01-21-2019, 10:52 AM
Last night showed how much OSU lost with Tudor's injury. Among the top 10-15 teams, I really can't think of a bigger bench presence than Tudor, who was a sixth woman if ever there was one. ASU win over OSU could be pivotal for the conference championship race, and puts Oregon and us in the driver's seat; that February Oregon at the Farm game could very well decide the regular season champion. For OSU to get back in the race, they'll likely need to beat Oregon on both ends of their home-and-away, which seems unlikely without Tudor and with OSU's weak post presence. I don't see Oregon losing to anyone else on their schedule other than us, and I'd give them the edge against us even though we host, because Sabally + the addition of Boley has given them serious scoring threats at positions 1-5. Their bench isn't as deep, but with all our injuries and Lexie's slow resumption of form, I think right now we're playing with roughly equal active rotations, with our bench a bit deeper and their starting five a bit stronger.