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Rodent fans can believe whatever they want. An avalanche hit the conference, and rather than rebuild in the avalanche zone, we moved. Btw rodent believers, we won a conference championship in a conference with 18 teams. You came in 2nd in a two man race… congratulations.

I did not enter the military, but my brother went Navy, and was on the Enterprise, CVN 65. She was older than the Nimitz, and not as large. He helped maintain the nuclear power plant. He spent 6 years in the Navy, but was not on the carrier the entire time. He definitely saw a lot of the globes oceans, and various ports of call in the 70’s. The Carrier is a small town population wise, and he said it is pretty cramped quarters when sailing.

Contrast the campus in 2021. Such a beautiful place. Springtime in Eugene is upon us, and I can still remember those warm spring days trying to determine if you could skip class and enjoy the “college scenery”.

For those who attended U of O, the documentary shows the iconic buildings that are on campus, and the cost to build. Inflation is real. Since this is classified as a Recruitment film, thank goodness marketing has improved over the years. However, the fly over footage of the campus was probably cutting edge back then.

It would be interesting to know the percentage of calls that get overturned by a review. That percentage would tell the story of what changes, if any, should be made. Allowing a form of coaches challenges to questionable calls could be a viable alternative.

Since you asked for a topic…this one is sports related. These guys run time trials on these types of runs. As someone who casually rode bikes, and motorcycles, I am amazed at the athletes in these sports. You lose focus for one moment and life flight will be your next ride.

The F 35, which is a stealth fighter, combined with the Growlers, whose main mission is to disrupt and destroy air defense systems, is a formidable combination. A “measured response” to a known threat.

Not a fan of the idea of playing any other team in the spring. A meaningless game against a team that would love to put a big hit on key players doesn’t make a lot of sense. The spring game allows the local fans to see the young players at Autzen for a scrimmage. Looks like a fun afternoon if I lived in Eugene. Most fans know what our veteran players are capable of doing. I will watch the game televised, but just not compelled to drive +4 hours in heavy traffic, for a scrimmage against anybody.

Man, I thought I was skinny in college. I was a 5’11” 175lbs lean mean fighting machine as a sophomore. A QB that is 6’3” and 180 will need to be elusive against the Ducks pass rush to survive this game. One of our strengths on paper looks to be our ability to pressure the QB. The Bobcats deserve respect, but an opener against the Ducks at Autzen is not ideal for any brand new QB.

A month off during the holidays and the seeding of the playoff format played a significant role in OBD demise. The Ducks shook off the cobwebs of inactivity by the 2nd half, but by then, it was already over. Virtually every college football analyst agreed that Oregon’s path to a championship game was the most difficult. By losing the BIG Championship, Penn State arguably ends up with the easiest path to the Championship game. Anytime losing a game becomes a more favorable option seems wrong.

There is not a huge list of successful NFL QBs under 6’ tall. But, there is a list. Dillon has a decent shot to be added to it. If Bo Nix is 6’ 2”, does Dillon really look 5’11”?

The D-line always determines much of our success on defense. DT’s like Haloti Ngata are not the norm, but are always high on my wish list. I think our DT’s determine how good we are this year on defense. Our DB’s are a big question mark this year, and the DT’s will help by playing solid football. I really don’t have a good feel for us defensively. I think allowing an average of 20 points wins a lot of games. Assuming that we average 35 to 40 on offense.

Ducks offense will be just fine. We all have questions about filling player positions that have been vacated. That is part of what makes college football so entertaining. It will take time playing together for the new players to gel as a team. Remember our start last year? That was some ugly football. I once again expect that they will struggle, and get better as the season goes on.

How many people go to games? I assume fans were under cover. Nobody sitting behind the plate on one of the highlights. Thanks for posting.