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I'll add to it that on a 4th down they went to Perry on a slant route. It was designed to go to Perry, on 4th down. Think the coaches trust him? I'll repasted from my long winded comment in the post game thread: Maybe Cooper Perry deserves his own thread this week. Some of the statements made by Dan Lanning to date about him were so strong, they were difficult to take seriously, but Perry may be that good. One of those slot receivers that can get open at will, and never drops the ball, and has some wiggle after the catch. If you absolutely have to have 3-7 yards in 1 down, he's the guy to do it.

Good enough / old enough. Is it a tactic to let recruits know they will probably see action in their first year even if they will be redshirted?

Week 4's Civil War game will be a Noon Pacific kickoff on the Big Ten Network. https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2025/09/08/oregon-ducks-oregon-state-beavers-game-time-set/86045485007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline&utm_term=Content%20List%20-% Stay with Fox Saturday to watch Pac-12 behemoth Beavis battle No. 21 Texas Tech in Lubbock. Good ruck, Beavers, yuck, yuck. 😊

I noticed how a No. 17, a receiver, was blocking superbly downfield vs. Montana State, (Kyler Kasper...right?) and when I noticed him blocking fantastic on a running play vs. Oklahoma State, I realized that no....he is not 6'6" as Kasper is. So I looked it up and realized that Kasper changed to No. 3, and No. 17 is true freshman Cooper Perry. He caught a few passes, but has been exceptional at blocking already. Can you believe true freshmen in their first games doing so well? WR Coach Ross Douglas is Killing-it!

Ducks Wire with more on the B1G Noon game. 9 AM body clock time for OBD. 11 AM for NW https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2025/09/08/oregon-ducks-football-big-noon-kickoff-northwestern/86043685007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline& If you go and have free time on Friday night, check out Chicago's Blues clubs on Halsted Street.

Tom Fornelli's College Football Power Ratings: Oregon climbs, Texas slides despite lopsided win 2 Oregon the Ducks jump all the way to No. 2 from No. 6 last week, largely because the gap wasn't that big to begin with. The 69-3 thrashing of Oklahoma State had something to do with it, but not directly. I docked the Ducks a bit in the offseason with questions about their offense without a 35-year-old veteran journeyman quarterback and some concerns up front. The injury to Evan Stewart didn't help, either. But through two games, this looks like the same old Oregon offense we've come to know -- something I can't say about many other teams in the country right now. Last week: 6 | National title odds: +1000 While Ohio State stayed on top, there was plenty of movement behind the Buckeyes this week

How about the No. 4 seed in the latest AP Poll mock-PO? A field that would not thrill Greg Sankey. 🤬 Rose Bowl - No. 1 Ohio State vs. 9 Illinois at 8 Notre Dame Cotton Bowl - No. 4 OBD vs. 12 USF at 5 Miami 😁(1st round would be a repeat of this Saturday's game.) Orange Bowl - No. 2 Penn State vs. 11 Iowa State at 6 Georgia Sugar Bowl - No. 3 LSU vs. 10. FSU at 7 Texas First two out - South Carolina and Clemson. 4 B1G - 3 SEC. You think Greg Sankey might go back to supporting the AQ model?

these rankings mean very little at this early stage, but it does provide a look at the balance of power after two weeks of play, and who we think could be in the mix when it comes to the postseason. Here is our prediction for who is going to make the playoffs after two weeks of the season: Predicting where Oregon Ducks stand in 12-team College Football Playoff after Week 2

Right up there with Johnny Manziel as one of the major "What-Ifs" of football.

Highest rated receiver ever signed by OBD. Preseason All-Frosh all over college football sites. So, I think not. It's a pleasure to watch him play.

I never estimated him to begin with, so I will estimate him right where he belongs after I see some more games . . . but all signs are pointing in the right direction. IMO, Sadiq is still the superfreak of the offense. Dakorien Moore is doing all the things I would expect from an very good WR, but Sadiq is a physical freak at the TE position, but then also does things I'd expect from RBs, and WRs, and OLineman. Colt Lyerla comes to mind when I think of Sadiq . . . and absolute physical specimen.

Because and as well noted above, it's a very weak slate of Week 3 B1G games. The headliner is 2-0 Wisconsin at 1-1 No. 19 Alabama - 9 AM on ABC. College GameDay will be in Knoxville for No. 6 2-0 Georgia at 2-0 No. 15 Tennessee. ABC 12:30. The only other B1G P4 vs P4 sees 2-0 No. 30 USC at 2-0 Purdue (double the wins from 2024!) 12:30 CBS and 2-0 Minnesota at 2-0 Cal 7:30 ESPN. I thought Big Noon might have been in Iowa City to watch the Hawkeyes defeat UMass for Ferentz's 207th win and the record. But OBD, Penn State, and Indiana all play at Iowa later in the season. I expect USC at Illinois in Week 5 will be a Big Noon game. NW's temporary stadium is high school-sized at 12,000 capacity, but in a beautiful setting on the shore of Lake Michigan.

I think I listed on another thread that the thing I was most looking forward to this season was the Moore to Moore connection, so was definitely on my radar. The thing I most underestimated was probably the running back room. We have a very deep and top end crew to survive the long season. Think that position was on fumes late last year.

The Northwestern campus is in a beautiful setting despite the temporary stadium. It certainly is a hot ticket this week. There is nothing under $220 on StubHub which is likely due to limited seating. My guess is the show's producers chose to go with the great visuals (Chicago skyline, Lake Michigan, Ducks uniforms) instead of what Purdue and West Lafayette, IN had to offer.

At first my comparison for Dak was DAT with the speed and evasiveness. After these two games I'm convinced that he will be much more than that. The route running and timing is more precise and Dak has three inches and 20# more fast twitch muscle on him. Much more advanced in his football IQ and overall development at this stage. And the blocking, oh my! Imagine if Dak had been flanking MM instead of DAT on the Nov 17, 2012 run against Stanford that failed to reach the end zone. Different outcome. No diss on DAT as we all loved him and what he meant to OBD success at the time, but Dak is just a different breed of cat.

I think we did, as I know I underestimated him. We have had highly regarded receivers bust, such as Jurion Dickey, or others take a while to develop, such as Troy Franklin. But, Dak Moore is so far ahead of what I had hoped, and he is just what we needed to launch this offense and make a serious run in the Playoffs. Very grateful to have him!

Thanks for all the replies. I guess it is still the preseason so not very many good games to be had.

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Moore is a budding superstar. With the stacked WR room, I hope that opponents will overload against Moore thus leaving other receivers open including our great Tight Ends. Moore is dynamic and a playmaker. Go Ducks.

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To paraphrase ZZ Top: They have depth and they know how to use it. I only see a couple games on the schedule that they may want to ride the 1s and 2s most of the game. Outside of redshirt considerations, the 3s and 4s should still see plenty of playing time. The drop off from 1 to 2 or 2 to 3 is unbelievably small. What a time to be a Duck fan.

If Novo is looking at being QB1 in 2026, I don’t see him going anywhere. Also 2026 Novo 2027 Moga 2028 Smith Jr works for me. I think learning from the best and waiting your turn to run a top offense in the country would be a smart decision.

Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning spoke at length about his review of the team's win over Oklahoma State this past weekend, plus an early look ahead to this weekend's opponent Northwestern. Everything Dan Lanning said in review of Oregon's win over Oklahoma State, previewing NorthwesternGo to about the 4:34 mark