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Ducks win 17-7 1 - TO 1 - Sack 152 Passing yards Go Ducks........

"Most of the B1G conference schedule is a slog, and with the size of the conference and the way the schedule rotates, it would take 25 years before I had a chance of caring about Rutgers, etc." All it would take for me to care is one super fun and competitive game - like the Ohio St game in the regular season last year. In contrast to that, the recent Wisconsin game was kind of a lame-fest. The SEC has the best games. If the Big10 picks up some ACC teams, that could make it better. North Carolina, Clemson, Fla St come to mind. Oh and if they picked up Miami, that would be epic. Anyway, all I care about now is winning some playoff games and seeing how deep we can go.

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction of Oregon versus Iowa? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Let's get these predictions started, and remember I look for the differential between your predicted points with both teams from the actual points. I will use the tiebreaker information when needed, so provide all the data below! Entries without ALL the information are invalid, and predictions on other threads don't count. We Have Two New Rules: If two winning scores are the same? The first one who posted wins, automatically. TerryM9 gets 42-6 locked in every time as his. (I love this guy!) Please follow directions, as I need all that is below for tiebreakers: --the winner --the score --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team --the number of passing yards by the Ducks. My prediction is: Oregon 30-17 1 2 251 Yes, I know my score is on the high side...

We have built an offensive roster that is superior to theirs in the passing attack; with both teams loading the box, our difference can be through the passing attack, in particular with our veteran receivers, DAK, and Evan Stewart as a decoy at minimum. He will suck defensive attention to him to open up DAK, Bryant, Benson and the Beast. This is the game to establish and remind everyone that better recruiting counts. And for those who tremble about the weather? What did you expect in the Big-10 in November? This is what we built our roster for...

I think it's no turnovers on downs. Giving Iowa a short field is playing into their hands. Our punter is a stud. Let's give them a taste of their own medicine of a long field by punting on every fourth down outside of field goal range. Make them fight our defense the length of the field. We can't afford to hand the ball off to Whittington straight ahead on the first few drives for 2 yards a carry. Give him a wheel route, or other outlet routes if we think we can pass early. If we want to run straight ahead, it has to be Davidson or Harris. And don't keep doing it into a loaded box. If we find something that works early run it again and again until they stop it. I don't care if we are just getting 4 yards per bubble screen, keep doing it. Get them chasing our scheme instead of us running away from theirs. I'm so sick of us trying to challenge every blade of grass and seeing a defender beat us to it. I really want to see Stein and Moore evolve beyond their predictable weaknesses that defenses keep attacking. WRs need to learn how to maximize open space in zones and show their numbers, raise their arm to Dante so he is comfortable with making the throws then they truly are open. We're young and our weaknesses have been obvious. Let's hope we really took advantage of the bye week and come out with some answers to these tough defenses.

As I have stated in other threads, I believe both teams are going to try to shut down the run by loading the box, and challenge the other team to beat them through the air. I believe Oregon has a much greater skill set for doing that, even if Dante Moore makes some mistakes. Our receiver core is superior, and if you mix in rollouts and a variety of different passing plays, I believe that Oregon will prevail. There is NO WAY that if Iowa loads the box, and we load the box....that they will outscore Oregon. No way.

I think it has to be making them beat us through the air. Corners man up playing slight soft, with single high safety at most, and load the freaking box. Nothing wrong with 4 down linemen 3 LBs a nickel and Thienman peaking over the LBs shoulder attacking the run or spying Gronowski. Seriously, if B1G teams want to play low brow I'm gonna run it and your going to have to stop me then let's trust that is what they will do, and commit to stopping it. Death by 1000 cuts of 3.5 yards and a pile of mud is no way to die.

I actually liked Bamba more than most. He drove to the rim pretty well, and he was probably our best defender. Simpkins will score more than him, but he won't offer the same defense and he's also much smaller. Bamba could get a rebound as well. He's a very different player more of a combo guard than a wing. I would like Pryor a lot more if he had a shot, but he's a pretty poor shooter, but he'll provide defense and athleticism, he might be a very good cutter to the basket. Stewart is probably the wildcard, former 5 star, very highly regarded when he arrived at Duke, he showed a stretch in the game where he bullied his way too 3 straight baskets. Could be a very good player at the 4 could also play as a small ball 5.

Yep....and that is why Oregon should always get an experienced portal QB as we did before. But...

Sure, they are known for that, but again--it makes sense with the weather and Dante being unproven that they will pack the box. Iowa lost to Indiana on a touchdown pass when it was 3rd and four and the Hawkeyes ran a "Cover-Zero" defense; no free safety, as he was covering the QB run. Thus when Seraat ran a slant and the corner slipped...he jogged in easy TD in because of no FS backing him up. So, they will run man-pass defense. On similar plays versus Oregon...I do not invision them dropping into eight man zones, when Dante has been rattled by Simulated Pressure-Blitzes recently.

Old news. This has been extensively discussed here already. He is ahead on the rehab since the June injury, and is available to play in the final four games, and the Playoff, but we do not know when he is officially returning. There have been hints on social media that it might be this game...if for only a few plays.

