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Looks like we've officially lost a running back from the room. But did we really lose anything? oregonliveOregon running back Makhi Hughes asks to redshirtHughes did not travel with the Ducks to Penn State.

Dierre Hill Jr. has earned more touches for sure. He has the breakaway speed we have been lacking for the past few seasons. He and Davison should absolutely be viewed as the "Thunder and Lighting" package. Will Stein should take a page from the Kenjon Barner/DAT era and make proper use of this duo.

Ducks 41-34 2 TO 3 Sack 318 Passing Yards

Ducks 52-17 3 3 295

Unis are definitely growing on me. obviously the coloring was the shocker; but the design is absolutely flawless 🔥🔥🔥. We need to use this as a get-right game for improving the run defense at all costs. We need our two deeps in early and getting as many reps as possible. Jim Knowles has, no doubt, been keeping an eye out on this aspect of the defense. Lets get it fixed this week!

Right up there with ol' Colt Lyerla!

Oregon 52-16 2 3 305

I wonder if they go with an opposite color contrast since Penn State will most likely be wearing white bottoms to go along with the white out; similar to last year vs. Ohio State.

Right up there with Johnny Manziel as one of the major "What-Ifs" of football.

Will Stein didn't have Moga passing nearly as much after he went in, which was likely by design; allowing the O-Line to continue to dominate the line of scrimmage and get our yards on the ground. However, he looked completely poised out there, as if he already has a starter's mentality. He made checks to plays and got us in to the right runs with great efficiency; also showing off his speed once again. Sadly, I won't be surprised at all if Novosad transfers. However, Moga already looks like a future QB1 here and the battle between he and Akili Smith Jr will be exciting to watch when Dante Moore is done in Eugene!

I agree that this is definitely the "prove it" season for Tosh Lupoi. He needs to show what he can do with an exclusively Dan Lanning team of players. If we don't see an improvement from our secondary and linebacker play then we and more importantly, Lanning, should seriously question the need for a change at DC. With the move to a 12 team, and eventually 16 team playoff, Oregon should absolutely be in the playoff picture every year. And getting there no longer requires teams to bet everything on the huge matchup of the year, and be so demoralized if they lose, that it kills all momentum for the rest of the season. Play within the game plan, stay disciplined, don't commit egregious penalties, don't get caught in trap games and we will almost always be a lock for the playoff every year. It is at that point that we start dialing up the offense as Ohio State did. We start adding extra coverage packages. We make sure we are healthy for the post-season stretch. This is how NFL teams win Superbowls, and it is now how college teams will win the whole thing with extra games added.

Oregon 42-17 2 3 295

Expectations: Ball control game. I see Will Stein making use of the amount of time we have the ball in order to limit Montana State's time of possession. Could likely see some extended offensive drives. Run heavy scheme complimented with a lot of short/intermediate passes to build Dante's confidence. We should see an improved secondary. These are finally all Dan Lanning players on defense that have had multiple years to learn the scheme. Return to dominating the "middle eight". We were masters of this during Kenny Dillingham's only year and Will Stein's first year here. Most games can be decided by creating scores in the last 4 minutes of the first half and first 4 of the second half. If we can get back to owning this our team can be lethal. We will cover, not blow out. This will likely be due to succeeding at item #1 on the list. We should control the time of possession throughout the game. While not necessarily leading to "lighting up the scoreboard", it will be reflective of how both sides of the ball keeps the game within their control.

Ah Ol' Slick! Quite possibly the only thing better than watching him get fired at FSU was watching him get fired at Florida Atlantic. Nothing breaks a locker room quicker than mistrust coming from the highest position. Had he at least hinted at the possibility of speaking with other teams it might've been different. Popular? No, but different. However, his notorious private jet flight to Florida for "recruiting purposes" only to meet with, and be offered the job by the 'Noles, will forever leave a taste of sour Lochmead milk in my mouth. How should he be remembered? Rob Mullens should be thankful to the FSU boosters for the influx of cash and for being shown it is possible to recruit nationwide to Oregon (hey Scott Frost).

I hope we don't have a tie-dye uniform set. We need to win a natty before we pull out another gimmicky set (Ex 2015-2016). But this guy might know something that makes me slightly nervous.