The Bucks have a lot to prove, though it's not as bad as ESPN and the talking heads make it seem. After all, OSU has been to more BCS bowls than any other team now that Oklahoma and USC are sitting out of the BCS bowls this season...
We always have great talent (as evident by our continuous NFL draft picks and yearly top 10 rankings) but we haven't executed a full 4 quarters in big games recently. We should have beat Texas last year, but broke down on the last play allowing them an easy score. We should have beat USC this year, but our defense allowed them to drive the field for the game winning TD.
Hopefully all of this was worked out and the Bucks can grab a win, but best of luck to your Ducks!
Wow, didn't mean to type this much, haha...