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Managing a game involves a lot of variables. Your assumption appears to assume that if the 50/50 ball is intercepted that the defender is immediately tackled. If that tackle is made 100% of the time then it might make sense. Remember, game management might get Cristy ball fired. I guess it really depends on the opponent, and if it is a close game. Momentum is a fickle thing. I can’t recall that many games where that play call means the difference between winning and losing recently. tOSU game was definitely won by the long ball. Otherwise, it really just means the difference of winning by 21 pts, compared to 28 pts.

Apparently, physicality at the line of scrimmage, also requires some coaching chops to be able to win a physical game.

Are we once again in a conference that gets no respect? Penn State is the only team to lay an egg this year. The middle tier of the BIG has solid teams. Our defense is good enough to keep us in tough games with more elite teams. I agree that our defense is not designed to eliminate the run game. As previously stated we don’t stack the box trying to eliminate a running game. However, we do make it difficult enough for teams to rely on solely a running game to win. On the whole, our depth across many positions should continue to be our friend, and we control our destiny with our defense.

To compete with the big boys, a HC needs recruiting chops, top notch assistants, and a big bag of NIL money. If it was me, I would probably stay with Oregon for a few more years to see if I could get a National Championship as OC. Having a Natty on a resume guarantees a level of financial success that few people can attain. Although, it doesn’t guarantee that you will be a good HC. I think some coaches reach for the brass ring before they are truly ready.

He took an old sales motto to heart. Fake it(success), til you make it.

The Grateful Dead’s music was popular when I attended college. Listening to it brings back memories of friendships during that time. I sometimes wonder how life turned out for some of those maniacs.

Not arguing, but actuaries worth a nickel, could have explained to the Oregon state legislature that the old tier one PERS program, that they “enhanced” with unrealistic guarantees, was unsustainable long term. The matching is not restricted to what an employee deposits into the program. The matching is actuarily calculated each year for each participating employer in the state. It is based upon actuary tables that project payouts, and calculates investment value required to maintain those payouts. To keep a program within legal funding guidelines, in an economic downturn, employers can be forced to make deposits well in excess of employee contributions (that burden does impact tax payers). Which is what happened from around the dot.com bubble, until approximately 2012. The PERS program has undergone major changes to reduce some of these problems in the event of future economic downturns.

Let’s just make sure to keep this in storage.

Kenyon is 3rd in (22)receptions, and 2nd in yards (311). Dakorien is 1st in receptions (28), and yards (443). Oregon ranks #9 in passing yards/game. Receptions are really spread out this year amongst receivers, and running backs. I suspect that if he stays healthy, we will need to target Sadiq more often, just based on our competition.

Have you followed Nike Stock lately? lol It will take time for Nike some time to get back on track. It would be interesting, if true, how they structured a vesting schedule. Personally, I would make it merit based, and upon hoisting a Natty trophy the vesting schedule starts.

The weather did negate a lot of the passing game yesterday. Steady wind, with gusts of 30 to 45 mph, an atmospheric river, and temperatures in the 40’s. It may never rain at Autzen, but it can flat out pour. It was impressive to connect on anything over 10 yards at times.

I think teams sell out trying to stop our running game. At times, our play calling gets predictable, and we rely on DM to complete a lot of third and long plays to keep the chains moving. If he misses, we probably struggle against a good offense. We have a good run game, but against better defenses we probably need to use our offensive tool box a little “Moore” effectively. That’s as good as it gets for my advice. Goes along with outscoring your opponent is the best way to win.

Could be injury(as in saving a medical redshirt), attitude in practice, or Brock’s ability, as the reason that his number get’s called. The coaches send in players that have talent, and a team first attitude. Those are the guys that you want on the field. All others are waiting for their opportunity to contribute. The team is showing growing pains, and ranked #6 in the country, not bad. All I expect is for the team to be prepared for the next opponent, and put the players that deserve to be on the field in a position to be successful. The problem with sports, success is never guaranteed.

Perhaps a fire hose, or two, could be used in practice to prepare the team for our weekend storm.

With a full redshirt season monitoring his nutrition, and strength, he will be a beast by the time his turn arrives. Jr. also has some good size hands at 9.75 inches. Pretty sure that is tip of thumb to tip of pinky. QBs his size can shed a fair number of sack attempts if they have good balance and foot work.

It is time for Oregon’s talent to shine. The team is well equipped to compete at a high level. Defensive coordinators will be looking at duplicating Indiana’s blueprint of pressuring the QB, and negating our run game. Therefore, QB play is the wild card in this game of pain plan. If Dante can remain patient, and not get rattled, then he has the talent surrounding him that get opposing coaches fired.

Drones are cool. When completed, the football practice and workout facilities will be second to none, including NFL facilities. Graduating from Oregon in the early eighties nobody would have imagined this level of sophistication as part of Oregon’s future. Nike had still not signed Michael Jordon. So, in an indirect way thanks Michael. Uncle Phil, and all of our other Boosters rock.

Some Oregon trivia. Oregon (not the university) definitely has a connection to the Grateful Dead. Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters took the bus, in the photo, across the country and handed out LSD at parties in the 60’s. Kesey graduated from Springfield high school. The Grateful Dead played at many of the “electric parties” that Kesey and the pranksters hosted. Therefore, there is a strong connection to the Eugene area. Kesey, the pranksters, and the Grateful Dead definitely had an influence on the “hippie” culture that started at the time. Tye dye clothing was worn by many of our hippie youth as a sign of peace and love.

It is not surprising to me that AD’s are forced to make changes when top boosters are in upheaval. Welcome to the age of NIL. Losing the support from top boosters jeopardizes a University’s ability to field teams in all sports. It is common that athletic departments outspend their athletic revenues. Things are going well for Oregon at the moment, but what if we desperately needed to update Autzen to stay competitive, and we were not competitive? Inflation has sent construction costs through the roof, and obtaining financing is questionable without alumni support. Many of us are one or two bad years of productivity from losing our businesses, or jobs. Coaches are no different.

I try to eliminate irritable noise in my life. Therefore, I stopped listening to Canzano long ago. Financially, we are definitely better off. The BIG is viewed as more valuable by the media(population based reasoning). Then in our inaugural year the Ducks win 8 conference titles. Football is the main source of revenue for all of our sports programs. Having successful collegiate sports programs benefits the University, but also businesses in the State of Oregon. Money is one way to measure success. Nostalgia doesn’t pay the bills. Oregon hit a home run by being in the position to be invited to a wealthier conference.

Leaning at the finish line. So much better than dropping the ball 1 yard short of the goal line….lol