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2013 Preseason and regular polls

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17 and 19.. those are the reasons I dont see oregon as a dream scenario matchup in the national title.



those are the point totals that "unstoppable force" put up the last two times they played elite defenses in bowl games.. how many times does oregon need to get shut down by top tier D's before people stop fawning over what they do against the PAC
 
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BuckeyeSoldier said:
17 and 19.. those are the reasons I dont see oregon as a dream scenario matchup in the national title.



those are the point totals that "unstoppable force" put up the last two times they played elite defenses in bowl games.. how many times does oregon need to get shut down by top tier D's before people stop fawning over what they do against the PAC
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Auburn did not have an elite defense when they won the BCS championship. They ranked 9th in rushing defense but 53rd in scoring defense.

http://web1.ncaa.org/football/exec/rankingSummary?org=37&year=2010&week=20
 
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TooTallMenardo said:
What other team in the nation has a backup QB that can step in and score on a game-winning drive. Or goes 8 deep at RB...

I have no problem with where these asshats rank the Buckeyes, or any one for that matter because their poll is irrelevant.
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I agree that we have depth, I even said that in my original posts. However, as of right now I don't think the Buckeyes are playing as a number 1 team. I don't think we could step on the field with any team and win. We have a lot of questions still to answer. I think 3/4 is a fair ranking for us.

Now, Im not saying that I want to see a Bama-Oregon NCG. I think that if last year the Bucks won the NCG and we were undefeated and were anything less than #1, we would be bitching. Right now the B1G hasn't been doing itself any favors in its OOC games against legit teams/conferences. Unfortunately, the SEC fans see the Buckeyes success and combat that with "their conference is terrible" - the same thing we do with Louisville, Boise St, Florida St, TCU (prior to their move), etc.

The Cardinals and Buckeyes haven't been getting much media love and likely won't until Bama, Oregon, Louisville, and Florida State take a loss.
 
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SEREbuckeye said:
He is a moron.

However - taking my homer glasses off - I can not justify Ohio State being anything higher than 3 right now.

We are winning but we are also unproven and don't have much of an identity. We don't have a solid plan for our QB situation, who knows who will be starting at RB come conference play, and our Defense still struggles with fundamentals.

The biggest positive we have is that we have extremely talented players riding the bench as proven back ups. If someone goes down, we know the team won't miss a step.

I think 3/4 is respectable and should keep the team hungry.
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Actually, I was nervous when we were #2 at the start of the season. I think that's a ploy, seeing if we blow it so we drop lower. in 2002, we started@ 12-13, and stayed at #6 for weeks, due to the Cinci scare. We stayed there until November when OU and 3 other schools above us lost.

GO BUCKS!!!! :urban2:
 
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MaxBuck said:
If I take my Buckeye hat off, the idea of a matchup between Oregon and Alabama I find extremely appealing as a generic football fan.

Also, there's nothing about the 2013 Buckeyes that justifies calling it a "conservative team."
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Good thing I'm not a generic football fan, because I wouldn't watch a second of it, much like the last 3 Mythical National Championship games and I'm pretty sure a lot of people wouldn't either.
 
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SEREbuckeye said:
I agree that we have depth, I even said that in my original posts. However, as of right now I don't think the Buckeyes are playing as a number 1 team. I don't think we could step on the field with any team and win. We have a lot of questions still to answer. I think 3/4 is a fair ranking for us.

Now, Im not saying that I want to see a Bama-Oregon NCG. I think that if last year the Bucks won the NCG and we were undefeated and were anything less than #1, we would be bitching. Right now the B1G hasn't been doing itself any favors in its OOC games against legit teams/conferences. Unfortunately, the SEC fans see the Buckeyes success and combat that with "their conference is terrible" - the same thing we do with Louisville, Boise St, Florida St, TCU (prior to their move), etc.

The Cardinals and Buckeyes haven't been getting much media love and likely won't until Bama, Oregon, Louisville, and Florida State take a loss.
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I have no problem with #3-4.. I have a problem with these "professionals" ranking them 10th....
 
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