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Thanks Alex for the topic and article.As the 2022 season unfolds in front of us, the points you make are right on the numbers. The same bullett points will keep coming up ● Can the D Backs cover ● Can the front 7 get to the QB ● Will the D create any turnovers ● Will TT and JB be able to step In if Bo were to be injured For me, its still to early to have enough answers. I agree with you that we have seen solid and promising improvement by the Ducks on both sides of the ball. Very encouraging for us fans. Against the Cougars, the D will get ample opportunies to force turnovers, bring pressure and get a few sacks. As long as Bo and the offense keep scoring at will then Ward will put that ball up over 40 times. He has had some reckless throws in his first 3 games. Time for the Ducks to make some big time plays. I, like you appreciate Bo's aggressive running. He isnt running for his life. He is running with a purpose to make first downs or score TD's. Still the risk of injury is there. That means that after any given play either TT or JB will be running the offense. The learning curve will cause some problems and turnovers. I believe, in the long run, that learning curve will be worth it. Hope many Ducks step up and have their breakout game against the Cougars. GO DUCKS!

DazeNconfused, well thought out and explained article. Thank you and best wishes for a complete recovery. When i watched the Cougar/Badger game, I was certainly caught up in the moment. The smaller Coug D stacked the box and stopped the run. They played man coverage on most plays. The Badgers receivers could not get separation. I expect the Ducks will keep the Cougs D off balance and guessing. Give Bo the time to throw and Duck receivers will get open. Whrn the Badger D got pressure on Ward he was less effecrive. This is a good time for the Duck D to have a break thru effort. Make it a long day for Ward. Pressure, pressure and more pressure. The Badgers made critical mistakes that cost them the game against Wazzu. Oregon wont be that careless. As you concluded the Ducks will win this game! Go Ducks..........

Great comments, thoughts,and ideas on this thread. Their are pros and cons to streaming just as with cable. Right now Fox and ESPN have great control over game times. Long before most of the PAC teams kickoff both those networks have made their money. Do you think that Amazon or Apple would have the #15 team in the country kicking off at 11 pm est? No way....... The best PAC games would dominate the 4 or 5 pst slots or 7 or 8 est. Just as Amazon provides easy shopping for their customers they can provide easy viewing. Better scheduling and conference expansion could provide at least one game a week in the noon or 1 pm pst zone. Fox shot their money on the all in BIG media rights contract. Not much left over for the PAC or BIG12. ESPN is cost cutting and strapped for cash. Thus the low ball offer to the PAC. I am all for the PAC being on cable and Amazon. More eyeballs and more money. Let ESPN be in the 2nd position. They gave a second rate offer to the PAC. On a few threads we have seen some valid comments about Amazon cutting back. Upon further investigation they are closing many outdated facilities around the world. They are building many new state of the art distribution centers, also. A few money managers have forcast a 10-20% revenue drop for Amazon. I have no idea if thats factual. Our own business has dropped about 10% this year. But lets put this in proper perspective. Amazon revenues, i read, not confirmed, were about $460 billion. If they drop 10% then their revenues are $414 billion. Hardly falling on hard times. What better way to advertise your sellable goods by oening your own streaming service. Cable needs subscribers and TV sets. Amazon simply needs content for its 300 million plus subscribers. GO DUCKS........

This is a great question. Consider ALL the Duck defenders are simply true freshmen in this new system. They all are learning their assignments and to trust each other. Maybe they need a little more time for the true leaders to emerge. I agree with Augduck that Williams and Bennett may be emerging. They are very experienced and leading by example. Dorlus and Johnson are coming on strong. Let's hope this unit puts it all together this weekend on the Palouse. GO DUCKS!

