Charles Fischer

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction versus Washington State? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Lets get these predictions started, and remember I look for the differential between your predicted points with both teams from the actual points. I will use the tiebreaker information when needed, so provide all the data below! Entries without ALL the information are invalid, and predictions on other threads don't count. Please follow directions, as I need all that is below for tiebreakers: --the winner --the score --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team --the number of passing yards by the Ducks. My prediction is: Oregon, 41-20, 3, 3, 278

Welcome to our forum Hill Billie, and that was a great first post!

Thank you Coach Boles for showing us that going for it was not flawed, as the criticism towards Stein is undeserved. This is one time that Bo messed up, and with all he has done for us--we have to forgive his mistakes. The reason though, you take the damn points, is because of all the variables--such as QB error that can take place. (or WR error, or OL missing a block, etc.) This is who Dan Lanning is; he will win games being aggressive, and he will lose more games for the same reason. He has lost three games in a season and a half this way already...

What funny is what John Madden would say...."Take the Damn Points!"

Dan Lanning will win some close games by eschewing the field goals and going for it on 4th down, and he will absolutely lose some more games because of it over his career at Oregon. Why? Because with all that has been written about "his aggressiveness" and "aggressive nature" by the media--it is now part of his brand, his persona. With all he has said about it and effectively doubled-down...he will go for it every time, and the percentages over the long term are against us. We will win some, and lose even more games because of this, IMHO. Take the damn points, Dan.

My Duck-Buddies, We all had questions coming into the season, and most centered around how good new offensive coordinator Will Stein would be, as well as concerns about the offensive line and their young newly hired coach. Oregon now has the No. 1 scoring offense in the nation, and is in the top ten in both rushing and passing nationally. (Can you get any better balance than that?) Coach Stein is not perfect, as has been pointed out in this forum--and I agree that some of the calls could have been better, but Bo did miss a TD with Holden, some blocks were missed, etc. Bottom line is that this is about as good a start for a young OC as you can get. If "Greatness and Weakness Emerge Early" as one pundit claims, then Oregon is in for great scoring years ahead. There were BIG questions about the new offensive line coach and whether the new offensive line could challenge the high-bar set last year. As for me? I am very pleased with our start; again, not perfect, but there are over 100 teams in the D-1 that would like to be in our position. Mr. FishDuck ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Press Release to Credentialed Media) NEW YORK — The Oregon offensive line has been named to the midseason honor roll for the Joe Moore Award, which is given annually to the most outstanding offensive line unit in college football. The Ducks are one of 23 teams on the midseason honor roll, and one of three Pac-12 units along with Oregon State and Washington. Oregon was a semifinalist for the award in 2022, when the Ducks led the nation with just five sacks allowed. Through six games in 2023, the UO offensive line is the top-graded pass-blocking team in the nation by Pro Football Focus at 89.6. The Ducks are also the No. 1 rushing team in the nation according to PFF with a stellar 92.8 grade. Oregon is tied for fourth in the nation with just four sacks allowed, and tied for ninth with only 24 tackles-for-loss given up. The O-line has helped the Oregon offense lead the nation so far this season in both scoring (48.5 PPG) and total offense (553.3 YPG), and the Ducks are one of just two teams (LSU) to rank in the top 10 in both rushing (8th, 221.67 YPG) and passing offense (9th, 331.7 YPG). The Ducks have started the same five players along the offensive line in all six games, and have combined for 90 total knockdowns. Jackson Powers-Johnson leads the team with 19 knockdowns and is the top-graded pass-blocking center in the nation by PFF at 90.0, allowing just one pressure in 230 opportunities. Right tackle Ajani Cornelius has also surrendered just one pressure, and is tied for eighth among all FBS tackles with an 87.8 pass-blocking grade from PFF. Steven Jones and Jackson Powers-Johnson Let's count our Blessings!

Right. The AVERAGE is 49 million over 10 years.

The schedule at GoDucks.com shows the Civil War game at 5:30 PM PDT...

No, the average over 10 years is nearly 50 million a year, nearly double what the Pac-12 would have had after expenses charged, or subscription criteria demanded. Our audience will grow incredibly in the B1G, so this was a no-brainer.

It starts at 5:30 PM PDT, sorry...it starts at 8:30 PM for you!

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon football will play at 12:30 p.m. PT for the third week in a row and fourth time in five games when the Ducks face Utah on Saturday, Oct. 28, in Salt Lake City. The game will be broadcast on FOX. The No. 9 Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) will host Washington State (4-2, 1-2) at 12:30 p.m. on ABC this Saturday, Oct. 21, in Autzen Stadium. Six of Oregon’s first eight games will have been day games, including five at either 12:00 p.m. or 12:30 p.m.

That is a very strong point, and is the positive spin I say to myself because it is true. Psychologically....it is hard to beat a team twice, and easy to get "up" for a team you narrowly lost to. Our Beloved Ducks can still do it!

True, and unfortunately--they got us at a bargain compared to the LA schools. But we will do just fine....

GODUCKS15! His predicted score of 41-37 (Washington) was only nine points off the actual score of 36-33, and I congratulate him. I also apologize to him, as I simply could not bring myself to attend to this without a day of sputtering and healing. I appreciate the patience from you all, and am happy for GODUCKS15, who has been an OBD member going back to the beginning. We had two others who were close, had Oregon won--it would have gone to tiebreakers with so many scores so close to each other. On to the Cougars!

Regardless of what happened the last two weeks for WSU.,,if they could beat Wisconsin and Oregon State, they can beat us. Gotta give it our 100%…

Do I have to?

Truly a low blow...

Can't we escape Pac-12 refs any sooner? (My apologies for the language I cannot remove)

Our biggest booster is not happy....

Ahh....never mind.

I'll take the hint. Thanks.

Right. It is about his decisions, but in no way am I stating or implying anything personal....since he is a whole smarter than I. Rule No. 26 says we can be negative and critical of coach's decisions and player performance--as long as we don't get personal.

This is true...maybe. I view this year as an aberration due to all the seniors and experienced players. Next year is almost a complete rebuild, and a gradual fight upwards, IMHO.

I gotta say...Jon Wilner surprised me with what he wrote below... Did Lanning not learn his lesson? Can he not distinguish between an aggressive approach and reckless decisions? Combine the short field goals that he didn’t try Saturday afternoon with the short field he gave the Huskies and you have a 13-point swing in a three-point game. His comments after Saturday’s loss: “This game’s 100 percent on me.” His comments after last year’s loss: “This game 100 percent falls on me.” He’s being paid handsomely to not repeat his mistakes, especially against the hated Huskies. Yes, and a good Duck-Buddy reminded me of something an hour ago..."Aren't you the guy who says, 'Greatness and Weakness Emerge Early?,' and I had hang my head. This is Dan's weakness among all his amazing strengths. I have to hope for one of the two below: 1. That he finally embraces what experienced, savvy, winning coaches do, and takes the damn points, or... 2. There is an adult in the room among his staff and analysts who shouts in the headset...."Take the Damn Points!" I know. I gotta follow my own rule and not vent on people. Thanks for all the good people here who may disagree, but do so with class and dignity. We Love Our Ducks...

Bridges was the starter last year.