Alright, let’s get this out of the way: The Rose Bowl absolutely sucked for Oregon fans. We now must know what Florida State felt like a decade earlier.
It also doesn’t take a neurosurgeon to figure out that the difference in the game was coaching. This is not a matter of talent disparity, like it may have been in the past. Oregon’s players were up to par with Ohio State’s.
But the Buckeye’s coaching staff took Oregon’s to the woodshed on that sunny New Year’s Day in Pasadena. They were completely prepared. They made all the necessary adjustments.