We loved Oregon. Oregon lost by 20. That's the game.

On paper, the bookmakers looked like the ones who blew it. Oregon got beat by 20, even though Vegas made them a small favorite, laying just 2.5 points. But here's the thing: we liked Oregon a lot more than that. Our read had Oregon as the better team by roughly a touchdown, not a field goal. The gap between where we stood and where the betting public stood was wide -- the difference between flipping a slightly-weighted coin and walking in feeling pretty sure. And then Ohio State took the whole argument and tore it up.