CFP Quarterfinals Rose Bowl: #8 Ohio State vs #1 Oregon (5pm ESPN)

[adam.vol]

People always say money talks. When it comes to this sport, it's starting to look like money doing a whole lot of talking.

I thought Oregon had the most spent on NIL. Seems these reports vary.

 

[Carl Pickens]

 

[UTK]

ND vs OSU for the title

Penn state imo so boring

 

[Volswin98]

herbie has mentioned our game vs osu 12 times already and i missed like 5 mins of the beginning of the game

Yea if I had a dollar for every mention I could have bought the Volnation website.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Kudos to the Ducks for not kicking a field goal, and then going for 2. It may be hopeless, but they are still trying to win the game.

 

[johnboyhunter]

Well guess our loss wasn’t as embarrassing as this for Oregon .

 

[mpfvol]

Day hiring Chip Kelly made Ohio a better team by a long shot was smart on his behalf.

 

[Danl]

There were no penalties called on either team in the first half. I can't recall that happening in any game I've ever watched.

 

[I4Vols]

I thought Oregon had the most spent on NIL. Seems these reports vary.

Rumors Phil Knight's private jet is delivering money and free shoes to OSU defensive players' families with 30 seconds left in the half

 

[adam.vol]

Alabama 41-34 Georgia (Sep 28, 2024) Final Score - ESPN

 

[volbound1700]

I told a coworker that was a tOSU grad after our loss that tOSU was the best team that I saw Tennessee played all year. It looks like they could be the best team in the country. Let's see of Oregon can rally.

 

[StarRaider]

 

[Zues1]

Well TX and OSU both like to start fast. Will be interesting to see which one scores first. Both might want to take ball first.

I remember when Tennessee started fast

 

[Gandalf]

I log in just at the first half ending and see the score and think, wow, I am feeling better about our loss some how even though I shouldnt.

Second question though. Does this mean that Oregon never should have been in the playoffs in the first place? Thats what we heard when it happened to us.

 

[gobravesvols16]

ND vs OSU for the title

I’m afraid you might be right

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

I log in just at the first half ending and see the score and think, wow, I am feeling better about our loss some how even though I shouldnt.

Second question though. Does this mean that Oregon never should have been in the playoffs in the first place? Thats what we heard when it happened to us.

Well Oregon kinda went undefeated in the regular season and beat 3 playoff teams doing it, including this Ohio State team. Hard to make that argument.

 

[Firebirdparts]

I log in just at the first half ending and see the score and think, wow, I am feeling better about our loss some how even though I shouldnt.

Second question though. Does this mean that Oregon never should have been in the playoffs in the first place? Thats what we heard when it happened to us.

Oregon beat Ohio State. You look at the one loss teams and you pick. I would have put Oregon in with a 4 team playoff or a BCS championship game (against GA). They are ranked #1.

 

[Voltopia]

Oregon with two key starters out for the second half. Score being what it is, you cannot help but wonder — or maybe you don’t have to wonder at all.

 

[Gandalf]

OSU defense is just eating the ducks alive.

 

[Gandalf]

Well Oregon kinda went undefeated in the regular season and beat 3 playoff teams doing it, including this Ohio State team. Hard to make that argument.

Oregon beat Ohio State. You look at the one loss teams and you pick. I would have put Oregon in with a 4 team playoff.

If it wasnt obvious, I was being facetious.

But a lot of people, even here on this board made the same argument about us because of our loss to OSU, though we fared better than they have in the first half at least.

 

[atilla]

I'll be honest, Jeremiah Smith might be the best player in the country right now. What is he, 18 years old??? He has 3 years left but will surely only play 2 more years. He is so good he'd probably be taken 1st or 2nd in the draft this year. He will without a doubt be one of the greatest ever.

 

[volfan102455]

Oregon with two key starters out for the second half. Score being what it is, you cannot help but wonder — or maybe you don’t have to wonder at all.

We had a starter not playing as well - no excuse.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

If it wasnt obvious, I was being facetious.

But a lot of people, even here on this board made the same argument about us because of our loss to OSU, though we fared better than they have in the first half at least.

We lost twice, including once to a 6-6 team. We really struggled for long stretches in several games we won. We benefited from playing 6 of the worst 7 teams in the SEC.

We should have been in based on our record, but if we played every single playoff team in a home, neutral, and road game, I doubt we win 10 of the 33 games, and we likely win none of the 11 on the road.

 

[ZZ13]

Well lookie here. 15 straight points. 20 more to go. Just gotta figure out how to stop OSU.

 

[SGMVols]

Nice double dip from Oregon to get the OSU win probability down to…97.2% lol.