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[QUOTE="leftytg, post: 1245252, member: 2651"]
The main reason the SEC had that insane streak of national champions is that nobody could compete with their defensive lines.  Other schools could go toe to toe with skill players, but when push came to shove in the high stakes game, nobody had an answer for the depth and quality of the defensive lines.  While Cam Newton was certainly pivotal in the Auburn victory over Oregon, I'd argue Nick Fairley was the difference maker (3TFL, 1 sack, 1FF and needing to be schemed around each and every play, named Defensive Player of the Game).

This article is from 2012, but it shows how the SEC dominated putting defensive linemen in the league, and Saban credited the SEC defensive fronts as being based on the speed and athleticism of their defensive fronts.  [url]http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=8370168[/url]

Without having to face such a defensive front, I think Oregon finally wins one.  All respect to OSU, as I didn't think they'd have a shot against Alabama, but I don't think they are in Oregon's class and, while anything can (and does!) happen, I don't see OSU pulling the rabbit out of the hat twice in a row, especially against a competent QB and one that won't be rattled the way Sims was.
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