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  1. On 11/5/2022 at 6:52 PM, Charles Fischer said:

    Well, not right now.  I've finished my own game notes, uploading pictures from the FishDuck photographer, uploading photos from the official Oregon photographer, declaring the prediction winner....and in celebration I'm on my third tasty Oregon Craft Beer IPA from Bend.

     

    Not my best time for stats.  😉

     

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                                     But that IS a lot of air.

    Thank you for all that effort and work.  It was a great day today for Oregon, both our game and the results of others.  And especially thanks for supporting what I'm sure is one of my favorite local breweries here in Bend, most of which have awesome IPAs.

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  2. I just don't see Lanning allowing this team to let down.  It's not in his DNA, and he has his team motivated.  I can't believe how effective our new coach has been week to week, and it's becoming more and more obvious how lucky we are to have him.

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  3. On 10/9/2022 at 9:00 PM, Mic said:

    How would we classify that monster TE we had once, with the mohawk and tats?  Can't remember his name but he had all the marks of greatness in him - except his brain, after he got hooked on cocaine.

    I beleive that was Colt  Lyerla.  Kid had a terrible upbringing.  Serious talent and physical presence, but definitely a headcase.  Couldn't keep him oyt of trouble.

     

    I just don't know what to think or believe about TT.  There was so much promise and excitement when he came here, and now so many question marks.  I hope he can rally, but it's pretty uninspiring to watch him play.

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  4. I, for one, am greatful Mario was here.  He filled a vacancy that needed an immediate replacement, was really liked by his players, recruited like crazy, and inspite of poor game management, won a lot of games.  However, it was obviously time for him to go, as his expiration date had past.  It was convenient for us that Miami was looking and he wanted to go home.

     

    Fast forward, we now have a new rookie coach that is a total class act, regardless of his win loss record.  He's smart, intuitive, loves to coach, has put together a great staff, his game management skills even with lack of experience has been superb.  His players love him.  If there's a problem, he addresses it immediately, and the team is growing week to week. He's an awesome representative for the U of O.

     

    I would bet anything that most of the Miami fans, and especially those on their forums, would trade coaches in a heartbeat.

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  5. On 10/3/2022 at 1:11 PM, DUCKED said:

    Isn’t SHOUT for the fans, not the players?

     

    I think the players, all the players, should keep their heads in the game.

    I'm with you.  I realize the players are late teens, early twenties, but they're there to play football.  That's what they need to concentrate on.  when the game is over and they've won, then it's time to celebrate and have fun.

  6. It's hilarious reading some of the Miami forums.  They're blaming the quality of their players, the players drive and physicality, the coaching staff, specifically their OC.  They're rationalizing that it takes time to get "his players", and to implement his system.  Most simply refuse to see Mari-no-o's shortcomings as a head coach.  They don't recognize his stubborness, his conservative physical game plan, his inability to trust his OCs to use his knowledge to get an offense that best utilizes their players talents and abilities.  They don't see his failure to loosen his reins and let his staff do what they're there to do, they don't see his in game coaching weaknesses, nor his thin skin when criticized.

     

    I appeciate what he did while here, his recruiting , his timely replacing of Taggart, but once he was booed here for his pathetic, predictable conservative offense, he was mentally out the door.  Thank you Miami.

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  7. I trust what the coaches think about the QBs more than I do any of the fans.  The coaches see the players every practice, in every group meeting, and deal with them constantly.  They dissect films of every play, both in games and practice, so if anyone should know who's ready to play, it's the coaches.  In the spring game, Ty had the look of a deer in the headlights, and didn't go through progressions well.  That could certainly be the result of two years of bad coaching, or that's just who he is.

     

    I would like to see the younger players get playing times as well, and I'd hate to see Ty leave,  but I thought Butterfield was the better of the two when I've seen them.  Hopefully, there will be situations where the two younger guys get some minutes, but if not, the coaches have their reasons.

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  8. SouthernDawg, thanks for your post and perspective of yesterdays game.  Despite the poor tackling and QB play, it was apparent early there was a huge talent gap between the two teams, as well as a disparity between the two head coaches. 

     

    Watching Georgia's receivers against our DBs,  and especially their DB talent , it became more than apparent we were lacking. 

