Darren Perkins

If the Ducks could only just step up the Defense AND Passing game .... boy am I asking for a lot!!! ; )

When I mentioned 2007 I was referring to that era of football (like the LSU Tigers back then) not specifically the 2007 Ducks, but you make solid points about that 2007 team. Certainly not on Georgia's level, but the Ducks can step it up on D to help win out a relatively weak remaining schedule.

Hopefully, the early season injury is behind KT, and we can get a fully charged KT leading the defense to fully come together and put up a terrific performance. There have been flashes, now we need a complete game.

Yup, defense for sure. The Ducks are going to need to channel their inner-OhioSt performance to win this one.

Yes, defense! We've all been complaing about the offense so much lately we forgot that there are other things to complain about!! ; )

So true, and we may well be on our way to being know for Defense, who'd of ever thought?

Different vibe is right. Usually there is an extra little spring in my step on gameday. But today, I have the same type of feeling I had when I was 11-years-old and my mom had to drag me to church. There's a definite sense of foreboding for I'm afraid I what I'm about to watch. A Duck win is not enough, a crummy performance in which the Ducks just barely escape will feel no different than a loss. The Ducks need to make a statement. Hopefully the rumors swirling that MC is going to open things up are true. Hopefull this leads the Ducks to runaway with a 56-17 win are true.... but will only be believed when seen.

The powers that be got Helfrich out of there in lightning fashion in 2016 when it became apparent he was losing the team. Can the powers that be please have an intervention with MC?

Yes, it's sad. It would almost be better if we didn't have the talent than having the talent and flushing it down the toiled. ugh, if feel your pain.

I think it is safe to say that if this doesn't get to a respectable bowl game, they will play extremely uninspired in a lower bowl and get beat.

Yeah, that's the thing, we don't know how they are doing in practice.

If we lose to Cal, the season is essentially over. Ducks need to bring it. Hopefully they found something inspirational during the bye week.

My glass is also half full, just not sure if it is half full of water or air.... hmmmm....

The SEC is getting stronger. I'm hoping that the addition of Texas and Oklahoma will infect the rest of the SEC with bad defenses!

Thanks Jon. This team has us all dazed and confused.

Good points.... the way I look at it is that Brown has had his chance and it is pretty clear that the Ducks are not getting better under him and that they'll stay mediocre. So may as well play the young guns. At best they lead the Ducks to an 11-1 season, at worst they lose games as they Ducks will with Brown, but they get experience for the future.

Now us men all know how our significant other feels! : )

Yeah, it's hard to believe that the other qb's could be worse. With inexperienced qb's you do have to worry about turnovers, but that's a risk they need to take.

Yup, and we're all feeling the pain....

Good points that are relevant and contributing to our collective frustrations.

Totally agree.

Agree. And I for one was actually thinking they should have gone for 3 at the end of the first half. People tend to underestimate the impact that first half field goals can have later in the game. It's ok to go conservative in a close game with tons of time left. Ducks go for 3 there, they win.

Scheme can also contribute to poor play by all the positions. I the defense knows what is coming and the coaches are not putting the players in the best position to succeed, the coaches lessen the chance of the players playing well.

Yeah, i was holding out for Brown until now, changed is needed.

Yeah, reminds me of being wr in middle school, we nevere threw the ball so it was a pretty boring position to play, are talented receivers are probably beyond frustrated.