Wisconsin vs. Oregon: Epic Showdown in College Football

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00:00We welcome you back to college football today live right here on this Saturday on SportsGrid.

00:15It is week number 13 of this college football season.

00:19He is Joe Lisi.

00:20He is Kevin Walsh.

00:21I am Ben Stevens.

00:22So as we get you set for this Saturday, we head now to Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin

00:28in a Big Ten battle with the number one team in the country, Oregon on the road in Madison,

00:35a line that earlier in the week, Joe, was above two touchdowns, 14 and a hook in favor

00:41of Oregon.

00:42It is now under that number of 14 at 13 and a half, but still nearly two TDs in favor

00:49of the Ducks who have been dominant in Big Ten play as of late.

00:54How competitive will this game look tonight in Madison?

00:57I think it will be very competitive.

00:59Couple of factors.

01:00That big five circled for the wins for Wisconsin.

01:03One more, they'll become bowl eligible.

01:06Another factor, Luke Fickle has yet to win a marquee game in terms of his tenure in Madison.

01:12This is a make it or break it spot.

01:13I expect them to be up for this matchup.

01:16They didn't get it done against Penn State.

01:18This is another opportunity.

01:19They didn't get it done against Alabama.

01:21And what I find quite intriguing, they have an extra week of preparation as well, right?

01:25We talk about similar teams.

01:27Oregon lead 15, 15 and a half to Michigan on the road.

01:30They're laying 13 and a half in terms of this matchup.

01:33Night at Madison is a different factor.

01:36I get that.

01:37But, you know, I think Wisconsin's going to be up.

01:39I think they can limit big plays from Dylan Gabriel.

01:41They grinded out a victory over Maryland last week.

01:44He throws for a buck 83 in three touchdowns.

01:47We talked about, you know, the strength of Maryland's defense was in run support, limiting

01:53opposing offenses to less than three yards per Gary.

01:56Again, Oregon wins, but this is going to be a four-quarter game, I believe.

02:00Give me the points with Wisconsin.

02:01This is one of my better picks today.

02:03I'm confused.

02:04Luke Figgles is signing for the same year every year.

02:06Hear me out.

02:07Last year, they were 5-2.

02:08They lost three in a row, and then their last two games were against Nebraska and Minnesota.

02:12This year, 5-2.

02:13They've lost two in a row.

02:14Supposed to lose a third straight today, and then they're going to go to Nebraska and Minnesota.

02:17I don't know.

02:18So this is just written in the stars, and they're kind of already done on arrival.

02:21The interesting thing about this number is it suggests that Wisconsin could hang around,

02:26maybe put a scare into Oregon.

02:28Yet, when Wisconsin plays good teams, there's no evidence they can hang.

02:33Alabama ran them completely off the floor.

02:36We saw USC hanging on them in a major way.

02:39Penn State, actually, you know, the fourth best team in college football, was the closest

02:44game that they've played, because then Iowa drilled them.

02:47Sneaky, decent Hawkeye team, I actually think, because I'm just so unbiased, it hurts sometimes.

02:52I looked at Dylan Gabriel to have a bounce-back game through passing yards.

02:55263.5 is the number.

02:57Last week was his first game under 200 yards.

03:00Gabriel goes up against the Wisconsin team when they've played those, as I've mentioned,

03:04legit passing offenses, and I kindly kept Drew Aller in the mix.

03:08You're talking about 8.2 yards per pass attempt.

03:10That's Millereau, that's Moss, and that's Aller, which means you're going to need around

03:1432-33 attempts out of Gabriel, which is usually what you get from him during Big Ten competition

03:19here.

03:20That's what you can throw closer to 290, maybe even 300 yards on the road here against

03:25Wisconsin.

03:26I think the Ducks are in a good spot.

03:27I would be very surprised if this is an upset alert in the fourth quarter.

03:31So I've heard a couple of people look at this game and, like you, Joe, expect it to be competitive.

03:37I'm still wondering how or why you get to that assessment.

03:40Wisconsin, as an underdog, already five times this year, both 1-4 straight up and against

03:46the spread.

03:47The only win and cover for the Badgers was as a slight one-point underdog against a reeling

03:53Rutgers team in Piscataway.

03:55Meanwhile, Oregon has covered in a lot of Big Ten games, three of their last four after

04:01not covering in their first two.

04:04And I'm not entirely sure what Braden Locke and the Badgers are going to do, Joe, to this

04:09Ducks defense that has improved greatly over the last month and a half.

04:12Now, the ninth best scoring defense in the country, only allowing 16 points per game.

04:18Also in the top ten when it comes to total defense as well, around 294 yards.

04:24You think the number favors Wisconsin.

04:26You bring up a great point.

04:27Luke Fickle needs a marquee resume builder for his time, not just wins to end out the

04:32year against Nebraska or in the rivalry game against Minnesota.

04:36So Joe, if Wisconsin stays competitive, how?

04:38I think they run the football.

04:40Again, conservative type of attack.

04:43They're holding opposing offenses to only basically 160, 170 passing yards for a game.

04:4959% in terms of completion percentage.

04:52Again, limit chunk plays, right?

04:54They get beat this year on the ground as opposed to over the top.

04:57Alabama had a significant speed advantage on the perimeter.

05:00That was the game that Tyler Van Dyke went down.

05:03So again, this is a game where you pull out all the stops.

05:05Again, I don't know if they win this game, but in Madison with the crowd behind you,

05:10the extra week of prep, you throw the kitchen sink at Oregon and you see if you cover.

05:14I just, I can't help myself now think about how many times I've mentioned that about Florida

05:18State and they just sit in there with one win.

05:21Not the same situation.

05:22It could work out for Fickle.

05:23It could work out.

05:24Third time for the Badgers as at least a two-touchdown dog.

05:26They've lost both games by 17 points.

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