have a better quaterback.


72 posted on 01/01/2015 11:44:57 PM PST by luckystarmom
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To: Undecided 2012

“I don’t have cable and saw on gamecast that OSU punted from the 2 to the 23, I assumed Alabama would score. what happened?”

Next play Sims threw an INT.


73 posted on 01/01/2015 11:47:30 PM PST by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: gunsequalfreedom

ESPN.


74 posted on 01/01/2015 11:49:07 PM PST by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: FreedomNotSafety

Cardale is a very good quarterback but it’s hard to believe he’s 3rd string and this was his 2nd start. Truly amazing. I hope for Ohio State’s sake he plays as good against Oregon as he did tonight. The Ducks are going to be a hand full but with the Buckeyes determination and grit they may just pull it off. Good luck.


75 posted on 01/01/2015 11:55:54 PM PST by Quigley
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To: VerySadAmerican

TCU would have demolished Bama.

Demolished.


76 posted on 01/01/2015 11:57:04 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: PROCON

Yeah, baby. Go Buckeyes!


77 posted on 01/01/2015 11:57:37 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: PROCON

Quack! Quack!


78 posted on 01/01/2015 11:59:23 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: MPJackal

It was a good game but I didn’t enjoy the ending so well but that’s life. I’m a Bama fan but I accepted the fact that this wasn’t going to be a banner year for the Tide after some of the close calls earlier in the season. I’ve seen a lot of Alabama teams in my life and I just couldn’t understand all the hype about this years team. Most true Alabama followers were skeptical that they would win a national championship even though Blake Sims and Amari Cooper played great all year there was still the question of a poor pass defense. They just can’t stop the pass.


79 posted on 01/02/2015 12:04:15 AM PST by Quigley
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To: Quigley

Dawgs fan here

I noticed the same thing. The sec didn’t have a dominate team emerge this year like years past.

Down year for the sec but still the most dominate in college football. Ohiostate was 0-9 in bowl games against the sec before tonight. Some of those losses they got embarrassed to. They never could play at the level of the elite sec teams. So they went out and hired an sec coach to help with that.


80 posted on 01/02/2015 12:12:33 AM PST by barmag25 (He's a good boy who just got in with the wrong crowd.He was turning his life around as an aspiring r)
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