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Yeah the odds of getting shut down 3 or 4 plays in a row is really high against great defenses, and Moore can't be expected to be as efficient as Nix and Gabriel were. The only alternative is to air it out more. I get it he hasn't had time at times, but a lot of times he has time, he just doesn't like what he sees and gets happy feet into scramble mode and goes down. If you get a one on one, don't stare them down, but do look off the safety, then huck the ball with some air under it and have our WRs go get it.

Unfortunately I do have a 9AM game Saturday with my Dawgs. But that is fortunate in one regard--about the time that ends, I can flip over to see the matchup at Iowa. Go Dawgs!! Go Ducks!! Keep on track moving toward the CFPs.

Oof... Yeah the injury hit him hard as he lost last season and the last recruiting class was just bonkers good. Interesting note... This does signal the LAST DB in that first Lanning recruiting class to depart the program. I believe now that all DBs recruited in Lanning's first class are now gone.

Not a surprise, as the last two recruiting classes had players that jumped ahead of him on the depth chart. Hard to know how things would’ve turned out if he had not been injured… I wish him the best.

BREAKING: Oregon CB Jahlil Florence plans to enter the Transfer Portal, he tells @on3sports The 6’2 195 CB totaled 35 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 FF, & 2 INT in his time with the Ducks He’s no longer with the team & will have 2 years of eligibility left I had wondered what had become of him...

I haven't figured out the numbers but how much of the pass rush not getting home is down to the speed of the release? Feels like there have been a lot of quick passes opposing offenses have tried to use because they wanted to get the ball away fast. But I know that hasn't always been the case this year as well. Feels like MU is not as effective this year but TT is having a great year.

Look at what Ohio State did to Penn State. They threw the ball deep. Bama, Georgia, Miami earlier in the season, A&M, Tennessee- all throw deep early and often. If you want to win a Natty, you're going to have to throw the ball deep. How did we beat Ohio State? Throwing the ball deep. How did we lose to Washington? Throwing efficient pass schemes nearly the entire game. OBD threw one TD pass against Indiana. What kind of pass was it? A bomb. It has been my opinion all year, you have to score 40 a game. Explosive run plays for TDs don't happen often against playoff teams. Explosive plays are necessary to win. That leaves explosive passing. Figure it out, don't make excuses. Throw the damn ball deep.

Very much appreciate not having a 9:00 game. Thank you to the football gods (which of course means the TV execs).

The LBs are the key unit in the Mint Defense. The position requires a particular type of athlete. Jackson fits that archetype, but he runs himself out of plays as you adroitly mentioned. BB makes up for his lack of speed with instinct. The players don't fit the scheme, but Lupoi has managed to put the LBs in position to make plays more often this season. The secondary performed fine against Indiana in my opinion. The corners were left in islands and didn't get beat deep- Indiana ran simple out routes, which is their staple when they can't get down field. Ohio State does the same with Smith, who simply throws guys off of him to get open. Not sure you can ask more from the secondary since there really hasn't been an effective pass rush this year. I still like what I see. Not perfect, but not a mess. I do want to see less lethargy on both sides of the ball though. Not sure how close OBD can get to that August performance. Sure would like to see that, or at least what we did to Ohio State in Eugene.

Hugh's on first?

Hugh who?

This is the D I wished for when Chip Kelly first came to Oregon...

It's a very good defense that will continue to need to develop. I know our linebackers are kinda the weak link but they aren't as weak as I think their reputation is. They are asked to do a TON! Part of me thinks that maybe to set up the linebackers better to more regularly succeed something in the base scheme should change. But I'm not sure what that would look like or if we even have the right players to do that. Getting some redzone stops would be nice. However, a lot of the points scored on us in the redOne have also been either field goals or when we've had the backups on the field late in the game. Most drives don't get close to the redzone.

Matt Ruhle and Nebraska could not win a game against a ranked opponent, and it looks like QB Dylan Riola has a broken fibula. Behind its backup QB on Saturday, the Cornhuskers' O floundered vs. USC. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/nebraska-qb-dylan-raiola-reportedly-out-for-the-year-with-broken-fibula-194837844.html

OSU has sunk very low indeed. Students there today will have to stretch to find things to celebrate, and I appreciate the post and the humor Charles. I'm also with you TexasDuck about not forgetting how things were. I'm one of the greybeards who remembers when we were fortunate to finish over .500 (Chris Miller was the QB my freshmen year in 86/87) and I remember the excitement around that Independence Bowl in '89. We've come a long way and I'm glad it's the Beavs living that reality now and not us. 😁

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They beat Lafayette a couple weeks ago. And I know about as much as that school as you do. Soooo... I suppose it counts as a win.

We have yet to see a Freeze on firings. 🤪

Or score a Maalik Murphy autograph before he transfers to Linfield. 😁 How low can you go?

Great stuff! I really hope to see Davison start and pounding it up the gut to be a part of the early game plan. I know that would be a good on good battle but we seem too have to many slow starts trying to work the edges and short passes early. A couple early Stanford esque first downs may open up the outside game. I'm just an arm chair OC I know but I think this will be an alpha dog pissing match early and I think we need to set the tone. Really excited for this one.

Don't blame me! My putrid pick in OT was the coaches, and not my fault. Kirby Smart had to be happy to see this guy in his rearview mirror. Gunner Stockton doesn't have the same talent, but he has a heart millions of times bigger than this dork. However, Carson is a great fit with Mari-oh-oh and a Canes team that has never won an ACC title. This whiny BS won't hurt his draft stock, right? 🤪 If you're looking for a leader, don't Becken Carson.

UCLA in 1990 or ‘91? Third string TE Vince Ferry caught the winner. 35K watching max. Goalposts did not have a chance to remain upright.

I remember the goal posts at Autzen coming down, being carried across the bridge and back to campus, a long, L O N G, time ago... Dang, I'm old.

If you are a current freshman at OSU, this might be only time in the upcoming 4 years that you get to storm the field. Might as well have fun when you can.