re: I vote Oregon #1

I'm not saying Oregon is more deserving of being in the National Championship Game than Alabama as I think Alabama's resume is more impressive than Oregon's. However, I do believe Oregon would pose a tougher matchup for Alabama than anyone outside of maybe Texas A&M.

Also, using the LSU comparison is pretty off-base IMO for numerous reasons. LSU got two gift TOs from DAT in his first game as a collegiate player. He's come a long way from that. They were also playing against Darron Thomas who couldn't hold Mariota's jock strap. Lastly, and this is the biggest difference, Alabama doesn't have the dominant, disruptive DL that LSU had last year.

Alabama's defense is very good this year, but their DL isn't as dominant as it's been in years past. They wouldn't be able to disrupt the Ducks at the LOS like LSU and Stanford have done lately. I also think their speed at the second level is a little lacking as A&M showed when they spread them out. Those 260 LBs they have this year aren't the physical freaks they had last year.

Now I still think Alabama would have a damn good shot of winning the game simply because I think they could overpower Oregon with their rushing attack and keep the ball away from their offense, but I think they'd need to score in the 30s to win.