Charles Fischer

Good for them! We also have a former Fresno State coach who actually won the Mountain West twice, so good luck with that...

Aaaarrrggghhh! I just want to hide....

I really think Oregon will have enough talent to beat them...but it will come down to coaching, and USC now has a dream team of coordinators. Yikes!

Completely agree.....and he is below with Marcus before the Pac-12 Championship in 2014.

My friends, you know how harsh a critic I've been of Mario with the most recent "critical" article just this last Saturday. But was the offense scoring 38, and the way they did it fun for you? I will be honest; it was for me! It does not have to be like the old offense, but if I see a lot of scoring, with explosion plays on the ground and in the air as we did against Oregon State...I have NO problems at all. Do you? This is directed at those like I who have been pretty tough on Cristobal about the offense, but I must say that part of it is...some of the same-type plays are simply working better now because of experience and timing between the offensive linemen and the running backs. But I will say that the variety of plays keeps the defense guessing, is not predictable to us and is much more fun to watch....agree or disagree? In today's analysis I point out that I believe the same rate of pounding the "A" gaps is occurring, but with much greater success due to some changes they've made (in the analysis) and due to the experience factor referred to. People don't mind an "A" gap plunge if we make eight yards or 15 yards; it is when we make two yards over-and-over out of the Pistol that brings about the booing. So...was that satisfactory to YOU on Saturday? (This is about the offense only)

Really good point--I forgot about him.

I fear that we are REALLY going to get out-coached by their OC and DC. The last time Washington State beat Oregon was when Alex Grinch was the Cougar DC....

The first touchdown was also between the tackles, but with a new twist in blocking--an analysis in the making in the off-season!

(From Oregon Athletics Press Release) EUGENE, Ore. — Anthony Brown was named the final Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week of the 2021 season on Monday for his performance in Oregon’s 38-29 win over Oregon State last Saturday. Oregon’s quarterback was also honored as the Rose Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week. Brown put together one of the best and most efficient games of his career against the Beavers, helping the No. 11 Ducks clinch the Pac-12 North Division title and advance to the Pac-12 Championship Game this Friday against No. 19 Utah in Las Vegas (5 p.m. PT, ABC). Brown joins running back CJ Verdell as Ducks to win the league’s offensive player of the week award this season, and he is the 12th different Oregon player to be honored by the conference in 2021. In total, the Ducks have won 16 weekly awards, the most in the Pac-12. QB Anthony Brown – Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week » Completed 23-of-28 passes (82.1%) for 275 yards and two TDs. » Rushed 14 times for 83 yards and a touchdown. » Career-best 82.1 completion percentage, highest by a UO QB since Marcus Mariota in 2014. » Second game this season with a completion percentage better than 80.0. » First UO QB since Mariota (2014) to complete better than 80.0 percent of his passes multiple times in a season. » Scored his ninth rushing TD of 2021, tied for fourth-most by a UO QB in a season. » Passing and rushing TD in a game for the fifth time this season. » First UO QB with multiple games in a season of 250-plus passing yards and 80-plus rushing yards since Mariota in 2013. » Earned a solid 80.1 overall grade by Pro Football Focus. » 12-of-17 for 178 yards and a TD in the first half to go with 72 rushing yards and a TD. Oregon 2021 Pac-12 Weekly Award Winners Sept. 7 – Justin Flowe (Freshman) Sept. 13 – CJ Verdell (Offensive) Sept. 13 – Alex Forsyth (Offensive Lineman) Sept. 13 – Bradyn Swinson (Defensive Lineman) Sept. 20 – Verone McKinley III (Defensive) Sept. 20 – T.J. Bass (Offensive Lineman) Sept. 27 – Bennett Williams (Defensive) Oct. 18 – Noah Sewell (Freshman) Oct. 25 – Kayvon Thibodeaux (Defensive & Defensive Lineman) Oct. 25 – Noah Sewell (Freshman) Nov. 8 – Jeffrey Bassa (Freshman) Nov. 15 – Byron Cardwell (Freshman) Nov. 15 – Kayvon Thibodeaux (Defensive & Defensive Lineman) Nov. 29 – Anthony Brown (Offensive)

Please see today's analysis article about how that has become quite successful now. And the play selection of perimeter attacks and passing versus Oregon State was superb. The fans were happy watching THAT offense...

It is not surprising, and I suppose most teams would be exuding over-the-top stuff like this. Keep your Barf-Bag handy when reading this, because unfortunately much of what is written is right. Those assistant coaches are killer...whew! 10 Ways Lincoln Riley Changes Everything for USC and the Pac-12 by Matt Zemek of Trojan Wire

Well, he does know how to work with (former) Washington quarterbacks! Great catch deschutesduck, and THANKS for posting this!

Coach Boles is working on an article that will be published tomorrow morning about some great candidates to replace Moorhead--should he actually leave. Stay tuned!

Excellent article and THANKS to 30Duck for posting it!

Great catch 30Duck!

I am in agreement with his continued improvement in recruiting, but for OSU to recruit as well as the best Oregon has ever done? I am not buying that statement, and we will just cheerfully disagree on that one. But Smith has my respect...

....as it is simply an ESCAPE. Coach Moorhead is one of the highest profile and respected OCs in the nation, and this move (regardless of prior ties) reeks of "get-me-out-of-here-anyway-possible."

Thanks to all, as again...in slow motion watch the precise moment that "Sala" leaves the combo block and gets the linebacker. This is done in fractions of seconds, and the timing is so crucial. They have all "matured" in this play and now everyone is happy. Fans are NOT complaining about pounding the "A" gaps when we have plays like what you see above, and obviously Cristobal loves it, and Moorhead calls the play! Normally I only do one example, but both were so good and within a minute and a half of each in the game...but it required me to take FIVE HOURS to complete this analysis with all the details and technology.

Mark Helfrich. He has a subservient personality which would mesh with Cristobal, and he was the best OC ever at Oregon, including better than Chip. (More balance) But the bad blood between he and Mullens makes that impossible. (And yes, everyone--I know he was not a leader, but neither is Joe Moorhead)

Yes, I am doing that because not only did the game start for us at 14-0, but in my case my DVR burped, and I had to shut down and go through the start-up routine while the game was going on! There is another showing on ESPN2 on Tuesday night I believe, but it is only two hours, so they had to have cut a ton out. Bless you for thinking of everyone and posting that!

SpecialK...great to see you post as a new member. Share your thoughts often and WELCOME!

Not very classy, but funny!

Wow. USC is better than Oklahoma? And agreed....THANKS for posting that deschutesduck!

And...I'd like to know what Jonathan Smith is signing for per year?

I don't think he is available as he plans to sign a new long-term contract with Baylor.