Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: #4 Oregon Ducks vs. #5 Kansas State Wildcats

[BradyIsTheMan12]

Fiesta Bowl
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Location: University of Phoenix Stadium
Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 8:30 PM ET
TV: ESPN


Players To Watch


Quarterback

~VS~

Marcus Mariota, QB #8 - 2511 Yards / 30 TD 6 INT / 69.9 CMP% / 165.4 QB Rating
Collin Klein, QB #7 - 2490 Yards / 15 TD 7 INT / 66.2 CMP% / 156.1 QB Rating

Running Back

~VS~

Kenjon Barner, RB #24 - 1624 Yards / 248 Carries/ 6.5 YPC / 21 TD
John Hubert, RB #33 - 892 Yards / 172 Carries/ 5.2 YPC/ 15 TD

Wide Receiver

~VS~

Josh Huff, WR #1 - 29 Catches / 467 Yards / 7 TD
Chris Harper, WR #3 - 50 Catches / 786 Yards / 3 TD


Kicker

~VS~

Rob Beard, K #93 - 4 FGM / 8 FGA / 63 XPM / 64 XPA
Anthony Cantele, K #10 - 18 FGM / 21 FGA / 62 XPM / 62 XPA


Tackles Leader

~VS~

Michael Clay, LB #46 - 92
Arthur Brown, LB #4 - 91


Sacks Leader

~VS~

Taylor Hart, DT #66 - 8.0
Meshak Williams, DE #42 - 9.5


Interceptions Leader

~VS~

Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB #14 - 4
Allen Chapman, CB #3 - 5


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[BroadwayJoe]

[BradyIsTheMan12]

Don't know what happened lol

[BradyIsTheMan12]

I just really wanted puddles and Dom Artis to be in the game thread! I'll fix it later tonight

[DavidR]

Man, I don't know. This is going to be a really good game. I think it'll come down to how Mariota and Klein play. Should be fun to watch.

[Pinstripe power]

give me KSU here

[Wingman]

This should be a good game and is definitely one of the bowl games worth watching. I wish one of these teams had gotten matched up with Florida, though.

[Melo15]

This is going to be an awesome match-up. I think it will come down to the final few minutes but I'll take Oregon to win.

[steelcityroller]

I got Oregon.

[haggis]

Still can't decide if I should go to the game. I have a ticket waiting, but the airfare prices are astronomical right now. It's over $1k round trip Chicago to Phoenix.

[haggis]

Ducks WTD

[ManRamForPrez24]

Why's this the only game stickied


Go Ducks. I think it should be a great one though. Besides the National Championship, this is the best match up of the season.

[BradyIsTheMan12]

Why's this the only game stickied


Go Ducks. I think it should be a great one though. Besides the National Championship, this is the best match up of the season.

Because B's is slacking!

If this game comes down to a field goal, then Oregon is screwed, but I doubt that happens. Kansas State has a good defense, but they don't possess the type of athlete that will really slow Oregon down. As for Klein and that offense, I definitely have respect for them. One problem for Kansas State is that Aliotti will force Klein to throw and beat us over the top, and he isn't going to be able to do that on a consistent basis. I've talked to some K-State fans, and they always say that Snyder's teams lose when they start throwing the ball a lot, so I'm guessing Aliotti will try to force them into this gameplan.

Also, I may sound like I'm dismissing Collin Klein, but considering who the Ducks have faced in recent years, I think it is warranted. Oregon has faced Terrelle Pryor, Cam Newton, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Matt Barkley and other good QB's, and I guess Klein just doesn't scare me like those QB's did. Kansas State's greatest weapon is protecting the ball, and that's the only way they will win.

[BullsFan_1]

This is the only BCS game that intrigues me.

[Bravo95]

Don't know which K-State team will show up. They had one of the best run defenses all season, then out of nowhere, gave up almost 350 on the ground against Baylor (!). Mariota should be able to move move the chains through the air, but he better be careful because both of these teams force a lot of turnovers.