National Championship Game Open Thread
January 10th, 2011 at 10:25 PM ^
they've been slpping all over the place.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:25 PM ^
could there be a more obnoxious and soulless combo than meyer and saban? blech. I never thought i'd rather listen to corso.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:47 PM ^
What if they threw in Holtz? I know, it hurts one's head.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:26 PM ^
ESPN keyboard typing.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:27 PM ^
Urban and Nick are the two most joyless-looking humans I've ever seen.
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<br>Guess their wives met Les.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:40 PM ^
The turf sucks tonight.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:32 PM ^
I prefer the half-time million dollar kicks. That was some awkward TV.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:33 PM ^
I want a very long/interesting game. If not Oregon better kick Auburn's ass and show the sec they're not on top anymore.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:40 PM ^
January 10th, 2011 at 10:41 PM ^
I like Newton just a little more than Pryor and that's not sayin much
Probably becaue Newton is actually good and Pryor is all hype
January 10th, 2011 at 10:42 PM ^
I would have to go with Pryor, but both are extremely hard to like.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:52 PM ^
Clearly I dislike them both quite a lot, however Pryor is far more entertaining with his constant foot-in-mouth interviews and tweets. As happy as I'll be when he ugh "graduates" and Michigan does not have to face him on the field, I will miss the feeling of moral superiority every time I see him in a tOSU uniform.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:39 PM ^
I love all these different sets that Auburn is using. I wish we could have mixed up our formations more the last couple years
January 10th, 2011 at 10:42 PM ^
Before this becomes another SEC rout.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:42 PM ^
Every time Auburn looks at the sideline it's a big play. Allioti getting worked by Malzahn.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:43 PM ^
Thats a win for Oregon's D
January 10th, 2011 at 10:47 PM ^
Oregon is being beat on both the O and D lines tonight. They better make some adjustments.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:48 PM ^
Man, bunch of thugs screwing around like that after the play.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:49 PM ^
Fairley is incredibly dirty. I'd be surprised if he survives in the NFL playing like that; someone will take him out for crap like that.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:55 PM ^
One can only hope. I don't even want him to get drafted and get the signing bonus.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:49 PM ^
Gee, Nick Fairley personal foul? What a shock. That dude doesn't deserve a particularly long career in the NFL.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:59 PM ^
January 10th, 2011 at 11:05 PM ^
I feel like Auburn's entire season has been "No, no, no we didn't. You can't prove that. Stop saying that."
Seriously, what an obviously-going-to-be-vacated-season.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:56 PM ^
proves, that he is a piece of garbage. What a dirty player. Oregon needs to get it going, I just can't stand Auburn at this point.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:51 PM ^
Small and fast is fine, until you meet big and fast.
January 11th, 2011 at 12:23 AM ^
Oregon's offense to me is the epitome of the spread offense that I have seen. I think that this is an offense that Rich Rodriguez would have liked to end up with at Michigan. This prolific rushing attack only gained 81 yards the whole game! Auburn was just too big and strong up front on the defensive side of the ball (really both sides). It pains me to say it but I just don't believe that a team with the small and quick players and all the gimmicky stuff on offense can win a BCS championship.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:51 PM ^
Oregon is killing themselves with very stupid penalties.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:55 PM ^
Unless Oregon finds a way to stop Auburn on this next drive, this game may be over. What kills me is that these SEC schools pay players, over-recruit, etc. and they are rewarded with MNCs. I know UM will soon employ one of these SEC coaches, but man it is hard to enjoy college football when you see stuff like this go unpunished.
/steps off soapbox.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
But you are right on the money. It is exactly this dirtball SEC crap that makes me not want Miles here. I don't want to see UofM get a MNC so bad as to destroy their morals to win it.
January 10th, 2011 at 10:56 PM ^
I HATE to say it but right now Auburn is beating the crap out of the Ducks. Oregon needs an INT or fumble and they need it now,
January 10th, 2011 at 10:58 PM ^
Not been wide open tonight?
January 10th, 2011 at 11:05 PM ^
He looked like Roundtree on the play down inside the 5
January 10th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
Result.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:06 PM ^
Musberger calling the TD before the score reminds me of this:
January 10th, 2011 at 11:06 PM ^
Gotta get a TD here. C'mon Kelly and Thomas.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
If Oregon is going to win this game, it's going to be in spite of the play calls not because of them.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
Is this a fundamental flaw with these offenses? It seems like they can never control the line of scrimmage in short-yardage situations.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
Ballgame.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
I gotta question that playcall right there. Not a high percentage option against that D-line, Kelly.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
Chip Kelly's play calling down there SUCKED!!!!!!!!!
January 10th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
to start passing the ball a little more. Auburn's rush defense has been good all year, their pass defense has been pretty poor though.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
Would get off Fairley's nuts.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^
to start passing the ball a little more. Auburn's rush defense has been good all year, their pass defense has been pretty poor though.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:10 PM ^
SInce Zoltan did, well, anything. Too bad didn't lead to a TD.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:10 PM ^
Ah, the one weakness of the spread offense. Smaller area in redzone and defense can cheat up and overload the line. Hmm if Oregon only had a big fullback or big, powerful RB instead of speedy midgets in James and Barner.... That might have just broken Oregon's spirit...
January 10th, 2011 at 11:23 PM ^
Exactly...Many people view spread offenses sole purpose to spread the field horizantally. Just as importantly, spread offenses need to spread the field vertically. When the defensive back field gets mashed toward the LOS in the red zone, the typical speed of spread offenses becomes quite limited. I rarely feel confident of a spread offense's ability to score in the red zone.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
Why does Kock Hirbstreet always have to YELL WHEN HE'S EXPLAINING EVERY PLAY!
Musberger sounds tired and bored though.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:16 PM ^
Great playcalling down in the redzone. Zilch, zero, zip and nada. Kick the fieldgoal and take the 3 pts.
January 10th, 2011 at 11:22 PM ^
by calling that play a TD prematurely. douche