Charles Fischer

If you're playing San Jose State as a conference game...you gotta do something.

"Play new players against Oregon, since the starters are doing nothing. The Oregon game is already lost." "I see a 16-18 point spread, pray for Packers weather from yesterday, and 10 degrees colder shows up. Wisconsin weather at this time of year, the cold and sleet would help Wisconsin keep it closer." ------------------------------------- Thoughts on Oregon; It's a Brutal Matchup Given... Unlike Bama (pass D) and Penn State, (lack of WR playmakers) Oregon has no real weakness. Maryland really played well, and save a fluky 50 yard fumble return, and one REALLY bad no overturn on the foot out of bounds TD when Oregon scored to end the first half, Maryland was going to be in this late. 1. 38 offensive plays in first half with many chain moving plays for the Terps 2. WR's got consistently open vs Oregon coverages (mostly man) 3. Until they got gassed late, Maryland run defense was very good most of the game. If QB Locke can get ball to green early (Badgers needs him back for intermediate tosses/outs) and, avoids his weekly brain fart picks, Wisconsin can stay in this but again, when you see a 6'6 290 LB guy running a fake punt downfield for 30 yards, and the lateral speed Oregon has on defense, you must play damn near perfect given the Oregon QB (Reminds me of a faster Lefty drew Brees type when he was at Purdue. He is accurate, has quick release and can hurt you with his feet) is so damn good. I hope I am wrong here but if it does not rain, 41-23 Oregon. Too much talent, and great line play vs a team still reeling from years of poor recruiting at DL, TE, TB, QB etc. If it does rain, I can see ball security issues (closer score in the 27-20 range) as Oregon runs so many plays that rely on matching their skill speed vs a team's Lbs /nickel types/Db depth (much like OSU foes many weeks), those throws won't be nearly as accurate, or well timed in wet weather.

“The staff is a huge reason,” Ploog told On3. “The connection that they have with each other and the players was a big part of my decision. The offense that they run is tight end heavy and I can see myself playing in it too. They are a Nike school, I grew up wearing strictly Nike so this seems to be a fit.” “Coach Dan Lanning is incredibly smart and the way that he is running the program is something unmatched. The mentality he coaches with is something that is super unique and the atmosphere is crazy." ------------------------------------------- “Ploog is a big target who primarily lines up as an outside wide receiver at the high school level. He’s a mismatch against smaller corners and shows the ability to go up and win jump balls. He’s also a good athlete at around 6-foot-6, 215 pounds. We see the athleticism on the basketball court, as well. Ploog will need to continue adding weight an strength to become a complete tight end, but the pass catching skill is advanced and points to mismatch ability at the college level.” "We didn't want him!" "We didn't want him!" "We didn't want him!"

What? Dan is getting pretty good at coachspeak, as nobody knows WTH he means.

Fantastic! He is a Rivals 4-Star who besides offered by Oregon, and was flipped from Washington, was offered by Wisconsin, UCLA and Alabama among others. Vander Ploog | DuckSportsAuthority N.RIVALS.COM Vander Ploog - 2025 4 Star Tight end for Troy (Fullerton, CA) on Rivals.com

I now love this ending of the schedule, as the players know they can give-it-their-all in Madison, ...and then they get a break to heal and recharge. Energized for the final week because...

Wow BYU pulls it out, 22-21 on a holding penalty that kept the drive alive on 4th down-wow. (Ir WAS holding)

As you know, the final score was Oregon winning 39-18, and latracey predicted a 38-17 score to be only two total points off! Wowsa. We had a number of others who were within four or five points, but latracey was pretty darn good with his prediction. Thanks to all for playing, as it is fun to project our scores and see how reality turns out. Congrats again to latracey!

It's my middle name!

I think the effects of seven straight weeks without a bye week rest...just materialized. Maryland played better than we thought, but we left opportunities go to waste as well. I hope Jordan James is OK... (And I have no idea why they bring in Limar. He has no breakaway speed, no extraordinary power, and no wiggle.)

Okay, I will yield to the wise counsel of so many in this great forum… When I’m wrong… I am wrong!

Ole Miss is giving the Dawgs a good fight!

Let's move this to a new thread so we don't have to scroll so much! See the new one created...

Let's discuss all the other CFB games of the day in this thread, and we do NOT discuss the Oregon game here, as we will have a separate GameDay thread for our game. (I will delete posts about the Oregon game, as we need to keep the discussions separate) Do provide score updates when you can, as well as your thoughts of what you saw in all the other games. We have a rich line-up of other games today such as Michigan at Indiana, Georgia at Ole Miss, Alabama at LSU and more to discuss!

Indiana has a very weak schedule, so I don't think it was that.

Well, alphabetical is new to me. You would think if the teams are tied, that you go by other factors...like their national ranking?

Pushed to the edge by a 5-4 Cal team, and beaten by a 5-4 team. It makes me so sad!

I noticed in last week's telecast vs Michigan that twice they posted the B1G rankings, and although Oregon and Indiana were tied in B1G record and total record...they put Indiana ahead of the No. 1 team in the nation? I figured there must be a reason beyond my sensibilities... But today in the telecast of Michigan vs Indiana....they started the telecast again with showing both with undefeated records and putting Indiana ahead of Oregon in the B1G standings? Why would they do that? You can't say that "because it is an Indiana-centric" telecast today, because they did it last week when it was an Oregon telecast. They just cannot yet accept the new power at the table?

Let's discuss all the other CFB games of the day in this thread, and we do NOT discuss the Oregon game here, as we will have a separate GameDay thread for our game. (I will delete posts about the Oregon game, as we need to keep the discussions separate) Do provide score updates when you can, as well as your thoughts of what you saw in all the other games. We have a rich line-up of other games today such as Michigan at Indiana, Georgia at Ole Miss, Alabama at LSU and more to discuss!

Another new member! It is great to have new people sign up, but often they don’t post! I’m delighted to see you drop in your first post, and want to encourage you to share your opinion often!