ESPN's Paul Finebaum throws massive shade at Oregon Ducks in latest comments about Ohio State
Despite being the only unbeaten team in the country, winning eight-straight weeks against their conference, and dealing with travel plans that most teams in the country don't have to deal with, there's still some people that don't believe in the Oregon Ducks. Paul Finebaum took a very strong stance in the conversation of how Oregon and […]
Despite being the only unbeaten team in the country, winning eight-straight weeks against their conference, and dealing with travel plans that most teams in the country don't have to deal with, there's still some people that don't believe in the Oregon Ducks.
Paul Finebaum took a very strong stance in the conversation of how Oregon and Ohio State stack up in his most recent comments.
“I’m ‘Paul Out’ with block letters. I don’t even think Oregon is the best team in the Big Ten, let alone the favorite to win it all,” Finebaum said during Sunday morning’s ‘Paul-In, Paul-Out’ segment on ESPN’s SportsCenter. “And thanks Ducks fans waking up on the West coast, I’m aware that you beat Ohio State. But Ohio State, to me, looks like the best team in the country."
“I think they’ll have a fun game in a couple of weeks in the Big Ten championship game, and both are going to go to the Playoffs and be in very good shape. But Oregon, to me, looks a tad below Ohio State,” he continued.
Ohio State is a great team, there's no denying that. Fortunately for the sake of this conversation, the two teams are set to play for the Big Ten Championship in a couple week on December 5 in Indianapolis, with possibilities existing that the two sides could meet for a third time in the College Football Playoffs.
Oregon hasn't looked as strong in recent weeks, coming off a narrow 16-13 victory over Wisconsin, there are more questions surrounding the No. 1 team in the country than there have been in months.
But making broad statements about how Ohio State looks like the better unit after Oregon already beat them in a head-to-head meeting this season is quite the claim. Oregon is dealing with key injuries to top wide receiver Tez Johnson, guard Marcus Harper, and pass rusher Jordan Burch, all of whom missed the last game but are trending in the right direction to return this weekend, if not by the Big Ten Championship Game.
Oregon vs Ohio State is budding into a new, epic rivalry. These comments, and the upcoming conference championship battle, are just more fodder to the fire.
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