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OK, that makes me feel better. The Ohio State apologists are just killing me, watching some of these talking head pundents, coaches, and players is really starting to make me sick. From “they didn’t beat us. We beat ourselves”… to “we just left too many plays on the field“… to “it wasn’t just one call“… Get over it. The Ducks won. The better team won. The team with the most yards won. The team that controlled the line of scrimmage won. The team with the least penalties won. The team with the most points won. OK, for the sake or argument, let’s play their little game. The replay shows it clearly that Jeffrey Bassa intercepted that pass so tosu does not score first. Let’s say the ducks punt then we strip the ball, then we score, just like we did, 6 to nothing. We make the extra point, 7 to nothing. They punt. We make the field goal (that we missed) 10 to nothing. They score, 10 to 7. Then we score our second TD and go for one instead of 2, 17 to 7 Ducks! We score our field goal 20 to 7 Ducks. tosu scores their second TD, 20 to 14 Ducks. We score on Tez’s long touchdown end of the half 27-14 Ducks at half! Second half, they score 27-21 Ducks. We then take the field goal instead of turning it over on downs, 30-21 Ducks. They score their touchdown in the third quarter 30 to 28 Ducks. We take the points again instead of turning it over on downs, 33 to 28. DG’s score in 4th quarter makes it 40-28. Our final field goal with 1:47 to go makes it 43 to 28 Ducks! Guess what to all the coaches, the players, and the pendants from tosu, you didn’t leave more on the field than we did. You did not get hosed by the refs more than we did. You did not beat yourselves, THE DUCKS BEAT YOU. Fairly. Squarely. And Surely.

DG will have to up his game to get to the top of the leader board. No more picks, 75+% completion rate, 3+ TD from here on out would probably do it!

Great article and one that hits home for me as well! In the face of adversity, OBD came out with the W! tosu can say they beat themselves all they want, but we know better. Had we scored in the opportunities we had, gotten the bounce, or the calls, last night would have been a 44-24 beat down by OBD. In the olden days, all of those mishaps would have translated into a Duck loss. DL and this team refused to let it. It really does feel like a new era is upon us!

I like it! Pay the refs and hold them accountable through a transparent system of performance reviews. Full-time Professional Referees who have to get critiques and training every week Oh, but where would they come up with the money to do that, you ask?? How about .0001% of the salary of each and every member of the coaching staff of every team?

Great insight, as usual Mr. FishDuck! Almost has me wanting to change my prediction to a shutout for OBD! Seriously, I believe we will be treated to some new offensive plays we have not seen yet, and some sequential plays that will put tosu on their heels. Like you, I think Tosh will dial up some blitz packages that will cause plenty of havoc and chaos for Howard and the tosu offense. If OBD plays to The Standard, we will change the narrative. My desire is to see the Ducks dominate the LOS on both sides of the ball. It won’t be easy, but we have the talent to do so.

Ducks, 28-24 2 TO 3 sacks 284 yards in flight. DG plays error free, hits 2 TEs and 1 WR. for TDs, James gets 100+ and a TD. Defense turns in a stellar game, throttles tosu RBs, gets a pick and a fumble. Autzen Roars! tOSU sets a season record for the most 3 & outs. Go Ducks!

THIS! This is why FishDuck is the best fan forum there is. Outstanding breakdown Charles, thank you. The depth and insights you point out leads to fascinating discussion between the forum participants. I value the discussion and feedback your articles always generate. I continue to be pleasantly amazed at some of the outstanding football minds that regularly post here. Some of the thoughts I read are similar to what I have been thinking, only more eloquently phrased. While I have been somewhat anxious about the game, knowing we have not played anything close to the caliber tosu brings to the table, you remind me that they have not played anyone close to the caliber of OBD! It is precisely this discourse that keeps this old greybeard coming back for more! Thank you Charles, and Go Ducks,

Did Cal coug this one or did the zebras give it to the canes? Inquiring minds want to know…

Love that the mighty Bama D couldn’t make a stop when they needed it. Lowly Vandy took the game and the #1 standing in one fell swoop! Gotta love college football! Everybody can beat Anybody on any given day, and Nobody can beat Somebody on the right day!

Ducks 38-9 3 TO 3 Sacks 345 yards passing. Go you Mighty Ducks!

Great ponder point David, bringing up great responses. Thomas Tyner, great while played for the green and yellow, medically retired, then came back for a season with the Beavs. Atticus Sappington, great Beavus, came to finish his collegiate career as a Duck. I like to think of both as Ducks, but I know there are OBD fans who disagree. WHAT SAY YOU?

I feel for you dude. Losing a dad is tough. The last game I watched with my dad was in 2019 when the Ducks thumped Montana 35-3. He was 93, and we were able to have a wonderful visit while enjoying a Duck game together. He passed on about two months before COVID hit, and I have always been grateful he didn’t have to experience any of that cr@p.

Boy I dunno about the rest of you, but these late games feel like a crime against humanity. UCLA is out matched and they are playing dirty. The Ducks are taking them to the woodshed anyway. With #2 and #6 losing today, what will OBD be ranked tomorrow (which is already here in most of the country).

Huskies are Cougin it though! The scarlet knights are up 21-10 with under 7 minutes to go.

Ducks, 45-10 2 TO 2 sacks 410 yards passing

Next on the PIG-2 - 6 - 7 radar: Arkansas State Appalachian State Ball State Georgia State Jacksonville State Kent State New Mexico State Texas State. Is any of them naive enough to believe they will step up a notch? The other ‘State’ schools are in the P4 and wouldn’t drop to the lower tier.

The weak decisions do keep coming, and adding some of these “state” institutions has got to be killing their “academic prowess” as well. It must be their academic prowess that has them convinced that a bunch of G5 schools will get reclassified as P4 schools. Don’t see that happening…

I do like the way the green and white shirt ties in with the yellow hat and pants. Now if only the pants had the same stripe down the legs to match the one on the hat…

Obviously he is thinking “How many National Championships can we bring to Eugene over the next Decade?”

State Universities Conference, The SUC-6. They can always expand to the SUC-8, SUC-10, or even the SUC-12! Either was, they will still suck!

Darren, I agree with your statement: While the Ducks did look sharp, let us not forget that the Ducks are a much more talented team than the Beavers. The Ducks are deep, fast, and full of playmakers, and the Beavers are not. However, we could substitute the word “Beavers” with “Vandals” or “Broncos” and would have to say Ducks did not look sharp…

I love the fact that the B1G won one and lost one to the PAC over the weekend, and the right teams won while the deserving teams lost! Bwaa Haaa, Chortle, chortle, yuk, yuk!

I feel the need to apologize to all my Duck buddies here on the OBD Forum with Decorum: I have neglected to put my Ducks ’O’ Flag in my pickup for the first two games this season. I dug it out of my Duck swag box and flew it proudly this week. The results are obvious! Again, my profound apologies for this oversight, and I promise not to take it down until we own the 2023 Natty! Go Ducks!

VERY NICE 3rd quarter by OBD! 15 more minutes! Don’t let up!

Ducks, 35-17 2 TO 2 sacks 350 yards passing