TNinOR
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I've heard some say we would do well to model ourselves after Oregon, but I'll say it yet again: Running a spread offense is all well and fine, but unless and until we assemble an offensive line (in addition to the great backs we have already) AND USE IT the way Ohio State did tonight, we are not going to see consistent success here. We are the SEC and the SEC has been successful historically for two reasons only: Being able to run the ball consistently and stopping the run consistently. I'm not saying we shouldn't run a spread offense, all I am saying is that there are going to be times when it isn't working and we need to get back to a proven winning formula as the OP of a parallel thread pointed out a few minutes ago.
After Ohio State turned the ball over for the fourth time -- every one of them off of pass plays, by the way -- they did what all great teams do when they need to settle down: they took the ball and pounded it down their opponent's throat. After a while, Oregon knew what was coming and still couldn't do a thing to stop it. By the end their defense was sucking wind and/or limping off the field. They were completely worn down.
We did it in '98 against Arkansas. With our backs against the wall we simply knocked them backward time after time all the way down the field to score the winning touchdown. And we went on to win the national championship.
When people say they are tired of hearing that Oregon is a "finesse" team, I am willing to acknowledge that they are certainly built for more power than they used to be. But when they got into trouble, could they have done the same thing that Ohio State did? No, they absolutely COULD NOT have done that.
And lest anybody think I am an Oregon hater, I would like to point out that I am a transplanted Oregonian who now lives in Eugene, home of the Ducks, and I was pulling hard for the Ducks to win their first national championship tonight. I dislike Ohio State intensely, but you can't argue with success. In fact, the worst insult I can hurl at them tonight is that Ohio State is now "SEC North" because that is precisely the kind of team Urban Meyer has built there. He has wisely and successfully transplanted the SEC formula for success into Big Ten country.
After Ohio State turned the ball over for the fourth time -- every one of them off of pass plays, by the way -- they did what all great teams do when they need to settle down: they took the ball and pounded it down their opponent's throat. After a while, Oregon knew what was coming and still couldn't do a thing to stop it. By the end their defense was sucking wind and/or limping off the field. They were completely worn down.
We did it in '98 against Arkansas. With our backs against the wall we simply knocked them backward time after time all the way down the field to score the winning touchdown. And we went on to win the national championship.
When people say they are tired of hearing that Oregon is a "finesse" team, I am willing to acknowledge that they are certainly built for more power than they used to be. But when they got into trouble, could they have done the same thing that Ohio State did? No, they absolutely COULD NOT have done that.
And lest anybody think I am an Oregon hater, I would like to point out that I am a transplanted Oregonian who now lives in Eugene, home of the Ducks, and I was pulling hard for the Ducks to win their first national championship tonight. I dislike Ohio State intensely, but you can't argue with success. In fact, the worst insult I can hurl at them tonight is that Ohio State is now "SEC North" because that is precisely the kind of team Urban Meyer has built there. He has wisely and successfully transplanted the SEC formula for success into Big Ten country.
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