2013 "Game of the Century" - Oregon vs. Stanford
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I will cease and desist and refrain from starting any more threads before the Stanford game. Please feel free to delete this thread, I don't want to get the natives upset. :wink:
I would put Stanford on the same level as Miami but no way imo that Oregon could measure up to FSU. I think Bama- FSU would be a close match up. The Miami-Florida game is misleading, Florida and Georgia are both not the same teams they were at the beginning of the season as is Tn. a much improved team than when they played Oregon.
Rankings:
1. Bama
2. FSU
3. Oregon
4. Miami-Stanford
Rankings:
1. Bama
2. FSU
3. Oregon
4. Miami-Stanford
Re: 2013 - Oregon vs. Stanford
Who would you guys most likely face in your conference championship game? UCLA again?
Who would you guys most likely face in your conference championship game? UCLA again?
Re: 2013 - Oregon vs. Stanford
UCLA or Arizona State most likely. The PAC South has been weaker than the PAC North for a few years now. Just need to get through Stanford first. I used to be worried about the yearly games against USC. Stanford has taken their place in that area.
UCLA or Arizona State most likely. The PAC South has been weaker than the PAC North for a few years now. Just need to get through Stanford first. I used to be worried about the yearly games against USC. Stanford has taken their place in that area.
Re: 2013 - Oregon vs. Stanford
So the undefeated team that has barely beaten a couple teams after injuries is not close to being a good team. But the team that barely beat some unranked teams and lost to a .500 team is a top tier opponent? If Auburn loses to Tennessee will they be considered a major contender like you say Stanford is?
So the undefeated team that has barely beaten a couple teams after injuries is not close to being a good team. But the team that barely beat some unranked teams and lost to a .500 team is a top tier opponent? If Auburn loses to Tennessee will they be considered a major contender like you say Stanford is?
That will be a good Thursday night game. If Stanford keeps it close then we know we should have no trouble since our D is much better as well as our O. Stanford play the most similar style to us of all PAC teams so it will be a telling game. If Stanford even comes close to them, then I hope Oregon fans get their wish.
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Basically, oregonbltzkrieg, what you seem to be missing here is that - honestly - we don't really care about Oregon. We'll talk about them as a potential team we face now and then, and they will come up in discussion from time to time due to their ranking, but (generally speaking) we couldn't care less about the ducks. Sure, some probably do, but for the most part, we care about Alabama, then the rest of the SEC (whom we play), then everything else.
Let's not be rude. No rules were broken. The Thread title is Stanford vs. Oregon. If you do not want to read the thread, or you are not interested in the games listed, then simply do not read it or comment. I am a true blue Bama girl, but I am also a college football fan and enjoy reading/discussing other relevant upcoming games. Just sayin.......
Speaking only for myself:
I'm just completely tired of oregonbltzkrieg's constant barrage of posts, arguing the same points over and over and over. oregonbltzkrieg seems a proper name, or oregoncarpetbomber perhaps.
Instead of paying respects and being happy that a large contingency of our fans respect what oregon has done out west oregonbltzkrieg keeps trying to pound it into our heads that oregon is the new king of college football - if only it can win enough games to face Alabama and prove it.
There have been other duckies here that I've enjoyed. oregonbltzkrieg needs to back it up just a bit, IMHO.
I didn't intend to come off as rude, and it's pretty much my job as admin here to read most everything on here.
I've zero issue with fans from other programs posting here, but we don't need every thread turned into an Oregon discussion or new threads about Oregon every other day.
I'm ashamed of a lot of you in this thread. OB wants opinions from the fans of the best team in college football on how they think they'll fair against the team a lot of people have said is the closest thing to Bama out west (not my words). It comes off to me as a bit flattering that he cares, or would like to know what we think. He doesn't make new threads everyday, yes he holds his position on his team (rightfully so), but he does it very respectfully. He has violated no rules here, and yet he is treated as if he has. Just like anyone coming to visit BDS, let us be respectful, welcoming, and entertaining.
As to the original question. I think Stanford has a punchers chance, but that's about it. If they can pressure Mariotta all game (like UCLA did early) then they can keep it close. Ultimately I think the ducks pull away and coast. As for the FSU vs Oregon debate...I'll take Oregon. I still don't trust JimBo Fisher as a coach, JP as a defensive coordinator, and FSU not tripping somewhere.
