I could be wrong.... but his comments make no sense. Maybe he did think
OSU had a chance at the title and now he has changed. Who knows for sure... but maybe also he is trying to talk up Oregon without being blatant about it. If you had the task of talking about an at large team and having a chance to sway opinions prior to selections would you:
1. Talk about a team's merits with a questionable schedule in a questionable conference with less national appeal
or
2. Downtalk the perceived better team and talk about their flaws and how "they don't show up" in big games, even in victory like Michigan.
It is just my thought, as I've stated who knows for sure. The fact that he was a sports anchor in Portland only strenghtens my notion. You can bring doubt upon any team, and he is focusing on Ohio State. Something is not jiving.