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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Fun Fact: These are the same schools that met in the first NCAA Basketball Championship.
How do you think they would have done against the Ducks?
Says something that the lower ranked teams for both games won doesn’t it? Go BIG, or go home!
And the score of that 1939 game was 46-33 in favor of the Ducks. With the fast break offense of Oregon, I think they'll lay more than 39 on the Buckeyes in the CFB championship game on January 12th.
What a relief!
After weeks - nay, months - of speculation and worry, we finally know who is going to be in *The Big Game!*
And! Just to make it even more thrilling, both schools begin with the letter “O!”
(As in “Oh, Boy!”)
Here is a tweet I thought you might enjoy:
@BuckeyeMontyTx: Should have awarded #Heisman to the #OhioState QB position. Doesn’t matter the actual person playing position.
Good.
Nice to see the Florida State Criminoles...oops, I mean Seminoles out.
I will be rooting for Ohio State.
It would be OK on a first down or score, but every play?
From now on, whenever I hear that, I'm going to yell at them "Wo-wo-wo - Oregon beat your a$$!"
You shouldn’t post when you’re drunk.
Ping!
A Buckeye is going Duck hunting,,,or something.
Both teams would score 100...by the end of the third quarter...lol.
Interception thrown the very next play!
FSU’s quarterback Winston played one of the worst games I’ve ever witnessed. Several of his fumbles looked almost as if they were on purpose.....
The addition of Chris Ash from Arkansas as co-defensive coordinator to shore up the pass defense this year already paid dividends for the Buckeyes.
That is about as close as I have ever seen a Bama fan come to being humble. :>) Hotty Totty & Happy New Year
TCU well demolished the only other team that beat Alabama. Hotty Toddy.Go Rebels.
And two of 'em can haunt you for a decade. One year of Lane Kiffen who deserted us and three years of Derek Dooley. Butch Jones completes year two of a massive rebuild today. 6-6 against the schedule we had, playing 24 true freshmen, is a solid accomplishment.
We are on pace for a second straight top 5 recruiting class. We;ll be back.
But like other so-called “Liberals,” at the end of the day and all has been said, Money is their true God.
Oldplayer
The enduring image of that game will be over half the Noles running to their locker room after the game w/o shaking the Ducks' hands (feet?)
A perfect illustration of a program that lacks class and character.
Drink on the SEC being destroyed and OSU winning bid over Alabama.
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