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Hold your horses! Or Broncos in this case.

Choate is the fall back guy if Avalos and Moore don't want it. Ordinarily, this would be a step backwards for Moore. It would be a little different if this was the Boise State when Moore was playing. But, it isn't. THe only reason I can see Moore taking the job is Jerry Jones. For Avalos, it is a step up, from DC to HC. But, a few more years of success @ Oregon as the DC, and he will be looking at much better offers than going home again.

Let's see. A $1000. 00 fine, and they have to promise never to do it again?

That is the question, and I hope that Mario doesn't overthink the answer. If Shough is playing well, and not just "managing" go with him. But, if the Ducks aren't humming, get Brown in there!

This is absolutely right, Jon. If the ESPN Invitational expands to 8, it will just be twice as corrupt as it is now. The only way to actually have a Playoffs is for it to be filled with the Power of 5 champions, and 3 wildcards including at least 1 G5. With this, only minor "eye test" is needed.

Thanks for the scouting report, Ryan, however, as good a job Wright does on kickoff returns, the fewer chances he has a chance to display his skills, the better, once would be fine. Iowa State features a great running back in Breece Hall, much like Wisconsin had in Johnathan Taylor in the Rose Bowl. Oregon's defense handled Taylor, and doing the same to Hall, will take the air out of the Cyclone's offense. Whoever the quarterback turns out to be for the Ducks, some big plays through the air would be great, Iowa's pass coverage is their Achilles heel, and the Ducks can double down here with their speed advantage. Hopefully, KT and Dorlus will pick up where they left off, and ISU's quarterback will will have to be picked up off the field, when he isn't running for his life and getting picked off. This is a big game for ISU, let them and their fans enjoy the build up of playing in a NY6 game, then the Ducks can give them a reality check.

It's down to a couple of former Boise State players, Avalos and Kellen Moore, and Montana State head coach, Jim Choate, also a BSU alum.

Ah yes, Todd McSham. Not a word of contrition, "I was wrong" from this bum. It's inconceivable for me to think of any other job, that on the surface is more useless than his, where he is the sidekick to Mel Kiper. But, it doesn't even matter that he's incompetent. On to Justin's game. He got a touchdown pass, so that record is his, and with 253 yards, he's over 4000. After their horrific start, the Chargers are at 6-9 now, and finish with the rematch against KC.

He didn't even know he was going to play when he found out 8 minutes before kickoff that he was going to start for the Chargers in their second game of the season, against the Super Bowl champions, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Chargers should have won the game! It's gone that way all season, today he gets the chance to make things right against the Broncos. All during the season, not only has Justin made himself the favorite for Offensive Rookie Of The Year, he's on pace for a historic season. He's already tied the record for touchdown passes in a season with 27. He's 219 yards away from becoming the 4th QB to throw for 4000 yards in his rookie season. He probably won't break Andrew Luck's record for yards in a rookie season, needs 1190 in the last two games. Highlights from today's game....

The best answer for this I feel is that Brown starts against Iowa State in the Fiesta Bowl, gets all the starter reps in hopefully, Spring ball, and leads the team in to season opening win in the 'Shoe, next year. I don't see how any of the other contenders will be better, against Iowa State, or starting next season. If Brown doesn't stay then I see it as completely open and one of the guys will rise to the job.

Some great points here, Jon. We know the geographical, time zone issues that make it hard for the Pac-12. Now we add the apathy of Cal, UCLA & Stanford. U of A isn't apathetic, more just pathetic, as their football struggles to stay above water, their once proud basketball team is going under. The Cougars are pretty much resigned to be the Novelty Act, Oregon State, bless their hearts, are trying as hard they can, and I'll say it again, the Beavs will finish above the Pups, in basketball this season and football next season. Oregon and USC, seriously have to get out of the Pac-12.

The Men's last game, against UCLA was postponed due to Covid issues with the officials, it is hoped that the game will be made up, tentative plan is that it will be played in MKA in early March.

I agree, Kellen may bleed Boise State Blue, but that doesn't mean he should take this job. Hopefully, he will go on and have a great career coaching in the NFL, and BSU can put a statue up in his honor.

I will say DT forever and ever. I will never forget what Nick Fairley did against Our Beloved Ducks in the championship against Auburn. I can't think of a player be more singularly responsible for beating the Ducks than was Fairley. Give the Ducks some of those. Get KT a DT to join him on the line and we will see the kind of D that Mario, and we are dreaming of.

This should come as no surprise to anyone, my favorite, not only Oregon player, but any player, is Ronnie Lee. He is the all time leading scorer for the Ducks, and would have even more points if there had been a 3 point line back then. He didn't have a great shooting %, but at the end of the game, he had the green light, except, because above all, Ronnie played to win, Greg Ballard usually, or any other Duck had a better shot, he'd get the ball to them. He was the captain of the Kamikaze Kids, was in the middle when the Ducks used to stand on the midcourt line and, "stare down" the other team. I have to give Marv Harshman, coach of the Huskies back then, for giving the Huskies, Groucho Marx masks to wear during one of the stare downs. Much better humor than John Wooden had. Ronnie and the Ducks never made the NCAA's, they actually didn't do all that well in post season play. But, even more than did Chip's teams change the way football was played, Harter, led by Ronnie Lee, changed basketball. Ronnie didn't have a great NBA career, the Trail Blazers could have taken him, but took Lionel Hollins, from ASU, after Ronnie and the Ducks beat Lionel & ASU in the Far West Classic. He ended up going to Phoenix, where he played an otherwise anonymous player, named Don Buse. But, despite all the great, record setting, award winning Ducks since, Ronnie Lee is my #1.

