Mixon has more of the natural instincts and isn't caught out of position as much as Jackson. Jackson seams to take less than optimal angles leading to arm tackles or being just a step behind a WR sometimes he can makes up for this with speed and sometimes he gets burnt. Jackson had gotten better at this but feels like the guy who never learned a technique because he's just so naturally talented.

5 minutes ago, EastBayDuckDad said:

DBs doing their jobs even if the D-line is a bit slow to get going. I'm confident they will start to dominate.

Looking better already.

Everyone needs another cup of coffee.

D line is getting pushed around more than I would like.

Is this possibly a rewarding for the hard work of the young players while resting the veterans in a long season scenario? Also the young players don't come out flat as they have something to prove even against a lesser opponent.

No one wanted to see a repeat of Idaho last year and these guys came ready to play. A clear sign of who the real starters will be is in week 5. Till then it's still an audition with opportunity for resting players and developing players over the long season.

17 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

How sweet is Texas and Bama going down on the same Saturday?

O so sweet! Overrated Bamma looked like the number 45th team in the nation not number 8. Let the whining, crying and excuses fly.

We'll see if these young QBs will get the chance to play more aggressively in the second half.

Nice to see that he's still a matchup nightmare at the next level.

Using chrome on Android and works even better than before. Thanks for your effort to continually update and make the sign better.

1 hour ago, HDuck said:

ESPN thinks that there could be some regression this season due to the influx of new talent and the lack of returning production.  The Ducks return just four total starters from that 2024 team and will rely on a long list of young and unproven players to lead the way.

"The Ducks are 115th in returning production, 125th on offense. We'll find out just how healthy Dan Lanning's program is this season with that amount of turnover," Connelly writes.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/espn-projects-significant-regression-for-oregon-ducks-in-2025/ar-AA1KxcOT

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-returning-production-for-2025-season-list-of-starters-coming-back-for-every-power-four-team/

 

I feel like this is fairly disingenuous, the ducks have only five starters from last year's team but they have a bunch of starters that transferred in with a lot of game experience.

Almost the entire defense started last year for the ducks or their previous team with a couple exceptions. The offensive line is in the same boat and really the only positions without returning starters are QB and WR.

I get that they're in a new scheme, but a senior who's got starting experience that transfers in from Northwestern or Purdue are pretty seasoned and won't make the freshman mistakes that many first-time starters would.

The secondary has boatloads of incoming talent! It's been a few years since we've had a true impact player in the secondary now it looks as if we might have several.

Great job by DL and the crew addressing a weak point in the defense.

Nice get, this guy sounds like a mauler.

Have we found a new pitch coach or have any promising prospects yet? 

 

This kid looks like a great addition but he'll need some great guidance.

Great get, I hope he stays slimed down and plays at safety rather than bulking up to play line backer. It would be great to have someone who can compete with the big WRs and TEs that we've had trouble with in the past.

Let's hope it's too make room for someone Waz found to bring the pitching to the next level. Hawksworth has been solid but tournament time has been a problem for the pitching staff with some big let down.

On 5/24/2025 at 10:09 AM, DUCKED said:

Yes, frustrating, but the calls were correct.

Yes it was but it's insult to injury having a dog involved.

This has been an frustrating game with errors, fan interference by a husky fan, batter interference all going against Oregon

Grinsell need a few more cups of coffee.

On 5/20/2025 at 11:04 PM, Charles Fischer said:

Good gosh…the Michigan State game is truly a throwaway. The result does not matter, so yes, hold Grinsell for Friday.

 

Start freshmen against Michigan State, and no valued relievers?  
 

This is one of the few advantage of being the #1 seed, I guess, is knowing what you have to do to win and being able to get some backup pitches some tournament experience while starters get some extra days of rest going into the post season.

Time for Sanford to get back in the rotation, if not injured,  and build some confidence, we're going to need him in the tournament. He doesn't need to go for a lot of innings but could be a good starter or mid relief guy that goes for 3 innings.

 

Pitching had been our weakness in past tournaments and 1 or 2 pitchers need to step up to make a deep run. Can't always put it on the offense.

 

 

 

Start warming those bats up.

 

Way to come back and put on some runs after being down.

Let's hope UCLA drops another to add a little more cushion. 

Keep the home runs coming.

Let's go Ducks, make those dogs heel.