Charles Fischer

I'll be honest; the Beavers are better than I'd thought they would be, although they have not been tested as much. It would be nice to get the offense going again, a "get-well" game, but until I see otherwise--I will assume we will see a tough contested game.

You all know how I feel about scheduling Beavis when they are actively stealing 30 million from Oregon over 10 years, and if all goes well for them--they still end up in a Power-Four conference? ----------------------------------------------- From Canzano earlier today... Scott Barnes, the athletic director at Oregon State, told me last week that he’s committed to resuming the Civil War series in all sports. AD Rob Mullens at Oregon appears to be on board, too, and they’re working together. OSU gets a quality non-conference opponent at home every other year in football. It sold the TV rights to FOX for Saturday’s game. Oregon gets a quality non-conference opponent, too. Neither side has to get on a plane to play the game. The Civil War series works for both sides. I’ve spoken to both university presidents, who are working together on academic projects as well. When I asked how their relationship was last week, OSU’s Jayathi Murthy called Oregon’s John Karl Scholz: “A very decent and kind man.” Murthy said there was a time you could get her “all worked up” about what happened last August but she’s focused on what OSU can control. Maybe everyone is being diplomatic, but I don’t hear a bunch of bad feelings at the top right now. ---------------------------------------------------- Mullens/Scholz are SO WEAK... Pig-2 taking from those who earned it.

Great post my friend, and Sip No. 2 is one I overlooked, and it is massive.

Fantastic feedback Mike. I agree with you, although I am still sold on this offense gradually improving over the season. That can happen as they figure out the items you noted, and in the meantime, they are going to have to scratch, kick and claw their way to win a game. The jolt from special teams can certainly give them confidence, and even more production from that phase. I felt that our punter had a poor game, especially in the first half. Not the 48 yard net punts of last year! The Three Major Surprises of This Team: --The deterioration of the offensive line was expected, meaning I thought there would be a little drop-off, but not off a cliff like this. --Dillon Gabriel is not playing at the level we thought, with a lack of audibles and his height issue is much worse than I realized. --With all the portal talent on the defense....they should be playing better and have not jelled. (Great stuff Mike, about the DBs in coverage!) With that, I am still a hopelessly devoted Duck, who believes it is all going to work out.

You got me there....

I am both surprised and glad to see that--thanks for letting us know.

They messed up a number of items, with basic math, (Oregon scored 12 points; no, it was 13) and messing up names. I wish we had some familiar faces doing the games!

Chargers beat the Raiders with Justin Herbert only throwing for 144 yards. (22-10) Apparently the Chargers really committed to running the ball to help Herbert? Harbaugh and running the ball....who knew? Seahawks beat Denver, 26-20, as Bo Nix completed nearly 62% of his passes (26/42) for only 138 yards and two interceptions. I did not see either game and would love the impressions of those who did!

Got some thoughts about your favorite Oregon players in the NFL, and how they're doing today? Do list update scores if you can and let the rest know what is going on with our NFL OBD! Eagles beat the Packers! 34-29 Chargers ahead of the Raiders in the 3rd quarter 9-7 Broncos ahead of the SeaHawks at Half: 13-9 If you have some information on a Duck...share it! Bucky Irving

So many years of disrespect, and now I believe we are being given TOO MUCH respect in the polling. Wowsa.

Whoa! That was a very late night, (morning) with writing my article, dealing with photos from the FishDuck credentialed photographer, and getting the game digital copy done. I probably had too many tasty Oregon IPAs, drank too late without enough water. I feel like crap this morning; was that the craft beer, or the late night? Oh yeah. It was my mourning about this team. One good thing? They say even bad publicity is good publicity? As long as you are in the public eye? Damn...the Ducks are going to be the "talk-of-the-town," and not for the reasons we want. A ton of eyes are going to now be watching for..."what went wrong?" Anyway, there are SO MANY savvy football fans in this community, and I am so impressed with all I read. With your eyeball test based on prior Oregon teams, and what you have seen of the CFB season thus far....where do YOU rank the Ducks? It will be interesting to compare our predictions to what comes out later this week. Now technically, this is not where I think we will be ranked, but my eyeball test puts us at about No. 19 in the nation...even if we get an actual higher ranking.

Amen, Duck-Brother. When I see the former 5-Star defensive ends get hooked inside, and lose edge defense...

Great observation. I was aghast at the weakness of the force defender on many plays. Hyped up guys who were not performing. Setting the Edge in Oregon’s Lanning/Lupoi Defense | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM You will often hear the phrase, “setting the edge” or a reference to the “force defender” when you watch television football games, and it makes sense to take a…

Who can sleep? Good gosh...I can't! Let’s get your thoughts here going…

Let’s keep posts in similar threads please? No need to start new threads every time you have a comment. I appreciate you posting, but I’m simply trying to make it easier for the readers so they don’t have to sift through so many new threads. Thank you for understanding. Charles

Game is over-let’s start new threads!

I think I've shown remarkable restraint....I have not started on the Oregon Craft Beer IPAs yet!

Let’s stay on the Game Thread with game comments please.

OMIGOSH! Bedford did not start at right guard, as Poncho did with Pickard back at center. (Yikes!) However the starting right guard of Boise State went down, so they do not have their starting center AND their starting right guard. We have one less casualty...

Dowdell wanted to play right away, and knew that with Jordan James and Noah Whittington...it would be tough. Something like 88 degrees out in Autzen even now?

Ol' FishDuck might have a way for you.... Email me charles@fishduck.com for information. Identify who you are, and your handle if you are a OBD member, or if you are a reader--tell me your Oregon story please.

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 understand, but my philosophy is different. I pay SO MUCH for all the equipment, all the time, all the donation and tickets, all the tech help....everything, because my Duck-Obsession is 24/7/365, and this is simply part of the life I want. I am not going to deny myself the pleasure of Oregon sports to spite a faceless company that does not care. Thirty years of Xfinity has taught me that, as in the end--I am the one losing, and not seeing Our Beloved Ducks. My love for Oregon Sports is greater than my hate for these companies...in the end. Besides, if we take that logic to its full conclusion? We should not be watching, ANYTHING, NO GAMES, because it is all through Fox, one-way-or-another, and they were the instigator who brought down the Pac-12, and who were behind last week's blackout. We should be boycotting Fox, but again, my love for Our Beloved Ducks is greater than my hate for all of these disgusting, detestable companies. That is saying something considering the stories I have about terrible Comcast service with over 30 years of dealing with them at home and at the office. It's all about the Ducks, Man...

Speaking of Peacock....I just learned that the Apple Cup next week is only on Peacock. A ton of fans in the state of Washington are not going to be happy!