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One of the meanings of "pathetic" according to the Oxford Dictionary is, "Of very low standard". No matter how you slice it, storming the field after subduing a .500 team is a very low standard, and is, by definition, pathetic IMHO.

Mariø presser post SMOO: "We weren't physical enough. We needed to be more physical. We simply needed more physicality. We also needed more physicists (both quantum and classical), physicians, physiotherapists and physiologists. And a simpler play clock. One that one of our new quantum physicists could simply make relativistic or stop whenever I told them to. Oh yeah, and a quarterback that wouldn't take $4M and then throw a pick in OT."

Its time do more with what we have than LESS than what we have. We should beat Iowa by 20. Coach up that talent!!!!!

I do not know your age, but there are many of us who are "Greybeard" age here. We have an excellent perspective and appreciation for where we are at, as my first year of Oregon season tickets had Chris Miller as quarterback of the Ducks. And again...we are all entitled to our different opinions here without throwing ancillary shade on anyone else...

Nothing cute. RTDB! (*run the damn ball) Feed Davison early and often and set the pass up so that Iowa will be hesitant to bring the house.

All the above is true. However, the run D has had issues. D-line play has largely been good to great, but the LBs have found themselves guessing the wrong gap, allowing some gash plays. D. Jackson may be a stellar athlete but he overruns himself right out of plays. Boettcher does occasionally as well. When that happens and Alexander or Washington get jammed up in a double team, unless Theinemen has come up in the delta set, the opposing RBs get to the second level. It has happened multiple times on third and 3 to 7 yds with a resulting conversion. It seems that OCs have exploited that trend and I imagine Iowa will as well. The DBs and safeties have been solid, except against Indiana where the edges rarely got pressure on Mendoza. When they did, he threw a pick-6 to Finney. You can only cover good WRs for so long. Matayo will need to get some mojo back against U$C and EweDub to re-establish a one-two punch with Tuioti. Although the opponent's trips to the red zone have been scant, when they get there they tend to score. This is not to denigrate the defense, which has the capacity to be one of the most elite units that OBD has ever fielded. They need help from the other side of the ball. If the offense can hold up their end, the defense will hold up their's.

12:30 Pacific KO in Iowa City is a break? SI thinks so. And it makes sense. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Catch a Scheduling Break For Iowa GameThe kickoff time for the No. 6 Oregon Ducks' week 11 road matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes has officially been announced. The Ducks and Hawkeyes will kick off

Mari-oh-oh does not look very merry, does he? 😁 Oregon Ducks On SIAP Top 25 Poll Shake Up After Upset-Filled WeekendThe No. 6 Oregon Ducks enjoyed a bye during week 10 of the regular season as another chaotic weekend of college football shuffled the AP Top 25 Poll. Then-No. 8%

I remember when Bill Musgrave led us to six wins and we went to the Weedeater Bowl in Shreveport. We hadn’t been to a bowl game in decades. It felt like a big deal to us. There may have been some field-storming on our part. I hope we never get so used to being good that we forget what being bottom tier felt like.

Hey... they could get lower... they could hire Mario when he's eventually canned from Miami. 😂

Hey... They'll raise another pac-12 champs banner.

AUBURN PUTS THE DEEP FREEZE ON HUGH FREEZE - Where will the coaches come from to replace the fired P4 coaches, plus Stanford? What's that, Beavis? No one other than Canzano and the bartender at the Peacock cares. 🙃

WEEK 10 AP Poll - 6-2 UW is in. 6-2 Iowa is No. 26. Cincy, with a loss to Nebraska and a beatdown at Utah, is No. 25? Why? No. 23, 3-Loss Tennessee still has many Volunteers voting in the AP. Miami drops to No. 18. But, losing to Miami must still be a 'Good Loss.' Or, did the No. 10 Golden Domers' 25-10 win over the 1-8 BC Eagles really impress the voters? Tuesday night, we'll see how this poll stacks up against the PO Committee's 1st ranking release. I won't be surprised if Texas A&M is No. 1. AP NewsNCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football PollThe official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since 1936. Keep up to date and view the latest ranking updates each week.

