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The formula remains the same as every game; Play clean, mistake free football and execute at your highest level. OBD's have a decided talent advantage, even with the injuries. Now it's time to take care of business like IU did yesterday and tOSU is doing today. Go Ducks.....

It's about time the Trojans stopped crying, whining and blaming and put their money into the players they want in the program Any nimrods, including the trojans can see the success Texas Tech has had on their investment. As a Duck fan i would not be concerned until they have a high quality coach in place. However, the financial investment in players will continue to expand until there are the haves and haves not. Thankfully, OBD's have both great resources and great coaching.

16 teams just seems to be the next logical and profitable number for the next round of CFP progression. Jumping to 24 would cheapen the field. For example, does an 8-4 team really deserve a shot at the Natty? Taking care of business, with a sense of urgency builds excitement and pressure. Is the reward because we had a great season or because we finished in the top 6 of of a P-2 conference? Money drive this train!

On the sort of final regular season Saturday of the CF 2025 season (Remember we still have Army vs Navy), every team has the opportunity to close out with a regular season win! Georgia, IU & Ole Miss escaped Jon Joseph's CHAOS Scenario, The Aggies and Sun Devils did not. On deck for CHAOS, TT, tOSU, OU, Vandy, BYU and OBD's! How much more CHAOS will our very own JJ strike oil with? As long as the Ducks take care of business against the little dogs, well let Chaos reign supreme! Go Ducks beat the bastard puppies. The talent level difference is significant, so play clean and execute! Then you can rest, heal and prepare for what's next.

Jordan, thsnk you for this amazing, thorough and in depth article about tomorrows game. You provided stats and facts, some series history and your personal take. I doubt any beat writer or blogger will put in the research and effort for this game, as you have. This is truly an A plus presentation. Thank you! Leading this old Duck fan to the conclusion that this game will be hard fought, filled with passion and a side order of hate. OBD's need to start fast, put points on the board, thus taking the husky fans out of the game.. Then don't take their foot off the throttle. A close game is not in the Ducks best interest. These little puppies are well coached and they defend their kennel very well. However, after a fierce first half fIght, tOSU made adjustments and in the 2nd half destroyed the puppies on their home field. This Duck fan expects OBD's to dominate this game and put down the horde of rabid, leg-lifters. Go Ducks.......

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Fun read, Darren..... A few thoughts on the Beavers now residing in a low-grade conference. Darren, you are being so kind to even rate the conference that high. Showing the holiday spirit? I agree with you that Kiffin has come along ways and he really should stay in his own "lane". Well done...... Washington as our new little brother? That's definitely rich! It sends warm fuzzies to my Duck heart the angst that my 4 lifelong friends (met in 1958) will feel when i share that label with them. Still haven't heard the end of the 70 spot they put on OBD's at Autzen. As if that wiped out 12 straight losses or the infamy of a 2008 winless season. A fricken winless season for gosh sakes! As for your score prediction. This Duck fan would be estatic if the Ducks put 40 plus points on the board against the huskies Those little dogs can play defense! Scoring points may very well depend on who starts on the Duck O Line. The Duck D should throttle the husky offense. Afterall, Whisky held them to 10 points, Wolverines held them to 7 points and tOSU allowed the dogs to score only 6. I expect the Duck D to dominate this game. As long as all the Duck ends hold the edge, we should see alot of 3 and outs. Looking for a 31-13 Duck win. In the true spirit of husky week...huck em, huck em good! GO DUCKS! Happy Thanksgiving

Actually, TT deserves to be ranked above Oregon: They lost on the road to #20 ASU in a close game. They thashed all their other opponents on their schedule. Including #14 Utah at Rice Eccles and #11 BYU at home. We lost at home to #2 IU and of course we just beat a ranked USC at home. That's our resume. Their were teams like Whisky and Iowa that we won but did not thrash. As we know the Ducks SOS is much higher than TT! But scoreboard tells the story and TT just squeaks past us. I don't expect TT to lose in their last 2 games. Which is fine, we need the buffer between us and the top 4. But I dont want to get ahead of myself. OBD's must beat the huskies. GO DUCKS......

Well now.....all OBD's can control is beating the huskies. The bastard huskies. If Jon Josephs CHAOS occurs, then OBD's could land in the top 4. Texas Tech and Texas A&M could both lose in the next 2 weeks. Beating the huskies would be another quality win for OBD's. If by some chance tOSU lost to Michigan, i don't think the Buckeyes would fall below the Ducks in the rankings.We will know that by our kick off against the huskies. None of this matters if OBD's loses on Daturday. Go Ducks......

