Fair Weather Duck

My username says it all. Seriously though. I always thought this was something of a rebuilding year. The team outperformed my expectations by getting into the playoffs. I happy we made it this far. Doubly true considering the coordinators were preoccupied with their new teams and the long list of injuries. That doesn't mean there aren't questions to be asked and improvements to be made. What would it take for OBD to stay healthy through a playoff run? OBD has lost to two games in two years where they seemed out of their league vs Ohio State and Indiana. What are the commonalities there? Do people perceive DL as Penn St. did James Franklin --a great coach who can't quite win the big games? Why are we constantly lead by portal quarterbacks? What happens to the high schoolers we draft, do we improve our own? Do the transfers continue to improve once they arrive? Are the other teams more motivated (I vote yes to this one)? It looks to me like Oregon is 97% of the way there, but that last 3% is the toughest.

They've been targeting 21's receiver a lot. That seems like something the defense will discover and adjust for.

That's exactly what I was going to say.

Notre Dame: Boycotting a bowl game reduces player exposure and should hurt recruiting. I would certainly be reluctant to send a kid there. Perhaps they're worried about being exposed like FSU was in their bowl game after being left out of natty contention.

I like the championship games despite their flaws as currently implemented. I imagine going forward conferences will want to: Retain the extra guaranteed revenue from the conference championship. Send their best one, two or three teams to the natty whenever possible. Make the division record matter. Balancing those considerations, I think there are two options: Shrink the conference so that everyone plays everyone...PAC10 style. Implement some hybrid rules: Maybe the top two ranked play each other, etc. I favor the second option.

Oregon 34-23 3 turnovers causes by Oregon 5 sacks by Oregon 250 Oregon yards passing Most important: Go Ducks!