In The Trenches - Oregon vs FSU
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:55 pm
I know that a lot of people will be looking at these matchups closely. Will FSU be able to get to Mariota consistently? Will they be able to slow down the Oregon running game? Will Oregon be able to get pressure on Jameis Winston or slow down Dalvin Cook?
I was just trying to find some kind of logical reason that would clearly say that we're outmatched in the trenches, but I don't see it. They DO have a size advantage, but we have good depth on both sides of the ball that should help us to get fresh bodies in and out throughout the game.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... egon-ducks
Oregon's lineman on both sides of the ball range from 290 to 313. Balducci is 310, Maloata 313.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... -seminoles
FSU will definitely be the biggest OL and DL we've seen this season, but I'm not sure how much, if any, of an advantage that will be. They have several 300+ pound guys that are all very talented. Still, the Ducks have played several talented teams that almost all had the size advantage. I went through the list of teams we played with winning records below.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... on-huskies
Washington had some huge bodies on both sides of the ball, including 1st team All-American, Danny Shelton at 339!
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... cla-bruins
UCLA is loaded with big, talented bodies on both sides of the ball. Eddie Vanderdoes, Alex Redmond, etc.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... e-spartans
Michigan State (obviously) also has big, talented bodies on both sides of the ball.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... d-cardinal
Same with Stanford, though they're younger this year than in years past.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... /utah-utes
Utah has some BIG boys, especially on the OL. Their running back, Devontae Booker, is a beast!
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... a-wildcats
Arizona had some huge bodies on the OL, but were pretty small on the DL.
Thoughts?
I was just trying to find some kind of logical reason that would clearly say that we're outmatched in the trenches, but I don't see it. They DO have a size advantage, but we have good depth on both sides of the ball that should help us to get fresh bodies in and out throughout the game.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... egon-ducks
Oregon's lineman on both sides of the ball range from 290 to 313. Balducci is 310, Maloata 313.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... -seminoles
FSU will definitely be the biggest OL and DL we've seen this season, but I'm not sure how much, if any, of an advantage that will be. They have several 300+ pound guys that are all very talented. Still, the Ducks have played several talented teams that almost all had the size advantage. I went through the list of teams we played with winning records below.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... on-huskies
Washington had some huge bodies on both sides of the ball, including 1st team All-American, Danny Shelton at 339!
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... cla-bruins
UCLA is loaded with big, talented bodies on both sides of the ball. Eddie Vanderdoes, Alex Redmond, etc.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... e-spartans
Michigan State (obviously) also has big, talented bodies on both sides of the ball.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... d-cardinal
Same with Stanford, though they're younger this year than in years past.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... /utah-utes
Utah has some BIG boys, especially on the OL. Their running back, Devontae Booker, is a beast!
http://espn.go.com/college-football/tea ... a-wildcats
Arizona had some huge bodies on the OL, but were pretty small on the DL.
Thoughts?