This is Bo's team. He put the Georgia game behind him. Then rallied and led the team to back to back victories. Can any of the gray beards or stat masters remember when a Duck team scored on 15 of 17 drives? The Duck receivers will be tested by the Cougar defenders this week. Against the Badgers, the Cougs loaded the box to stop the run. The Dbacks played man coverage. The Badger receivers could not get separation from those defenders. Mic and Charles, i believe the Duck receivers will and can get separation. Some designed rollouts for Bo will keep the Cougs guessing. As long as the Ducks O line plays to their strengths, Bo and the skill position players will score and score often. Minimize penalties and take care of the ball. Martin Stadium will be a mad house so the Ducks need to keep their composure. I personally feel that the Duck D will give Ward fits and get some turnovers. In 1958, first day of school in first grade, i met 4 new life long friends. Spokane, Washington is Cougar country. They all have season tickets and will be rooting the Cougs on. Make me proud Ducks. The Cougars cannot beat you. Only the Ducks can beat the Ducks. GO DUCKS! Keep me and all the Ducks fanbase hapoy.

Drex, fun article and a good read. Thanks.. .... Scoring on 15 of 17 possessions will take the energy out of any defense. Proper execution of Dilly's offense keeps the defense off balamce and allows the O to pile up points. Both, EWU and BYU, staffs and players had no answer. The fight went right out of them. The Ducks D made stops and the opponents fell further and further behind. Lets give the next Cougars the same treatment. Most on this forum were unhappy with Bo and his mistakes. Myself included. Bo and the offense moved the ball well against The Dawgs. Mistakes were the Ducks undoing. Eliminate the mistakes and scoring on 15 of 17 drives can be the result. Bo showed leadership, smarts, determination and grit. 3 of his incompletions were smart throw aways. Well done Bo. So its off to the Palouse. Should be a high scoring affair.... GO DUCKS!

Pennsylvania Duck, if Amazon inks a deal with the PAC they wont be doing it to just ink the PAC after dark games. In the non conference schedule they would have a potential for 30 plus games, if PAC stays at 10 teams. This non con count could be expanded by going to 12-16 teams. Expanding into the central time zone could create very favorable 10 am pst and 1 pm est kick offs. Remember Amazon Prime already has subscribers that they WANT content for. Unlike the networks who must attract large Tv markets to get larger ad dollars Consider that many on this Forum felt that ESPN, FOX, SEC and the BIG were creating a haves and have nots situation. And they would control it all. Proof of this is the pitiful offer ESPN gave the PAC. It was take it or leave it. Fox had nothing to offer the PAC because they gave it to the BIG. Once the PAC inks with ESPN most games will be 7:30 est and later. Amazon wants to build a sports division. Bezos has stated he wants to dominate West Coast sports. The PAC and a few more added members could help make that happen. However, if Oregon and washington are the bell cows then their games will be centered around prime time eastern time zone.

When one of my 20 grandkids mentioned that NFL Thursday Night football was exclusive to Amazon Prime, I told him that would be 16 games i wouldnt see. He told me it would be easy to get. Fear, trepidation and panic set in. My sweet wife told me to quit my sniveling and whining because for $100 a year she had Prime. I wasnt convinced. On Thursday, at game time my wife came downstairs to the living room, handed me the remote. She said, push the talk button and say Amazon Prime sports Thursday Night NFL Football. I did and 20 seconds later i clicked the icon for the game. 10 seconds later NFL football. It was easy. It will be easy for all of you. My grandson called moments later to have my 6 year old great granddaughter help me navigate the process. He congratulated me that i was already watching the game. Another 4 grand kids called thru the night to congratulate my success. OBDF members Amazon paid MLS like 2.5 billion for games. This is big time dollars. Amazon wants content. They have a year round, ready made studio cast, pregame and game announcers with 9 months of PAC10 sports to gobble up and show. They dont have to worry about TV sets. They want purchasing customers in ALL markets to sell their brokered goods to. This can fix the PACs pitiful distribution numbers. PS: They will view ESPN and Fox as competitors to the content they want. This could be another step in shaping media viewing as they want. Gonna be very interesting..... Double PS: Thanks to my sweet wife for loving me.

Wisdom and caution is the prevailing thought when it comes to conference expansion. And above all else, secrecy. SDSU is an option, maybe SMU. Not sure because we truly dont no the total landscape. It's to quiet out there. The only ones making noise are the BIG And BIG12 commissioners. Not a peep from AD's or school Presidents. John Canzano feels something is close on expansion and media rights but no one is leaking anything. IMHO, the PAC will try and go big and bold, depending on Amazon Prime and ESPN. Amazon is a ruthless competitor that plays rough. They may want to shut ESPN out of West Coast content or at least control it. Consider if Amazon paid the PAC $1 billion annually. Thats $100 million per school. GK strikes me as a go big or go home kind of guy. Time will tell. It took me less than 30 seconds to bring up the Thursday night NFL game. I will gladly take 30 seconds of my time if it keeps us out of the BIG.......

