Huh? That is some grade A homer BS if I ever heard it LOL Oregon had to run through the pac 10? the pac 10 is probably the worst power 5 conference in terms of defense. They only had 2 defenses in the top 25 in rush defense. #7 Stanford and #22 Washington. The next best rush D was flippin' pathetic Cal at #38. The only top 25 rushing team they had was Oregon at #17. the Big 10 had #1 Mich state, #3 PSU, #15 Michigan, and #23 Wisconsin rush defenses and the # 3, #8,#9, #18 and #20 rush offense. The B1G was FAR better vs the run, and for that matter overall. They had 4 out of the top 10 total defenses in the country. the Pac had ONE in the top FIFTY. Stanford LMAO
Oregon may win. But there is no way that Oregon's average Defense holds OSU's running game under 250 yards without a slew of turnovers or to 17 points. OSU scored 45 ppg in a FAR better defensive conference than the PAC, only 2.2 ppg less than Oregon.
Well, you may have me there regarding the "Homer BS" ..lol. Also, sincerely may consider upping my total on OSU for the final from 17 to 24 points, but still believe Oregon will beat them by 17-20 points and will cover the 5 1/2 to 6. Do believe the flaw in your comparative defense argument for the PAC 12 VS BIG 10 is that again the B10 got their lofty defensive figures from playing against much "lower octane" teams relative to the PAC 12. BIG 10 offenses were just not that consistently strong and therefore their defenses looked deceptively stronger. However, statistically speaking you do give a powerful argument-we will see. Oh!, one more thing. Did the BIG 10 team ever beat a PAC 12 team in inter-conference play in 2014? Go Ducks!
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