As to the original question. I think Stanford has a punchers chance, but that's about it. If they can pressure Mariotta all game (like UCLA did early) then they can keep it close. Ultimately I think the ducks pull away and coast. As for the FSU vs Oregon debate...I'll take Oregon. I still don't trust JimBo Fisher as a coach, JP as a defensive coordinator, and FSU not tripping somewhere.
Re: 2013 - Oregon vs. Stanford
I just want to preface this by saying that I'm not flaming, I'm just giving my honest answers to what I'm taking as a few honest questions.
First, as to what I think I'll learn from this game, I think I'll find out whether or not Stanford is overrated this season. I don't think I'll learn anything about Oregon unless, of course, the Ducks just come out and lay an egg.
Second, as to how I think it'll play out, I think it'll be a close game. I think Oregon's offense will struggle with Stanford's Defense - as they have several times lately - but will manage one or two big plays that will decide the game. I do think it will be a game that looks like Stanford could win it for pretty much the entire contest. That is, of course, unless I'm wrong in my assumption that Stanford isn't overrated and that the Utah game wasn't a major aberration. If Stanford's ranking is really just based upon their past seasons' work and this year's team isn't actually anywhere near that good then, obviously, the Ducks will run them out of the stadium.
Finally, as to how I hope things will play out...
I hope that - elsewhere - Ohio State loses to Michigan, Florida State loses to Miami, Miami loses to Virginia Tech, Baylor loses to Oklahoma or Texas Tech, and both Fresno State and Northern Illinois also drop one along the way. I hope that Oregon beats Stanford and finishes the season undefeated along with the Crimson Tide - as the only two undefeated teams in the Country.
Why?
Well, it's not because I like Oregon. It's not even because I respect Oregon - which I do, on a few levels.
It's because I, in fact, do NOT like Oregon. I don't like Oregon and, honestly, I've grown quite tired of Oregon.
I don't like Phil Knight and his treatment of Oregon as his little Nike-College-Football-plaything. I don't like all of the stupid, gaudy, ungodly uniforms - especially the fluorescent crap. I don't like the attitude that Oregon people have that carries the assumption as though they've earned something; they've actually earned very little on the field. The one time the Ducks did actually manage to win their Conference and make it to the BCS National Championship Game their "greatest offense of all time" - and, yes, there were multiple talking heads and a plethora of Duck fans using that very phrase leading up to the game - was summarily shut-down by a team that a) had one of the worst defenses in the SEC that year (8th of 12 in Scoring Defense, 9th in Total Defense, and dead last in Passing Defense) but just so happened to have a very good D-Line and b) was honestly very lucky not to have lost at least three or four SEC games that season. I'm tired of the attitude and the perception that Oregon's offense is "all that" or "ground-breaking" or, especially, "revolutionary". It's nothing more than a gimmick offense that, even though it is ran very well and very efficiently by Oregon, is ran in a conference where really only one or two teams are equipped to handle it. Yes, Oregon blasted Tennessee this season - who hasn't? - but the last two times they faced an upper echelon SEC team, even one with a mediocre-at-best SEC defense, they were beaten. In fact, they were flat-out whipped by LSU.
I want Alabama and Oregon to square off as the only two undefeated teams in the Country for two reasons: one, I want there to be no doubt as to who should be in the game much less who "should have" been in it and, two, I want to see an end to all of this Oregon hoopla.
I think that if we were to face off in Pasadena that the Tide - especially if we keep improving as we have thus far this season - will pretty much steam-roll the Ducks. It wouldn't be quite like the game against Notre Dame last season; we could have hung a hundred on them had we felt like it. It would, though, be worse than the 40-27 drumming they received at the hands of LSU to begin the 2011 season and for several reasons. For one, it would be more like a 45-17 type of score. Mostly, though, it would be because it would be at the end of the season, on the biggest stage, with more or less the entire nation watching and pinning their hopes on the "mighty" Oregon Ducks. It would effectively exclude Oregon from the conversation, for several years, when the talking heads once again begin to ask the questions of "What team could win in the SEC?" and "Who can dethrone the SEC's best?".
That is how I hope things will play out. Oh, and that's exactly how I think they would play out - in Pasadena - if the opportunity arises.
I just want to preface this by saying that I'm not flaming, I'm just giving my honest answers to what I'm taking as a few honest questions.
First, as to what I think I'll learn from this game, I think I'll find out whether or not Stanford is overrated this season. I don't think I'll learn anything about Oregon unless, of course, the Ducks just come out and lay an egg.
