We Will Always Have Tempe: Oregon It Is

, the SbN Ohio State blog, has some early thoughts on their Rose Bowl opponent. They don’t agree with public sentiment that the Ducks are set up to quack all over the Buckeyes:Defensively, Oregon is fairly stout for a Pac-10 outfit. Statistically, they’re 27th in the country in total D, but just 44th in scoring D and have given up 19+ points in 9 games this year. They are vulnerable where Ohio State is strong, having given up 14 touchdowns on the ground and holding only four opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing. If the Ohio State offensive line plays as well as it did against Iowa and Penn State, the ground game might be a walk in the park. If I had confidence that Ohio State could do anything through the air against pretty much anyone, I’d be much more confident about predicting a win.

Much more previewing and predicting to come between the two fanbases.