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DL all in on Oregon with his pendant at half time.

Straight from the MH school of coaching. Now the huskies get the ball to start the second half with a chance to tie. Please tell me a winning coach who doesn't defer? Statistics show you usually steal a possession by defering.

Best offensive line in the country?

Think Penix will throw at least 40 times and take their chances.

They seem like a bunch of unentitled grinders. Kind of like SDSU last year. Something that has been missing in recent Duck rosters lately imo. Now if Dana would quit being a grump...🤣

Thanks! I need all the help (and laughter) I can get when I do this stuff! FishDuck members, if you're passing through Sisters, stop by Candy Corral, mention FishDuck and get the good person discount (5%) if I'm around. I even have candy ducks!

Sorry gang...not an attention hog. Posted twice by mistake and don't know how to delete this one. Sorry!!

I hope I don't jinx this but drama going into the offseason seems to be by far the lowest it's been in recent years. I for one am more than happy about this! No coaching changes! Minimal transfers coming and going when other programs are going crazy! Great recruiting class with a couple surprises! This Dan guy we've all been speaking of seems to have everything under control!! Bring on the B1G...let's have some fun!!

Totally agree on these points. I was too tired to post too much last night. I don't want to take anything away from anyone the Ducks already have or have coming in. If everything bears out, we are all going to see something special for years. Just wanted to make the point TMac was silky smooth and made catches look effortless. I need to duck my head when saying this but think OBD would've then had their three headed monster similar to that team up north and maybe been watching a playoff game Monday instead of the Fiesta bowl..

Indeed!!

Man watching TMac play for Arizona. Gawd is he smooth!! I can't help but think he was the missing ingredient for the Ducks. Imagine Bo throwing to Franklin, Tez, and TMac! Talking about lethal!!

Mario...all sizzle, no steak!

You're making my argument for me in paragraphs 2 & 3. He hates recruiting, he isn't good at it, he doesn't have to recruit in the pros. As Henry Ford and others have said, surround yourself with great leaders and manage the leaders! I think Moore can be really good OC in the right situation. Find a DC Chip could let do their thing and stay out of the way. Remember Pete SUCKED in NE but figured something out in college and has done pretty good in the pros the second time around. I get your thoughts though. I just think Chip could be fun in LA if he doesn't run his offense.

Just having fun with this. Curious what some of your thoughts might be? Maybe this is a good time to look into going back to the NFL I didn't think it was a good idea when he left the Ducks and went to Philly years ago. I thought it would take about 2 years for NFL defenses to figure out his offense and be too fast for him to succeed. I think this might be a good time for him to have a Pete Carrol approach to coaching. Keep Moore, hire a top DC and just manage(if he can) the game. He's already in LA, he hates recruiting from what everyone says, and won't get any better results in the B1G. I'd certainly consider it if I were him.

This makes me sick to my stomach (keeping it clean) to say but watching the way the fuskies have played this year is a recipe for winning for a national championship. Hear me out. An NFL QB throwing to at least three NFL receivers you can go to any time. Ducks had 2 (maybe 3-Tez or Terrance). Tez and Terrance are very good but not Odunze, Polk and Macmillan great. Yes Georgia hasn't had great QBs but they perform very good with great talent around them You mentioned depth. Ducks don't have that PROVEN depth yet. Every time Dub needed a play in the PAC championship, they went opposite Jackson with those receivers for whatever they wanted. I think Manning was a 5* out of high school who just hasn't put it together imo. I could've been smart enough to do that. Back to the * rating again. Sometimes they just don't develop and deliver. I'll stop with this last (but not last) point. Pulling out sloppy games you don't deserve to win. The ducks almost did it in the PAC championship but couldn't finish it. Obviously the fuskies did all year. Like it was mentioned, it's a fine line to get in with 4. Chances are definitely better with 12 teams but you still have to get past sloppy play or sloppy games and get some major breaks. Alabama getting in when they absolutely should've lost to Auburn is one of those breaks. Just a few examples of probably many more is what makes Kirby and Saben legends in this day of college football. Please don't hate me but if the fuskies are healthy, they probably win IMHO.😭😭

Watching NDSU almost beat Montana was a fun weekend watch for me. FCS is always fun this time of year. Seeing games in small stadiums in North and South Dakota and Montana where it's cold and snowy is my kind of football! Wish I was smart enough to pursue going to school and playing in those types of places in my playing days 100 years ago. Obviously, I still haven't got playing out of my system!😝

I always wondered how Oregon would do as and independent.

That would be the most disastrous decision the bolts could ever make! As a faithful fan of the Patriots for almost 50 years and following the bolts since my SD days, Belichik would be an absolute bust unless he brought in TB12 as a coach. That ain't gonna happen. This thought would just add to the epic failures Spanos has accomplished as one of the professional sports most incompetent owners. Urban makes more sense than Belichik and that certainly isn't an endorsement for Urban.

Class act! Doubt he's even considered NFL material if he stayed at Minnesota? Maybe this is payback for his appreciation to Coach Lanning!

It isn't all bad, I'm guessing TT received a pretty amazing education along the way. I think us fans lose sight it's football first. If that's the case, I think DL and staff haven't seen enough to allow TT take over the starting QB job which means he's obviously not NFL ready. If it isn't about football, he's going to get a job that will probably be very lucrative and long standing with the help of Oregon and last longer than a career in the NFL. He can either stick around and fight or move on. There's still nothing wrong with fighting for something you want is there?

And a great ambassador for all things Oregon football. Well earned, well deserved JPJ!

Totally agree! Also agree with Solar. It sounded to me like he started recently. I guess that's why I brought it up. I think we're in for a fun ride for many many years!! Go Ducks!!

Holly Rowe mentioned Bo was seeing a sports psychologist in one of her in game reports. While I have no problem with people seeking to better themselves through whatever means, I got the impression he just started doing this and wonder if it might hampered his game? He just didn't seem "on" like he had most of the year. Maybe overthinking a little at the beginning? She then mentioned DL told him just play your game during her halftime report. He did just that and almost pulled it out without his "A' game. I guess I'm an if it ain't broke don't fix it kind of guy. Just something rambling around in my head the last few days. Maybe someone why smarter than me can shed some light.

Haven't read all the comments so I'm not sure if it's already been mentioned. Having a top NFL QB throwing to three NFL type receivers and a running back able to pick up blitzes and running hard is a pretty tough to overcome. Remember McMillan wasn't at full strength in Seattle. Jackson was fine but cb by committee on the other side was just plain scary! Just the way college football is. If you have to go 3 and 4 deep from your 1st teamer is not a healthy recipe for a win. Dub skill players were more superior than Ducks D imp.😥 Keeping the offense off the field for 10 minutes of playing time to begin the game didn't help either. Deboer and staff were diabolical making the offense sit that long. You know they were chomping at the bit to get going and just couldn't.

45-18 Ducks 2 TOs 5 Sacks 390 I really hope Ducks are capable of shutting down the passing attack with I think a depleted CB room. My only concern. I have more faith in this Ducks team top to bottom though. We'll see!!