Charles Fischer

With a final score of 59-13, I see that CRL Ducks was only five points off with his/her prediction of 55-14 to win our first prediction contest of the year. I do not recall CRL Duck being a winner before, so my hearty congratulations. And my Duck-Buddies...it was so nice to see so many enter, and now that football season is here--to see so many familiar handle names back. The Gang's-All-Here! All Hail, "The Beast!"

Let's take this discussion back out to the main forum again...

Now we get to hear what the B1G announcers were hearing over the past week about Dante Moore's upside. I felt that in the Spring Game...he did not have the protection that he had for this game! Thoughts about the QBs?

Fantastic blocks by WR Dak Moore in the running game that sprung Whittington for the big opening play, and Limar for the TD. I am pretty surprised to NOT see Makhi Hughes in the first series? We started a true freshman at WR, (Dak) and a RS Freshman WR in McClellan? Whew!

Good gosh, I love our helmets! What a winner…

A perfect day for football!

Precisely right, and Ohio State almost blew it being to conservative, IMHO on their second to last drive. You gotta work as hard to finish the game as the other team is...

Here we are my Duck-Buddies, the thread for pondering the actual game as it happens. Let's discuss before, and during the game! I have made a major change in how we will moderate our GameDay threads. Bottom line, is that you will be allowed to spew your frustration, to vent, as you wish. But Note the Parameters: --This is for GameDay threads only; you have to behave in the regular forum threads as in the past. --You cannot take shots at those who disagree with you, just like in the forum during the week. Remember how we discussed this upfront in this thread. Let's Have Fun Posting During the Game!

I am really curious to see how good the Ohio State trenches are this year, after the major reloading from last year.

Is this the ONLY time I will cheer for the Buckeyes? Yep, and GO Big-10! Let's discuss that game in this thread...

...to be wearing Beavis attire. I don't get it... He seems like a swell guy.

Rivals 4-Star, but a very good defensive tackle that we need...

You know...it is really hard to stick to my own rules when I see some of the things that are written. So I will refrain, but offer some facts: Andy Staples for On3, and a similar ranking by The Athletic recently analyzed college Offensive Coordinators, and both ranked Will Stein as the No. 1 OC in the nation. (Click on link) Below is from the Big-10 Network Telecast of their visit to Oregon's Fall Camp. (Stein has been OC for the last two years) So over two years...he is ranked by numbers, and expert opinions to be No. 1 in the nation? Fans are never happy... (And we know better, right?)

It can snow during the football season...

Attending Nebraska during winter term.... What's Not to Like?

Darren....I really enjoy your style of writing. Your title made me LOL as, "that is so Darren." Great fun, great thoughts, and THANKS.

First misunderstanding from not reading the posts carefully! --You cannot take shots at those who disagree with you, just like in the forum during the week. (I can feel it....in trying to give others an outlet for frustration--it is going to create more hassle for me)

I was surprised when he decided to take that job, because he does have a tougher job in Lincoln, than a ton of other places. To answer your question...no, I do not think Nebraska will come back, as there are too many more attractive options for a college player, IMHO. BTW GatOrlando....you have been a fantastic poster here. Somebody suggested that you have been the OBD member of the month, and I say, "naw." Best of the Summer!

I've decided. We stick to clear rules in the normal forum threads, but in the GameDay Thread... Anything goes in the GameDay thread toward the coaches and players, anything. (And I am sure it will later create some purposeful "misunderstandings" with some people in the other forum threads)

In the past, my rules stated that we could be critical of current coaching decisions, and player performance, but not get personal in the forum. And anything could be said about a former player or coach. So being critical of coaching and player performance is what a forum is for--and thus why we have that available...but do we want to allow OBD members to begin calling current coaches and players, "stupid" or "lazy", or more colorful and denigrating tags? What I liked about the current rules is how the line was clear, and my concern is that if I allow people to call Lupoi or Stein a name and declare their intelligence level in the GameDay thread....how long before we see it in the forum and I have to deal with it? I am trying to let people blow off steam, yet not create for hassles for me.

With the new latitude in the GameDay Thread...it is not a joke. Go For It There. (Although an unintended consequence of this new policy is a very entertaining GameDay Thread?)

People are going to do it, and I say it in advance. Why am I starting it with Montana State? Because if things don't go well at Penn State... We actually had a former FishDuck WRITER who told people to discard their season tickets, never watch the Ducks again, and to avoid this site when we lost the first time in '23 to Washington? Note the word, "former," and I cannot imagine a more over-the-top-reaction than that. A percentage of people do it... But you bring up a good point; it is not just those who vent, but the rest of us who have to restrain ourselves in response. I've been guilty in the past of over-reaction to someone else--it is tough, but we gotta stay strong. Remember, no matter what is written to vent in the GameDay Thread.... The Forum Will Still Be Pure

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction versus Montana State? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Let's 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. And please check the other posts in this thread to prevent putting up the a score that has already been predicted. We had one week where four entries were the same score! 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 52-16 2 4 321 Noah Whittington

My Duck-Buddies....I have made a major change in how we will moderate our GameDay threads. Bottom line, is that you will be allowed to spew your frustration, to vent, as you wish. I recall how we have lost many good members because they were fine on the forum during the week, but went crazy in the GameDay threads. So, I will let you vent in GameDay threads. But Note the Parameters: --This is for GameDay threads only; you have to behave in the regular forum threads as in the past. --You cannot take shots at those who disagree with you, just like in the forum during the week. So, if things aren't going well, and we are getting our butt kicked? It is fine to blow off the steam in the GameDay thread, but NOT in the regular forum threads. I am allowing this so people can get-it-out-of-their-system during the game, but the question is--can these same people restrain themselves to not do it on the regular forum threads? You will need to, as I am cutting slack on this with the implied agreement by those who utilize this new privilege--that they will contain themselves in normal forum threads as before. I'm counting on the good people of this forum to hold their end up, in order to have a sounding board for when things get testy for us all. One Caveat? I would be mindful of the total game, because I recall a few years ago when we opened against Portland State--the Vikings marched down the field and scored early in the first quarter before Oregon got things going. And people absolutely melted down. Angry at the DC Lupoi, angry at the team....just angry. Then we won 81-7 and those in early meltdown mode looked pretty silly. So you are free to write what you want, but know it could provide laughter for us later.... We have a fantastic community here, and I want you all to enjoy the experience, thus the new freedom.