Rewatching the Ohio State vs Oregon Natty from the 2014 season

Gladstone

Because I am a huge loser and watch old CFB games on airplanes. We all remember Ohio State assblasting Oregon, but I forgot that Oregon was +4 in turnover margin and still got raped. That is astounding.

Urban Meyer at USC is a chilling prospect.

theknowledge

It is. Remember though that Urban is usually only elite for about four years. After that, cracks begin to show and the cysts on his brain kick in and he really begins to miss his wife again and his teams stop playing for natties and settle into the New Years six bowel doldrums. USC doesn't have the depth of talent that Ohio State and Florida did when he took over. Urbans first class would be good, top 10-15 but not elite. His second would probably be number one in the country. That class would be sophomores in the 2022 season. We will have Huard, McMillan, Davis, maybe Puka, Redman, a large and nasty O-line on offense and a defense led by JTT, Sirmon, Hammer and a bevy of Lake recruited DB's (I know I'm missing some key kids everywhere) to combat that USC class and Urban still giving 110%. We would have them in quality depth and they might have us in top end talent. Maybe. It would be epic to watch and just might save west coast football. The winner of the P12 title game (annual UW v USC game) would be a tough out in the semi-final every year and the loser would probably rape some poor team in the Rose or Fiesta bowels.

DerekJohnson

Gladstone said:

Because I am a huge loser and watch old CFB games on airplanes. We all remember Ohio State assblasting Oregon, but I forgot that Oregon was +4 in turnover margin and still got raped. That is astounding.

Urban Meyer at USC is a chilling prospect.

Hardcore Husky called it first

greenblood

Had Oregon converted that 4th down early and taken a 14-0 lead, It could have been interesting. But yeah, it was an Ezekiel Elliott mashing for sure.

ntxduck

greenblood said:

Had Oregon converted that 4th down early and taken a 14-0 lead, It could have been interesting. But yeah, it was an Ezekiel Elliott mashing for sure.

The game was over when it was 7-0 and Ohio State had a 3rd and long (11 or 12?) from inside their own 5. Pellum rushed 3, Cardale had 10 seconds to throw, picked up the first down (rather easily?) and it was quickly 7-7. That was the game.

ntxduck

ntxduck said:

greenblood said:

Had Oregon converted that 4th down early and taken a 14-0 lead, It could have been interesting. But yeah, it was an Ezekiel Elliott mashing for sure.

The game was over when it was 7-0 and Ohio State had a 3rd and long (11 or 12?) from inside their own 5. Pellum rushed 3, Cardale had 10 seconds to throw, picked up the first down (rather easily?) and it was quickly 7-7. That was the game.

1:17 softest shit I've ever seen. Should have left the stadium then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H23kOw-oW0o

RatherBeBrewing

Would having Pharaoh Brown/Devon Allen/Darren Carrington/Ifo Ekpre-Olomu have helped? It doesn't matter, because truly elite teams go three deep at every position. A fucking third string QB won a national championship.

IPukeOregonGrellow

RatherBeBrewing said:

Would having Pharaoh Brown/Devon Allen/Darren Carrington/Ifo Ekpre-Olomu have helped? It doesn't matter, because truly elite teams go three deep at every position. A fucking third string QB won a national championship.

That drop was the last time I went all DDY over a TV set in anger. But at the same time, that's still four-star receiver Dwayne Stanford making the drop.

At the end of the day, Michael Thomas, Zeke Elliott and Joey Bosa were on the field for Ohio State and they're all generational NFL guys in addition to the guys who are merely starters and reserves in the league. DeFo made a Pro-Bowl off that Oregon squad. Mariota is a better NFL quarterback than people give him credit for, but he isn't Chris Miller yet much less elite. Armstead has been a serviceable starter. So has Troy Hill. Maybe Freeman gets there. Maybe Ifo would've if it weren't for his knee or Carrington would've if he weren't bat shit crazy. But that's still a giant talent deficit.

As for Urban coming to USC, second acts never go as well as you expect them to. Maybe Urban is the exception to the rule. But ask Chip Kelly in Westwood how much fun it is.

Gladstone

This would be Urban’s third act, it would make him the first coach in history to win a title at three schools. And it would probably cement him in the top five all time.

IPukeOregonGrellow

Gladstone said:

This would be Urban’s third act, it would make him the first coach in history to win a title at three schools. And it would probably cement him in the top five all time.

It would if he does. But it's also tougher than yore making it out to come back from "Refirement." You don't go out the way Urbs did at Ohio State and bounce back in one piece.

Gladstone

Except he did the same thing when he left Florida. Arguably worse.