Well, I started the thread so I'll give my final prediction.
I write a volunteer sports column for our little home town weekly newspaper.
This week, I wrote about the upcoming game, and I picked Ohio State to win 51-45.
I started the thread with OSU winning 48-45.
Their kicker just got three points better
I just don't think that a team (Ohio State), that can line up and run over our defense can lose.
People talk about our pass rush and coverage. We got beat because our rush defense gave up the largest individual rushing performance in Sugar Bowl history.
If we can't stop Ohio State running the ball, guess what? Oregon has no prayer to stop them.
I pick the game to be close because, as many have said, Ohio State didn't really stop us either, so I think the Ducks will score a bunch too.
But at the end of the day, Ohio States running game will be the difference.
Plus, as I said at the start of the thread, Meyer has done it. He knows what it takes to do it. Oregon is still in the position of knowing what it hopes it can do.
Should be a great game.
RTR
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