BCS National Championship Game: Auburn vs. Oregon

• darbypitcher22

  

  lots of slipping an sliding.... probably one of the worst sets of turf we've seen for a National title game
• Cleveland Buck

  

  That one was a legitimate safety.
• karen lotz

  

  ccrunner609;633078 wrote:shouldnt this be a free kick?

  
  
  It was a free kick. Kicking team gets to choose how they kick.
• LJ

  

  charliehustle14;633077 wrote:Safety. Jesus Christ Chip. Ok let's run it right at Fairley and Blanc from our 1/4th yard line with LJ.

  
  Me?! My fat, GERD, IBS, Bad Knee bad back add couldn't make it either!
  
  
  
  lol jk
• bigkahuna

  you can ko if you want.
• ytownfootball

  

  Free kick = choice
• darbypitcher22

  

  ccrunner609;633078 wrote:shouldnt this be a free kick?

  
  it was. You have the option of teeing the ball up or punting it away
• wildcats20

  

  karen lotz;633083 wrote:It was a free kick. Kicking team gets to choose how they kick.

  
  Which is why I still question why Tress had my boy Buchanan punt.
• devil1197

  darbypitcher22;633080 wrote:lots of slipping an sliding.... probably one of the worst sets of turf we've seen for a National title game

  
  Was going to say the same thing.
• devil1197

  Wide open TD, blown coverage by Oregon.
  
  But Auburn left too much time on the clock.
• darbypitcher22

  

  nice call...
• charliehustle14

  How in the hell do you let a WR get that wide open?
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Yeah, not surprised by that TD. Oregon's defense is flat exhausted. They have been out there for nearly 9 minutes, if you include the 6+ minute drive and that drive.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Didn't realize they had a choice, never seen a kickoff on a safety. Thanks.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  All Auburn has to do is run it between the tackles the rest of the game and Oregon has no hope of stopping them.
• karen lotz

  

  I don't think the "sets of turf" are the problem. Its the new cleats. I don't remember which game it was but there was another bowl game where a Nike school had the new cleats and they were slipping all over the place. They didn't bring back ups. I did read that Oregon has the old style of cleats in case they want to switch.
• wildcats20

  

  Hey Mush Mouth...
  
  They are no longer the Phoenix Cardinals.
• darbypitcher22

  

  that looked like a pretty good scrap....
• karen lotz

  

  An Oregon TD here will get the game back on track for the over.
• cats gone wild

  Thanks guys for the recap. Cant believe AUB's horrible secondary that they got two picks.
• krambman

  

  This has been an odd first half of football.
• charliehustle14

  As fast and flashy Oregon's offense is and with Barner and that other good returner returning kicks, you'd think Oregon could put together at least one decent KO return.
• bigkahuna

  Herbie "There's a lot of flags on the field."
  
  No, that's Oregon's feet.
  
  Brent "This stadium is home to the Phoenix Cardinals."
  
  No, it's home to the Arizona Cardinals.
• se-alum

  

  wildcats20;633089 wrote:Which is why I still question why Tress had my boy Buchanan punt.

  
  My only guess is that you get more hang time on a punt, which makes it easier to cover?? Kickoffs are typically lower w/ more chance of a return, which is increased when kicking from the 20.
• darbypitcher22

  

  wow... 23 having a huge game so far.... seems as if LeMichael is just being used as a decoy...