Charles Fischer

So we have EIGHT Pac-12 teams in the top 25? The pinnacle of the conference....just in time to end it!

We have taken this thread to its logical end, as she is being believed and he will have his day in court. I am not going to delete it, as I did with another thread today, but will lock it. Let’s stick to football here, and let the crimes of others be discussed extensively at forums built for that purpose.

Desert Duck! The final score was 38-30, with Oregon winning, and I take the total number of points away from the actual score to look for the lowest among everyone. Desert Duck predicted 38-31 Oregon, and thus was only off by ONE point! EastBayDuckDad was only TWO points off with his 38-28 prediction. Mic was only off by THREE points with a prediction of 35-30. Too bad we did not have donated prizes for such great efforts! I do want to congratulate LB48 again for winning last week, as his victory may have got buried in the stream of posts. Pretty darn good predictions!

I haven't time right now to get into it much with other forum duties. But I will admit that MindGames is right--we have not yet seen what we hoped for, and I thought Texas Tech would be an excellent indicator for us. They looked a step slow the whole game, and I have three main thoughts about the secondary. First--we have new people playing with each other and they have not meshed like a tight group becomes. It was a first start for Evan Williams, and I was surprised to see Jahlil Florence starting at corner and playing as much as he did with all the veteran corners we have. Dontae Manning played a ton and started versus Portland State--and not so much in Lubbock. A second area deals with knowing the Dan Lanning defense; they are still getting used to assignments in game-time series. I sense this defense is harder to learn, and once the learning curve takes place--it is worth it, but the learning curve appears to longer than I thought. A third area was our opponent; that was a very impressive offense, and I cannot tell how many times I was watching and just spoke out loud...."that is a great play." They had great play designs, with clever ways to attack the defense. This was a hard offense for newbies on defense to contain. I gotta tip my hat to TT, as they had some superb execution to create big plays. While painful, it is just what we needed in preparing for Colorado, OSU, WSU, Washington and USC... And MindGames MD? WELCOME to the forum, and do share your thoughts often!

That is what I am doing too.

You tell us?

Let's move to a new thread on the forum about the game!

Kinda interesting how similar it was to our third game last year against Washington State in the Palouse? We come from behind and clinch it with a pick-six on defense? Mase Funa's Pick-Six...

The title was obviously tongue-in-cheek. Game prognosticators like I are similar to economists in their projections: "Rarely correct, but never in doubt!" Let's start the after game discussion here in this thread. My short comment? "Tyler Shough lost his confidence in clutch situations at Oregon, and has not got over it." He is a good QB, but one who teases you and chokes in the end. The Red Raiders are a good team and I salute them.

We know only what Lanning has told us....

Yup. We have software that removes words that can be used improperly, and replaces them automatically with others. I understand that sometimes the words are not meant in a bad context, but the software does not know that and I do not have the time to pamper everyone. Be nice, and be clean with language and we don't have issues.

I will officially start the thread with....today we will find out just how good the defensive secondary really is. I believe the Red Raiders will throw the ball quickly, thus few opportunities for sacks. So if Our Beloved Ducks cover well for three seconds, then we should win more of those plays. IMHO...the longer the plays go to three seconds and beyond when Texas Tech is passing, the better things that can happen for Oregon. A game like this is an indicator for how well the Ducks can deal with all the tough passing offenses of the conference. Games like this are what all these portal transfers were brought in for...

Here we are my Duck-Buddies, the thread for pondering the actual game as it happens. Let's discuss before, and during the game! The vast majority of you are GREAT in this thread, but you must remember that this forum is different, as we require civilized discourse. Discussion of negative is fine, but don't vent on us! Rule No. 31d covers GameDay Thread Conduct, and it is not hard for the vast majority of us--just a tiny few who need to reign it in when things don't go well for Our Beloved Ducks. Let's Have Fun Posting During the Game!

I’m unable to respond much, as I am out of town and only on my cell. The fact that it was immediate adjustments on defense—is a massive improvement over what we saw in the UW and OSU games. We have had great progress in this defense from the beginning of last year. There was a perfect “Simulated Pressure” in this last game that was so well executed and timed. More to come!

I believe there may be a mistaken notion embedded from my article, and that I am a Tosh Lupoi advocate. Tosh is a proven commodity as one of the nations, best recruiters, and we benefit enormously from that. I also believe, and what I said many times, in that “greatness and weakness, emerge early.” Tosh has shown greatness in recruiting from the beginning, and weakness as a defensive coordinator, calling, defensive plays. No denying that from me! However, he acknowledged his weaknesses upfront, when he was first hired, and between him and Hampton in Lanning—I believe it is the consensus of the brain trust that is calling, and monitoring the defensive plays. In the end, Lanning is responsible for the entire team, and this is HIS defense, and he knows it. I believe the defense of play-calling will be least above average this year. There was a “Simulated Pressure,” applied in this last game, that was absolutely perfect. I have seen tremendous improvement in the execution of the defense from the beginning of last year to where we are now. I believe it will continue.

And they really weren’t pushups, but more then I can do!

That makes complete sense to me too, but you can imagine how my jaw dropped watching the game on Sunday and seeing five surprise starters. I am also trying to raise attention to important points the rest of the media is not. If I can add some additional ponder points for us all to consider through the season to enjoy the entertainment that much more, that I’m on the lookout for it. With all of the tons of websites writing about the Ducks, how could they NOT write about this and make a big deal of it as I am? Or at minimum simply raise the question? I do not believe I am that insightful, but I do not have an explanation for the absence on their part.

When Bryce hit his first home run as a Duck on the Diamond last spring, Coach Lanning was up in the suite watching. Very cool!

David Marsh has written over 100 articles for FishDuck, and our audience. He has done it for free as a selfless volunteer, and the least I could do is pony up a hotdog and a drink! Sorry to make you wait until Thursday and Friday, but since I was the one who set the schedule for the writers, and I don’t want to mess them up, and I’m simply filling in the open days when I have the time to write… It seemed like the right thing to do. Tomorrow is a dandy…

In the past, we have had silver numbers to go with the helmet, or black numbers. I like the green numbers…

I understand, trying to create a new tradition like other teams have for turnovers, but doesn’t this one seem kind of lame?

I will publish an analysis tomorrow, that will address the reasons why Portland State scored in the drive, and why Oregon had no sacks in the game.

Not starting Dorlus? Is this a statement to the team that NOBODY is secure due to depth. Is this how SEC teams with real depth operate, and I have seen this because we have never had such depth? Or was this a one-off game?

Search Mike Leach and this comes up the most often... (when he was at Texas Tech) When he was at Mississippi State....

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! I am putting this up early this week due to other time constraints, so let's get it going early! What is your prediction versus Texas Tech? 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, 52-23, 2, 3, 308