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Natural reaction when a defender lowers his head and is aiming at the family jewels.

Games against rivals, or highly ranked teams gets Duck fans at Autzen fired up. Once an opponent has a false start, and the crowd sees that there is now blood in the water, the noise level increases. Opposing fans from the BIG just don’t understand how loud Autzen can get at field level. They will slowly find out.

Interesting notes on BBDB defense. The biggest difference that I see of today’s defense, compared to the high scoring teams of the Aliotti years, is the time of possession of the offense. Alioti’s defense was always on the field much longer. Aliotti also did not have the defensive depth we have today. Therefore, his BBDB defense was scrutinized when our offense wasn’t outscoring opponents.

A loss by tOSU would certainly turn up the temperature on the Ryan Day hot seat. Watching the tOSU, and USC fan meltdown, is just solid entertainment.

I think the last thing Michigan wants is to rely on a steady diet of Warren’s passing game. They will have him pass just enough to keep our defense honest. I am sure that we are not planning to blitz this kid on every passing down. Sorry Kid, your resume precedes you.

If I had a voice in the decision making of the conference I would not recommend full time employment status. I would use full time staff to make the process to receive credentials more vigorous. Which requires a larger time commitment to maintain status, which in turn equals higher pay. Once credentialed, annual continuing education would be required to maintain the ability to work games. Beyond that, a referee is really a thankless job. For those that have played baseball, remember the over zealous parents that scream at a young umpire at youth baseball games…smh

Jet lag going east isnt that bad. You are just wide awake at midnight…4 1/2 hour direct flight to Detroit from Portland…not too bad.

Wait until Oregon starts flipping recruits from them like we do from SUC. Buckeye fans will completely lose their minds. Was reading about buckeyes, apparently you can eat them….however, they have a lot of tannic acid and can be toxic …”if not prepared properly Buckeyes can cause weakness, vomiting, paralysis, and death. Is Ryan Day preparing them properly?

The announcers on TV when the camera panned to the surrounding hills surrounding Eugene referred to them as mountains. Had to look up highest elevation in Indiana…1257 ft. For trivia sake…Autzen sits at 415ft. Indiana coach…”Did anyone bring oxygen tanks?”

Biggest differences between Chip and Dan are One can recruit, and one acts like he sucked on a lemon just before talking to the press.

I am guessing that they structured a specific scholarship limit on sports to specifically define who is a “student athlete”. While it eliminates fringe athletes, they probably need to know who they will have to pay when they lose future lawsuits.

The author had nothing to share, and decided to put it in writing. Illini need Oregon to implode to have a realistic chance at winning. Might be a wet day Saturday. Perfect Duck weather.

I don’t care who wins, but am interested in seeing what Penn State does at Wisconsin. They had a tough time getting by SUC, so Wisconsin is probably a competitive game. Beyond that, there are not many compelling matchups that are of interest to me.

Not sure what a KIA forte is, but that might be overstating Riley’s impact at this point. However, I do know a RAV4 when I see one. Not to disparage any RAV4 owners here, they are a decent ride, just light on power.

Have heard many people call The Duck, Puddles, at Autzen for as long as I have gone to football games(+47 yrs). For a long time that’s what I thought he was called. He doesn’t talk so I never asked him..lol

You never know, until you know.

I will love next year’s team, and the next, and the next….I am a fan of the Ducks. You are 100% correct that this is a very good team, and seeing great players leave is always sad. However, to me, all that it means is that a new chapter begins.

Deboer may not continue to recruit at the highest levels…but is a good coach.

Ticket prices will ratchet up as it gets closer. Resell tickets are already $1,500. I figure decent seats, flight, and accommodations are easily $10k for two people from Oregon. At least the way I travel.

You never want to underestimate an opponent with a 6 - 1 record. The BIG is really going to be schedule dependent for decent teams. You can rack up wins against the middle and bottom, but the top teams are always going to be difficult. That is the way I see Illinois this year. Their signature win is against? … Michigan maybe, but those hole diggers are in desperate need of an offense.

Why would DL destroy his career by going to that dumpster fire…lol

DG has had to adapt his game to a new offensive philosophy and personnel. Fans expectations of setting scoring records should have went out the window after the first game. Too many problems needed to be ironed out, and the play book was simplified. Some fans at Autzen actually booed our play selection at one point. DG has never thrown shade at anyone for our offensive problems. Like a true leader he has personally taken responsibility for the problems. To start the season, most people thought at best we might be undefeated right now…You can point fingers at whomever you want for lack of offensive scoring, but they are 7 - 0, and ranked #1.

Buckeye fans would meltdown, and Ryan Day would end up as a replacement candidate for Lincoln Riley.

The team has taken care of its business, and the spot is deserved. We all know the ranking is window dressing at this point of the season. It helps validate the programs goal. If you’re going to tell everyone that you are building a National championship team, then you need to be ranked #1 at some point. Btw…That entire scene of the crowd hurling bottles onto the field was absolutely bush league…when the refs gathered together, in a twisted way I was hoping they would penalize Texas just to see those fans totally lose their minds…lol

Nice article. This team is winning ugly. No offensive onslaughts that reminds us of past teams. The offense is far from playing mistake free football in any game. As a matter of fact, it seems like our offensive hiccups energizes our defense. The defense, in turn, reinvigorates the offense….so far, so good.