#9 Tennessee @ #8 Ohio State (Sat 5 PM, ABC)

[UOducksTK1]

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[UOducksTK1]

I guess go Vols!

[GrandpaDuck]

May the best team lose.

[UOducksTK1]

May the best team lose.

This is what I was trying to say.

It also would be fun to play a team we haven't already.

[Greenblood]

May the best team lose.

This is what I was trying to say.

It also would be fun to play a team we haven't already.

Yeah, that's the main reason I want the Vols. And they have some chops, I think, to be called a blueblood school, though that's probably arguable.

[Zyme]

I want to see OSU and UTA go down as the hubris of both schools is off the charts

[rsbgduck]

Don’t really care who wins as long as it is extremely physical and close. If I had to lean one way or the other with who I want to win I’d go with Tenn.

[squintsdd]

I'm rooting for Ohio State, only because of like to see every SEC school lose in the first round

[gogreen55]

I'm rooting for pain, followed by another pepper spray doused melee resulting in multiple suspensions.

I have adopted a scorched earth policy when it comes to my rooting. These mother f'ers sabotaging (intentional or not) the Ducks' chances at a Natty leaves no room for empathy.

[Duck07]

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[greenyellow]

This is what makes CFB so fun.

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[73duck]

I am rooting for Tennessee because of the spitting incident. Sure to be a topic discussed in the OSU locker room if they end up playing UO. Holden may have some nerves running patterns in the middle of the field.

[SuperDuck]

Don’t really care who wins as long as it is extremely physical and close. If I had to lean one way or the other with who I want to win I’d go with Tenn.

This could easily go either way. They both have 2 losses, one vs a great team (UT lost to Georgia) and OSU (lost to Oregon), while UT was upset at Arkansas 19-14 and OSU to Michigan at home 13-10.

Most analysts are saying the key matchup in this game is the Ohio State O-Line vs the Tennessee D-Line. UTs D-Line are studs, including one who's a likely top-15 pick in the NFL Draft. Ohio State has a makeshift O-Line that's been ravaged by injuries all year. If they can't establish some kind of running game, or protect Will Howard, it could be a long day for the Buckeyes.

On the other hand, as good as Tennessee has been in their non-conference games, they've been inconsistent in some SEC games.

I think that if it comes down to a case of tough vs tough, Tennessee would have a slight advantage due to the SEC schedule they played.

[Phalanx]

I think that if it comes down to a case of tough vs tough, Tennessee would have a slight advantage due to the SEC schedule they played.

Ohio State had to play Oregon, Penn State, Indiana, and Iowa. Nobody in the SEC had that hard of a schedule, except maybe Florida.

[SuperDuck]

I think that if it comes down to a case of tough vs tough, Tennessee would have a slight advantage due to the SEC schedule they played.

Ohio State had to play Oregon, Penn State, Indiana, and Iowa. Nobody in the SEC had that hard of a schedule, except maybe Florida.

Actually, after looking at Tennessee's schedule again, I stand corrected. You're right.