I was amazed last night, when on ESPN, Pawl of all people, thought that this season convinced him that the Playoffs NEEDED to expand to 8 teams. He was worried that the emphasis on The Playoffs was already creating a "Win it or Bust" situation for teams, and that having only 4, and the same 4, every year, is bad for the sport overall. I couldn't believe that I was hearing this on ESPN and from Mr SEC, but if he knows it, everybody does, and there could be an expanded playoff sooner than we thought.

The pre-season 1st team point guard could be back in time to really help the Ducks this season.

This Iowa State team is going to be a challenge, this post should make that clear. The Ducks are going to have to play their best game of the year, on both sides, to win this one.

Dorlus was a revelation in the SC game. It wasn't only him of course, the whole DL had been M I A all season. But they all found their game against the Trojans. Whether they were instrumental in holding The Trojans to 38 yards on the ground, or pressuring Slovis, it was a sight to behold. KT got the big stats, and well deserved, but the DL really works like it did in that game when all the guys are getting it done; rotation without any dropoff in effectiveness is what the Ducks had against USC, and what they will really need against Iowa State's Breece Hall, the leading rusher in the country. Of course the Ducks have handled that guy before when they played Wisconsin.

Charles, Oregon's brand is indeed changing, and bringing back to back conference championships with it. But the brand that is really changing is the Forum you have created, both at the original FishDuck, our Mac Court, and our palatial new arena, OBD. There is NO other site with the close to the activity, matched with civility, anywhere. I check out some other Duck-centric sites, and find arguing, name calling, redundant posts running rampant, and some days, under 10 posts total. But not here. At FishDuck, the flock is strong, and active. This of all years we have needed that Ducks more than ever to distract us, and not only that, but because of the quality of the discussions had at FishDuck, we have all made new friends. It's, "Cheers", where everyone knows your name, and new folks, who peered through the window, are greeted graciously when they walk in. Now, we've got a Bowl game to win, both basketball teams are off to great starts, as the Ducks look to continue their domination. Soon the softball season will start, and Lombardi's Ladies will look to get back to the championship, and baseball has a new look. What a great time to be a Duck!

If there is one thing that Ducks can do, it is follow

I agree. Not for this bunch of Ducks necessarily, but Oregon is used to NY6 Bowls, this is new territory for ISU. The win over USC, which made the Ducks repeat winners of the conference championship, that's right, Huskies, Ducks, winner of twice as many conference championships as you, should have the Ducks in the right frame of mind to win another Fiesta Bowl.

Sadly, unlike the Invitational, I don't see a way to make the Heisman Trophy work anymore. It's just become another ESPN production, with a hand picked cast of characters. It's amazing that Marcus won, though if anything, that shows what a Brand Oregon has forged for itself.

I'm going to trust that whoever the quarterback is next season, he's going to be GOOD. If he turns out to be Shough maybe he has a transformational season to match Dennis Dixon. If Brown stays and comes out on top, he's a veteran, so positive with that. Butterfield, Ashford, probably the longshots, along with the new guy, Thompson, who is receing acolade after acolade, and could be the quarterback that dreams are made of.

My favorite memory is easy, it has stayed at #1 for 50 years. Oregon 41 UCLA 40. The Ducks trailed 40 to 21 with 4 minutes left. Coach Jerry Frei had a feeling and took Dan Fouts out, replaced him with Tom Blanchard, 3 plays later, Blanchard connected with then Bobby Moore, for a touchdown, 40-28 in 33 seconds. UCLA coach thought he'd replace his QB too, Jim Nader for Dennis Dummitt. Nader fumbles, Ducks recover, Blanchard to Moore again, 41-35, 2:24 left. Oregon recovers the onside kick, a pass from Blanchard, this time to Leland Glass gets the ball to the Bruins' 10 . But during the drive, Blanchard separated his shoulder, and Fouts is back in. On the second play, Fouts is sacked, it's 3rd & 14, 1:00 left. Fouts find Greg Specht on a crossing route, touchdown Ducks, who now led 41-40. The Bruins got the ball back, but Dennis Dummit's last pass was picked off. This was all on radio, but I'll never forget it. It wasn't my first road game, but definitely my favorite. September, 1980, Husky Stadium. The Huskies were 2-0, outscoring their 2 opponents, 95-14. Oregon was 1-1-1, they were coming off a 35-7 win over Michigan State, but the Huskies weren't worried. After it was over, the Ducks and their quarterback, Reggie Ogburn, had won, 34-10.