Sun wrote:> beavis wrote:
>> Oregon has proven time and time again that they can't match with the top ranked
> teams and getting beat handily by a Georgia team with somany gaps isn't going to
> change that opinion.
>
> Not sure how you came to that conclusion. Oregon has won their fair share of non-conference
> and bowl match-ups against top ranked teams, including:
>
> Oklahoma State in 2008
> Wisconsin in 2011
> Kansas State in 2012
> Florida State in 2014
> Wisconsin in 2019
> Ohio State in 2021
>
> Have they lost big games? Of course, most teams have. Other than the Georgia blowout,
> which quite frankly was just a terrible game for Oregon, they've played teams like
> Ohio State and Auburn in the national championship close.
>
> Oregon isn't Alabama or Ohio State. Pretty much no other schools can sustain the
> success as those two programs.
Reminds me of "Big East shouldn't get an autobid"
Dunks SEC champ, Big 12 Champ, ACC Champx2 and a #3 Florida in the post Miami years. They were competitive in BCS bowls.