Willie would have encouraged the offense to score points. There would have been no shackles or reigns. That throttle would have been wide open. 50 plus points a game with Justin in 2019. With that 2019 defense the CFP was a reality. Not sure about the defense after 2019 and how it would have faired under Willie. Both could recruit talent. One coach wanted 50 plus points a game. The other wanted power, control and one score games. Enough said.

I agree with everyone on this thread that this is unacceptable behaviour. Hopefully, any fans who witnessed this will come forward to assist. These fans should lose the rights to any future Duck events. One to many brews does not excuse this kind of rudeness. If drinking was not involved then these fans have no place at any venue. GEEZ grow a morale compass. No one and I mean no one should spend their money for any sporting event to ultimately be harassed. The game was between two proud universities with great athletic programs. An organized contest to determine a victor. Not a war between fan bases. A contest not a war. Perhaps these few knuckleheads should have to take a Charles, Fish Duck class in civility and respect toward others. PS: Get well soon and a speedy recovery to DazedNConfused. Missing you already. GO DUCKS!

When looking at a game replay and the individual stats it is clear that the Duck D line, in this game, did a much better job of keeping the BYU runners from reaching the second level. The D lineman had 17 combined tackles. With Dorlus (7) and Johnson (6) combining for 13. They lead the team. Let that sink in OBDF members. That's 17 less tackles that Sewell and his fellow linebackers did not have to make. This was not the case the last 2 seasons. I would say that the less tackles the LB's have to make against the run the better. Also the farther behind the Cougars got, the more they tested the Ducks secondary. Once the Ducks front 7 contained the BYU rush the game moved away from the front seven. I agree with EastBayDuck to not be to hard on Sewell. He has not forgotten how to play football. Last year he had to play boundary to boundary because the Duck defenders were not setting the edge. This year with better coaching and scheme the D players are improving and Sewell doesnt have to make as many tackles. Great game Ducks. Many of these young Ducks will be playing on the Palouse for the first time. Going to need another great team effort against another Cougar team to get the win. GO DUCKS!

Hats off to the Ducks 1st team offense. Run that darn ball to they stop you. But double hats off the Ducks D. Well done. Back ups in midway thru the third quarter against the #12 team in the country. Bet Rick New Weasel wishes he and his incompetent buddies had done some research before theyvoprned their mouths. GO DUCKS.......

Ducks 49-35 2 2 292 passing yards The Ducks D will hold the Cougars to 3 scores. However, the Ducks O will make mistakes and give the Cougars 14 easy points.

Alex, thanks for the article and i agree with your takes. IMHO the 3rd game of the season is too early, as Haywarduck noted, "to make bold predictions about the players or production". Much like a new product being developed for market the Coach Lanning version is in the early testing faze. May need some adjustments or modifications to get to the finished product. Remember it won't be until Coach Lannings 3rd and 4th season that his recruits will dominate the Duck roster. However, each game will be another step toward the end product As you and debbieduck pointed out we need to see a pass rush. Baylor pressured and sacked Hall throughout the game. The Cougar offense struggled. This game is on the Ducks Defense. Hold BYU under 30 points and Ducks win. The talent is on the roster now for the Ducks D. BYU has been on an impressive 23-4 run since the beginning of the 2020. But they have not stepped on the field against tOSU, Georgia or Oklahoma. Big time, powerhouse programs. BYU did beat Utah last year but that was before Rising. The Duck Offense will score in the upper 30's or low 40's as long as they take care of the footbsll. The Cougars D will not stop the Ducks O. Only the Ducks can stop themselves. The Cougars would be a top 4 team in this years PAC. Oregon is, too. Take care of business and defend your home turf and we will see a Duck victory. GO DUCKS.........

