[Will The Ducks Blow Out Stanford?]

Stanfords possibly missing some key players so yeah, Oregon will blow out Stanford by at least 3 TD's. This isn't a Stanford team of the past. 

[Is Oregon STILL a Conference Champion Contender to You?]

Oregon's schedule sets them up for a great run this season. Only glitch is they have to play Ost in Cornvally. Beavs are always tough and they look like they're playing at another level this year. 

 

With Stanford and AZ next it will give the Ducks a couple games to grow before the UCLA game at home.

 

Coming from behind and getting a win yesterday showed what this team can do. They will only get better each game. 

 

CFP? Highly doubtful. P12 champ game? It's absolutely doable. 

[OBD Prediction Contest vs. Washington State!]

Ducks

38-35

3 TO's

2 Sacks

287

[OBD Prediction Contest vs. BYU!]

BYU 38-31

0 TO 

2 Sacks

257

 

[Ok, I'll Ask The 'Ty' Question!]

If Bo throws 3 pics and Oregon looses to BYU by 2 TD's then I think it's time for a change. Anything less than that and he stays.

[Nebraska Fires Scott Frost]

On 9/11/2022 at 11:36 AM, Haywarduck said:

What next, Notre Dame throws in the towel on their new coach? Where would we be if Dan was 0-2, or 1-3?

Lets hope we don't have to find out in 2 weeks. 

[Thoughts About the Georgia Game (Now That Some Time Has Passed)]

I predicted 38-17 GA. I was actually surprised by the final score. I never even thought the Ducks had a chance in this one anyways. Two many unknowns to really consider them to have a chance. 

Not impressed with Bo Pix. But not jumping on the Ty train either. I say let DL get some time in as an HC and let the team gel a bit more. Lots of learning curves for both sides. 

 

It's definitely a restructuring year vs a rebuilding year. All the pieces are there, they just need to find the right fit.

Tackling was horrible. Not sure how much the fear factor of having to tackle those NFL lite GA players played into it even if they could catch em. 

Still plenty of time to right the ship before conference play.

[Suddenly, the Transfer Dilemma Rears Again]

I watched the Ost/Boyshee St game last night. Alvalos put his FR QB in when the starter was tanking the game. I know it's a mental killer to sub a backup for the starter but gee whiz Bo Pix is not new to the game. I could see it being a phycological issue if Bo was a 1st time starter but he's not. There's no up side to his game. 

I was hoping we moved past this with MC being gone but maybe it's becoming a tradition at Oregon now. 

[I AM an IDIOT, a Complete IDIOT]

On 9/4/2022 at 5:41 AM, florida duck said:

If its any consolation,    Sabin went 7 and 6 in his first season at Alabama

 

 

Yeah but what types of players did he inherit? From all accounts Oregon is loaded with pretty decent talent. From what I saw the players are overrated or the coaching staff is overrated. Or a combination of both.

I wonder how NS would've have faired with this team yesterday?

 

[What's Our Coach Made Of?]

If the Ducks had kept the game close like 10 pts or so no one would be clamoring about meaningless issues.

Give the guy a break. 

[OBD Prediction Contest Versus Georgia Bulldogs]

38-17 GA

0 TO

1 Sack

190 passing yards

[Food for Thought on Bo as a Starter With One Week Out]

Starting behind what arguably is the best OL in CFB I think Bo has a chance to do very well. It would seem to me that Bo could be his own worst enemy. If he stays under control then he and the Ducks could have a very good season.

[Predicting Oregon: Is Russo Crazy? !!]

Isn't that just coach speak? I remember Rich Brooks always talking up his opponent. Makes it easier to face the media when the final score is close.

[Georgia Fan Base Delusional]

Hard not to blame them for dissing the Ducks. After all what have the Ducks done lately? Mediocre bowl wins or losses and lackadaisical play on the field. 

[Mario Cristobal--When the Knives Come Out]

On 8/7/2022 at 6:44 AM, marinz4Life said:

This was one of the more technically accurate articles assessing MC that I’ve ever read…yet I hated it! It crucifies a good man for being a work in progress. I cannot recall MC EVER throwing a player; coach; administrator, REPORTER, or anyone else under the bus for their deficiencies? It’s clear the people who play and work for MC will follow him to the end’s of the earth! At the end of the day, Coach Cristobal was lured home to coach his alma mater and comfort his dying mother as the clock ran down on her life. And in doing so - It would appear to me - he made the right call when it mattered most.