Before looking ahead to the Week 11 games, let's take a look at where we were ten weeks back. Coach A. "Fire the SOB, he's already lost more games to unranked opponents than the Sainted Nick. A loss to an ACC team? A team that stumbled and bumbled last season. Two years in a row without a playoff experience. Send the Yankee bum back North, where he should have stayed." Coach B. "He did it, he won an opening game, and he won it against a sure thing conference champion and a playoff team. He shut up the Dabo denizens in their phony Death Valley. All that money we, and he, spent on portal guys, Natty here we come!" Coach C. "He did it! Our QB cashed the check he wrote with his mouth and paid back the Sons of Bama that screwed us out of a playoff bid. Can't wait to punk Miami at our place, and book rooms for our champ game win in Miami." Coach A. Redeemed. Coach B. Pink Slipped. Coach C. "Can we qualify for a bowl game?" College Football - A dull moment would be kind of nice, no? Week 11 Games with a Playoff Punch - Friday - No. 19 USC vs. Northwestern - 6 PM Fox Sorry, Forum Friends, but OBD needs SC to win this game. 🤬 Tulane at Memphis - 6 PM ESPN - this is a G6 Playoff elimination game. But it's Coach Cignetti's former team, James Madison U that has the best odds to be the G6 Playoff rep. Saturday - No. 7 BYU at No. 8 Texas Tech - 9 AM ABC - Tortilla Tossing has been banned, so expect to watch some very thin Frisbees being tossed. No. 2 Indiana at Not Ranked (🤪) Penn State - 9 AM Fox - Indiana is 2-25 versus the Nittany Lions and has never won a game in Happy Valley. With a Bye after this game and finishing at Purdue, this is the last regular season test for Indiana, and it comes against a team that has yet to win a Big Ten game. Jimmy could have been Coach D above: Like Coach Kelly, He Gone! No. 1 Ohio State at Purdue - 10 AM - BTN - Those who are about to die ... No. 9 Oregon at No. 20 Iowa - 12:30 PM - CBS Compared to the Playoff Committee, the AP voters hate the Big Ten. Seven B1G teams ranked in the Committee's Top 25 is a conference record. 😁 Weather or not, here's hoping OBD shows up dissed and pissed. and ready to hand Kirk Ferentz his 90th B1G game loss. Iowa has not defeated a ranked opponent since 2021. Let's continue this streak! Other games to tune into Saturday - No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 22 Missouri - 9 AM ABC No. 4 Alabama vs. LSU - 4:30 ABC Other B1G Games - No. 24 Washington at Wisconsin - 1:30 BTN Maryland at Rutgers - 11:30 FS1 Nebraska at UCLA - 6 PM Fox Krunch Kirk! Hammer the Hawkeyes!

Oregon’s schedule this year did them no favors, nor did Penn State completely falling apart. I don’t think that we have to go 11-1 every year (although that would guarantee a playoff spot ever year, coming out of the power 2).

He could make millions and be a first round washout, like many before him. If he wants to be a successful NFL QB he needs another year (or two). If he can’t figure out pre-snap defensive disguises and zone blitzes/simulated pressures in college from the likes of Indiana (let alone Ohio State), how’s he going to handle NFL defenses. Dante has the talent but a lot to learn, which will only come with game experience.

Having this discussion in Novembers is bonkers.

I was under the impression that Iowa plays zone defense and does a great job of eliminating explosive plays making a team drive down the field. For them to come out and play man with no safety help would definitely show disrespect to Oregon’s passing game (even if it has taken a step back this year). “Iowa’s base structure is “Cover 8,” which in short is a conservative approach designed to limit big plays − with eight of the 11 defenders dropping into pass coverage. But that can easily morph into a “Cover 3” (with three defenders – typically two cornerbacks and one safety – responsible for one-third of the deep part of the field).” https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/football/2025/06/19/iowa-football-defense-phil-parker-defensive-coordinator-kirk-ferentz-hawkeyes/84154081007/ Phil Parker has been at Iowa for 27 seasons and 14 as defensive coordinator. Iowa’s coaching stability reminds me of Oregon’s Bellotti era.

Sounds like Lanning does chew his players out as well.. he just doesn't do it in front of the cameras. There was an interview where Dante Moore says that Lanning would cuss him out over some bad passes and a lack of ball security in practice. We just didn't see it because it wasn't on camera.

The weather forecast is deteriorating for Saturday. The high is forecast at 45 and the low at 26 with rain, snow and wind. This might suggest a slugfest on the ground.

Iowa will attempt to emulate the Indiana defense right from the git-go. Blitz and attempt to rattle and sack Dante Moore. If they succeed, I would expect to see Brock Thomas much sooner than many think. Our Offensive line is going to have to start this game at full throttle and protect our QB. GO DUCKS!

As well as Lane Kiffin.

I choose this scenario.

That's an interesting take. Seems to me Nick Saban chewed out players routinely. How many titles does Saban have? And yes, plenty of those rage fests were about dumb things players did. I'm sure this is a generational divide. This old dude never saw stupid acts of display from players because we knew damn well we'd get chewed out AND benched. Discipline matters. That's the gist of my argument. and if you're going to be hard on players, you better love them massively, because that is the only way yelling at them will work.

I was under the impression that Evans was done for the season. But it sounds like you are suggesting that he may be back this year. Is that correct? Because that would be awfully nice.