PittDuck

Great article Alex, thanks for sharing! If Dante is not the best QB in college football, it is hard to say who is better. He is steady and level-headed, he has a very powerful and accurate arm with the ability to put incredible ‘touch’ on his throws, All that in one package, then throw in a big fast and talented O-line to protect him, speed, size and depth in the RB room, and uber-talented pass catchers! On top of that we have a top 10 Defense with an incredible amount of experience, depth and youth! Methinks it is going to be a fun season for OBD!

In some ways I feel sorry for the young man. Tearing it up in his former school and conference, he thought he could transfer to a school where he would be seen by more scouts and improve his draft stock. While Oregon was a school that could have done that for him, he found there were RBs already here that were simply better, and he could not beat them out for playing time. I hope he has the best of luck in all his future endeavors.

I know I bring ear plugs with me to every game I attend in Autzen, and a set for any guest I bring. It is still plenty loud, but my ears are no longer ringing all the way home and well into the night!

I have faith that Dan and Tosh are focusing heavily on shutting down the run this week. The will come up with a game plan to sour the Penn State bread and butter run game and for Drew to try to beat us with his arm.

Mighty Ducks win 24-13 2 TO 2 Sacks 324

I was hoping for the all white Stormtrooper look. Like the ones we blew the doors off the Trojans with. A close second would have been the all yellow like we beat Michigan State with. Oh well, a guy can dream! Go Ducks, tame the Lions!

Is there any chance that Makhi Hughes has been told to take it easy in the first 4 games where he was not needed, so he could be sprung on an unsuspecting Penn State? Is that something Lanning and Stein would do? If so, that would be AWESOME!!!

Still waiting for the O line to start road grading… They are not playing to their standard. Yet.

Ducks, 49-3 2 TO 2 sacks 335 yards in the air.

Great article David, thank you! I can only agree with the points you (and others on this thread are making). For me, the depth, athleticism, youth, size, speed, and leadership are all factors that separate this year’s version of OBD from previous versions. The thing I did not see coming that truly sets this group apart is blocking. These guys are not just willing to block, they are like heat-seeking missiles seeking to utterly destroy their targets! You can see it on vertically every play at every level of the field. Not just the big uglies, the speedy skill guys as well! It is like they understand that is what will keep them on the field. THAT is going to make a huge impact on this year’s success. Go Ducks!

None of us saw a 66 point beatdown coming! Congrats to both Solar and VegasDuck on an impressive WAG. Looking forward to shucking some corn next week!

Maybe they can invite Oklahoma State to join the Pathetic Association of State colleges?

The defense has two 3 and outs and have been on the field 3 times more than the offense! I have to admit,, I am having a hard time finding something to vent at. Go you Mighty Ducks, GO!

Take the lowest tier of the old PAC 12, add a bunch of mid level Mountain West teams and expect them to be P5 competitors? C’mon man, not ever gonna happen. Do we call them the PASC 8 now? Pacific Association of State Colleges…

The team with the most Ducks wins!

Ducks, 48-13 2 2 253

Agree to disagree.

Yesterday the O and the D were vanilla by design. DL and company were way more interested I putting young guys into live game scenarios to get a read on their ability to contribute to the team. I hope they were impressed, I was! I agree that we won’t show much more of our offense (or defense) until the Penn State game. We don’t need to dig deep four our next few opponents. Go Ducks!

Congrats to you CRL Duck!

Gotta put a smile😀 on your face for the future of OBD!! This kind of young depth is essential for a deep playoff run. The DEPTH I saw today was awesome! The difference between #1 and #3 is almost miniscule! The more DL can get these young men playing now, the better they (and OBD) will pay dividends in a long season.

What impressed me was BALANCE and DEPTH! 253 yards on the ground and 253 yards in the air! We got to see 4 different players at QB, 2 of whom threw and completed (#5 and #16) at least one pass for 253 yards. (and yes, Dante looked like the real deal!) Twelve Ducks got at least one carry for 253 total yards. Seven were running backs (#6, #23, #0, #27, #21, #20 and #22), three were QB (#5, #10, and #12), and two were receivers (#1 and #18). Between them, they had a 6.5 yards per carry average Ten Ducks (#4, #22, #3, #2, #1, #18, #11, #14, #17, and #20) got to catch at least one pass for 253 yards. Between them, the pass catches averaged 10.1 yards per catch! All in all, the Duck offense had 10 possessions and scored 9 TD and 1 FG. Zero punts. Defensively, twenty-eight Ducks got one or more tackles and one or more passes defended! Two had 5 tackles, three Duck Defenders had 4 tackles, and four has 3 tackles! #10 started his season right with 2 sacks, and #32 has a sack as well! The Defense combined for 7 TFL! The same defense that held MT St to 17 first downs and 244 total yards. Pretty good showing for a first outing. They can feel better about themselves than Texas, Alabama, Kansas St., Boise St., or Illinois feel about their opener!

Do we see Austin in the 3rd, and maybe Luke in the 4th?

I’ve been wondering the same thing, is he hurt?

Oh no! Two first downs! Let the hating begin!

Thank all that is holy and most that is not! Football is back!