The Kamikaze Kid

Great article. Here are my three things learned. Lanning still has a gambling problem. Situational awareness and risk/ reward need much more scrutiny. Up 13-0 near mid field going for it again on 4th down and fail. Why? Just pin them back deep. Let the D keep dominating and get the ball back around mid field. Poor decisions like this could become huge momentum swings for no reason. OBD can ride the D. Watching the team squander scoring opportunities with sloppy red zone plays and 4th down gambles instead of taking points was made much less stressful by a defense that absolutely controlled the game. Finney is the man! The Ducks have the highest remaining ceiling and the lowest floor. If the O and D put together two complete games, the Ducks will be national champions. If domination doesn’t match the scoreboard like the TT first half or the first 3 quarters against PSU, they won’t survive. This teams history will be determined by their growth in the next seven days.

And the game is over. Wait no it’s not. OK now it’s over. Wait no it’s not. Now it’s over. Wait there’s a penalty. Clown show ending to a great game that should have had a great ending.

Put that in your tortilla and smoke it!

It wouldn’t shock me if much of the work load has already been shifted to their replacements already on staff.

Can’t decide who to root for. On one hand it’s always fun to watch Mario blow it. On the other, it may be better for tOSU to go down now before building that playoff momentum we saw last year.

He’s the current favorite for the Bronny James award.

You can add TCU to SUC’s we’re not gonna play you anymore list.

OBD 21-17 2 TOs 3 Sacks 275 passing

What a fantastic article. Well researched and sourced. Inside info from V Mac II as a bonus. Bravo! I can’t wait for this game. To me this is the they either are or they ain’t game we’ve been waiting for. TT is no joke on either side of the ball and have strengths at every position group OBD usually can pencil in advantages at. Any advantage will need to be earned and every disadvantage will need to be compensated for or else. Pass this test and OBD is that team we hoped they were and a championship will be possible. Come up short then they ain’t that team yet but let’s just not go there. Man I can’t wait for the New Year

Great analysis. I think one thing being over looked is the stage factor. This is OBD’s third NY6 bowl in a row under Lanning. TT will be facing all the grandeur that comes with that for the first time. Also, the Ducks have gone on the road to Michigan last year as well as the PSU white out this year. TT has had nothing comparable. Throw in the tooth and nail scrap with Indiana and the car wash rock fight at Iowa and I think the Ducks will be more battle tested and that will be the difference.

Like when the drunk at the bar calls Mike Tyson shorty.

I wonder if Novo had gone somewhere else and played early if he would be a QB the Ducks would be thinking about portalling in next year. If this is how the future of the QB spot is selected it seems to me that the days of signing top level QBs is over. Am I missing something?

JMU probably beats them both.

If he's following Stein, why announce anything? Why not just playout the season maybe get in a playoff game, then follow him out the door? I don't understand these early announcements.

If he goes out and gets a young top level D coordinator like a next Lanning that gets groomed to take over in a few years, UM could be trouble.