On 11/24/2021 at 10:40 AM, Dukduponquak said:

but glad to be back with you and your obviously open minded contributors!

 

The idea of even wanting the Huskies to win is disturbing, and for the Ducks' interest, if the Cougars beat the Huskies, the Beavers lose their chance for the Rose Bowl. which will dampen their fire a bit. 

On 11/24/2021 at 10:17 AM, Jon Joseph said:

 

OT - I wonder how many draft eligible players will be sitting out non-PO bowl games this season?

 

 There you go, KT has already missed games with injuries. Is the Rose Bowl big enough?

J Stew and Blount have had successful NFL careers, LaMichael recounted a while back how his got off to a really bad start. Tyner could have had a shot, but wasn't interested in football enough to give the NFL a try.  Max Borghi from WSU is similar to Christian McCaffrey. 

Yeah, Dye is a great Duck! But I don't see the NFL in his future As Charles just sid, lack of size, lack of speed does not an NFL running back make.

What would Oregon football be like without a Dye in the cast?

 

Travis Dye Discusses Upcoming NFL Decision

Matt Prehm Duck Territory

 

On 11/24/2021 at 9:12 AM, Jon Joseph said:

Me thinks Bob Bowlsby and the B12 would be happy to bring OR, UW, USC, AZ, ASU and CU on board? This would form a coast to coast conference. A conference with huge market size.

 

Add OK ST, KS and K ST to the 'Pac-12 6' to form a W division?

 

 That makes so much sen$e, change for the good. Big innovative thinking, sadly that makes it doomed from the start?

If you're an Oregon football fan you know the last words you want to hear are, "Third down and any yards" when the other team has the ball.

 

Tim DeRuyter Addresses Oregon's Defensive Struggles on Third Down

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Run, you Turkey! you aren't welcome at OBD!!!

 

On 11/24/2021 at 6:36 AM, Smith72 said:

Excellent point to ponder!

 

Looking at GK, he at least seems interested in being the Pac-12 Commissioner while Larry seemed fine just sitting in his plush SF offices overseeing the destruction by inertia of the Conference of Champions...that's it, Bill Walton for Commish!!

 

GK seems to also believe that standing pat is the correct move. The Pac-12 is being run by managers of a Blockbuster while the other conferences are streaming.  Oregon is a Brand in a conference full of teams going through the motions, unrecognizable to fans in other parts of the country, we saw how much ESPN cares with the camera issue in the WSU game. 

 

Mario's recruiting numbers are even more amazing when taken in context of the numbers that Jon brought up earlier; the SEC and B1G, are NFL factories, while the Pac-12 did produce a great NFL quarterback, from of course, Oregon!

Dante is bringin' it. He had a block, not a goaltending, and is scoring inside. 

15 points at halftime ? somehow, they're still in it, since Saint Mary's only has 23. The offense is definitely not flowing. Will Richardson lost his confidence against BYU, seems to be spreading through the rest of the team. As a Duck buddy mentioned a while ago, this team could really use Eugene Omoruyi. He was money in the paint.

 

 A missed dunk, next time a sloppy turnover, let's go Ducks!

Kepnang takng the ball to the basket, had a nice 3 point play the old fashioned way. 

No, 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No.3 Alabama, No. 4 Cincinnati. 

Wisconsin will play the winner of Oregon- Saint Mary's. Wisconsin led Houston the entire game, up 20 at halftime. But Houston stormed back. But with :05 left in the game, couldn't get a shot up and lost, 65-63.

Your title says it all, Charles

 

 The time is now: Suddenly Freshman WR's Must be ready to contribute.

Duck Territory Erik Skopil

 

Current Line: Oregon -2, and Gonzaga -7 over UCLA

On 11/23/2021 at 10:12 AM, Jon Joseph said:

1 Gonzaga

 

 The Zags are the biggest anomaly in college sports. Talk about hard to recruit to, but they get it done. They lost in the Championship Game last season, lost 3 players from te starting line-up, but here they are, No. 1, and the favorite to win the championship this season.

On 11/23/2021 at 10:13 AM, Steven A said:

 

I for one want tOSU to win it all and finish 14 -1 , their only blemish a beatdown by the Ducks.

 

 Right, and it would be great see tOSU's O shred UGA's D.

On 11/23/2021 at 9:53 AM, Jon Joseph said:

Facing Big Blue and Harbaugh would be sweet. Have the Ducks played Michigan since Dennis Dixon baffled the Wolverines in Ann Arbor?

 

 That seems to have been the last match-up, and now I can cheer for the Big Blue, almost certainly in vain, against OH. ST. and look forward to a Rose Bowl against the Wolverines. 

The potential for these Oregon Bigs is exciting, and potentially could be the best ever, but for now I think that title belongs to this Duck, and fun note, the Ducks got him from Auburn, Wa., 27 miles from Seattle. 

That seems to be how it has worked, and once again, this time with even more talent and height, than usual, Oregon is a team where a lot of new players will have to start from scratch before they all "buy in".