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Auburn beats Oregon in the non-network broadcast BCS Championship game, 22-19.

Ho hum.

bmwracer wrote:Auburn beats Oregon in the non-network broadcast BCS Championship game, 22-19.

Oregon offense struggled against Auburn defense. I didn't see as many Oregon games, but their offense seemed very one-dimensional to be ranked so high. LaMichael James is good but he can't do everything. The one thing any aspiring football player should learn from this game: play until you hear the ref's whistle. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Auburn beats Oregon in the non-network broadcast BCS Championship game, 22-19.

Ho hum.

The game had a plethora of missed assignments, mental mistakes, and subpar performances, all of which were featured in that non-tackle play near the end of the game (which for some reason reminded me of a Jackie Chan stunt).

^ Sounds like a rather snoozer of a game... I suppose the networks did me a favor by not airing it on regular TV.

Jav_sol wrote:

Oregon offense struggled against Auburn defense. I didn't see as many Oregon games, but their offense seemed very one-dimensional to be ranked so high. LaMichael James is good but he can't do everything.

Oregon's offense isn't really one-dimensional, but it is highly QB-centric and Darron Thomas had a horrible performance with poor decisions and misreads, both in the running and passing games. Pundits are saying the Auburn defensive front dominated Oregon's o-line, and that's true to a certain extent, but the Ducks' o-line also had a ton of missed assignments. You'd think with over a month to prepare, they'd know who to block. But, sadly for Oregon, that was not the case.

What surprised me was Oregon's inconsistency in maintaining the frenetic pace that its offense is known for. Bad decision.

shin2 wrote:Oregon's offense isn't really one-dimensional, but it is highly QB-centric and Darron Thomas had a horrible performance with poor decisions and misreads, both in the running and passing games. Pundits are saying the Auburn defensive front dominated Oregon's o-line, and that's true to a certain extent, but the Ducks' o-line also had a ton of missed assignments. You'd think with over a month to prepare, they'd know who to block. But, sadly for Oregon, that was not the case.

What surprised me was Oregon's inconsistency in maintaining the frenetic pace that its offense is known for. Bad decision.

In other words, Oregon choked.

shin2 wrote:

Oregon's offense isn't really one-dimensional, but it is highly QB-centric and Darron Thomas had a horrible performance with poor decisions and misreads, both in the running and passing games. Pundits are saying the Auburn defensive front dominated Oregon's o-line, and that's true to a certain extent, but the Ducks' o-line also had a ton of missed assignments. You'd think with over a month to prepare, they'd know who to block. But, sadly for Oregon, that was not the case.

What surprised me was Oregon's inconsistency in maintaining the frenetic pace that its offense is known for. Bad decision.

Oregon's offensive line just looked outmatched, Auburn's defensive line was too much for them to handle. Yeah, Darron Thamas just didn't look ready. Well, this is the fifth (?) SEC champion in a row.

Jav_sol wrote:
Well, this is the fifth (?) SEC champion in a row.

Yep. Here's the list of BCS champions:


Season Date Winner Loser Bowl Game Site MVP
1998 January 4, 1999 1 Tennessee (SEC) 23 2 Florida State (ACC) 16 1999 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona Peerless Price, Dwayne Goodrich
1999 January 4, 2000 1 Florida State (ACC) 46 2 Virginia Tech (Big East) 29 2000 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana Peter Warrick
2000 January 3, 2001 1 Oklahoma (Big 12) 13 2 Florida State (ACC) 2 2001 Orange Bowl Pro Player Stadium
Miami, Florida Torrance Marshall
2001 January 3, 2002 1 Miami (Florida) (Big East) 37 2 Nebraska (Big 12) 14 2002 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California Ken Dorsey, Andre Johnson
2002 January 3, 2003 2 Ohio State (Big Ten) 31[1] 1 Miami (Florida) (Big East) 24 2003 Fiesta Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona Craig Krenzel, Mike Doss
2003 January 4, 2004 2 LSU (SEC) 21 1 Oklahoma (Big 12) 14 2004 Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana Justin Vincent
2004 January 4, 2005 1 USCö (Pac-10) 55 2 Oklahoma (Big 12) 19 2005 Orange Bowl Pro Player Stadium
Miami, Florida Matt Leinart
2005 January 4, 2006 2 Texas (Big 12) 41 1 USC (Pac-10) 38 2006 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California Vince Young (offense);
Michael Huff (defense)
2006 January 8, 2007 2 Florida (SEC) 41 1 Ohio State (Big Ten) 14 2007 BCS National Championship Game University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona Chris Leak (offense);
Derrick Harvey (defense)
2007 January 7, 2008 2 LSU (SEC) 38 1 Ohio State (Big Ten) 24 2008 BCS National Championship Game Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana Matt Flynn (offense);
Ricky Jean-Francois (defense)
2008 January 8, 2009 2 Florida (SEC) 24 1 Oklahoma (Big 12) 14 2009 BCS National Championship Game Dolphin Stadium
Miami, Florida Tim Tebow (offense);
Carlos Dunlap (defense)
2009 January 7, 2010 1 Alabama (SEC) 37 2 Texas (Big 12) 21 2010 BCS National Championship Game Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California Mark Ingram (offense);
Marcell Dareus (defense)
2010 January 10, 2011 1 Auburn (SEC) 22 2 Oregon (Pac-10) 19 2011 BCS National Championship Game University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona Michael Dyer (offense);
Nick Fairley (defense)

I had forgotten that Tennessee was the first team to be crowned BCS national champion.

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^ Shouldn't Rex Ryan be portrayed as Jabba the Hutt? :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:^ Shouldn't Rex Ryan be portrayed as Jabba the Hutt? :mrgreen:

That's what everyone is saying....can't disagree on that one. ;)

Surprised most of the Post writers are picking the Pats to win though most think they'll cover the spread, that Jedi section actually had a nice 2 page interview with Robert Kraft.

Steelers wins the battle of turnovers with the Ravens, 31-24.

Baltimore had a 21-7 lead at the half and completely disintegrated in the second half... :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:Steelers wins the battle of turnovers with the Ravens, 31-24.

Baltimore had a 21-7 lead at the half and completely disintegrated in the second half... :shakehead:

126 yards of total offense normally won't win many games :shakehead: ...like to see the Packers hold on, what a great NFC championship game that will be, Pack at the 'Hawks. :fingerscrossed:

Packers trounce the Falcons, 48-21. :shakehead:

What a mismatch.

Recently ILm totally into NFL - Football.
As Germany doesnt have a market you normally wonLt see any games.

I was coincidently watching a game a month ago and startet to take a liking. :)

Totally rooting for the Seahawks today! :dancing:

Bears already lead the Seahawks, 14-0, in the 1st quarter. :rofl:

EDIT: 21-0 now. :hehe:

^^ :shamefulcry: Would have liked to see the 'Hawks play at home for the chance to get into the SB. That Rodgers though is something, not quite but is playing close to the standard of Brady, :applaud: can easily see them going to Chicago and winning. All that matters today is the Pats shutting you-know-who up. :fingerscrossed:

awful.. the Receivers aint receiving. :sweat:

Bears beat the Seahawks, 35-24... The game wasn't as close as the score indicates.