The over/under was really 72 points? zero points in the first quarter? Fourteen total in the second half? This was a boring game. Neither team played particularly well, the two 'stars' Cam Newton and LaMichael James were either hurt or not up for the spot light. The obvious MVP was DT Nick Fairley. He was the most dominant player on the field, disrupted just about every play and took away the middle of the line from the Oregon offense.
Quick hits
- If anything Cam Newton showed he needs another year in college football, too bad his sketch-mo past won't let him play another year. He will flop in the pros.
- Nick Fairley shooting up to #1 on everyone's board
- Chip Kelly had no answer for a surprisingly good Auburn defense especially in the second half.
- Darron Thomas never takes snaps from center and it pisses me off. He showed his inexperience and seemed nervous or jumpy the whole game.
- I criticized Gene Chizik for a conservative game plan but it limited Oregon's touches and they had the ball last and won, guess I was wrong.
- Who thought frosh Michael Dyer would out perform LaMichael James and out run him by 94 yards?
- Neither team passed the ball very effectively despite Thomas throwing for 363.
- Casey Matthews in the second round please Mr. Nix.
- Unsung hero was Auburn's punter. Dude was landing balls inside the 20 all night and had extremely effective hang time. Don't sleep on field position.
Far cry from my 63-60 Oregon prediction ouch
ReplyDeleteGood for Auburn. Although it's at least a 50-50 chance they forfeit the title in the next few years. Good thing Kelly left points on the board and went for it on 4th and 1. The best thing that happened to Auburn all game was the dropped td on 4th and 1.
ReplyDeletePostseason poll should be:
1. Auburn
2.Oregon
3. Stanford
4. Ohio St
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma
7. Arkansas
8. Oklahoma St
9. Alabama
10. TCU
Are you serious Donald Duck? You need to check yourself...TCU #10??? They're undefeated and should be #2. Auburn, TCU, Stanford are my top three. Arkansas #7? Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't they #8 going into the Sugar Bowl?
ReplyDeleteArkansas moves up with a loss. Wisconsin moves out. Arkansas #2 SOS. TCU is a garbage team that lucked out that Wisconsin went Mularkey.
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