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Oregon vs. Ohio State -- 2015 College Football Playoff Championship Game
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Not when they were down to 3rd string QB
Yep, and Meyer did a good job getting them ready to play. I thought they just out physicalled bama
Pollardized
Division Champ
Let's go Buckeyes. Oregon is the land of hippies, homos and potheads, they don't need a national championship.
what's wrong with hippies and potheads.
and Michael Sams is from Galveston soooo....
Pollardized
Division Champ
What's wrong with hippies and potheads??? Don't you watch South Park???
And there's always one sneaking around somewhere.
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Division Champ
Jones has an unreal arm. Look at the velocity on his throws. And boy is he nice when he runs.
ATXtexanfan
Hall of Fame
Ohio state has been impressive
Why does that commentator keep saying Cardale threw that ball away from the defender when he clearly did not?
What's wrong with hippies and potheads??? Don't you watch South Park???
And there's always one sneaking around somewhere.
Is South Park still on?
markn
All Pro
Ohio State would be over the hills and far away but for four turn-overs. That's the first one on Jones who had been very good up until then.
xtruroyaltyx
Hall of Fame
i hope Oregon brought the ky.
Pollardized
Division Champ
I'm interested in seeing more of Cardale Jones. Dude has incredible athletic skills.
xtruroyaltyx
Hall of Fame
I didn't like that.
If you have ESPN-U they're replaying the game now (it's 5:15a) and will repeat it again starting at 6:30am CST
bah007
Hall of Fame
Ohio St was so far and away the better team that it was sad to watch. 3 of the 4 turnovers were unforced and Oregon did absolutely nothing with those gifts. I definitely think TCU would have given Ohio St a better game.
Oregon's DL played pretty well. They were actually attacking and mostly winning the battle at the line of scrimmage, but the LBs and DBs behind them were atrociously bad. I stopped counting missed tackles in the second quarter. DEs Armstead and Buckner were very impressive, OLB Washington and SS Dargan were average, everyone else was garbage.
OSU OL Decker was impressive. None of the WRs jumped out at me, but they weren't asked to do a lot. Jones had a very good game. He's a better runner than passer right now but you can just see the arm talent jump out at you every time he throws the ball. RB Elliott was obviously the star of the show. He was unreal.
Mariota was efficient but just like last week his accuracy was spotty. He plays very intelligent, safe football but I'm starting to think he is more Alex Smith than Russell Wilson. LT Fisher disappointed me. His strength is pass pro and he was beaten too many times. Nobody else on the offense played well except for RB/WR Marshall. They did a good job of getting him the ball in the open field, and he showed some explosive ability.
OSU's entire DL dominated the Oregon OL, but Bosa stood out again. He is insanely talented for a true sophomore. Looks like a pretty sure bet to be a first round pick next year. S Bell is a real player. Looks like a future stud. I couldn't really find a weak link on their defense. LB Lee got lost quite a bit but he's a freshman and he made up for his mistakes with athleticism.
Oregon's DL played pretty well. They were actually attacking and mostly winning the battle at the line of scrimmage, but the LBs and DBs behind them were atrociously bad. I stopped counting missed tackles in the second quarter. DEs Armstead and Buckner were very impressive, OLB Washington and SS Dargan were average, everyone else was garbage.
OSU OL Decker was impressive. None of the WRs jumped out at me, but they weren't asked to do a lot. Jones had a very good game. He's a better runner than passer right now but you can just see the arm talent jump out at you every time he throws the ball. RB Elliott was obviously the star of the show. He was unreal.
Mariota was efficient but just like last week his accuracy was spotty. He plays very intelligent, safe football but I'm starting to think he is more Alex Smith than Russell Wilson. LT Fisher disappointed me. His strength is pass pro and he was beaten too many times. Nobody else on the offense played well except for RB/WR Marshall. They did a good job of getting him the ball in the open field, and he showed some explosive ability.
OSU's entire DL dominated the Oregon OL, but Bosa stood out again. He is insanely talented for a true sophomore. Looks like a pretty sure bet to be a first round pick next year. S Bell is a real player. Looks like a future stud. I couldn't really find a weak link on their defense. LB Lee got lost quite a bit but he's a freshman and he made up for his mistakes with athleticism.
Is he a third-year sophmore ? If so he's then eligible for the NFL Draft, right ?
TexansFTW
Veteran
lol, I was out watching the game so I didn't see your post until right now, but I thought the same thing. It was a bad throw and should have been picked if that was an NFL DB. Not saying Daniels is finished and has no chance of going pro as he is still young, but he's still got a long way to go to become a day 2 prospect. He will be lucky if he is drafted as it stands today.
Subject change... why haven't we brought up Oregon going for it on the 4th down at like the 5 or whatever in the first quarter/Beginning of 2nd? WTH was that? I get confidence, but C'MON MAN! Take the points! It's the first half and early in the game! I think it's little things like that, that can really change the outcome of the game. I'm not complaining too much, I bet the Buckeyes spread and made some coin, but we get 1 national championship game a year, and I wanted a good game AND to win my bet. I was playing darts with about 4 minutes left in this wack game.
PapaL
Loose Screw
He is draft eligible and IMO should declare. Strike while he's hot. If he returns at best he has to beat two guys that are Heisman candidates and risk injury. His stock is not going to get any higher than it is now. If he's ready to be an NFL QB, that's another story.
xtruroyaltyx
Hall of Fame
I had I like mariota, but he's going to have to adjust to the pro game. He has good physical tools and seems to have a good mental make up (though I'd like to see more desire)....but unless he goes to a team where they use a similar style of offense or are willing to go there (which is not many) , then he's going to have a steep learning curve.
It's a whole different beast to have to read the entirety of the defense and to constantly be making adjustments before and even during a play.
Playoffs
Hall of Fame
College Football Playoff National Championship: ESPNs Highest Overnight Rating Ever
Oregon home market seems low....?
Oregon home market seems low....?
I'm sure Jones would get drafted and get a Tom Savage redhirt year. Whom would you rather have as a project QB, Savage or Jones?
Every college QB this side of Andrew Luck has a steep learning curve. Mariota isn't special in that regard.
Maybe there was a new episode of Portlandia?
I watched the megacast with the college coaches talking and diagramming. "Here come the counter, here comes the counter!" Kinda takes the suspense out.
xtruroyaltyx
Hall of Fame
More steep than some.
I don't think bridge water's learning curve is as big as manziels. Russell Wilson adjusted faster than keepernick. Luck over rg3.
There's a lot of these guys that come out of these gimicky type offenses with a lot of short throws and screens and option type plays....using their legs a bunch....
And that's fine. But the risk there is that the climb uphill may be too far. Even if they make progress they still may leave something to be desired.
Two similar talents without considering anything else I'll take the pro style guy. But I like mariota because he's shown some things like scrambling to pass. Good accuracy most of the time...
But because of that offense he's going to have a bigger hill to climb as far as nfl reads go than some other rookies that have been playing in pro style offenses. Doesn't mean he won't be successful.
I liked what I saw in Jones better. Dude throws with ease. He's huge, like Big Ben with better wheels. Looks unflappable.
If Jones came out to cash in on the spotlight, I wouldn't blame him. However, I doubt he would get picked higher than in the 3rd because of the lack of starts. Let me put it this way, I'd swap him for Savage in a NY minute.
After a 10 hour staff meeting yesterday Ohio State HC Urban Meyer is on a cellphone talking to SVP & Rusillo (ESPN Radio) sitting in his car in the parking lot of a high school...
Recruiting, sheesh.
No rest for the weary
(or "wicked" if you're an Oregon fan
)