If the PAC can get even $ 1billion deal for an initial Friday night doubleheader game combo for say 5 years. That's $20 million a team per season, for each school in a 10 team conference They can then sign the low ball deal with ESPN and each school gets another $25 million a season. An exclusive with Amazon is not in the PAC 's best interest. However, i will not throw shade on GK for trying. The PAC is DOA if the Ducks and imitation dawgs leave. DEAD... As is, some of the schools have one foot in the grave if the PAC goes away. Go get them George.

Charles, thank you for taking the time to put these tutorials together. Your love and passion for teaching and sharing, once again shines thru. These plays happen so fast during the game that is hard to see the full execution of each defenders assignments. Thank you and well done. GO DUCKS!

DnC, thanks for the article and I agree 100% on your five keys. As in most football games, the battles in the trenches will go along ways in deciding the final outcome. Since the start of the 2020 season BYU is 24-4. The 2020 season was all Group of Five or FCS teams. With their only loss on the road, late in the season to undefeated Coastal Carolina. In 2021 the Cougars improved their strength of schedule. They swept the PAC! Lost to Boise State at home. Lost to Baylor in Waco and lost to UAB in their bowl game. The Cougars are playing some good ball in the trenches. Baylor wins games with solid defense. As you noted, they got sacks and pressure on Hall. Hall was not that effective when he was flushed from the pocket. The Ducks will need to do the same this Saturday. They are more than capable....... As for Bo, he does not need to be the hero. Just manage the offense. Distribute the ball to his play makers. Trust his talented, experienced O-line. The big boys up front will win the line of scrimmage. It's on Bo to read his keys and execute. Might take north of 40 points to win this game. That's in the Ducks wheelhouse. In 2020, Coastal Carolina defended their home turf and beat BYU. In 2021 Baylor did the same. In 2022 the Ducks need to defend their home turf. With 58,000 plus screaming fans and great execution the Ducks will win this game. GO DUCKS!

Thanks Smith72 for posting these articles. Finding and sourcing additional revenue streams is simply a must. Especially for the PAC10 to survive......... Only money, lots of money, will keep Washington and Oregon in the fold. And that protects the Beavers and Cougars, too. Not to mention all the student athletes in non revenue sports. Let usc and ucla and their athletes take 5,000 mile roundtrip road execursions. Every other week. I know its full on football season but this is significant, positive news. GO GK! GO DUCKS........

SoGaDawg, we appreciate you and all the great Dawg fans who come to and share their thoughts on this forum. You and your fellow Dawgs have enriched this forum. By the way another nice Dawg win on Saturday. Won't be the last shut out your D pitches this season. Barring any injuries to key players you should be on course to get a shot at a repeat. BYU will be a stiff challenge for the Ducks, however they have some weaknesses that the Ducks can exploit. Besides Autzen is a tough place to come into and pull out a road win. It requires a near flawless game. Should be a fun game. GO DUCKS!

On this great Duck forum we constantly comment about how nice it is to have a safe place to voice and share our opinions and feelings. Charles has created a truly "one of a kind forum". However the OBDF offers so much more to all of us. Consider this: 1. The casual Duck fan (Or the true Dawg fan) can come here and keep up with everything "Duck" 2. Or simply read articles of interest to themselves. Never post a comment or tap an emoji. 3. Some read articles of interest, post there thoughts and show support with a favorable emoji. 4. Others take the time to post Duck articles, share their thoughts and are courteous enough to take the time to respond back to others 5. Some take the time from their day to prepare and write articles. Then respond to the pros and cons from the forum members who read, ponder and reply to the articles. 6. Charles and other volunteers dig deep and create analysis articles to teach and inform us. Some volunteers dig out articles just to share with us. They cover schemes, systems, formations, position groups and so much more. 7. Then there are a few dozen forum members who share their deep observations, share feelings and insights. They breakdown everything, pro and con because they have passion and the desire to express and share with others. Its all volunteer! Awesome...... Each of us get to pick our level of interest and participation. All from our computers, laptops or phones. Wether its as simple as read and go or deep analysis of each play of each game. Safely, protected by Charles and his great team of volunteers. Well done and thank you Charles. The best part is we get the highs and lows provided by our great Oregon Duck student athletes. Then share it with each other. GO DUCKS!

