Jon Joseph

Charles, great take. My problem is not with the 4th down attempt from near mid-field. My problem is having James and not Bucky, carrying the ball on 3rd and 2.

Coming into the game Oregon was 8 for 10 when going for it on 4th down. This no doubt influenced DL's decision-making. My biggest beef with the coaching? Before going for it on 4th down from mid-field with UW out of TOs, why on 3rd and 2 did Bucky not get the handoff instead of James? Bucky is far better at creating his own run lanes and in yards after contact. And in general, I think there was more opportunity, especially with Oregon rushing for 204 yards for Bird Bomb throws. OK, Danno, that's 2. Kirby, no one deeper than the deepest on Tua's championship game walk-off TD throw, And the ridiculous Justin Field's fake punt attempt.

Oregon - 204 yards rushing Oregon - 9 minutes plus time of possession advantage Oregon - +126 more yards than UW Oregon - 2nd Half - Bo Nix 21-26. Finished with 337 yards more than Penix's 302. But Penix did throw 4 TD passes. And you take a loss? I'm not here to nitpick Dan Lanning. 0-3 on 4th downs but you make the last one with UW out of TOs and it's game over. And what would have been a goal-line stand for the ages goes by the boards. My main beef. On the play before the 4th down incompletion, James was stuffed. Why wasn't Bucky Irving in the game for this play? No disrespect for James, but Bucky is far better at making something out of nothing. Keep the faith. No letdown and Oregon will be playing UW in Las Vegas on 12/1 for the conference title. Week 7 SP+ ranking

Thanks for the comment. But lethargic? I did not see this. I saw the Ducks overcome woeful field position early on. 6 point deficit at the end of the 1st Q. 4 at the end of the half. 11 points down, I thought that we would see the rerun of the game at Texas Tech. I saw 2 very good teams going toe to toe from the get-go. I saw GUTS on display when Oregon held UW out of the end zone in the 4th Q. I thought that the game was won. However, you do not give the Heisman favorite the ball on your side of the field late in the 4th Q. This was as good and as violent a game that I have watched in the last 5 seasons including watching ball played in the SEC. This was guts-out smash-mouth football and if Oregon does not suffer a hangover we will see these 2 play again in 2023.

Mike, there is no one on this board who I respect more than you. Dan Lanning will be a great coach. But hubris-like calls have cost the Ducks in the last 2 seasons. Vs. UW. Kirby Smart made some of the same kinds of calls before Kirby got it. Do not when on the road, leave points on the board. And especially when you have an all-world QB on the ropes, dinged up, punt the football. I was surprised at how well the UW OL played. I was also surprised at how the Oregon D on the right side was out of position and could not hold the edge. Onward and upward. Beat UW in Las Vegas. A number of the throws that Penix made today were special. But the Ducks did beat him down and had him hurt in the 4th Q. You simply cannot, although I appreciate the gutsy (kind of) calls, not kick chip shot FGs, and you CANNOT go for it in your end on 4th down late in the 4th Q. I agree that the DB messed up late. But he did not have to be in a position to mess up. Lanning will learn but to me, this was a 2022 bad coaching decision redux.

Charles, good call. But as an old-school guy, you do not leave 6 points on the field when you are a dog (sorry) on the road. And you PUNT! Yeah, Cam missed it. But Oregon should have never put Cam in this position. Great Game! Don't let this game bleed into the WSU game. These 2 teams are odds on to meet in Vegas.

I'm predicting a Ducked-up Fusky. 😁

Good thing you don't live in South Carolina. You can marry your 1st cousin but you can't smoke dope.

Good! I'd be nervous if this peripatetic bozo went the other way. I guess I will have to, reluctantly, watch Gameday tomorrow. A show that has turned into a parody of itself. Bring back David Pollock!

I am not happy about the Ducks playing down the road at Boise and Utah State. But compared to the below OOC schedules vs. the P4 and 1 G5, Oregon State, I'll take the Ducks future OOC schedule. OREGON - 24 TX Tech, 25 OK State, 26 at OK St, 27 at Baylor, 28 Baylor. This is more than enough. Michigan - 24 vs.Texas, 25 at Oklahoma, 26 vs Oklahoma, 27 at Texas. Wow! Ohio State - 25 Texas, 26 at Texas, 27 Alabama, 28 at Alabama (and 2030 at Georgia.) Come On Man! Purdue - 24 Notre Dame, at Oregon State, 25 at Notre Dame, 26 Wake Forest, Notre Dame. 27 at Notre Dame, Duke Minnesota - 24 at UNC, 25 at UNC, 26 at Cal, Mississippi State, 27 at Mississippi State and Cal Nebraska - 24 CU, 25 Tennessee, 27 at Tennessee UCLA - 24 at LSU, 25 Georgia, 26 at Georgia, 27 Auburn, 28 at Auburn Hogs get slaughtered and Ducks get fed. Puddles has enough on the plate playing a B1G schedule. Let's play SEC teams in the Playoff.

