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The Ducks just couldn't handle the presser from AZ. In the 4th Qt. they looked tired. They just could not get things to jell into a smooth organized flow. The threes were few and far between.
Not a good night for the ladies.
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Good stuff 30Duck, thanks
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26 minutes ago, Trevor said:
From what I read, its the kicking coach at AZ that caused Jace to flip. (1) Jace already has a relationship with him (helped him develop where he is now). (2) His dad is the one that caused Jace to flip... focused him on the coach's record of developing kickers (its a pretty good record). Look at Oregon and their history with kickers.
A lot has to do with recruiting, but there really isn't any evidence of kickers being coached up... not that I can recall. Kicking has been a peeve of mine for some time. Oregon isn't recruiting kickers well, and certainly has not been coaching up well. That why this stinks so much. We need someone like him.
You're right, we do need someone like him. Sounds like AZ had inside help.
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7 minutes ago, UtahDuck said:
I think one point of notice is how much development each of Cristobal's four classes has gotten. First his first full class was a salvage class. His second class has been great overall, They've had a number of players including Hill and James overperform on the defensive side. His third class came right before the pandemic, add in a new OC and clearly the timeline and development was malignant. and now class four.
A lot of what cristobal has accomplished has been because of Helfrich and Taggart recruits. I'm excited to see if he can institute a winning team with the players he has and an actual development timeline. This year, he should have 3 full classes(Not including a salvage 2018 class) with a full offseason, a full spring football and a weight training Oregon needs to be cooking this year. Oregon's talent in the last three classes is 44(Blue chip) - 27(3 stars) a blue chip ratio of ~62%
Yep, it's time to see whats in the glass, "kool-aid" or "wine".
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The playoff bid will more likely be in 2022, not 2021.
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This is more entertaining then the Super Bowl.
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3 hours ago, Foursport1of1 said:
If he wants to go to a losing program, then god bless him.
Yes, better he go there than USC. However, the worst is that it is disenchanting that we do find ourselves vulnerable at all in our recruiting. We don't often see that under MC.
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7 hours ago, 30Duck said:
the Beavers will finish ahead of the Huskies next season
Sweat music to the ears. It would be so nice to have a decade or two of complete dominance of the North by the Ducks.
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Nice article Joshua, thanks for bringing it to us.
I think you are right in all accounts and patience will pay off for us Duck fans. We do have to watch USC along the way as their talent level is extremely close to ours and if we stumble with the X's and O's we could drop another year, or two of progression to top.
As much as we need USC to be relevant national we can't lose track of them on the field. IMO I think we are doing that but this season will tell us a whole lot more about our so-so offense.
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If your O can't score points it doesn't matter how good your D is.
5 hours ago, Fordux said:If JM is truly calling all the plays (BTW, is he?)
I have never heard a definitive answer on that during the last 3 seasons.
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He sounded like he was worth a scholarship for Oregon. MC should have given him one.
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3 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:
I think this is a remarkable week, in that I disagree with my friend and moderator, BigDucksFan twice now. Prior to Cristobal/Taggart's recruiting...Oregon was only known as a school that coached them up, because so few great players were recruited. Raw, three-star athletes were coached up and often would go onto the NFL and play.
In the defensive backfield alone with just a few examples....I recall a walk-on corner who earned a scholarship, and then went on to being an outstanding safety at Oregon and now has a Super Bowl ring from Denver as T.J. Ward had a long NFL career.
I remember when the recruiting ended a Troy Hill was gained, then lost and then got back to Oregon. I did not care, as I knew nothing about him, and he was just another 3-Star defensive back, and if we got him--fine. He started for the Rams again this season and had three touchdowns attributed to him.
That same year....we signed another 3-Star defensive back that I figured we did not need, and Terrence Mitchell has been starting for a couple of years in the NFL for the Browns.
There are so many examples of players being coached up at Oregon...that I could take all day. The point is--there are three examples of players coaches way-up beyond what anyone thought was possible. What happened with player development is a phenomenon of the current coaching regime, but not under Mike Bellotti, Rich Brooks or Chip.
Troy Hill knocks away a pass...
Again let me reiterate that players that become great have it in them before they arrive at Oregon. Not all great college players make it big in the NFL, MM is an example along with LMJ. And a lot of not so great players also make it to the NFL. I don't consider the NFL a measure of greatness.
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On 2/5/2021 at 3:49 PM, 30Duck said:
If it's the same Executive Committee that hired Scott in the first place, this is a good idea.
Well thats certainly not good.
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Always good to beat the Huskies.
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17 hours ago, RatherBe said:
It’s basically a mentor. I looked up the job description(s) some colleges have posted and to make it more blunt: they show them around, tell them what kind of people to avoid, make sure they know how to manage their time, responsibilities, and money. Helps them set up a future outside of football. A new thing is help with social media.
A lot of time and money is invested into recruiting, coaching, training, and keeping these guys academically eligible. Colleges want to protect their investment so their star WR doesn’t crash into a McDonald’s drive through at 2AM. Plus, it’s the right thing to do to have guys get all the help they can get.
17 hours ago, Annie said:And another job description is: Responsibilities: "The primary functions of this position include serve as academic liaison with the Office of Athletics Student Services; develop and implement a progressive life skills program in conjunction with Athletics Student Services; assist with orientation, admissions and housing process..."
Thanks all, that helps clear things up.
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This was definitely an exciting game to watch. Close ones followed by a win are always like that.
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This begs the question: "Justin is off and running but can the remainder of the players, coaching staff and Chargers organization keep up ??"
Justin has raised the bar for everyone in the Chargers organization and thrown down the challenge. Now its time for everyone else to step up.
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You raise an interesting question Alex.
I think we all know that Oregon has never been a "coaching up" school. That doesn't mean that Oregon never had any great players. It just means that either the player has what it takes before getting to Oregon or he/she wont be one. Oregon does not coach players to greatness.
Justin Herbert was a great player surrounded by mostly mediocre players and coaches. Keep in mind that it takes more then one great offensive lineman to help a QB achieve greatness.
In the NFL Justin has the opportunity to become someone special at the Chargers. To try and achieve that the Chargers ownership has brought in a new head coach to bring that to light. We will have to wait to see it that will happen but I have to question if the Chargers ownership itself is capable of producing a championship organization. After all it's had plenty of time to do so in the past, but sank to a No. 6 draft pick in the first round.
The Chargers Ownership has made mistakes in the past like it's move out of the San Diego area into LA. And it's keeping of it's QB, Rivers all these years, one who has always been just one step above mediocracy but never great.
Keep in mind that Justin Herberts winning of the NFL rookie of the year award was done on his own merits not the organizations.
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So, just what does a Director of Player Development actually do ?? Are we talking physical development, academic development, football knowledge development ??
What is it I'm missing here ??
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Just a "home-boy" at heart.
The link also had an comments from MC about our new DC, saying he will make our defense "a whole lot better". I wonder if that means that MC didn't like the way it was.
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It's all heart my friends.
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Thank you USC and UCLA for helping out here.
Eat your heart out Washington.
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The Detroit Lions are not the only black hole that an NFL draft pick can fall into and never be seen again. Being the No. 1 pick in the draft is not necessarily the best of possibilities.
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Doesn't he know the 2021 season is coming ??
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The Pac-12 is "Irrelevant" Because of OREGON?
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Totally agree.