David Marsh

Probably right... We are flying under the radar and will get bumped up when we win but not as much as other teams. That's just fine because if we keep winning we'll be where we need to be through it all. Remember we are just starting the month of October.... lots of football to be played still.

No... 15-0!!!! Let's go Ducks. Let's live that dream!

The problem comparing any current defense to Gang Green is that Gang Green never had to face the offensive proliferation that has happened in the last 15 years. The game in 94 was defensive focused where it isn't as much today. Still an incredible defense and a great model to strive for.

And... Troy Dye's other hand has a broken finger on it and he still played. The guy just couldn't be stopped!

Colorado is pretty air raidy too... Washington has slightly better lines and I would say better receivers. Most teams are going more of the air raid offense these days. Oregon is a bit of the exception. More on this on Tuesday.

I feel Nix is a better leader. He knows when he needs to put the team on his shoulders. Against Stanford on Oregon's third possession he runs on 3rd and 5 and gets the first down. He did some similar things against Texas Tech as well. He knows when he needs to lead for the team to win.

The ESPN match predictor is funny at the Runningback position as it is comparing Bucky Irving to Washington's Dillion Johnson. It looks like the two are evening matched in stats but the reality is that Oregon has two other runningbacks behind Irving that have close to the same stats as Irving. There is no comparison between these two team's run games.

I basically said that Oregon wasn't going to get any press coverage for the next two weeks (this week and next week) in my last article. Ducks Continue to Surge in Silence FISHDUCK.COM Last spring Josh Pate at Late Kick Live did a segment about how the Oregon fanbase was feeling. He basically said that the Ducks... We were on the Pac-12 network which seems to have less viewership now than every before with the conference's imminent demise and we played Stanford... a team that no one cares about. Oregon is flying under the radar and best to embrace it at this point. In some ways it puts less of a target on our backs and may inflate those Huskies heads enough that they make a few mistakes.

If Zona has better athletes on the pass rush they would have gotten him a few times there. Also... to give the pass rush more time having solid man coverage on the back end will make those decisions slightly harder. This is a game of split seconds... don't need much to to change the outcome. I think Stanford may have a better offensive line than Washington or at least somewhat comparative. Only Stanford is very underwhelming at every other position. Get a little heat on Penix and this pass heavy offense will be behind the chains. Always able to break out because it's so pass heavy but 3rd and 10 is still a different beast than 3rd and 4.

Against PSU Oregon only had like 1 or 2 flags. Against TT (pac-12 refs) it was dreadful. Then still pretty bad against Hawaii. But a decent improvement against Colorado. Then yesterday against Stanford there was another significant improvement. It should be under control against Washington. The coaches aren't going to let up yet on flags. It needs constant reinforcement. Some flags are acceptable but the self inflicted penalties are not and those are the ones that have really diminished the past couple weeks. It will be interesting to see if the false starts come back at Washington though with the actual crowd noise for the Ducks offense. Stanford isn't exactly loud.

It was old school Stanford football. Burn clock and slowly march down the field. Only thing it was missing was touchdowns instead of field goals. The defense stood strong in the end there. On the Duck side of things... that first three and out series I was frustrated they went for a deep shot on 3rd and 4 instead of trying to convert. After Stanford burned like half the first quarter on their opening drive it would have been better to keep the offense on the field longer.

Even if our secondary doesn't blanket the huskies receivers perfectly we'll be ok. Because Penix isn't a big runner and Arizona is giving Penix some pressure, not enough to seal the deal with sacks but a more athletically gifted team, say like Oregon, will get through and get some hits. Add that with having man-defense on his receivers making those throws more difficult and it could be a long day in Seattle for the Huskies. Remember everyone... Oregon doesn't need to hold the Huskies to 6 points to win and they probably can't do that anyways. They just need to ensure that Washington doesn't score more points than Oregon. And right now Arizona has been running through that Washington defensive line and their secondary is also getting carved up by Arizona's back-up quarterback. Not enough to make that game truly close but enough that Arizona is still alive and kicking in the 4th. Just wait until it's Oregon that is punching through with big runs and big passes. It's going to be a BIG game in Seattle in two weeks that's for sure.

Meanwhile... Oregon's defense is averaging 11.8 points per game allowed...

The Oregon crowd is getting in it now... Hearing the "let's go Ducks" chant on the TV now. Fans at Stanford, make this game a home game now!

How has Stanford had the ball for effectively the entire quarter???

Yeah Georgia is not looking that great today... tie game in the 4th... that's dangerous.

Colorado only loses to USC by 7. And USC has to play at Autzen this year... I'm so excited.

Colorado has put more than 30 points up on USC. Sure USC scored more against Colorado than the Ducks last week but Oregon didn't need to score more either.

Two more USC takeaways. USC can't run the ball. And USC cannot defense against the run. Oregon has to be drooling.

I voted Syracuse not because I believe they have played anyone but they have been up and down all over the place in past years but overall not that good. So being undefeated by week 5 for them... even while not playing anyone is surprising.

Another line I've picked up on is the opponent... Every day and every week Oregon is playing Oregon. It goes to the standard but is definitively bent towards growth and self improvement. Sure everyone knows they are play Stanford today and they watched Stanford film. But they need to play against themselves and meet their standard. Kinda a new take on Chip's faceless opponent. The ducks know who the opponent is every day... it's themselves.

52-0 7 sacks 300 passing yards Yeah... I'm going for a shutout! Probably won't happen but I'm going there!

Colorado going against USC is making me feel good about Oregon v USC right now. Colorado's defense has had some big opportunities against USC's line but lack the athletes to seal the deal. Oregon has those athletes and Williams will be under a lot of pressure against the Ducks in November.

Again? You make it sound like this is an off uniform... If they're home they are either wearing black or these uniforms. That orange hurts the eyes that's for sure.

From a spectical stand point... 2015. Vernon Adams was just on fire! Stanford was gearing up for a playoff run and Oregon just squishes it. It felt very 2012 revenge. Everything on the line for the last play of the game where Stanford needs to convert for 2 points and Oregon gets it done. 2009 and 2010 were also brilliant.