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Top three receivers out and they still pull it off in hostile territory. I'm proud of those guys.

Sorry... brain fart. After the finish to the Duck game, I may have become temporarily incoherent... Good thing I've never been a drinking man. Things might have gotten out of hand.

Yep, as if the whole state is rainy. Annual rainfall: Eugene: 40-41 inches Medford: 20 inches Bend: 12 inches

And the score was? Never mind.... Sam Houston 21 Beavis 17

"Hearing announcers question our "toughness" every week is like hearing the comments "catch by Tez Johnson, he's Bo's brother" each and every time, it's annoying. or or or... did you you know... Bryce Boettcher plays baseball?????" And of course, talking about Oregon is used to the rain. Like as if it doesn't rain anywhere else.

"I recognize that the offense is not in sync or riring on all cylinders" (I think you meant to say firing) I don't have a problem with the offense. Teams have seen film of what Will Stein calls and the Ducks need to adjust. Who would any of you want to replace as offensive starters for the Ducks? All I got is I wish Evan Stewart did not get hurt. (and of course, today's players who were hurt) Big 10 teams have better defensive linemen than Pac12 teams. That makes it much harder to sustain and especially finish drives. Oregon runs a lot of offensive plays that just don't work out. I think they will get it figured out, in time. If I could make a change, it would be to bring in Chip Kelly as OC to call the offense.

or or or... did you you know... Bryce Boettcher plays baseball?????

This is the second year for Oregon in the Big 10. Playing against bigger, better linemen is helping the Ducks become a better team. It is still a work in progress. How many top college teams would have gone into Iowa today and won??? I have Ohio St winning. Maybe the Aggies too. Oregon, Indiana, Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame - toss ups. Everybody else loses. Maybe Texas is also a tossup. Oregon should get a lot credit for pulling it out, but I think the 'committees' will knock down the Ducks for such a close call. I am not surprised that Penn St almost knocked off Indiana. They still have good players. The Big 10 is a tough league to run the table. Iowa would 'own' the Big 12 or the ACC.

Success! OSU throws incomplete with 33 seconds left, giving Phil Longo his first victory since 2005... Beavs had well over 400 yards of O, SH had 147 ..

Oregon State is laboring mightily to give away their game against Sam Houston.

For the third time this year, Iowa lost a close game to a really good opponent. First at Iowa State by three; then Indiana by five; then Oregon by two. In all three, the opponent took the lead in the final two minutes.

I would just add to Happy that Iowa in November is not exactly facing rice pudding. Iowa had its third close November loss in its last 24 November games today. 11-8-25: 16-18 vs Oregon 11-8-24: 17-20 at UCLA 11-25-22: 17-24 vs Nebraska the last loss earlier… 11-0-19: 22-24 at Wisconsin - that's 3 games on this list of 3-pt loss or less Whittingham’s 118 yds rushing was just the second 100-yd rusher allowed by the Iowa defense this season. The other was Kaytron Allen who had 145 for Penn State. Iowa beat Penn St. Iowa QB Mark Gronowski set a single season Big Ten quarterback record with his ninth straight game in which he has rushed for a TD. The 9 consecutive matched Indiana’s Antwan Randle El, but those 9 bridged two seasons, 1998-99.

As a high school QB back in the mid to late 1960's I can share that wind, rain, freezing rain and snow always affected our offense. Our league played a friday night triple header, with game 3 kicking off at 9:30 or 10:00 pm. Tempertures in the second half a bone chilling 19 degrees and falling. You play a very conservative type of game and depended on our defense to get us great field position. We won games 3-0 and lost 3-0. The very same offense that scored 40 plus in September games. The last 2 Ducks games fell in the miserable conditions category. Ole Miss, Alabama, A&M and Georgia's offenses would not light up the scoreboard in those conditions. Let me share this point of view from a QB and coaches perspective. If I had lost a starting O lineman, a future NFL tight end, a future NFL Wide Receiver and then had another Wide out go down during the game, well i would expect the offense to struggle. We would move to smash mouth football, grind it out and let special teams and the D make some plays. Special teams got a safety and the D got a critical turnover at the Duck 11 yard line. The O rushed for 267 yards! It is a team game and the team came thru. If I went down as a starter my backup couldn't read or write, nor could he lace up his cleats. Just think back 2 weeks ago, 3rd play of 2nd half; DM goes down and a walk-on steps up and wins the game. Next man up is alive and well with this team. But consider that with adverse weather and back-ups the offense would face adversity. Scoring would be less. I recognize that the offense is not in sync or riring on all cylinders. I admit I got giddy on the monstrous wins over MS, OSU and Beavus. They dont have defenses that can match up Defenses in the BIG are better ( except Rutgers) IU, Whisky and Iowa defenses call play smash mouth football. They matched up and played hard. The scores showed that. Hang in OBDF members, this Duck team fights and has no quit in them. I would want them to have my back in an alley fight. This was a rewarding win and our QB, in his 16th start engineered a game winning drive in 1:51. WOW! FYI the Hawkeyes QB started his 63rd game, with 2 Natty wins under his belt. What was his excuse for only 16 points? Icthink it was the Duck D. Go Ducks.......

