BigDucksFan

Not good, not good at all.

Darron Thomas never got the recognition he deserved. One of the best in my opinion.

Hard to pick a winner when no group came over the finish line, and a 4 way tie for last place.

I would like to see these two fight it out for the starting slot.

Look forward to hearing more from you.

Hmmm, I thought the Ducks were on top of things in all sports. I guess not.

Interesting approach to the problem.

UP is good.

Right now Justin is not the weakest link in the Chargers armor, however the defense is. I suspect that had a bearing on the matter.

We got to get someone who can pull players from the East coast.

Good points 30Duck. Had the Pac-12 had better leadership from guys like Larry Scott, things could have been much different in 2020. IMO a 3-peat in 2021 will be much more difficult because USC will be much stronger and the Ducks - well, still have issues to work out. 2022 looks more promising.

With all due respect, lets look at a couple of the points that was made here. 1) "They also had to convince college kids to avoid going out to parties and social gatherings, risking not only their lives but the lives of their teammates." Prior to the start of this season there was a lot of talk, on this site of the high possibility of lawsuits by the players getting COVID-19 and suing the school because of it. To date I have not heard of any player, from any school suing its school because of getting COVID-19, also I have not heard of any player, from any school losing their life because of COVID-19. So now to suggest that players "...risking not only their lives but the lives of their teammates" seems to be a bit of exaggeration, IMHO. 2) "The Pac-12 failed to make the playoff again, meaning they did not get the chance to measure themselves against the best teams in the country." True, and its a good thing because if we had played any of the playoff teams the embarrassment for Oregon would have been much worse. 3) "Overall, the perception of the program was, at best, stagnant in 2020, while at worst it was damaged heavily. This wager was a massive failure." Yes, the true damage can not be seen yet until after the final recruiting results are in, and even that might extend into next year. Time will tell but "....a massive failure" is correct. 4) "2020 saw that culture tested with bad losses, unavailable players and an offseason where they could not outwork their opponents, because they couldn’t work in the first place." So very true. IMO the unavailable players who oped-out for the NFL really hurt the program more so then the "regression" at QB. I don't think we would have had any of those losses had the full team been suited up and on the field and the Dog's would not have their line "we won the North". 5) "The culture of the program appears to be intact. Oregon should be able to continue building on their solid foundation in a more regular offseason, despite a struggle of a season in 2020. This wager was a win." IMO the culture of the program took a big hit on the national scene. Other schools, the playoff committee and ESPN will undoubtable look back at this program and the Pac-12 with laughable comments before Oregon can get redemption. 6) "If you ask “did 2020 make or break the Oregon Ducks?” the answer has to be that it made them." No, the answer has to be "yes", but the question has to be "for how long ??" Loved the article Ryan, thanks for bringing it to us.

Colorado is so high no one can get "UP" for the game there.

I think thats called a nightmare.

A very select group.

Do we really need another linebacker over some other position ??

A tribute to his roots.

As it should be.

Running back Byron Cardwell is nearing a decision and Oregon Ducks are making a strong push. “I would say they are, for sure, a contender,” he said. “My relationship with Oregon has grown a lot, talking to multiple coaches and more people on the staff - the strength coach and a nutritionist. I’ve also talked to the academic counselor at Oregon a couple of times to get comfortable with the school.”

Great forum with lots of different topics to discuss in a civil manner.

Hmmmmm, I'm thinking that USC should be on top of Oregon, as much as 3 to 5 slots.

I'm a fan of "all things Ducks" but I have to have it realistic. I am not a fan of the "we are going to win the National Championship" even when we have a young team dilemma, still have a QB dilemma, have an offensive play calling dilemma, and a defensive coach dilemma. No all those things don't add up to being realistic about our National Championship chances. I am a fan of, lets get some experience for our young team, lets do a better job of coaching up our QB's in the house, lets decide who should really be running the offense and lets get an even better defense coach, type of fan. All in all, I don't have all the answers and want to hear another view. I won't always agree with it but want to hear it.

With the odd's of college football coaches making it in the NFL, I'm glad Urban went with the Jaguars.

Love it, just simply love it.