Family Feud is a feature where Dave and Drew throw their opinions in on various Buckeye football subjects, which many times are quite opposite. This edition takes a look at some of the hot topics in Buckeye Nation including Oregon, 2010 recruiting, and a 12th Big Ten team.

1) After watching the Oregon-Oregon State game, what were your thoughts? Did the Ducks impress you as much as you thought they would?

Dave: Absolutely.  Their offense is downright frightening.  Masoli is the key in my mind, and he is smooth at running the spread option and powerful when he tucks the ball and runs it.  But he can also throw the ball (Love his tight end), and doesn't turn it over much.  James is explosive out of the backfield and looks like a threat to take it to the house at any time.  And the return of the potent Blount gives them one more threat.  I don't see any major weaknesses on offense.  I'm not sure how well the line pass blocks, so if Ohio State could get a lead that might be the achilles heel. 

Obviously the Oregon defense is not nearly as good as the offense.   I think the Bucks can score plenty of points if they 1) Attack; and 2) Hang on to the ball.  I don't think Tresselball will put up enough points against an opponent with such a high quality offense.

Drew: I actually was a lot less impressed than I thought I would be. Don't get be wrong, Oregon can flat score points. With that said, I thought Oregon State looked every bit as good, especially considering they were on the road. I also disagree with the statement about Tresselball, because I think it is a good strategy against the Oregon offense. Sure I think the staff has to open things up some, but getting into a shootout will result in a loss for the Buckeyes (just as it did for Oregon State). They instead need to run the ball in sustaining drives to limit the amount of touches the Oregon offense gets. Not only does this have the potential to frustrate Masoli and company into forcing things, but it also keeps the game lower scoring. Tressel and the staff should not be thinking of how to score with Oregon, rather how to keep the game on their terms.  

2) The matchup everyone wants to watch is Oregon's offense against Ohio State's defense. How do you feel the Buckeye defense will handle the spread?

Drew: The "spread" is such a loose term, especially considering all the different types of spread offenses there are. Oregon will spread the Buckeyes out to actually run first rather than throw first, which is not how most fans typically envision the spread. Stopping that is no easy task, as many of the opposing defenses in the Pac-10 have found out, but I think that helps the Buckeyes. The secondary has shown they can be picked apart at times, so a run first offense is actually good. With all that said, stopping it will be a challenge. Oregon will try to isolate defensive lineman with the spread option, especially the defensive tackles (which is rare, most teams try to iso the ends). That means the Buckeye DT's have to be smart and not over pursue. I think the Buckeyes defensive line will be up for the task though, and will challenge the Ducks in a way they haven't been all year.  

Dave: Stopping the run is the key, no doubt. I think the Silver Bullets are up to the challenge of slowing down James and Blount, but fear that Masoli may be the wild card.  It is tough to stop a running QB as people have found out with Pryor.  I think it is imperative that OSU plays Hines from the get go.  He, Rolle, and Homan have the speed and pursuit ability necessary to keep Masoli from gouging us.  It would seem advantageous to spy the QB and yet that can open more lanes for the running backs.  If OSU sells out against the run, the defensive backs need to do a good job covering, which I think they are cabable of doing, with the exception of Anderson Russell.  Tress may have given him the DB award at the banquet but we all know he can't cover his mother!   One more concern: Dickson is a great TE, and it will be tough to stop the run, cover the wideouts, and still find a way to keep him from coming open in the middle of the field.  This is a huge challenge and forcing turnovers seems crucial!