My X-Factor is OBD's offensive line to dominate the puppies up north this Saturday. Regardless of who can play! Granted the run game slowed down a little as the Ducks went deep down the depth chart to field the O Line. There were no bad snaps and except for one play they kept the pocket clean. This allowed Dante to operate within the pocket. This game was won because a makeshift O Line went on a 6 minute plus drive to eat clock, score a touchdown and build a 14 point lead. And regardless of past games, this time the Duck D did not let SC get back into it. They helped close out this game. I expect more of the same this Saturday....... About the Duck D...... This may have been their best game since the IU game. The Duck D played IU very well.They even put points on the board. 20-20 in the 4th quarter was because of the D. For some reason WS, instead of going on a 6 minute drive to take the lead tried for a quick score and gave IU an easy 10 points. Against SC the Ducks D completely took away the run game and minimized the short pass. Forcing the Trojans to a one play option, the 50/50 ball. In rewatching the game twice, i could not find a play where the receiver was open deep for a clean TD pass. The Duck secondary covered tight! On 3 passes, you can clearly see the push off by the SC receivers to gain separation. The refs swallowed their whistle and kept the flag in their pockets. Those plays accounted for over 100 yards. How did the refs miss those push offs? If the Duck Defender put hands on then it was pass interference. BS. Call it both ways. Best of all the front 7 did not let the QB have time to wait for the deep route to break open. The pressure forced SC QB to just throw in the general direction or else be sacked. That's good defense. More of the same please. All the pressure will be on the Ducks against the huskies. Let's hope the walking wounded can rule the day. Happy Thanksgiving to Fish Duck nation...... Go Ducks......

JJ, may your Chaos predictions reign supreme this Saturday. As long as OBD's take care of the horde of leg-lifters then your Chaos wishes will land the Ducks a 5 spot. The conmittee has back pedaled and changed their metrics at everyturn to please espn/abc! Cow towwing to their puppet masters for ratings. This will be a great weekend as long as OBD's take care of business. GO DUCKS! GO SEC CHAOS!

David, great article. This game had a different feel and meaning than all the rest of this seasons games. And the game against the huskies will have even more meaning and feelings. Watching OBD's dominate the LOS against the sneak around your back, stab you in the back, self righteous, self entitled, spoiled children of Troy can only be topped this weekend! For this fan, those that shall not be named up North, the ultimate rivalry is beating the leg lifters. Beating them never gets old. Beating the Trojans raised are national awareness but it is wasted without beating the leg-lifting dogs. Go Ducks, you are playing for the Natty again this weekend......

They covered a lot of ground in that session. None more important than recognizing Dante's recognizing the Trojans defensive alignment, calling an audible that isolated Sadiq one on one with a linebacker. Then making a perfect NFL throw for a touchdown to Sadiq. Dantes' growth in this area will make a hugh difference next week and in the CFP. The line protection has improved weekly! Give Dante enough protection to go thru his progressions and opposing defenses will be in trouble. Go Ducks! The next Natty opponent is Washington.

IMHO, the Natty runs thru tOSU and IU. Would truly prefer IU than tOSU in a quarter or semifinal game. However, no Natty without beating those 2 teams. The committee will be in a tough spot on Tuesday because there foot is in their mouth. They have expounded how Oregon's schedule was not impressive. They said, get some wins against better opponents and change our perception. While the overrated SEC teams played the little sisters of the poor conference the Duck played a top 15 opponent and won. Man up you poor excuse for CF experts...... The Ducks earned the right to at least jump ole miss. Go Ducks.......

OBD's, since the loss to IU have done a very good job of matching or exceeding our opponents physicality. I felt that the Trojans didnt have much fight left in them after they scored their last touchdown. OBD's pounded the rock and moved downfield to score again to extend the lead back to 14. It must have been discouraging to the defense and the entire nation of Troy that the Ducks had their 3rd, 4th and 5th players just plug and play. Next man up destroyed USC. Hats off to all these players for stepping up to win this game. And to DL and staff for coaching them up to meet the challenge! The ancient grey beards on this Forum know first hand how an injury to just 1 starter could derail a game or season. Well done OBD's. let's get after the dreaded pack up north. GO Ducks! And welcome DuckDuckTruth.