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Couple stats from the game: The score was 18-27 Ducks trailing at end of third. Final score 38-30. Ducks won the fourth quarter in "hot Texas" 20-3. First downs: Oregon 21, Tex Tech 29. That's a difference of 8. 6 of those 8, were due to Oregon penalty.

Not every game is 48-13 at Tennessee… 2016: 32-35 at Nebraska 2015: 28-31 at Michigan St 2008: 32-26 at Purdue in OT Difficulty of winning on the road is often underestimated. When you visit a conference opponent, you probably played or coached in that stadium before. A relatively new staff (like Oregon), with players unfamiliar with the stadium, makes any non-conference road trip win worthy, whether you think there was some ugly moments like penalties and broken assignments.

Would like to see first half stats vs second half stats. Shough started hot at Wyoming. He started hot in this game. Completions, I mean. Is that just a perception, or backed up by statistics? If so, why does that happen to him?

I remember an old coach of mine who said, "you don't know what you got until you throw them into the fire." There may have been a bit of that in Oregon's thinking. You can't always tell from practice how someone is going to respond and perhaps better to learn some of it when you can substitute in a game you're likely to win anyway. Not just how they execute their assignment, but how well do they comprehend play calls, show motivation, play with energy. Obviously the lack of penalties in that game with so many substitutions was very encouraging. I read somewhere Oregon played 24 freshmen, and PSU played 22 (for PSU, mostly after the game got out of hand to avoid injuries to starters).

Dear fellow Ducks fans: How often do you hear anything negative about Tex Tech fans? Now, compare that to what you hear about Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas St, ... The Ducks are playing a class program, a very prideful program who have very loyal fans. If you can attend, your interactions will be respectful. And, despite what happened in Laramie, a very tough opponent in Lubbock.

It also was an example of the power of the Rose Bowl in that era. That was the 1962 season, with Rose Bowl 1963 being one of four games on January 1st, out of 9 bowls total. It was a really big deal to be in the Cotton, Rose, Orange and Sugar bowls. One of 14 Rose Bowls with broadcaster Mel Allen, who about had to eat a plateful of USC praise as Wisconsin rallied.

25 freshmen saw action apparently.

I think Uncle Phil is in the booth. Enuf said.

Near Staples Center?

More balanced than the piece Goe wrote yesterday....

excerpt from Wilner column in Sept. 2022.... At the heart of the issue is an aspect of the TV selection process that requires each team to make a minimum number of appearances on the Pac-12 Networks. And that minimum is equivalent to the number of non-conference home games it plays. So USC, with three non-conference home games this season (2022), must appear on the Pac-12 Networks at least three times. Meanwhile, ESPN and Fox want to select the best possible matchups — a process that’s not as simple as it seems. Interest in college football (i.e., ratings) typically peaks later in the season, when the best teams have emerged and conference title and playoff bids are at stake. As the networks contemplate whether to select the USC-Oregon State game in September (2022), they have to keep in mind what it means for their matchups in November. If the Trojans are as good as they look under Lincoln Riley, they will play a series of high-profile games down the stretch. If ESPN and Fox select a USC game now, they reduce access to the Trojans later because of the Pac-12 Networks’ minimum game requirement. more to it, as well: Pac-12 TV selection process explained: Why Oregon State’s duels with USC and Utah are on the Pac-12 Networks and not ESPN or Fox SPORTS360AZ.COM <p>Oregon State is 3-0 for the first time since 2014, halfway to bowl eligibility and preparing for two of its biggest games of the season. But for a few hours…</p>

Tex Tech went to Laramie a day early to adapt to altitude. Wyoming's coach said beforehand "well, the scientists tell me it takes about six weeks." Obviously a little gamesmanship, laugh. Wyoming's coach also said before he was at Laramie and he brought his visiting NDSU team, "we were gassed in the fourth quarter, and we lost to Wyoming late." Elevation in Lubbock is 3,200 feet. It is 7,200 in Laramie. It is 430 in Eugene. Elevations are always interesting to look at. We tend to think of someplace "in the desert" as being low elevation, but not always the case. Lubbock is higher than any Pac12 location except Utah and Colorado.

TCU's defense last 3 games: 528 - Michigan - 45 points 589 - Georgia - 65 points 565 - Colorado - 45 points Not exactly comparing apples to apples in those 3 games, but does give me slight hesitation in joining the Colorado hype train.

