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@Charles Fischer - EXCELLENT article. Any concerns with OL position coach(es) at this point? Too soon to tell?

Well done on all fronts: tickets AND eliminating Comcrap from your life! All I can say is FREEDOM!!

Join the "don't subscribe to Peacock" movement with us!! I'm not sure how many Oregon games will be on Peacock in future, but I can assure you that the number will only go up the more we all sign up for one-off games. This post is not to disparage anyone who does sign up. But, I think we hold more power than we realize. If fans, in unison, decided to skip the one--or few--game on Peacock, they'd get the message.

I'm with you @Solar!! I wouldn't even sign up and cancel. They don't deserve even my junk email address, LOL

Honestly, I have no idea. Seems like we'll only know with more games played / time. I'd be shocked if Oregon's elite strength/conditioning team didn't have them physically prepared to play a football game.

Fair take and question. I think our WRs are just as talented as Oklahoma's were . . . at least that's what the analysts tell us, ha. Also, I thought it was Stein that said he wants to take ~8 shots downfield per game as part of his philosophy. I can't imagine Stein telling DG, "Look, if the deep guy is wide open ignore that if the underneath route is also open." My take is that this is a brand new offense for a 1-year rental QB and it's going to take time . . . hopefully not too much time.

The OL issues are more alarming to me because of the duration of the problems. Generally there are occasional lapses throughout the game, but to be a clear problem for 4 quarters . . . yikes!

I'm going to assume that the low-lying sun was in his eyes constantly, impeding his downfield vision. When I watched his Oklahoma tape, there was no shortage of bombs down the field, so it seems a bit of an aberration for him to miss the open, downfield WRs. I anticipated him throwing bombs in our offense . . .

In my mind, Josh Pate is one of the most reasonable, level-headed sports talk guys out there. He’s been HIGH on the Ducks. Hear his take on the game:

Great article, Darren. I agree with you that the sky is not falling. Unfortunately, however, the examples you provided don't give me as much internal peace as I would hope . . . not that that's your responsibility As you pointed out, GA was ranked #1, and BSU was ranked #14 in 2009. I think any fair pre-game assessment would determine both BSU and GA of having a "good" to "excellent" chance to beat Oregon, respectively, and thus, would not create such consternation in the event of a close win or loss by the Ducks. The reason I'm so troubled by this game is that Idaho is an FCS team with a fraction of the talent. I've seen ugly wins against vastly inferior opponents in the Ducks past, but even those typically end up with a 2-3+ touchdown scoring differential with the Ducks scoring in the high 30s/40s This Idaho game is a bit hard to wrap my mind around.

IMO, I prefer to view BSU as a P4 mega monster, rather than the alternative of making them appear like an inferior FCS opponent that Oregon should make quick work of . . . . . . Because that would describe the Idaho Vandals. And Idaho just gave the entire Duck Nation a scare worthy of the title "Monster". I vote for Oregon to view, prepare and get hyped to play for, every team as if they're the #1 team in the nation.

I hope Peacock goes out of business. That is all.

I’m at a bit of a loss. I’d like to seem some excitement, passion, and enthusiasm. Just watched USC vs LSU, and USC looks like a completely different team. But what stood out most was the palpable and visible enthusiasm they played with from start to finish. Don’t sleep on USC. To quote Jim Harbaugh, I’d like to see the Ducks play every second of every game with “an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.”

Great take—though it pains me to compliment MC. You knew the OL talent was legitimate with him.