Second, as to how I think it'll play out, I think it'll be a close game. I think Oregon's offense will struggle with Stanford's Defense - as they have several times lately - but will manage one or two big plays that will decide the game. I do think it will be a game that looks like Stanford could win it for pretty much the entire contest. That is, of course, unless I'm wrong in my assumption that Stanford isn't overrated and that the Utah game wasn't a major aberration. If Stanford's ranking is really just based upon their past seasons' work and this year's team isn't actually anywhere near that good then, obviously, the Ducks will run them out of the stadium.
Finally, as to how I hope things will play out...
I hope that - elsewhere - Ohio State loses to Michigan, Florida State loses to Miami, Miami loses to Virginia Tech, Baylor loses to Oklahoma or Texas Tech, and both Fresno State and Northern Illinois also drop one along the way. I hope that Oregon beats Stanford and finishes the season undefeated along with the Crimson Tide - as the only two undefeated teams in the Country.
Why?
Well, it's not because I like Oregon. It's not even because I respect Oregon - which I do, on a few levels.
It's because I, in fact, do NOT like Oregon. I don't like Oregon and, honestly, I've grown quite tired of Oregon.
I don't like Phil Knight and his treatment of Oregon as his little Nike-College-Football-plaything. I don't like all of the stupid, gaudy, ungodly uniforms - especially the fluorescent crap. I don't like the attitude that Oregon people have that carries the assumption as though they've earned something; they've actually earned very little on the field. The one time the Ducks did actually manage to win their Conference and make it to the BCS National Championship Game their "greatest offense of all time" - and, yes, there were multiple talking heads and a plethora of Duck fans using that very phrase leading up to the game - was summarily shut-down by a team that a) had one of the worst defenses in the SEC that year (8th of 12 in Scoring Defense, 9th in Total Defense, and dead last in Passing Defense) but just so happened to have a very good D-Line and b) was honestly very lucky not to have lost at least three or four SEC games that season. I'm tired of the attitude and the perception that Oregon's offense is "all that" or "ground-breaking" or, especially, "revolutionary". It's nothing more than a gimmick offense that, even though it is ran very well and very efficiently by Oregon, is ran in a conference where really only one or two teams are equipped to handle it. Yes, Oregon blasted Tennessee this season - who hasn't? - but the last two times they faced an upper echelon SEC team, even one with a mediocre-at-best SEC defense, they were beaten. In fact, they were flat-out whipped by LSU.
I want Alabama and Oregon to square off as the only two undefeated teams in the Country for two reasons: one, I want there to be no doubt as to who should be in the game much less who "should have" been in it and, two, I want to see an end to all of this Oregon hoopla.
I think that if we were to face off in Pasadena that the Tide - especially if we keep improving as we have thus far this season - will pretty much steam-roll the Ducks. It wouldn't be quite like the game against Notre Dame last season; we could have hung a hundred on them had we felt like it. It would, though, be worse than the 40-27 drumming they received at the hands of LSU to begin the 2011 season and for several reasons. For one, it would be more like a 45-17 type of score. Mostly, though, it would be because it would be at the end of the season, on the biggest stage, with more or less the entire nation watching and pinning their hopes on the "mighty" Oregon Ducks. It would effectively exclude Oregon from the conversation, for several years, when the talking heads once again begin to ask the questions of "What team could win in the SEC?" and "Who can dethrone the SEC's best?".
That is how I hope things will play out. Oh, and that's exactly how I think they would play out - in Pasadena - if the opportunity arises.
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Re: 2013 - Oregon vs. Stanford
I think Oregon wins fairly comfortably. Stanford has not looked like an elite team this year.
I think Oregon wins fairly comfortably. Stanford has not looked like an elite team this year.
I'm really worried if we play Oregon, the Fema Camps might not have enough coffins for that game. I can just see Landon, HaHa, Mosley, or whatever stud you want to say, really laying a duck out.
Hard to call this one. Stanford's defense is solid and the D line very strong. Against the Oregon O-line, they may cause problems again.
The Stanford offense is nothing to write home about this year though.
I would take Oregon if they do not make many mistakes but strange things do happen to highly ranked teams on Thursday and Friday night games.
BTW, Stanford will be watering the field from Sunday until Thursday. I am not saying they should do this but the sprinklers will definitely be running.
The Stanford offense is nothing to write home about this year though.
I would take Oregon if they do not make many mistakes but strange things do happen to highly ranked teams on Thursday and Friday night games.
BTW, Stanford will be watering the field from Sunday until Thursday. I am not saying they should do this but the sprinklers will definitely be running.
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