Charles Fischer

Agreed. USC has more talent at receiver than we do, and looked very tough on defense. Holding any SEC team to 20 points is pretty darn good for any defense. This was a "good-or-good" game. If USC wins, then it is good for the B1G. If USC loses...I see no problem with that!

Our All-American Tackles had a bad day... --Perhaps they were overworked prior and came in with heavy legs? --They had been believing their press clippings? I think we will see a big bounce-back from them, and the O-Line play will improve enormously. Unlike some who think it is a permanent problem--I do not at all. All these guys have done it before and proven themselves, so it is not like they cannot do it. Get Bedford back and things go to normal, IMHO. No. 65, Ajani Cornelius...

Damn. USC looked really good. They are a top-10 team…or better.

BTW... Saturday Attendance: Oregon State 31,000 WSU 20,000 Oregon: 57,000 No Power-4 Conference invites? It IS a mystery...

OK...I was doing FishDuck Photo Archiving stuff today, and I GOT TO go over the game closely on Monday...

We have been posting his videos and discussing them for months.

Well, I just tell them up-front...."I Never Said I Was Noble."

BTW...I do wish to thank everyone for reasonable discussion of a disappointing performance from OBD on Saturday. As I wrote before, discussing the negative is fine, as that is what a forum is for...and boy are we! But venting on fellow OBD members is not allowed, and not healthy. I have not read any of that, while I think all the negative comments have merit and generate further pondering by all of us. Negative-yes. Venting-no. And we all have been in the first category. Thank you! I love this community!

"Hopefully this standoff will be resolved quickly." It is a nice thought, but I would bet against it. Why? Because Fox/B1G wants a buck more per subscriber per month of not just those who want the B1G channel and buy the extra package, but ALL subscribers of Comcast Xfinity in Oregon, Seattle, and all of LA? That is a ton of money. And Fox/B1G have no choice; they MUST get paid that or the other 14 B1G members get a discount in what their subscribers in their local areas are paying. B1G must have it, and I don't think Comcast/Xfinity can afford it or will want to pay it. I think both sides are dug in...

Santa Rosa Duck! He had a predicted score of 48-14, of which was 24 total points off the actual score of 24-14. Mr. Reliable, TerryM9, just missed with his 42-6 prediction by 26 total points. I wish the site was loaded with funding, so I could afford prizes...maybe someday. But Santa Rosa--savor it, as I have first crack each week in predicting and have not won YET in three years. Hats off to you!

Yep! And no I have not yet evaluated the game--a bunch of other FishDuck related stuff to attend to first today. (Like this forum that I love!)

Remember how former Offensive line coach Neal Zumbokos used to say, "no sugar for my group." He forbid them to accept any praise as, "we can always be better." I think our O-Line obviously had a bit too much sugar from the media...and believed it.

Amen. The big "THUD" you heard outside was the team, and us fans being brought back to earth.

They scored one on a trick play--it happens. Overall I think this defense is showing us how it has the talent to be outstanding, IMHO. Completely agree. The good news is that often on good plays--they did play it from a normal above angle. I am not there yet, but the drop-off from losing one player on the OL should not have been that dramatic. Poncho played the most of any reserve O-lineman last year, and he primarily did it at right guard...where he played yesterday. Pickard got beat badly in the Spring Game by our newbie defensive linemen, thus I was dismayed to see him out there. I think the coaches rolled the dice on who could play better...replace the center or the guard? Our star offensive tackles had their worst game at Oregon, and I don't expect to see that again. I think I will know better once I spend time pouring over every play--haven't done that yet.'

Below was in the media guide, and boy does it help me!

Yes. In my article on FishDuck on Friday, before the game, I wrote... "We all know the stats and experience of Dillon Gabriel coming in, and frankly–it appears that he throws a better long-ball than Bo Nix. Yet I believe that a reason for so few sacks in the past two years was Nix’s ability to get rid of the ball, and yet complete the pass. Normally if you are throwing the ball away to prevent sacks–your completion percentage declines, but we did not see that with Bo." I also wrote in this forum that I expected our sacks against us to go up, as Bo was extraordinary at getting rid of the ball, and yet completing the pass. And we saw our sacks against us go up already.... Idaho Test: Is Oregon’s Positional Depth for Real? | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM With all that has happened, it is hard to believe that Dan Lanning has only been at Oregon for two years. Yet the talent stacked up from both high school and…

The percentage of success on those 4th down plays are low for a reason, and Dan has to learn the hard way. The last two years weren't enough yet. The good news? This is an outstanding defense that will keep us in games until the offense comes alive. Look at that line above....Did You EVER Think We Would See It?

This is the aspect of how "been there already" is overlooked by us fans. Georgia and Alabama are used to the hype, ignoring it and performing.

Will Stein, Dillon Gabriel, and the Wide Receivers will look better when the offensive line gives good pass protection.

When we talk about the offense...Gabriel was NOT looking downfield, or did not see open receivers deeper downfield today. We did not stretch the defense, and Dillon did well considering the Vandals tightened up the pass defense within 10 yards of the LOS, IMHO. Bad News: The offense was a big surprise to the negative. Good News: There is a TON of upside to this offense, as the players are there. Right now...it is surprising to me that Pickard/Poncho at center-right guard was superior to Poncho/Strothers instead? Strothers must be must worse than I realized. It would also explain why we went after Bedford as a transfer at right guard. I thought Strothers had it nailed, but Oregon recruited Bedford and I was surprised. Not now.

Poncho was playing right guard, which is where he played most of last season. Pickard at center...is not good. But frankly--our AA tackles did not do well today either. Bad run blocking, and they got beat for sacks and a fumble.

OK...the game is over, and let's continue discussion in the main page of the forum.