DuckHeart

Agree. I think we are getting ahead of ourselves with all the DL is a genius talk. Yes, the 12th man ploy was great and call it genius if you want. But DL still needs to learn when to take the FG. And when it's 4th and 2 at midfield you might want to punt, pin them deep and rely on your defense to get the offense a short field.

I got the point. I was just trying to point out the "alternate universe" fallacy. Yes, the Ducks weren't perfect and they won. But OSU was also not perfect and they almost won. Many OSU fans have made the point that their team made lots of mistakes---couple of turnovers, unforced penalties and were still in a position to win at the end. And do you know what? Neither team will be perfect in the possible Big 10 title game which will be on a neutral but majority OSU field.

I'll disagree, we don't know if any of this would had played out the same way: Say for instance that Bassa's interception was correctly called. But who can say what may have happened next? Maybe on the next play a Gabriel pass would have bounced off of Ferguson's hands and into the hands of an OSU's safety who then took it to the house. And talk about opportunities which went awry, how about the strip fumble down near the goal line? Sure, it was a hell of a play by the Ducks but heck let say in our alternative universe that OSU should have had points on that drive. No, this was not an almost 43 to 24 Duck victory. It was a really close game between two really good teams.

Cam Ward is carrying Mario on his back. That's worth votes.

Ducks' ox gored; Beavers' ox gored; it's a matter of perspective. I was an attorney for 40 years. If I learned one thing is that perception of justice is in the eye of the beholder. I haven't done a deep dive in the Pac 12 to 2 debacle. My take: The Pac 12 was going to die. The networks wanted it to happen. WSU and OSU got screwed in the process, U of O and the other departing teams owed them something. U of O and the other departing teams surely gamed planned their departure; they would have run it by advisors including high priced attorneys----the 10 knew what they were doing. There were contracts and bylaws, rules and regulations along with financial and public relation issues. Those 10, again being fully advised, apparently reached an agreement. Good for them. There was not theft in the legal sense. There also weren't thefts in ethical and moral realms. Just a bunch of entities doing a work out of a difficult problem Now, back the Merry Christmas! Jerry

These days it's not about having another hat on the table for drama; it's about having another team in the auction.

No failures. Two head coaches and three offensive coordinators (I think that's right) saw him in practice and in games. And I bet all of them saw pretty much the same thing as we did. We all wanted Ty to do well, in fact we all wanted him to do great things on the field. It didn't work out and it is best for him to move on.

He was joking----and seems to be a good guy and likely headed for the big time.

One G5 team gets to play in a New Years game every year. Liberty has the pleasure of being this year's choice. Examples like Beavers vs ND aren't relevant as they aren't in a New Years game. Sure Oregon got the short end of the stick but that doesn't mean corruption etc.

Bo's decision to play is totally within character. Sure, other players make different decisions and that is totally fine. (Some of you on this board would make a different decision.). But he loves football, loves Oregon and loves his teammates. I think he made his decision based on those feelings----and based on the code that he lives by. Don't forget, Bo is really intelligent. 3.9 GPA, got his degree magna cum laude from Auburn. He knows the risks, he also knows himself; good for him that he does.

Refs do sometimes get in the way. This time he was in the way of the ball. Sometimes a defender gets rubbed off a ref. It happens and when it happens it doesn't mean anything other than it happened. The ref is considered part of the field; no replays or do overs.

Lot's of talk that a successful college QB will get $1 million to $2 million in NIL money. What's the market for Moore? He flashed talent but also showed he wasn't ready to start at UCLA. He has the upside to be great. Our staff knows him; recruited him; had him but lost him. I think the Ducks go after him.

Beavers are ranked 10th----the highest two loss team. That seems pretty darned respectful.

Win out and the Ducks are in the playoffs. It's really pretty simple.

23-16 Ducks win. And this is the game where Lanning calls for a FG when its 4th and goal from the 3.