DanLduck

"Don't let your highs get too high. Don't let your lows get too low" Great advice from our coach Lanning.

Soundly agree. Bassa has really blossomed in this defense. I thought he was good last year, but I think he has stepped up his game way more this year. He is a sure and dependable tackler too.

I believe it's best to err on the side of caution then risk lowering the bar of acceptable prose. Personally, I don't like name calling ever. And even though some make money, they are still college students. We are supposed to be fans first, more then critics, so we should act like it. Send an email, delete the questionable post. You da man Charles Fishduck!

Donate went out un 1st half, so either way he us available to start.

Yes, but 85 scholarship players, each improves 1%... 85 × 1% = 85% ?!? Right?🤣

Absolutely. We need to play even better than at AZ. If everyone improves the 1%, is that an 85% improvement?

I like the 2 week wait. It gives the game the proper hype. Chip's last game in Autzen, probably, and a chance for us to see how coach Lanning prepares for a big game with a 2 week window. I know DTR is a good qb, but he's a 5th year starter!! He should be good. Their offense is more balanced and will be best test for our D yet. They run the ball well. I expect CK to have a couple trick plays thrown in too. CK will never be a top recruiter. He doesn't kiss up to unproven kids. The transfer portal is and will be his saving grace. I expect them to struggle in the B1G. So let's give Chip the farewell he and his traitorous Bruins deserve, a proper beatdown in a rocking loud stadium, the likes of which they will never experience elsewhere. Go Ducks! (I too am impatient)

IMO, this is a no brainer. You stay with what is working. If by chance UCLA scores, we are still gaming that we will score twice. So, we want to kick-off in 1st half, receive in the 2nd. Should be a great game!

Definitely a trap game. Definitely. Main reason, classes have started. Seems like every year we struggle the first couple games after the start of classes. 2nd reason, we are on a 4 game winning streak, just enough to get a little cocky. And 3rdly, de Laura. If he gets hot, he has great receivers. However, if the coaches have the team prepped well, this could be a statement game. Personally, my biggest concern is our redzone offense. We still seem to be struggling there. If we can improve that, and improve stopping them on 3rd down, statement win. Go Ducks!

How is Arizona doing so well recruiting suddenly? They got our WR last year! Sure hope he chooses our Ducks. Perhaps being from Hawaii limits his exposure to more schools?

6 were on defensive side. Our D is getting better.

Utah. Ucla is dissing the Pac. So we need to show NO mercy. Both LA schools should lose every last game! Utah, both WA schools, and our Ducks can carry the Pac12 in the rankings.

Thanks for the understanding. I got fat fingers today. Yes, Dennis Dixon. I loved his play for us that year.

I meant Flowe, Justin.

Darren, thanks for all those painful reminders! (Especially the knee collapse of Nixon) Ouch!! Actually, I'm glad you pointed these out. On paper, we should run with ease and contain them. But as you so aptly pointed out, this is Tucson. The ghosts of losses past still lurk. We conquered the demons of Spokane, and demolished the always troublesome Cardinal, I'm trusting our beloved coach Lanning to have our boys prepared for a desert storm! I see Lowe was participating in practice yesterday, so hopefully he will be back. May the spirit of Masoli infect our boys and lead them to victory!

Actually, after Brooks led the team to a bowl in 1989, Knight asked him what would best help the team get to the next level. He said an indoor practice facility. Thus, the Moshofsky center, (not the Knight). Knight deserves all the credit we can give for getting others to buy in, as well as his own generosity, but Oregon was trending up before his major support. Nike marketing deserves major kudos as well. They developed the O, and the uni's, (for which they've made millions at all the other Nike schools).

Phil Knight is a fantastic benefactor, but he doesn't coach a lick. Yes, he has helped to build amazing facilities, and helped encourage others to join him. But I suggest to you every major program has its major benefactors. And tv $$ has helped teams like Maryland, Perdue, even Rutgers have better facilities than half the Pac12. Our success has been due to finding good coaches and letting them have time to do their thing. Also, Nike's marketing genius has helped propel national interest among the nation's elite players. Our recent success is buoyed by a change in recruiting. Taggert & Cristobal did that. And now our beloved coach Lanning is trying to raise the bar even more. I personally believe DL will stay in Eugene, a classic college town, located in the beautiful and abundant northwest, for as long as we want him. Or at least until his boys get to hischool. The other coaches who left had too big of ego's. They had something to prove. Lanning has more confidence in himself, and he wants his family to have a home to return to. As fans, we need to trust the process of his and the teams development. We know we will lose games we don't want to, and win some we don't deserve. But with the continuation of DL bringing in good coaches, our future is bright.

I'm looking at scores, and watching games, and I'm wondering if too much money, too soon, perhaps unearned, is not the answer to making teams better. MSU paid coach Tucker big$$ after one season...they look bad. Texas A & M shelled out major dollars for coach and players...and look very ordinary. USC compared to Utah, if you compare how both did against our little bro'...looks to be the much weaker team. These are only a few examples of not getting the "bang for your buck" most expected with all the huge paydays for coaches and players. Is it possible the acquisition of $$$ takes the "edge" off a player? Or a coach with a long-term contract is not feeling as much pressure to win? I am curious how my OBD brothers & sisters feel about this. It doesn't seem that the big money is being wisely spent. Or is the transfer portal leveling out the playing field more than most thought it would? While we wait for our Ducks to show Stanford who is boss, I'd love to read your thoughts. Thanks, and GOOOOOOOO Ducks!!

How about E. Washington? Do you like that ostentatious red? Or Coastal Carolina's teal? E. Michigan's gray? Central Arkansas purple and gray? Or the brilliant orange of Tokyo Japan? Football is to be played on grass, which is still "green", until the social media gurus tell us otherwise. Lol. Actually, the colored fields are sorta funny, I just love to diss those pesky horses.

Yes. Absolutely. I have hated it when other teams did it to us, but I do like it when we do it. Lanning is a smart guy.

Totally agree! I've always said if Boise wanted to be taken seriously, they should play on a grown-up field!!

Is the cover 2, bend- don't break defense the best bet to slow down the high octane spread offenses of today? I know we've given up too many passing yards (we're 125 out of 131 fbs schools) but besides a few amazing catches, we haven't given up the explosion play much. I think our db's need to react/anticipate a little faster and get better leverage on tackles, and we'd improve a bunch. Thanks for ther terrific recent analysis articles. Reminds me of the early days of Fishduck and how quickly my football knowledge grew. This is fun to watch and learn all the new stuff from our great coaching staff. Charles, we need an article on what the O-line is doing differently from the former regime. He was always claiming how tough they were, but all our stats are vastly improved vs any of the previous 4 years. Go Ducks!!

Thanks Darren. Most fun read I've had in awhile. I think we've all been there, well, I know I have! Your descriptive words will stay with me all season! 🤣

I saw the same thing.

Wow! Just wow!! I'm kinda exhausted!