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Some of my initial thoughts on the game: • Given the weather forecast and Iowa’s style, this was exactly the type of game I was expecting and wouldn’t have been surprised if the Ducks lost, on the road, against a good opponent. My heart would have preferred that Oregon’s defense prevented Iowa from scoring that last TD but credit to the offense for doing what they had to do to win the game, in horrible conditions and without key starters. I hate these style of games but good teams can win many styles of play, including games that they do not have their “A” game. • Coach Lanning managed the game extremely well. He realized that this was not going to be a high scoring affair and that every single point could be the difference. I’m glad that he don’t go for it on 4th down at midfield and realized that the probably of conversion on 4th and long was extremely low. He played for field position, trusted his defense, took the points and put his team in a position to win the game. • I’ve been calling for Davison to start and get more carries, but Whittigham was great last night. He hit the hole hard and ran over defenders. One of his best all around games as a Duck, against a very good defense, IMHO. • Atticus Sappington was money tonight (3-3), in terrible conditions, and my game MVP, including a clutch game winner.

Recapping Oregon's snap counts and PFF grades from the road win over IowaEarly on Sunday morning, Pro Football Focus (PFF) released its grades for each college football game. Below is how each individual graded out and how many snaps each played in the Iowa win.

REACTION: Oregon PREVAILS at Iowa as Ducks Overcome EMBARRASSING Officiating. Dante Moore SHINES!

Oregon's Dan Lanning Admits He Was ‘Pretty Nervous’ Watching Game-Winning Kick Thanks to some special teams heroics, No. 9 Oregon slid past No. 20 Iowa, 18-16, on Saturday — a finish that left Ducks head coach Dan Lanning anything but calm. Lanning admitted as much after watching kicker Atticus Sappington drill a 39-yard field goal in the rain with seven seconds left to seal the win. Truth be told, the redshirt senior’s composure in the clutch may have exceeded that of his head coach. "If you want the truth, I was pretty nervous," Lanning told reporters. "I'm nervous for him because it shouldn't come down to that moment for Atticus. That guy's going to feel an unbelievable amount of pressure, however that goes. But, I'm really proud that he's able to handle a moment like that."

And somehow Iowa will be ranked below every 3-loss SEC team come Tuesday. 😂

Head Coach Dan Lanning meets with the media following #9 Oregon Football's 18-16 win over #20 Iowa

Mario Cristobal after watching Oregon win with one TD, 3 FG’s and a safety.

Everything Coach Ferentz of Iowa said about the last drive by Oregon. " “Sometimes that’s football. When you play a team like Oregon, you got to be right there, and there’s nothing easy." Oregon Ducks On SIWhat Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz Said About Oregon Ducks' Gam...The No. 9 Oregon Ducks defeated the No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes in a close matchup, 18-16. The team had to win with all phases, and the Ducks were able to drive down t

Ducks rally to win at Iowa! Oregon’s depth shines despite injuries

Meanwhile in Cowvallis...beevis lost at home to Sam Houston State as 20 point favorites

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.