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Oregon State vs Pittsburgh
Wednesday, December 31, 2:00
on CBS
Sun Bowl - El Paso, Texas
Oregon State vs Pittsburgh
Wednesday, December 31, 2:00
on CBS
Sun Bowl - El Paso, Texas
Why you should watch:
- 2 very good running backs in Rodgers and McCoy
- 2 teams coming in that are hot of late
- Both teams almost won their respective conferences
- A true neutral site game against solid teams
- Neither offense is really that good
- Neither of these defenses are much better
- You might be napping in preparation of New Year's Eve festivities
Streaks and Scheduling Notes:
Oregon State:
- 8-4 (7-2)
- 8th bowl game in the last 10 years (5-2); 4-0 in the last 4
- Won 6 of their last 7 games
- 3-3 away from home this season
- 9-3 (5-2)
- 6th bowl game in the last 10 years (2-3); 1st game since 2004
- Won 4 of their last 5 games
- 5-1 away from home this season
Oregon State:
- Offensively they are actually a passing team. They are the best passing offense in the PAC-10 averaging over 250 yards per game.
- Defensively they are a solid team that is better at pass defense than run defense.
- RB Jacquizz Rodgers leads the team with 1,253 yards and 11 touchdowns.
- DE's Slade Norris and Victor Butler have combined for 33.5 tackles for loss and 17 sacks between the two of them.
- Offensively they are somewhat pathetic. They win games by doing the little things well because they aren't overly good at anything.
- Defensively they are average. They are middle of the pack in everything.
- RB LeSean McCoy has 1,403 yards and 21 touchdowns this season on the ground.
- LB Scott McKillop is all over the field on every play. He has 126 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and an interception this season.
Oregon State....Pittsburgh is over rated. They can't seem to do anything right it seems. Sure they won some games but they played in the Big East. If they are in any other conference (including the Mountain West) they would NOT be bowl eligible. Oregon State was 1 win away from the Rose Bowl. If Pitt wins this game it has more to do with the Beavers feeling snubbed than Pitt doing something right.
2 comments:
Yikes, if you're going to take OSU over Pitt, that's fine, but don't base it on the "weakness" of the Big East Conference.
FYI -- Pitt has beaten 7 teams in the regular season that made bowls this year. 3 of those teams have already won their bowls (USF, Notre Dame, and West Virginia). The Big East is 3-0 thus far in bowls this season (2 wins coming against ACC teams -- another BCS conference that you probably consider "better" than the Big East).
Compare that to OSU who's beaten 4 bowl teams this year. I do however, give them all the credit in the world for beating USC.
Either way, should be an exciting game.
Educate thyself:
http://dangerfielddivision.blogspot.com/
fair enough. You make some good points there but I really don't think Pitt has it in them. If it was a team like Arizona I would look at it differently but Oregon State is a better team I think.
But I do see your point. The Big East is better than they are given credit for.
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