Fun stuff you OBDF members. Personally, whoever beats USC will have to score a bunch of points. Stanford moved the ball at will and at least twice was first and goal inside the five. And they came up with ZERO points. The outcome could have been way different. 600 plus yards and you lose? GEEZ! We may not see any kind of defensive blue print to stopping their high flying offense until the Utah game. Unless SC stops themselves with penalties and turnovers. If FSU cant handle the Beavus squad at home then handing the traitors in the Coliseum will be a tall task.... Unlike Wisconsin, which is one dimensional, USC can throw the ball and their receivers are NFL caliber. The Cougars were able to play man coverage. The Badgers receivers couldnt get separation. No chance in man against USC. When WSU played zone, the Whisky QB moved the ball. Caleb Williams and those USC receivers will have a field day. I hope WSU, Utah and UCLA beat the Trojans. Oregon has a good shot at 8-1 in conference but 7-2 is more realistic.That may not be enough for the Ducks to make the title game. Its a new world without divisions. GO DUCKS!

Darren, thanks, as always, for taking the time to present this article. I agree as a fan feeling vulnerable and apprehensive about a potential 1-3 start. After the beatdown in Atlanta i had a tight knot in my stomach but after the EWU game that knot has loosened abit. Your concerns are valid as we have a top 20 program coming to town. Much like Georgia, BYU has a well established system in place. They have many 3rd and 4th year players. Continuity is a valuable strength. BYU will be a tremendous test for the Ducks. One that they can handle. I apologize for beating the same drum but as long as Coach Lanning and Dilly scheme and game plan to their players skill sets then BYU is at a disadvantage in this game. These players were recruited and developed to run block. The Dawgs, with all that NFL talent and EWU could not stop the Ducks running game. BYU will have no answer either. Pound the ball until they stop you. Keep their D off balance and guessing. This opens up the short and intermediate passing lanes. Routes that Bo, Ty or Jay can hit accurately and move the chains and score points Autzen and the fans give the Ducks a 3-7 point advantage. You are spot on Darren that Bo should not make careless mistakes and lose that advantage. WSU took a gamble against Whisky by putting 7 or 8 in the box. Thus leaving the DB's in man coverage. Whisky is one dimensional (power run game) and does not pose a passing threat. Great call by the Cougars coaching staff. Their Defense played with tenacity and like no Cougar Defense i have seen. Attended my first Cougar game in 1958, so I have seen a few. Unlike Whisky the Ducks have some talented and dangerous receivers. It's just a matter of time before one of these players takes it to the house on a slant. Personally I am itching for a long bomb but hoping against it. Just take what the twin Cougars defenses give us. Bo throws picks when he forces the throws. He looked good against EWU. No reason he wont the next 2 weeks. I have no comment to make about our Ducks D because the sample size is too small. Takes time for a D to jell with new players and new schemes. But the talent is their! The Ducks should win both games. The challenge will be difficult but these are teams that Oregon should beat. My knot is tightening again.... Darren, i agree that other PAC teams are showing improvement. Almost all against Group of Five and FCS schools. Beating schools you should beat as a Power 5 school. I believe the PAC is 1-6 against Power 5 in non conference games. This weekend will give us a better picture with Sparty vs the butt sniffers and our Duck game. The stakes are high........ GO DUCKS!

Pennsylvania Duck, great find on this article. Thanks for these view points There definitely is a anger feeling toward Frost, for sure. Just depends on how the final decision maker(s) feel. His fate is sealed just depends on the when, where and how they pull the trigger. Also, thank you so much for taking the time to research, find and post all the Duck related pieces. You rock.........

Frost is definitely on the hot seat. However, he is still Nebraska football roy. Soalty. It's probably why he still has the Cornhusker job . IMHO, he may be safe until October 1st. His buy out drops from $15 million to $7.5 million. His teams are not getting blown out. They just cant hold leads or close them out. Booing at a home game at Nebraska is just rare. It happened yesterday. So who knows? First donor with $7.5 million can make it happen. All bets may be off the table if the Sooners take the Huskers to the woodshed. It is ironic that Coach Clay Helton's team pulled the upset 2 years to the day he got fired by USC. Good for you and your team Clay. On a side note. GO DUCKS........