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Brooks - Did okay with little talent and slowly improved the program. His stamp on the program was about Oregon being a family atmosphere, and that still carries through today. Bellotti - Did a lot with little talent. Slowly improved the program. Got robbed of a shot at a national title. Him stepping aside for Chip was huge, and Oregon owes him for that. Kelly - Came in with a new scheme that other teams were not ready for. Did a lot with slightly better talent than Bellotti. He wasn't a great recruiter, but his new scheme did attract some good players and he was great at putting them in positions/schemes to succeed. Changed the trajectory of Oregon in a huge way. Much love for him. Helfrich - Good person, good OC and QB coach, but not a good head coach, game coach, or recruiter. Marcus was his gift to the program. Taggart - All talk, but a horrible coach. I do think he changed how we recruit and hired assistants who could recruit well. Cristobal - Good HC and recruiter, but a horrible game coach. Herbert would have been so much better with a better coach and scheme. He did win some big games, and elevated our program. He also lost some big leads and was almost always out-coached, and relied on talent. Lanning - Great HC and recruiter, but needs some work as a game coach. I often compare him to DeBoer. DeBoer is a great HC, and game coach, but not a great recruiter. It's hard to find a coach that embodies both of them. If they were co-head coaches for a team, they would shred. Ewww, can't believe I said that. Knight - While not a coach, I felt he deserved to be on the list for obvious reasons. All these coaches did something for this program and are the reason the Ducks are a top football program, which is crazy considering Eugene is a small town on the West Coast in a conference plagued by poor leadership over the years.

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The Ducks did not look like the Ducks tonight. I really don't get it. Bucky didn't look like he had his usual "you can't knock me down" fight, and Bo's passing wasn't as sharp as we've seen all season. He wasn't hitting his receivers in stride and looked lost on plays. He lost the Heisman tonight. The defense couldn't get enough pressure on Penix, which opened up downfield options in the passing game and, therefore, allowed the Huskies to run the ball effectively too. The Ducks defense allowed Washington to be balanced in their attack. The offense couldn't stay on the field. Everything seemed off tonight. I watched the game at Buckley's in Seattle and it really sucked. lol. The Ducks are better than what we saw tonight.

Oregon 45-31 2 3 385

Can you do this same style of prediction for Friday's game? @Grandpa Duck