Here's where OBD ranks nationally in defensive stats. Points per game: 6th 13.5 Yards per game: 4th 239.4 Passing yards: 1st 124.6 Rushing yards: 30th 114.9

Excellent assessment Don. Kaden Wetjen is a BEAST! He has deceptive speed, and he is explosive. Is he a WR for Iowa? He should be. Right on target concerning QB Gronowski. I personally believe he is playing better than he did at South Dakota State, and his accuracy is improving downfield. As for their defense-they aren't elite, but you have to beat them. They make few mistakes, and they are ferocious when they blitz. QB Moore will have to demonstrate he can read what they throw at him (does Stein have a full session in practice dedicated solely to recognizing blitz packages and his perceived weakness at reading zone coverage? I wonder). I'm all over Ducks -2 if that is the point spread. I recognize many Duck fans are truly concerned about OBD, but the talent advantage is far too much to ignore. I've been sunshine and buttercups lately for a reason. Let's see how things pan out. Thanks Don, you presented a fairly accurate picture of an improved Iowa team that is deadly if you don't match their intensity and effort (as far as I have studied).

Our defense has come to this in my opinion: if you can't pass on them, you won't win. In fact, the only time a team ran on us effectively in the Lanning era was little brother. Indiana did a very good job passing on OBD. I was pleased however because it wasn't the blitzkrieg we have faced from Ohio State and the Fuskies. If there is anything that will be an indicator of how elite our defense is, watch how we defend the pass this month.

Oregon remains at No. 6 in US LBM Coaches Poll Oregon Ducks stay put in US LBM Coaches Poll ahead of Week 11 showdown vs. Iowa

It is pretty darn good but I would love more pressure on the QBs.

Yahoo Sports says it best: In a town brimming with the illusion of wealth and surgically altered body parts, where it sometimes seems like only the tans are real, Miami has perpetrated yet another scam on the American people. Pretending to be an elite program isn’t exactly a crime, but goodness gracious are the Hurricanes good at making their fans feel swindled.

We do need to avoid the 8 - 9 seed as the second round would be against No. 1.

Field rushing when beating a team that was at .500. I guess they are trying hard for a resume to attract a good JC coach.

Mr. Massey's computers also have OBD holding steady - https://masseyratings.com/cf/fbs/ratings USC, Iowa, and UW are all in the Top 25.

Mario's the Titanic in search of a berg.

It's bye weekend and without an actual game to ponder, I've been thinking about how good the Ducks actually are. Statistically, the Oregon D is very good but lurking just below the stats is some info they may make them elite. In the category of points allowed per game in the BIG, OBD find themselves in fourth place behind tOSU, Indy and Iowa. Oregon has given up 85 points in the BIG and 108 over all. If you brake that down between qtrs 1-3 and the 4th separately, some interesting info emerges. Below, I've done just that. Team Qtrs 1-3 4 Total Mon St 6 7 13 Ok St 0 3 3 NW 0 14 14 OSU 7 0 7 PSU 3 14 17 excludes OT points IU 20 10 30 Rut 3 7 10 Wis 0 7 7 Total 39 62 101 BIG Totals 26 52 78 Some conclusions. OBD have given up only 26 points in 15 quarters (5 games quarters 1-3) against BIG competition. That's less than 2 points per quarter. Two thirds of the total points given up against the BIG have been in the 4th quarter. Of the 52 fourth quarter points given up, only 24 were with the game still in doubt (Indy and PSU). I've never seen defensive numbers like these for the Ducks. If the offense can find more consistency and the D holds steady, this may be a championship caliber team.

Death, taxes and tanking. Mari at Miami is 4 - 11 after Nov 1, including 1 -3 when ranked in the top 10.