One month ago, I would have backed up the "Brink"s" truck on the Duck's and unloaded with two fists. Two things trouble me as a handicapper. First (and most Importantly), after losing their number one receiver, the number two receiver (the names are not mentioned to protect the innocent) get's busted for smoking pot? Yep, he's suspended for the title game and that leave's the Duck's minus their top two targets for Marcus.
'Don't get me wrong, MM is the best CFB player in the land by a MILE! Still, this is a team game. Losing their top two receivers in this game is MONUMENTAL! Urban Meyer can't sleep dreaming about the possibilities, I guarantee you.
The fact remains that the Duck's are a different animal than the Buckeye's have faced. I look for a 10 point (or more) Duck win. The webfeet are very deep at WR. Yes, the fact remains that it is a coaching flaw to have your top receiver smoking grass weeks before a major game, but so be it. No one can track 80-100 players 100% of the time.
Let's get down to it... Marcus is a player that come's along once every five years or every decade at best. The kid is humble, that's why I respect him so much. He has overcome adversity with the utmost class. The statistic's speak for themselves!
The Duck's have been knocking at the door for three years. This is their time!
I predict this final score: Oregon 44 OSU 27
Good Luck Handicappers and the Oregon Ducks!
To borrow a word from the Penguin...
QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!