ESPN.com's Edward Aschoff previews Monday's championship game

Key quotes from Edward Aschoff interview

“I have to admit, I picked Oregon at the beginning of the year. I picked them even after they loss to Arizona, I picked them after they destroyed Arizona and after they destroyed Florida State, but the more I thought about it ... Urban Meyer, one of the best coaches in the entire country being able to game plan for a team without their best receiver, I just think if you take away another valuable weapon you’re playing with fire.