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44-13. DUCKS! 3 TO 3 SKS 231 Pass Yds. IN THE RAIN, for a third game in a row! Get the "pundits" talking in the positive about OBD, again. GO DUCKS!

What was it that Al Davis said waaayyyy back in the pre-history times of the 1970's (dang, am I an old one) "JUST WIN BABY"!

Part of Daisy became part of you, and that will forever be her legacy. Cherish that part of Daisy-You. Peace be with you.

Heck! I WANT to be on the Indiana side. This year would be Ohio St's "last year" for us. To have the opportunity to "right the wrong" done at Autzen before tearing through to the championship game. Plus maybe getting the chance to take down Alabama (Debour) and/or maybe Miami (Cristobal) along the way, well what do they say in the Mastercard commercials..."Priceless"! But first things first. Got us some gopher, trojan, and husky-dogs to pound down first! 🦆🏈🪨's

I remember the "push" for conference championship games to bolster resumes and have true conference champions, instead of tie-breakers; to be the "chosen ones" in the BCS, two team playoffs. Now with 12 going to 16 playoff spots you will start to see NFL-lite teams "resting their starters" for the playoff run (similar to NFL-Heavy)rather than risk injury for what is increasingly becoming a consultation prize (a conference championship). I would really like for the conference championships be part of the playoffs, maybe like what has been mentioned before, winners get a bye and losers get home game against "the field", but you now have played one more game than "the field", whom would be off on their own byes, during the conference championship games. Not much incentive to risk being second in CCG. So, most likely they will go away, again, and "conference championships" based once again on win-loss records and tiebreakers, with uneven scheduling do to the size of the mega-leagues, will diminish the prize even more. Hope they can figure it out, cuz working towards a conference championship throughout the year makes the in season games more significant, and probably more entertaining (Oregon/Iowa last week), than simple win-loss records at the end of the year. Go Quackers!

Isn't the reason we have multi-team playoffs is to allow for the "most" high caliber teams to prove it on the field? Get in and prove your "mettle" when it counts the most. Heck of a lot better than what came before. Let's Go NFL-Lite!

Ehhh..Haters Gonna Hate. And honestly OBD hasn't really lived up to the "expectations" coming from the PAC. JUST FAR EXCEEDED EM!! Tooo bad...Sooo Sad B1G Boys. Get used to it. There be a new "Sheriff in Town". GET USED TO IT! Ain't going No Where! (But UP!) Let's Go Ducks.

All of these observations is simply because Oregon has been ready to compete with the best in the nation for quite awhile now. Since Slick Willie we have recruited, and developed NFL caliber players. (Just watch one weekend of NFL football and see how many names you hear from Oregon). The problem was being "locked in" the PAC12, notorious for getting no media respect and cannabilizing each other, especially "after dark". Where a two loss Alabama, Georgia, Ohio St still had a shot at the 4 team playoff, the PAC was never given the same consideration. Even One loss was viewed "as suspect", depending on who it was against (wash st., cal, etc.). So, "TV" collapses the PAC and Oregon/Washington (thrown a bone) to come and play with the B1G boys. The chance Oregon had desperately been looking for, for years, to legitimize the quality of the program. With a new and ambitious coach, Oregon took its opportunity and ran with it! (Especially last week, all over Iowa😁). This was not suppose to be. Because of the "narrative" about the PAC, and it's "flashy" perennial leader Oregon, and that Oregon was just that....flash and no bite and we have, resoundingly, repeatedly, made them "eat their words". And this has and continues to leave a bad taste on their mouths. OBD is NOT making friends in their new conference and in fact painting a huge target on their backs (Indiana game comes to mind), something I believe OBD haven't quite come to realization and/or grips with. But they will. Ten years from now ( With D. Lanning still leading the way) after several conference championships and a Natty or two all anyone will think about the Ducks is, "Boys...this is the game of the year for us...beat Oregon and you will prove we have become legitimate contenders". Because you will have to be "legitimate" to beat OBD! 🦆🏈🪨's

ESPN/FOXSPORTS made the decision decades ago, regardless of conference leaderships. Needed to trim one of five conferences (would have preferred two but Clemsons Nattys and low-ball, ironclad, TV deal "saved" that conference) and the PAC was doomed. Never liked it. Never wanted it. But it is what it is. In our current economic models, "most" money wins! Long term consequences be d@mned cuz there will Always be Opportunity in Capitalizing on any carnage that follows. Self perpetuating cycles. OBD realizes this and acts accordingly as any successful "business" would. Go Ducks.

Ducks "survive" WINNING one hard nosed game. 23-16. 1 TO 2 SKS 189 Pass Yds

"Ugly". Yes, and putrid, awful, gastly, gruesome, horrible, appalling...but you get my take. If not for Hawaii Also having turnoveritis and 2 of their starters fouling out, it Definitely would have been a loss...and not by just a bucket or two. Good news. First game of the season with a team that has a plethora of new players and pieces to incorporate into a functioning and fluid team. Just a "stinker" of a game or is this going to be closer to the "norm" for this group? Not a valid tourney team with the "street-ballish" performance from last night. Bad news. Obviously No Depth at point guard. Maybe after the non conference season both the point guards behind Sheldstad get more up to speed but last night? Yeesh! No point guards, no ball movement, thus "individual" basketball vs "team" basketball. Can't win consistently like that. And speaking of team basketball? Turnovvvvers, what offensive Rebounds, no THREE PT shooting (not another year of that, please!), anybody communicating? Yes. This team has a long way to go if last night was any true representation of the "team basketball" that can do damage in conference or in the dance. Hope Dana can turn em around but judging solely from last night, it will become his greatest coaching year yet! Let's go Ducks.

Oregon Wins 31-6 4 TO 3 SKS 187 Yds Passing. (+300 Yds Rush)

DUCKS WIN! 29-27. ( Stop a UI 2pt attempt to tie at the end) 2 T.O 3 SKS 278 Yds Pass Oregon leapfrogs MIA to number two on Monday.

Well I guess you could say DL is OBD's "Diamond in the Rough". 😁