DuckFan93

Fun read that digs deep on Mario. https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article267815512.html

Two thoughts: 1. Star rating: Remember Bermister? That guy couldn't throw a spiral if his life depended on it. And he was a 4-star? Then of course Mariota and Herbert were both 3 stars? So the system is not to be relied upon. 2. I get why the coaches call conservative plays and use 2nd string players during garbage time. But with an unproven inexperienced QB, wouldn't it make more sense to call him some real plays and surround him with 1st stringers to get him some real experience? Sigh...

I'm wondering the same. Hope he's not hurt!

Unless you are TT or JButter, that is... Don't really what to make of the situation, esp. with Nix performing at this level. He can stay one more year at OBD right? And we have another 5-star coming in?

Here is one word to describe the WSU team I saw Saturday - Creative! I have never seen so many trick plays in a game before. It's a wonder that OBD D kept up with them throughout the game... Without that INT, we all know what the outcome could have been... Whew!

Hopefully I don't jinx - but I feel that OBD this year under this coaching staff should be able to overcome Furd. No more prevent-O! I mean, even the fuskies beat them big...

Sorry if I miss someone already sharing this... This was icing on the cake for me Saturday after the OBD win. CFB Analyst Has Blunt Message For 5-Star Quarterbacks Considering Playing For Mario Cristobal - The Spun: What's Trending In The Sports World Today THESPUN.COM CBS Sports' Todd Fuhrman has a warning for any potential blue chip quarterback prospects that may be thinking about coming to Miami to play for Mario

Yeah, saw him do that in garbage time in Q4 when we were up 38-20. Couldn't believe my eyes! Definitely like hard-playing kids like that. Keep up the good work, Bo!

I only watched the start of the Miama-aTm game. Didn't see the result until today. During the first quarter, I was surprised that Mario's prevent-O seemed to be moving the ball well. They actually rarely ran up the middle into a pile like the OBD did last season. But I guess he must have let his tail shown later on in the game as his team managed only 9 pts. Ouch and good riddance!

Agreed - We are fans of both ND and OBD. It was tough to watch the game last Saturday. Their offense was very painful, similar the Mario prevent-offense. Freeman just didn't seem to have much of a clue and couldn't adjust (sound familiar?). So yeah, he may not last long there, but I would expect ND to give him at least a whole season if not more. They also might have lost their starting QB in the game. So this will be a tough season. Unfortunately we are flying there to see the Cal game this weekend. It would be our first ND game in person. I guess we will at least get to experience the atmosphere of the large stadium and compare it with our experiences at Autzen. All else fails, we still get to see our daughter for a family reunion...

Ok, I am happy to see how wrong I was with my 17-13 score prediction. Go Ducks!

Oregon 17-13, 1,1,150 Expect less, be disappointed less...

Hoping for being on the other side of that 2015 game?

Unfortunately, Mario is having a "last laugh" moment now coz his team managed to win at tOSU... Also sad that this seems to be a continuation of the bad team at the end of last season - 4th blowout loss in 5 games. If any bright side - this game is good for my bp, as there is absolutely no hope for OBD.

I am going to be honest - I think many of us dislike USC mostly because they are rich, prestigious and have more FB tradition and success. I got to think that played a huge part in his decision to defect. Understandable from his perspective. Hard pill to swallow for fans of OBD. In this case, he handled it pretty well I think. No need for us to get worked up over this. We are bigger than him, aren't we?

All these hype and expectations are fun, but meaningless until next Saturday evening. On paper we have a great team, but didn't it feel the same last 2 years pre-season? We do need to cut Lanning some slack and try to avoid snap judgments like many of us levied on AB last season. What a fun but again nerve-racking time to be an OBD fan! I wonder if it's like this be a Bama or tOSU fan?

NIL=NIET!

I think being ranked 12 is about fair for the OBD this year. But if they lose to both GA and BYU, then they will definitely fall out of rankings and deservedly so. As fun as it is to look at these pre-season rankings, they are really meaningless over the long season...

In the end of the day, the length of the leash is entirely up to the coaches. It may be fun, but pointless for us to speculate and stress over this again. Remember last year? I bet most of us were frustrated as heck to see AB in all the games the whole time, especially the bowl game. But what do we know?

That's what SC/UCLA are selling... By comparison, Furd's trip is shorter. BTW, my wife and I are hoping to make the same short trip to watch this game, if the airlines cooperate. Last chance before our daughter graduates from ND!

Here is hoping that MM stays upright. As long as he does, he s/b successful. Sure makes my Sundays a lot more fun this fall, watching him and Herb. Great time to be a Duck!

Yep, I wonder how TT feels about this, esp. if he doesn't get to start this year. Oh boy, I feel bad for him - wasted talent no thanks to Mario...

I agree that ND will stay independent. There is more $ for them in the current system. Each time they make the playoff, they get to keep all the $ instead of sharing with conf members. And they have made it twice already. Same with bowl games. Imagine that. Plus they have their own TV deal with NBC... If ND stays independent, I think it improves the chance of B1G admitting UO and UW, if nothing else, to help with scheduling for USC and UCLA.

What I read today is if ND goes to B1G, then B1G will likely invite Stanford coz that would be what ND wants due to their rivalry... So if ND joins (I doubt), then OBD will have to figure something else out...

Not sure I would give this much credit since it ranked Oregon ahead of Alabama? Really? I love OBD, but...