Charles Fischer

Great article about the game by the FishDuck correspondent, Ryan Robertson, who was in the Press Box of the Fiesta Bowl and can be read right here. He makes some observations about the defense that I have not noted anywhere else and now I am going to go back and see what he means.

I apologize to so many that have read my many articles about this topic; yes Duckdude, I have stated that many times in articles in the past.

I know Sherman, and again--I've written extensively on FishDuck about how Cristobal wants to do anything other than what worked before.

Sherman, I've wrote a few times about how there is no discernable system, but a mish-mash of what Cristobal will allow. Moorhead had a system at Fordham and Penn State made up entirely of shotgun plays, but at Oregon...

Well, that was a question that everyone has been asking, and the real off-putting aspect is how it is a question that should be asked at all of our coaches. Whew!

The worst part of that game was listening to Bill Walton go into irrelevant topics while a real game was going on. Very little analysis or commentary beyond what we could see ourselves, and for the first time ever--I muted it. Chris Duarte was on fire when we needed it!

We can't complain too much as we are the Pac-12 Champions and eleven other teams would love to have that title; when you consider all the sports--we do a lot of winning!

We have a ways to go with all that I wish to add and implement, but we are off to a good start and are on our way!

Is that at 7:00 PM on ESPNU the Ducks play Stanford in Mens Basketball! Flush out the football for tonight and enjoy more Oregon winning...because Our Beloved Ducks won!

Let's not over-react from one drive or one game...

With Iowa State taking a half of the entire first quarter their first scoring drive--it means that Oregon will have far fewer possessions in this game than normal, thus you have to make the most of every possession on offense and the defense has to make some stops! The big play by Dye effectively had a slice block by our TE, but not on the edge defender, but on an Inside Linebacker, and THAT is an interesting variation!

My FishDuck Friends, Let's discuss the game in this thread and have fun with it! Here's hoping for a big game from Johnny Johnson III!

Very cool Ryan, and I hope we continue our winning ways when you are in the Press Box as in prior years!

The motivational video for today's game!

The most frustrating part to me is that the schmucks who actually pay the bills for everyone making the decisions? (Us) We got no say in the decisions?

I like this comparison, but to me ... Ernie would have a good year, then a .500 year, and then a losing year and that is what got him fired. Mario has coaching faults, but not as deep as Ernie, IMHO. What is so frustrating is how all the tools are there, and whether Mario can allow it to happen? Jon...I am not Eeyore; I state the issues, but always am going to look for the bright-side in the end. It might be ''how I'm spinning it in my mind," such as in this article, or it simply might be that be that he will learn after a few more painful losses. But I do not give up hope, as I am a devoted Duck fan who wants to cheer it all and ponder the fine points as you and so many do here. This is the kind of run-defense we need today!

Defense: Austin Faoliu (No. 99) has been replaced in the starting line-up at defensive tackle by Brandon Dorlus, No. 97. (I do not know why....) Not good for a senior in his last game! Offense: As we feared, the Mountain-of-a-Man, Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu No. 71 is not in the starting line-up. The guards are No. 56 TJ Bass and No. 53 Ryan Walk, and the tackles are No. 74 Steven Jones and No. 77 George Moore. While all are good--Mala was responsible for a lot of crushing blocks this season, and I hope he is still able to play! And now just before game-time we hear that CJ Verdell is out! We need great defense like this day!

Men: I loved how they posted up Eugene "O" and even at a half-foot shorter-he is hard to stop. I am concerned about rebounding versus the great teams with this small line-up, but love the energy and flow they bring. The win over Cal was such a deceptive final score as it was only a three point lead with 5:22 left, yet won by 12. Duarte hitting some big threes pushed us over, but it indicated to me that Oregon is not a superior team, but one that will have to scrap for their victories. Women: Isn't it fun to watch the growth of the freshmen? To see Watson getting better due to the minutes with Sabally out, (foul trouble) was great to see. An explosive second quarter built a lead that remained through the game...

I'm sorry OD...we cannot have two picks, otherwise we would all give two predictions. Please select one-thanks.

Say it, and say it loud: 2020 Pac-12 Champions! With as bad a year as this could be in so many ways, Our Beloved Ducks still pulled off a conference championship among so many unforeseen challenges? Yes, Washington fans assert that Oregon backed into the Championship game, but only because they backed out of a rivalry game with Oregon due to ... Read More Source View the full article...

Get your prediction in by the 1:00 PM start, and I going with a 37-35 Oregon victory where we actually have a double-digit point lead, but nearly blow it with our "Prevent-Offense" (thanks 30Duck!) in the last ten minutes of the game. What say you? We need to do a ton of this!

A newspaper columnist brings a few additional facts to our discussion, that just makes you go, "wow." Read it here...

Mike....I suspect you may have some comments, some discussion to my article tomorrow for GameDay. Did Ohio State win because they were tough, or because they were smart?

For those who cannot read the article due to subscription issues--the son of Pete Carrol is being hired by Arizona on their new football staff.

It has only lasted for six games, but the Tyler Shough era at Oregon is in serious jeopardy of reaching an abrupt end. Fans had high expectations for the sophomore quarterback entering the 2020 season. All indications were that he had the talent and potential to pick up right where Justin Herbert left off, especially with a better and more ... Read More Source View the full article...