You have your opinions....and I have mine. I am not going to play the "show-me" game; others have noticed before I did, and your Minnesota comment was accurate, but shockingly negative considering the tough, gritty win the Ducks just had. Perhaps saving that for later in the week when we are preparing for the Golden Gophers? But writing it immediately after a great win seems....excessively negative....as I wrote. But we can disagree....no sweat.

It helps to give us reference; what is the score? Cal 29 Louisville 26

I know most people would just leave this site after receiving a response like this, but I’m not one to back down. If you can’t back this post up with examples then I officially call you out for being full of steer excrement (I’m being very polite). I provide accurate analysis. I rarely throw out opinions that aren’t backed up with fact. Hell, I was dead accurate about my analysis of today’s game. Oh, and BTW, I didn’t make one remark during the Oregon v Iowa Discussion Thread. We won by 2 points. A safety caused by a punter’s mistake.

"A TE who will be drafted in the 1st round, as well as OBD's best WR, who will also go early in the NFL draft, were not able to suit up. Another receiver who will be drafted in April left the game in the first series on offense." And, another WR who has missed most of the season, and one who did miss. Kenyon Sadiq, Dakorien Moore, Gary Bryant Jr., Evan Stewart, Kyler Kasper. Also out, freshman Jack Ressler. Harkey being out wasn't great for depth either. 3 guys who normally start missing. Ducks met the gut check scenario.

That play was a great call and would have been a TD had Moore escaped Iuli's foot sweep. WS set it up with the serial runs. Saleapaga had done a feign block then go route towards the post. The DB had bit on the run fake, leaving #83 wide open. Saw it work a couple times last year with TFerg, but not with the QB under center. Everyone has those moments of doubt given the somewhat erratic nature of the offense and QB play this year..In this game Oregon was missing a starting WR, TE and RT, then lost another WR. To see Moore overcome that was a huge positive, particularly during the game winning drive. I'm going to call that glass half full

C'mon...that is FUNNY!

I believe these numbers are correct. W-L vs B1G teams on their home fields in the Central and Eastern time zones. 7-0 - Oregon (plus 1 more for last year's B1G Championship game) 3-3 - UCLA (plus will visit OSU this season) 2-4 - USC (why will they have 6 trips instead of 7 in two seasons?) 1-6 - Mighty Fisch Fighters Read the UW boards tonight and there are a bunch of ticked off Dawg fans based on that 1-6 number.

What OBD and Moore didn't do? 🤪 When it mattered, Moore led a game-winning drive, including a terrific throw to a blanketed wide receiver. And OBD's FG kicker in a pressure situation and in terrible weather came through. In November, Iowa, under Kirk Ferentz, was 5-1 in Kinnick Stadium against top 10 teams. Kirk and the Hawkeyes are now 5-2 in November versus top 10 teams. With a reshuffled O-line, OBD rushed for 261 yards. Iowa rushed for 140. The passing game was not there until it mattered tonight. A TE who will be drafted in the 1st round, as well as OBD's best WR, who will also go early in the NFL draft, were not able to suit up. Another receiver who will be drafted in April left the game in the first series on offense. OBD won both LOS, playing in the kind of weather the Hawkeyes wished for. Playing the kind of bully-ball Iowa is known for. THIS was a terrific win for the Oregon coaches and players. A game that many an 'expert' predicted OBD would lose. 8-1 with the loss coming against the PO Committee's 2nd-ranked team. Win out and host a 1st round PO game? Are You Not Entertained!

Washington shouldn't be a problem but USC will be.

Fisch is 90% gone even before this afternoon's game. His wife moved to Arizona, Scottsdale I believe. The family doesn't like Seattle. They want a comfortable life in the sun, so UCLA makes sense. I'd be fairly surprised if Florida isn't able to get Lane Kiffin from Ole Miss. They'll just have to wait a while since Ole Miss is going to make the Playoffs.

Dr. Jack…you feel entitled to go out of your way to point out the negative, and you can do that here. But I am also free to point out your posting patterns, and I am not the only one to notice. This started with you writing how you did not want to be “Debbie Downer,” in another thread, but your posting history says otherwise, and the post I am referring to is “Exhibit A.”