 

By the way…who wouldn’t make that call? And why would Duck fans be entertained by an article that vilifies the man that elevated our recruiting prowess and restored our winning culture - simply because he made the obvious choice? This article makes me question what has become of US? 
 

Thanks for the memories Coach.

I agree with much of what you say but fact was MC was just mediocre at best as an HC. He had a plethora of talent and refused to let his OC be in control. He promised a return to exciting fast paced football and then put the brakes on the O with his "I'm tougher than you" on the field attitude. 
 

I do agree that he was a great players coach and left the program in great shape morally and physically for DL.

However he was hired to win games and bring an entertaining type of football to the field. In the end he failed on the entertaining part and left too many shoulda won's on the table. No one's going to dis on his character or his success on recruiting but those can only go so far.

 

I also don't blame him for leaving. I would've done the same.

BTW thanks for your service. 

 

[The Difference Between This Year and Last?]

I expect at least one pass will be thrown longer than 10 yards during each game.

[The Great College Football Schism is Coming]

On 8/2/2022 at 7:42 AM, lownslowav8r said:

Another question is what happens to the kids who go semi-pro and don’t make the NFL? Minimal or no education and their playing days are done. Our current system already fails many players, the new one will fail more. 

Not sure ESPN or Fox gives a rats arse about that. Any school not currently in the BG1 or SEC is caught between a rock and a hard place. Damned if you damned if you don't.

Anyway you look at it, David Marsh paints a bleak look into the future of college football. 

[Who Leads the 2022 Ducks in Touchdowns?]

Will McGee be DAT 1.0? If so then my bets are on him leading the TD wars. 

[Ducks will be Doves if We Go to the BIG]

Oregon did well under Chip in a down Pac 12 so a watered down Pac 12 with added teams should still get the Ducks in the CFP if they win out or at least with one loss and a marque win. 

 

Until we know what the future plans are for the CFP format then it's really hard to make point for expansion or remaining in the Pac and adding some teams.

 

One scenario that's interesting is if the BG1 adds Or, Wa, Ca, Stanford along with USC and UCLA. You would think that the west coast schools would play each other on a yearly basis. That's 5 games on the west coast which is normal. Add 3 OOC games and 4 BG1 tie in games. Figuring hopefully that the BG1 tie in games are 2 away and 2 home would mean that only two trips a season would be needed. That's not really that much of a deal breaker IMO. 

 

So much unknown but it's fun to speculate. 

 

[Ducks will be Doves if We Go to the BIG]

So I read that possibly in a couple months the CFP committee is going to propose a new CFP format. Pretty much guaranteed that it will expand the number of teams. If the Ducks stay in the Pac 12 they'll have a much better chance of making the playoffs. That should help recruiting. Probably won't help long term media payouts but at least they'd be in the big show vs fighting hard to qualify in the Big 10. 

So what's more important, the CFP, or money?

Am I missing something here?

 

[How Many Games Do You Think the Ducks Will Win?]

9-3

Definite loss to GA'

The other two are up for grabs. 

[Why I Think 2022 Will Bring Back 'Good Ol' Days']

On 7/21/2022 at 1:50 PM, Haywarduck said:

You bring up, what I think will be, the biggest questions of the season, who will be the leader on the field? With Troy Dye and Herbert you knew the team was going to bring it. Who this season can bring back the great onfield leadership we have had in the past?

 

Every team needs on field leadership, but with a brand new coach it will be all the more critical. I suppose that is why they brought in Nix, and he had better provide it on offense. On defense it will be interesting to see if they all get on board with the amount of care, and emotion Noah puts out there each week?

I think Nix is going to be the leader. Lots of big time game experience and has total confidence in himself.

He may be a hit or miss QB but his desire to win will spill over to the rest of the team.

 

[Is San Diego State an Answer?]

How many more football fans in SoCal would tune in to watch SD St play a P12 school on regular basis? I'm guessing viewership would increase. 

[The New Overlords of College Football]

This fiasco may not of happened if the CFP committee had gone to an 8 team playoff format instead of the current 4 team format.

In an 8 team format with the winner from each P5 conference invited plus whoever else as outliers, conference size wouldn't matter as much. 

 

[Conference Confusion: Have You Arrived at THIS?]

I know one thing for sure. 

The season kicks off on Sept 3rd against our HC old team and regardless of which way the wind blows I'll be on the edge of my seat watching.

There's still two more seasons to enjoy what we have with the P12 so it's business as usual for a while.