BCS Title Game: Auburn -3.5 vs Oregon (ov/un 74.5) Jan 10, 2011

[3074326]

Nice play there to what looks like a TE who is bigger than any of Michigan's o-linemen.

I hope that was a TE anyways.

 

[Meyer]

It's awful. The only reason this game is still on my TV is because it's the national championship. This is neither exciting nor good football.

Yep. Neither team has really stepped up. Neither team is impressing.

Very nice play there though.

 

[BB73]

Gotta give Fairley credit - he was double-teamed on the play where he clotheslined James.

 

[OCBucksFan]

Holy shit! Oregon just discovered that you can pass the ball too!

 

[buckeyemania11]

followed by an awful throw

 

[Bucknut24]

I have a feeling that Darron Thomas couldn't hit the ocean when pissing from a pier. I also have a feeling that Nick Fairley beats up orphans for no reason.

 

[shetuck]

Kelly told Thomas to "go long".

 

[Jake]

Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but this is not terribly entertaining. Half of the time, the players on both teams don't appear to know the play or how to line up. Most of the big plays are coming on broken coverage or poor tackling. When did football become a game of "he who fucks up last loses"?

Tackling is a lost art - "Grab, grab, grab! Nobody's tackling!" - Lombardi is rolling in his grave watching how defense is played all too often these days. Offense is soft, tricky shit and I'm really tired of teams who do nothing but line up in the shotgun.

 

[sandgk]

If we take this off Kelly's DVD player, do you think his play calling would improve?

 

[BB73]

I'd like to see Thomas roll right, and then cut back left and run - there's room there.

 

[buckeyemania11]

what the fuck was that?

 

[matt_thatsme]

They should punt it here. That would fool everyone.

 

[TheIronColonel]

Gotta give Fairley credit - he was double-teamed on the play where he clotheslined James.

He's a great talent, but his repeated filthy plays and attempts to injure other players completely overshadow that. I wouldn't want him on any team for which I root.

 

[buckeyemania11]

that delay of game cost them about 16 yards of field position

the punt that was nullified would had been killed at about the 5, near perfect

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Playcalling has been a fucking joke. James has had success while Thomas has looked rusty.