>You were saying? ;-) I finally got to watch the game on the DVR after a lot of time over New Year's with a new GF. What a wild game. Not what I expected at all. I don't know if it was a matter of Ohio State's offense or Alabama's defense but the Buckeyes pushed them up and down the field. One of the announcers made a very good point. He said the Big Ten is not a speed conference, it's a strength conference, but Ohio State plays with SEC level speed. Call me pleasantly surprised. Maybe I shouldn't be so surprised. OSU has about a dozen guys who are going to be playing on Sundays. As does Alabama.
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>It's going to take a lot for them to beat Oregon. The Ducks are clicking on all cylinders.
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>PS -- Congrats on the 11 MVPs in a row. I hit 5 and then petered out.

The Big 10 has definitely had an off year, but OSU's victory over an SEC team is certainly a big deal. I knew at some point all the SEC teams would eventually beat each other up.

Oregon is currently a 7.5 point favorite and I'll bet that number gets higher before the game. Oregon is just too much.

It's still exciting (and humbling) every year to get the renewal.