re: If this game can't motivate our team

They aren't much different than Oregon or LSU. 2 of the 3 championships they won - we would not have played in. Rematch for LSU - and 1 loss with Oregon and Kansas St. Oregon would have gotten in. There are a handful of "great" programs. Bama is one of them but with a little more luck/popularity. I think Gus will immediately put us in the "Good" category, but we've got to get a Defense before we can make runs like that. We need old school AU defense that punishes people and has a bunch of Pick Six like the Bowden years. I have no concerns about scoring points now. Will be hard to hold a fully loaded Malzahn offense with great talent - to under 21pts.