I expected a lop-sided Oregon victory over Ohio.
Not so...Ohio State is real and 'took it to' Oregon.
Ohio State Crushes Oregon, Wins National Championship In Upset
- Roll Tide -
To me it wasn't really a surprise -- and it shouldn't have been considered an upset, either. It was obvious to me that OSU was flat-out better than Oregon, and I used their most recent games leading up to the championship games to gauge them.
Sure, Oregon beat Florida State handily. But FSU was by far the most overrated team in the postseason this season. Of the four playoff teams, FSU was the one who really didn't belong (though there was no way they'd miss the playoffs, with an undefeated record). They won some very close games against teams that weren't all that exceptional, and they probably would have lost a playoff game against any of the top 10-12 NCAA teams this year. Oregon really didn't prove anything to me by beating them.
Ohio State, on the other hand, simply looked more and more dominant as the weeks went by. They went into the Big Ten championship game against Wisconsin as the underdog ... and they won that game by a score of 59-0. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that happen before.