NCAA Football – Auburn Tigers claim National Title over Oregon Ducks

Cameron Newton is perhaps one of the finest players to ever have played in the NCAA. He took the Heisman Trophy, he broke most every record you could brake on a single season; he is taller, stronger, heavier, faster and perhaps even more accurate then any quarterback we have seen so far. At the end, and despite his somewhat upsetting and slow start, Cam Newton had the best answers. The Tigers made up for the slow start when they were able to shut off the Oregon Ducks for 38 minutes straight.

All it took was a series of small mistakes from Oregon to guide the Tigers into their first National Championship since 1957. The Oregon Ducks were close, very close but at the end, as the time ran out, the starting kicker Wes Byrum’s completed a 19-yard field goal to close a perfect 14-0 season and give the Tigers a 22-19 win in the BCS National Championship Bowl.

If we could track it all down to one decisive moment, we could come up with a couple of errors made by Oregon. First came that safety when LaMichael James was tackled by Mike Blank inside the End Zone, which closed down the Tigers gap to 9-11. Right after that, the Auburn Tigers defensive line kept Darron Thomas and the Ducks under the radar.

Thomas completed 27 of his 40 passes and for 363 yards and 2 touchdowns but with 2 interceptions.  The Heisman Trophy winner, on the other hand, had a great and yet a bit under par game. Let’s be realistic: he had been so amazing during the regular season that we were expecting some sort of touchdown-fest by both players. Still, Cam Newton completed 20 of his 34 attempts for 265 yards with 2 touchdowns and one early game pick. He was also the Tigers second best rusher. With 22 carriages for 64 yards Newton was only surpassed by Michael Dyer who recorded 22 carriages for 143 yards.

Among one of this carriages was the single play that changed it all. For a moment, Micheal Dyer wasn’t running anymore. The Oregon defender who had tackled him was standing right next to him. But the referee had his hands down and there was no Whistling. It was time to run again, run pass the motionless defender. Dyer’s knee never hit the ground: the play was still going. That 37-yard run changed everything. It was enough to set up the final field goal that would give the Tigers their first title in over half a decade, and the SEC its fifth consecutive National Title.

NCAA Football – Oregon Ducks face the USC Trojans

The Oregon Ducks are smoking-hot this football-betting season. As of this week, the Ducks have been one of the most dominating teams in the nation. Not only does the AP Poll ranks them as the No. 1 team in the country, but the Oregon Ducks are the No. 2 ranked teams in the BCS ranking system. The Ducks are dominating the PAC ten with a 7-0 record and all though they have only played in-conference games, their ability to crush its opponents has been outstanding.

Now, here is an couple of interesting facts for those football betting players out there interested in wagering on college football: In terms of betting, the Ducks have been an outstanding pick. Considering their brilliant performance against the spread you will notice that the Ducks are 5-2 against the spread, coming short only to Washington and to Arizona State.

Now, with most games been won by a double digit margin, you could also expect that Ducks game’s to be fairly high when it comes to scoring and to wagering on football over and under. And even though the totals have been set a bit on the higher end of things, the Ducks have managed to go over the spread in 5 of their 7 matches. So, only one of their games had gone under, as their whopping 69-0 win over Portland State had not offer a betting line for this particular game total.

Now, if only the brilliant Darron Thomas can repeat the brilliant performance he had against UCLA in this Saturday’s game against USC, then boy oh boy, this game is going to get really good. Darron Thomas went for a career high 308 yards for 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. Yes, this was on the 60-13 crushing of UCLA, but if you look at his numbers for the season, you come to see that he has shot 109 of 179 for 1539 yards so far. He has a passer rating of 158.87. So Yes, he is bringing on his A-game this season.

Now, as if Thomas was not enough of a threat, the sometimes flamboyant Oregon Ducks now have LaMicheal James as a very fine and superbly athletic running back, who last week ran for 123 rushing yards and two touchdowns in 20 carries against UCLA. Seems like the Ducks have a good prospect in hands for the Heisman Trophy. To put things into the right perspective, you have to consider that James has already completed 971 rushing yards with 11 touchdowns and no fumbles. Mark Ingram is going to have to shine this season if he wants to repeat his feat and win the recognition again.

As of press time the Oregon Ducks are -6