     

    Every player Georgia had on the field was a 5 star, or at least high 4 star, and were being coached by a smart, wiley veteran coach. 

     

    There wasn't much positive to take from this game as an Oregon fan, but it was refreshing to see a different offensive style from what we endured the last two years. 

     

    I liked the diversity of plays and the attempt to increase the tempo of the offense.  We will see going forward just how well Lanning learns and adapts from the mistakes in this game.

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  9. While I, like every duck fan hopes Oregon wins this game, or is at least competetive, I realize this is our coaches first game as a head coach against the defending national champion,  As much as I want Oregon to look good, I am positive our coach is a quick study, and even if it's a bad loss,  he'll rebound quickly with good ajustments going forward.  I think we have a very smart head coach with serious drive, who with a little experience, will get Oregon where we want them to be.  I'm optomistic for this game, but also realize the coach and team need time and experience to get where we want the team to go.

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  10. We can speculate, analyze, pick apart which QB does what, but the bottom line is the coaches watch these players every day, test them, evaluate them, put them under pressure.  They know who can do what, who can handle pressure, what's the potential of each of them.  We as fans can speculate all we want, but the bottom line is  the coaches know what these young men are capable, who fits best where, and all we as fans can do is hope they are as good at their job as we hope they are. 
     

    I've decided, inspite of my opinions, that I'm a terrible armchair QB and coach, and I'm going to  rely on the high power coaches we've hired to get the best players on the field and develop the others as best they can for the future of the program.

     

      As an armchair QB and coach, I see Nix as our best hope at present, and Butterfield as a really good alternative if needed.  Thompson still looks to me like a deer in  the headlights, inspite of my desire to see him succeed.  We'll just have to see how the season unwinds.

  11. Lanning came to Oregon with just two scholarship QBs, neither of which had played, and he had little input regarding thei abilities.  Once he got an OC and knowing the opening games, they got a veteran Nix, likely the best they could find, as a security measure.  Lanning is here to win, and I trust him to make the best decision in that regard, whether it's one, two, or however many games, based on who gives us the best chance to win.

     

       I don't see Lanning doing a Mario, sticking to a veteran AB, if the veteran Nix isn't getting the job done, but again, will go with who he thinks helps Oregon win.  As it's only Lanning's first season, he just hasn't had time to get who he wants, and coach them to what he wants from them.

  12. When WT dumped Oregon, the timing was terrible, and we needed a solution quick.  Mario filled that spot, and if I remember, was emphatic this was long term and he'd have to be dragged out of Eugene.  He was a hard worker, personable, great recruiter, and the players loved him.  I think he put everything he had into the program until the last year, and unlike WT, didn't bolt for Miami the first time the position was open.

     

       While he had shortcomings as a game coach and serious stubborness, we won a lot of games at Oregon, though most in a pretty boring fashion.  I've never considered Mario to be stupid, and would think he would eventually learn from past mistakes, so I'm going to go out on a limb and assume he will give a little more control to his coordinators going forward.  Oregon was used as a learning experience by him, so we'll see what he has learned.  I'm sure he's heard all negativity about his offense and coaching, so we'll see what he does about it.

     

       While I agree that he seemed to check out the second half of the season, about the time his offense got booed, it's hard to find a good time or way to leave a program .  If he's too open about being a candidate, he risks his recruiting class, transfers and assistant coaches.  If he keeps quiet until the last minute and bolts, he's ticks off fans and the athletic department.  It also appears to me he didn't go looking for just any better job, he went with one that has serious importance to him for several reasons.

     

      I'll just cut him some slack, glad he's moved on, and look forward to a more interesting team to watch.  On the side, I might pay a little attention as to whether he has actually learned anything while at Oregon.

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  13. On 6/19/2022 at 7:22 AM, idontrollonshobbas said:

    I don't have subscriptions to the recruiting sites but I wonder what happened here.  One of the sites suggested that the Ducks had an outside chance of getting commitments this weekend from a trio of 5 stars, one of which was an OL, I believe?

     

    I wonder if that predicted OL was Proctor or a different recruit?

    I believe the OT they were referring to is Samson Okuniola.

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