Washington Waddler

For me, the ray of sunlight in an otherwise overcast era was the 1980 game in Seattle when Reggie Ogburn led us to a 31-10 upset of the 13th ranked Huskies.

Everything except the shoes. Which really doesn’t matter since the Huskies won’t have time to notice them anyway as they’re running by.

Thanks EBDD for the Thanksgiving message! Hope all OBDers have a wonderful day! And, if by chance it is your fate, thank goodness it won’t take much to have loftier thoughts than a Husky fan.

Totally agree. This has been an Oregon DL controlling the LOS by committee. The reason is simple: we’ve faced a fair number of mobile QBs, Williams most likely being at the top of the list. . And, with our rotational depth, I look to see us wearing them down in the 4th, further limiting check down time, and forcing him into obvious scramble/run situations.

Motivation is just another way of saying you want it more than the other guy. Brock has that in spades. Never underestimate the locals.

Yes, some good stuff here. Particularly liked the take of Oregon’s defense on USC’s offense: “pressure breaks pipes”.

Hope among the Trojan faithful is running unchecked, like an unbridled horse, while Riley slowly builds what he hopes will eventually become a winner. Same old same old: fans are subject to the past & future while coaches have to live in the present. But USC fans give this their own special twist which makes it very clear why they’re referred to as the University of Spoiled Children.

My personal druthers tend to agree with TD’s assessment, but I also want to think that uniform choice - especially for high profile games - is primarily calculated on Nike and AD interview responses with high school athletes regarding the Oregon uniform characteristics they prefer. Otherwise, you could easily end up looking like Maryland did a few years back.

Nice history lesson Darren! It’s an entertaining bonus to be the “little brother” that (unlike Beavis) can annoyingly out do “big brother” at his own game. Flushing the Troylets is a gift that keeps on giving.

Aaron Fentress’s mother-in-law

Thought Canzano had stopped using his magic eight ball and ouija board for advice.

How about Reggie Bush’s Heisman trophy?

Great read on how weather forced the Ducks to discover their offensive self. While you could also say an offensive identity may change every week depending on the next defense they see, the kind of confidence built against Iowa and Minnesota remains the foundation.

Where USC has shown genuine improvement is by rarely going in the troylet anymore every time they get behind in tough games. Could be headed for a 4th quarter shootout? Autzen always raises to the occasion when LaLaland rolls into town. But this time? We need to get medieval on their a#*es.

There’s just something about bucktooth rodent mascots that brings out the best in us.