Grandpa Duck

Clank!

Actually, his name is Maiava.

USC QB Mavia not having his best game, is saved by his receiver making a circus catch. USC goes ahead with a 2-point extra.

Ducks win! 31-18 2 TO 4 sacks 233 yds pass

Chip emphasized three things while he was at Oregon that have become elementary to good college football. The mesh between the QB and the running back that allows the Quarterback to read the defense before either releasing or keeping the ball. The tempo between plays making the “hurry-up” that formerly was used only at the end of the half or end of the game common to the first possession and throughout the game. Physical conditioning to the extreme, so that Ducks on both sides of the ball could withstand the faster tempo and increased number of plays. Since the opponents we not trained and ready to defend what OBD presented, both as Bellotti’s OC and as head coach, the Ducks under Chip won lots of games using players who had fewer stars coming out of high school. The Ducks won lots of games in the 4th quarter simply by wearing out their opponents.

Last I checked the game is Thursday, January 1, two days and a wake up.

While I did not labor through every play, I totally agree with Kamikaze Kid that JMU would have the upper hand on either team. It made me think that a super conference of 22 or so teams could not be all that far into the future.

HDuck, it may be 14 hours. But he lost the two hours he gained going west on the way over when he came back.

I never miss Bo Nix or Justin Herbert. So, yes,I watched every play of the Broncos beating the Chiefs. Family all headed to their homes before kickoff.

NJDuck I believe that providing a college football player an opportunity to excel in a better location than where that player is presently playing can hardly fall into a category of theft. OBD would simply be doing the young student-athlete a favor.

Thank you, Mike, for the wonderful Christmas morning gift!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! A special thank you to Charles.

In 1984 the Joe Montana led 49ers went 15-1. The next year they were 9-6. Jack Nicklaus won 73 times, but didn’t win a major for three years from 1967-70. He missed the cut in more than 15% of his starts. Michael Jordan missed lots of slam dunks. It’s sports. OBD had a great first half vs JMU. They had some faux pas in the virtually meaningless second half. No team or player is “peaking” all the time. It can come and go in the blink of an eye. Fan expectations are often unrealistic.

And, there were several inches of rain in the three days before the game, stopping at noon on Friday.

As to the field condition yesterday, I know a member of the officiating crew who tells me that it was: “. . . Slick yes, cold, a bit wet”.