Dave23

First game I'm going to watch this year, can't wait to learn the roster!

FYI weather forecast for Madison Wisconsin on Saturday 55 and cloudy.

I feel like Lanning wanted to give his guys a fun game that wasn't super intense. He is doing something different this year on the player management front. The Ducks are going to play more games than they ever have in one season. I believe he's trying to keep the players sharper for longer and not burn them out with pure intensity ever game. These young adults have a ton of pressure on them and if you don't give them a "fun game" occasionally the mental stress can be worse than the physical stress. With my kids it's important to keep it fun during a long season of sports even if that means taking a little heat for not scoring 50 points every game.

Is there any way all the SEC could all have 3 losses that would be great!

I could be wrong but I believe keenum only actually played 4 years I'm not even sure if he started those four years. DG has had quite a few more games under his belt, not saying he is in an excellent QB. I'm with Cartm25 on this one, it's not that I don't want DG to win and I do think he's an excellent quarterback/game manager it's just that he isn't leaps and bounds better than anyone else at his position on the field. Maybe they should just make it a QB award and just call it good. Was Barry Sanders more important to his team than Troy Aikman was to his? The argument that he hasn't played against a anyone good or he's in a weaker conference is exactly what they used to always say about Oregon when the Heisman was being considered. My personal Heisman test is would every team in the country fall over themselves to have him on their team. I could say yes to Jeantry where DG I would say most would but not all.

I wouldn't trade DG for Jeantry either a good QB is more valuable than an amazing RB just look at the pay difference in the NFL. As for getting rid of his two longest runs you can pretty much make anyone look pedestrian doing that. Just take an equal amount of explosive players away from DG and his number will fall drastically as well.

Jeantry would do just fine or maybe better in the P4, he put up some amazing number against the Duck stout D. 24 carries for 192 yards and 3 TDs that's an average of 7.7 yard a carry. I don't think any other RB has come close to doing that to the Ducks. He's the most worthy stand out athlete of this year by far.

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I will be happy to see him as the punt and kick returner, he has solid hands. He's definitely had flashes as a WR and having him as an option and not a necessity is a great position to be in.

Why yes, yes we should. LOL

I know he's not as highly rated as Moore but I like the looks of Novodad. There's something about his leadership and body language that just feels more polished.

I feel like Whittingham may have read this forum this week and he decided to put that debate to bed.

Nah he's good where he's at although it would be intriguing to see him play it at a higher level.

I'm m also excited to see the growth of the rookies in their second year. Also Bartholomew was really starting to look good last year before his injury and could be a big contributor on both ends of the court. Biggest worry is down low with only Bittle although I really liked the small ball approach early last year. Can't wait for some basketball!!!

Don't sleep on Montana State they beat Idaho 38-7 this year and are currently undefeated. They will have a 4 year starter at QB and one of the best Defenses in the FCS. They just may wine their own national championship this year. I might be a little bias being that I when to Montana State. Lol

I don't think replacing the talent is the problem, team cohesion seems to be the biggest issue with bringing in so many portal players. Having some key players around like Ferguson, Johnson, Cornelius, etc. help these incoming players transition, especially at QB, into a new culture with a new playbook. This is very important on D as well. Many of the Ducks early season troubles were miscues and penalties due to lack of playing together. The more starters you lose the bigger the chance of dropping an early season game.

Can't wait for him to come back and play opposite Muhammad. Reed has gotten a lot better this year but he's a twitch slower that Florence at full health. I'm so confused on how long a players can stick around nowadays but I would love to have Florence for as long as possible.

Miami saved by the zebras again.

Truly a Defence that is really rounding into shape! When's the last time the Ducks had this complete of a D line? The Depth at D line is on a level rarely seen in green and yellow. Harmond is next level and Caldwell is not much of a drop off. Uiagalelei is always around the ball, Tuioti is rocking it. Both these guys are taking a big sophomore leap forward. The DBs are really starting to gel. The law firm of Johnson & Johnson are laying down the law, Muhammad is doing what Muhammad does. I really have to hand it to Nikko Reed for stepping up big against tOSU and the NFL level talent. LBs have the hardest jobs. I'm most impressed with the emergence of Jackson his speed allows him to cover a lot of field and he has also taken a big leap forward.

I'm being a little nitpicky and not referring to just this game, there's been a lot of penalties that have cost a lot of points. This team is getting better and better by the game and a little bit of polish would make this team unstoppable on O. I'm just excited to watch that progress every game and soon this offensive will look like last year's team in that they will be efficient and executing on a high level. DG is almost exactly where Nix was in his first year, too bad we don't get him for another year.

If Oregon could cleans up their game by not commit so many bad penalties, make field goals and better game management decisions. They could be scary good on offence.

Like 30Duck said neither should fall far for losing to a top 3 team, Georgia sure didn't. If your only loss is to a top 3 team you should probably stay ahead of the team that lost to a 2-2 team and the team that lost to a 3-2 team. Just like how Georgia is ahead of Alabama and Tennessee. Those of us that have been PAC-12 fans know all to well that that kinda of math is not a factor if SEC teams are in the mix. You're probably right if Oregon loses to tOSU they will probably drop below the two teams that were recently embarrassed on national TV. Given the normal SEC bias that is. Sorry nothing personal I know you're a good guy but getting hosed so many times in the past makes me jaded.

The BG1 refs protect the blue blood teams and always have just like the SEC. USC is just a carpet bagger in the eyes of the conference officials. tOSU game had some calls that changed the momentum and it certainly wasn't in Marshall's favor. I'm sure we will be granted no favors in our games unless it's against the bottom half of conference.

Glad to see Jordan James not being subbed out at the end of the drive.

Finally got to watch the game, thanks Charles. This game could easily have been 14 to 48 had just a few things been cleaned up like dumb penalties and fumbles. Sacks happen and the O line looked better, give DG A little more time and those down field throws will happen more often. Don't lose faith The team will be doing just fine if it can just clean up the dumb stuff.