David Marsh

Herbert with a Moorhead offense? That would be a nice option.

Especially if we can hold them to sub 20!

A deep threat wont happen with Brown... and I am ok with that if he continues to play efficiently in the short to intermediate game. I would love to see a deep threat but I don't think we will see that happen this year.

It was a fun game to watch and relaxing to not to have it close at the end that requires a defensive stand. I feel this was the offense that Oregon was initially promised... or to be more realistic... what we expected when Cristobal became the head coach. A bigger more physical offensive line that can maul the opposing defense while being able to spread the ball out and score lots of points. Now if the defense can not be on skates and get a few more stops that would be great to watch. It has been a few games without a turnover as well.

Both! I want both... But since I can't have both... high scoring offense. It is typically more fun to watch. Granted under MC I have come to appreciate an OCCASIONAL defensive slugfest and it is refreshing to see us actually come out of those with wins. Though more points please!

I have heard of him... but still... it is a pretty silly name to pick.

Always love the Pick... Also... who calls themselves "Softy"? I mean that's just a lame nickname. Come on die hard Huskies... at least give yourselves respectable nicknames. Or... better yet don't... it's better this way.

Which puts into perspective how little experience the coaches are working with and how good this team can be in years to come.

I am expecting Oregon to be no. 5 when all is said and done and going to a rose bowl. Ohio state will go to the playoff over us. Nothing to do with us but the blue bloods are strong and they'll get the nod over us. Oklahoma is figuring things out ... And the big-12 isn't that strong on the whole so they'll probably be in as well. Which leaves one more open spot ... I am including Georgia here because they are the team to beat right now. Cinci might be the first group of five team to make the playoff... They have 2 years of hype behind them and that might be what it takes.

The second string was also on the field on defense. The 2nd teamers were all getting reps. Colorado kept on the gas and the defense wasn't able to slow them down so to preserve a solid win MC out back in the 1s on offense to finish the game.

This is the AB that coaches have been telling us about. We also saw a glimpse at Thompson and got a feeling he might not be ready yet. The coaches do know their stuff... But as fans we don't get to see the practice effort only game day.

New version of Win the Day. Nothing wrong with it. I prefer the punchier WTD but whatever.

The secondary even did a nice job keeping a lid on the UCLA offense by stopping the threat of a deep ball. However, with this much pressure in the QB's face it would be nice to see the back end of the defense clamp down on the underneath passes that have been killing us. However... those short yardage passes didn't seem quite as effective has they have been against Oregon in previous games.

I don't think Oregon's offensive staff are working as a finely well oiled machine as Penn State was that Rose Bowl season. I think there will be a time he returns to the sideline if he wants to but for this season Oregon's offense has felt much better with him in the box. UCLA does have a bad back end to their defense but if this was a few weeks ago I don't think Brown would have been that effective against it as he was last weekend. So either Brown has taken some significant strides as a player, which is possible, or the playcalling was just better. Though I do agree we don't really have enough evidence to make a full determination as to whether Joe in the box or sideline is better at this time. We will have a better idea this weekend and the following week against Washington. I don't see him coming out of the box for quite a while due to health reasons.

We really haven't seen much use of the pistol in quite some time. They will use the formation sometimes which a lot of teams with highly successful offenses do but it is a sometimes formation not an exclusive formation. We are seeing more of Moorhead's stamp on this offense as he has had more and more time get everyone comfortable in his scheme and we are starting to see execution happen at a higher level now as well.

I probably should have clarified my question with... The last time he was actively looking at the playsheet. But in truth I didn't even notice he had it on him and I rewatched most of the game! Thanks for the picture.

I do like the bumblebee look. Though maybe not against Colorado who are black and gold as their primary colors.

Yes... Just one game but it was an overall improvement. It is marred by the two interceptions in the fourth quarter because if those did not happen Oregon probably would have won by 17+ points and would have gained more yards in the process. If this game was one or even two weeks ago I doubt we would have even won the game in truth.

I'd be shocked if they weren't. During fall camp there were some reports of just how good Thompson was in scrimmages and practices... But those were the highlights and the lowlights rarely make the practice reports. Though I do really look forward to seeing what these young guns can do when they get their chance.

Consistency is the most saught after quality in sports ... It is also the most difficult to achieve. If Pittman and Williams are getting consistent then that only means good things for Oregon's future. That consistency is also why Brown is still the starter even though everyone, including the coaches, knows that Thompson or Butterfield have way higher ceilings. Granted as fans we have been frustrated with just how consistently poorly Brown as played as well.

The media and many in the college football world have seen something in Brown we as fans haven't. I get really frusted when they credit his play for the win at Ohio state... Brown didn't mess up, threw formless than 200 yards and really just gave the ball to Verdell to let Verdell destroy Ohio State.

If I were to make an educated guess is that George K doesn't want to expand right now because he rather pursue the Alliance as a route to increase their leverage in media negotiations. The bigger problem in their expansion calculations is anyone they bring into the conference needs to expand the revenue enough to basically pay for themselves. I don't think there are many schools that make sense to really bring in from the remnants of the Big-12. I do think the Pac-12 should be more aggressive and look at picking up some key schools but I'm not sure which schools would bring in the revenue the Pac-12 needs. Lets hope Oregon can finish the year in the top 10 and another Pac-12 or two is ranked. The Pac-12's lack of a 2020 season has really shown just how far behind we are from the other conferences at this point. Change for change sake isn't going to help the long term health of the Pac-12... but we do need something to change.

The SI Power Rankings Mine are similar but they do love Arizona State slightly more than I do... just throwing out another power ranking for funsies.

What made it a close game were some unforced errors by Brown. Errors I hope he doesn't make a habit of repeating. Otherwise it would have been a decisive win. Granted unforced errors are part of the game and credit to UCLA for capitalizing on them in a big way and making it a close game. Also players getting hurt from being tackled too much is part of the game as well... so KT taking down DTR which forced a Freshman into the game who threw the game closing pick is also part of the game. These two teams could see each other again in the Pac-12 Championship game. I don't think it is terribly likely but it is possible.

This is absolutely true and I love it! Though if Washington were to play Montana again today I think Washington would come out winning by a touchdown or two. Washington has grown as a team and they will be a better team when we face them than they were when Montana faced them. Granted... I think Oregon is going to be a better team too.