OREGON B1G Schedule Through 2028 - The Full Monty By B1G Opponent Illinois - 24 - H/ 26 A / 28 A - 3 1/2 Indiana - 25 - H/ 26 - A/ 28 H - 3 2/1 Iowa - 25 A/ 27 H/ 2 - 1/1 Maryland - 24 H/ 27 A/ - 2 - 1/1 Michigan - 24 A/ 26 H/ 27 A - 3 1/2 Michigan - OOC - 24 Texas/ 25 at Oklahoma/ 26 Oklahoma/ 27 at Texas WOW! Michigan State - 24 H/ 26 A/ 28 H - 3 2/1 Nebraska - 26 H/ 27 A - 2 1/1 NW - 25 A/ 26 H/ 27 A - 3 1/2 Ohio State - 24 H/ 26 A/ 27 H - 3 2/1 Ohio State OOC - 24 No P5/ 25 H Texas/ 26 A Texas/ 27 H Alabama/ 26 A Alabama - Double WOW! Penn State - 25 A/ 27 H/ 28 A - 3 1/2 Penn State has a cupcake OOC schedule through 2028 - only P5 games are 24 at W. VA and 27 Home vs. Syracuse. IMO, Smart OOC scheduling. Purdue - 24 A/ 27 H - 2 1/1 Rutgers - 25 A/ 28 H - 2 1/1 UCLA - 24 A/26 H/ 27 A27 A - 3 1/2 USC - 25 H/ 26 A/ 28 H - 3 2/1 UW - 24, 26, and 28 H/ 25 and 27 A - 5 3/2

Predictably disgusting. Like picking up after a walk with a Husky.

Chas, ten miles? With a walk like that I'd have to hit my cariologist who I have on speed dial and forget (kind of) about the game. I'd have a nurse in ER tell me the score. And awaken or hopefully join Puddles in the sky?

May I humbly suggest cider with something 100 proof poured in and a few beers on the side? After all, in 2024 Oregon is joining a conference of Boiler Makers.

You married a good woman!

Kirk, where are the pins and needles and the bad Husky juju?

WIMP! But I feel your pain. I'm off for a quick 9 holes. No game whatever the score can match my bad golf swing.

Prepare for the attic after the win. Though climb for me but not for you, young man.

MYLANTA! With a few shots of Stoli. LOL at this take that just came up on the CBS site, USC D - University of Swiss Cheese,

My autopsy - Examine the Fox-hole, and you will observe a massive number of see foot, shoot injuries. And when 2 media behemoths go at it, there will be fall out. Thanks for the post Steven A.

Here's one key not in Mari(o)'s playbook. When the Ducks are leading with 40 seconds or less left, knell down Bo, knell down!

OREGON wins 43-35 TO - 1, but it will be a critical UW TO in the red zone Sacks 1 (UW has given up 3 to date and Penix has a quick release and sees the field very well - but lots of pressures.) Pass Yards - 275 + and over 150 on the ground. False starts by Oregon? No more than 1, please. I don't want to see a Lubbock false start redux.

FWIW, analytics say you defer to the 2nd half.

Thanks, Charles, great stuff! A few more stats and the weather report for Seattle on Saturday. Weather - High 60 degrees. Cloudy. 24% chance of rain. Weather Channel. Defense Stop Rate Rankings to date in 2023 (success in getting the opposing O off the field.) 1. Michigan - a team that has played hot garbage. 2. Penn State - close to a ditto of Michigan but a good win over a W. VA. that lost to Houston last night on a walk-off Hail Mary pass. 3. UCLA OREGON -15 - Washington - 27. SP+ - OREGON - 22.2 - UW - 21.9 OREGON - #1 in both Rushing Success Rate and Rushing Marginal Explosiveness (rushing per play adjusted for down, distance, and field position.) UW - #50 in rushing. UW gives up at least 4 yards 51% of the time. 107th in FBS. As Charles so accurately notes, OL play will be a key factor. Cannot have the false starts that Oregon had in Lubbock in front of a hostile crowd. OREGON - 74th in completion rate but 8th in points allowed per drive. UW's star receiving trio averages 13.3 yards per target, this is a huge number. SP+ - UW by 2.2. FPI - OREGON by 1.8. I hope FPI wins the battle of the ESPN algorithms. Get your popcorn ready! I already have my Mylanta ready.

I am confused (nothing new.) It troubled me that the Go Ducks site shows 4 games vs. Michigan State from 2024 through 2028. As far as I know from BTNetwork's coverage of the schedules, which was detailed, except for a permanent opponent(s) no B1G team is to play another B1G team more than 4 times from 2024 to 2028. I went to the Michigan site. This site shows Oregon in 2027 playing Michigan in Ann Arbor. On Go Ducks, Michigan is not on the schedule in 2027. I then went to a Future Football Schedules site. The site confirmed that Oregon is at Michigan in 2027 and does not play Michigan State. A search of Michigan State's future schedules confirms that Michigan State does not play Oregon in 2027. So, adjusting for this - Michigan - 3 - 1/2 Michigan State - 3 - 2/1. BTW, how is this for difficult OOC scheduling? Michigan - Texas 2024/ at Texas 2027. At Oklahoma 2025/ Oklahoma 2026. That's some tough games vs. SEC teams that were likely B12 teams when the schedule was made. In 2024 add Ohio State, OREGON, USC, and UW.