Since 2010 83-20 – (2010) Wisconsin vs Indiana 84-0 – (2012) Oklahoma State vs Savannah State 80-20 – (2013) North Carolina vs Old Dominion 80-14 – (2013) Florida St vs Idaho 83-9 – (2014) Georgia Southern vs Savannah State 80-8 – (2015) UNLV vs Idaho St 81-7 – (2023) Oregon vs Portland State

Ducks allowed gains of 22, 20, 12, 9 and 8 on that drive by PSU.

Six Ducks were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft of 259 players. All six which ranged from No. 17 pick to No. 257 made the 53-man rosters announced today. Plus, undrafted TJ Bass also made the 53-man at Dallas. Wonder how many times a program which have at least 6 players, and as low as No. 257, have had all their players stick on that first 53 cut?

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My choice of clapping or booing is directly proportional to distance travelled by the opponent. The shorter the distance, the louder the boo. The longer the distance, the more sustained the clapping. Obviously I may have to adjust when tOSU arrives for that first Big Ten contest.

Does Watkins have an offer from Alabama like Van Buren? Is he playing teams like Chaminade, IMG, Bosco, Mater Dei....who know a bit about defense?

As one of the UO staffers commented a few days ago, the travel requirements for the Big Ten do not apply to all sports equally. Some, like basketball for men and women, will require several trips. Others, like golf, may require one trip per year, if that, because there is no home-and-home schedule in golf and they generally face other conference programs in tournaments at neutral sites. Some sports have no participation by Big Ten teams, and vice versa. Oregon, for example, has no wrestling team. The Big has no beach volleyball. And, so forth. Somewhat ironically, the Title IX requirements resulted in more women's sports which will mean there will likely be more travel required for women athletes than men as various colleges in both conferences have added women sports. There are more women's teams, than men's teams, due to the "equivalence" required by the size of a football roster. Finally, as was alluded when UCLA/USC joined, the B1G will look at ways to minimize travel by pairing teams geographically as was the case previously in the Pac12 (but not in the B1G). And, perhaps considering "tournament type play" at some sites. Yes, there will be travel longer distances, but it does not apply to every athlete in every sport.

I don't understand Mandel's comment. ESPN and Fox got what they wanted. They didn't want 4 of the 12 at that price point: $31M. They didn't want to pay $31M x 12, or x 10, if it included WSU and OSU, they wanted a discount below $31M. The fact they may pay that now is ok with them because they got the 8 teams they wanted. And, by slow walking it the $31M is less than they might have paid a year ago.

Nevada (Reno) announces QB coach Nate Costa has resigned. OC/TE coach Derek Sage will coach the quarterbacks. Nevada opens season Sept. 2 at USC. USC will have already played San Jose State the prior weekend. Costa was part of Ken Wilson's original Nevada staff and was working with the team for its second fall camp scrimmage over the weekend. This marked his first full-time FBS assistant job after serving on Oregon's staff for six years, including stints as a graduate assistant (2013-15) and offensive analyst (2019-21). He also worked at UCLA as an analyst in 2018 and at IMG Academy in 2017. Costa played for Oregon at quarterback from 2006-10 and was a captain of the Ducks during his senior season.

Sources: ACC expansion talks still alive as leaders consider new financial proposal SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Believed to be a long shot just days ago, the acquisition of Stanford, Cal and SMU is back on the table.

This interview with Tosh increased my confidence at bit....

excerpt from Wilner today.... "What changed in early August, other than Fox’s willingness to fund the expansion? Arizona’s application for membership in the Big 12 played a key role in the process, according to a source. The Wildcats weren’t the only school to seek a lifeboat; Utah and ASU would follow them into the arms of the Big 12 (and Colorado, of course, had already jumped). But in an attempt to secure a home in case the Pac-12 collapsed, Arizona formally applied for membership in the Big 12 in the middle of the week — before Oregon and Washington rejected the Pac-12 grant-of-rights agreement on that fateful Friday morning. The Big Ten became aware of Arizona’s application to the Big 12, according to the source. “So (Big Ten commissioner) Tony Petitti tells his presidents, ‘We aren’t the ones,’” the source said. “They felt like they weren’t the ones to fire the kill shot.” That triggered the Big Ten presidents to approve membership for Washington and Oregon without guilt — and with Fox’s cash as their carrot, the source said. Arizona’s application was approved by the Big 12 on Thursday evening, according to a Yahoo report....before the Friday meeting" Me...Arizona could have backed out on the Big12. But, when you go so far as to apply for admission, and know there's approval, that appears unlikely to me. Another source said UW announced first that Friday morning, but I think that is a distinction with little difference as Oregon likely knew it was a two-fer before Huskies announced.