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Desert Duck
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Well... almost anything is possible.
It would be nice, though, to win an NC in one one of big-3 (football, basketball, or baseball) in my lifetime.
Especially since I missed the last one in 1939 by 22 years.
So, like the long suffering pre-2016 Chicago Cub fans, I still hold out hope.
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On 12/11/2023 at 5:13 PM, Dr Hilarius said:
Oh no! Are they also foregoing the bowl game?? Seems like they would all want to play one more time together.
Hopefully, you are right. I just realized that I was making an assumption.
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Who is going to be left to play with Bo on January 1st?
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Wow Jon... what a great article. You are also a gifted writer. I wish I had more time for a longer comment, but I just have time for a drive-by this afternoon.
Thanks again, and have a great weekend.
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We'll likely see Seaton looking to make a move to Oregon in about 12 months.
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I started checking out tickets this morning for the Fiesta Bowl. And on top of us winning the 'honor' of playing that perennial powerhouse Liberty, I realized that this deal just keeps gettin' better...
New Years Day - 11 am MST / 10 am PST start time.
But then suddenly the words, "First World Problems," hit me upside the head.
Okay... that is all the whining I have to share this morning.
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On 12/4/2023 at 5:33 PM, Utki said:
We didn't win because we had far less desire than UW. Pretty simple. You gotta want it not just expect it.
So, do you truly think the Ducks didn't 'want it' bad enough?
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On 12/3/2023 at 7:38 PM, kirklandduck said:
Bill Oram at Oregonlive gives us the rundown on the Liberty Flames...
Bill Oram: Everything Oregon Ducks fans need to know about the undefeated Liberty Flames, a football team from a university in Virginia
WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM
Oregon's reward for an 11-2 season? Learning how many former FCS schools now play in Conference USA.Just when I thought I was beginning to accept our horrendous fate to play one of the worst teams to ever possibly play on New Year's Day, I then read Bill Oram's spot on article.
There's just no other way to slice this... Oregon has been utterly given the biggest middle finger by the playoff committee that I think I have ever seen.
Although FSU was spectacularly abused by them today as well.
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On 12/3/2023 at 7:53 PM, tee duke said:
Just saw the matchup. Pardon me while I go and throw up.
Please, take you time. It's takes time to digest a cow-pie sandwich like this one. We all completely understand.
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On 12/3/2023 at 5:27 PM, Log Haulin said:
This is a great insight on Bo. I respect Bo's decision from this view point. I still think the risk is too high but I am not the one at risk. If I was Lanning, I would bench Bo and let him call plays from the sideline.
I am highly confident that there is no way that this smart young man is playing without a huge safety net under him, in the form of an extremely large insurance policy, paid for by donors.
And I am really excited that he is going to play.
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On 12/3/2023 at 4:52 PM, Steven A said:
I guess this will be the last HALF of college ball we see him play.
I hear ya and I hope you are right... but after Washington, I'm going to be a bit more humble and let the Duck's play on the field do most of the talking.
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On 12/3/2023 at 2:11 PM, Desert Duck said:
We live 40 minutes from Glendale Stadium, and there's not a remote chance that I'm willing to waste a few gallons of gas to go to this crap-bowl.
And I can literally get comp'd tickets for this game. I'm going to opt for a nice New Years Day hike instead.
Oregon's bowl selection, & FSU getting screwed, are two more ideal pieces of evidence showing why college football is often a disgusting joke.
Well... after all of my above venting and frustration, and while I think my last comment stands...
I must say, that if Bo is going to play, I have to rethink my entire New Year's Day plans now :-). I mean, if Bo is going to show up, the least I can do is the same.
Besides, both of our sons will be in town for the holidays, and this would be the first Duck game that we will have been to as a family to since the oh-so-awesome Oregon v Kansas State Fiesta Bowl.
So, we would obviously bring some really good luck along with us. In other words, the Ducks need the four of us!
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Regarding Washington, I agree 100%. I think this shows what the college football playoff committee really thinks of the PAC-12... and it ain't much.
Plus, when we combine that with the fact that we're playing against the number 23 ranked team in our bowl game, Liberty, it really says that they think very little of us.
Given how both Washington and Oregon have been treated by the committee, I think that if Oregon had beaten Washington, they would not have put us in the CFP.
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We absolutely looked flatter than flat for the first 22 minutes of that game. It reminded me of the Stanford game where we basically spotted them the first 25 minutes of that game.
Against Stanford, we were able to get away with it, but obviously, against the team like Washington, that was not going to work.
But, IMHO, there's just no chance that they were not motivated to play this game.
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Apparently... Bo
Bo Nix announces that he will play in Fiesta Bowl vs. Liberty
DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM
Oregon Ducks quarterback Bo Nix has announced that he will play one last game...-
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On 12/3/2023 at 4:11 PM, noDucknewby said:
Gotta love Bo! That's character, doing what's best for the program instead of what's best for himself.
Thanks for the memories Bo, I'll be pulling for you wherever you wind up in the future.
That's amazing and, while I'm so impressed with him for making this decision, I'm stunned as well. But Bo's a smart guy, so...
I'd bet a certain Duck donor, or perhaps a bunch of Duck donors, wrote one big mutha of a premium check to a Lloyd's of London for one massive insurance policy on Bo's behalf.
But regardless, I'm really glad to see that he's going to play.
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On 12/3/2023 at 4:01 PM, Krsmqn said:
Ewwdub has to travel all the way to New Orleans
That's the CFB powers-that-be saying that while they had to select an undefeated PAC-12 team, they are going to make it as difficult as possible for the PAC-12 team to succeed.
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WaPo: "The Four-Team Playoff’s Final Grift: A Ridiculous Stiff-Arm for Florida State"
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On 12/3/2023 at 3:22 PM, JDuck said:
I hope everybody eligible is there and plays
Unfortunately, there's not a chance that this is going to happen.
I can't see pretty much anyone that is bound, or likely bound, for the NFL, risking injury on a game like this.
While this reality is unfortunate, this is the unfortunate reality of college football today.
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^^^^That... 110%^^^^
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We showed up motivated. We just got beat by a slightly better coached team.
Hate the Fuskies all we want, but all they do this season is win.
As in 3 wins over OBD in the last 13 months... by a total of 9 points. Talk about one bitter tasting pill to swallow.
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On 12/3/2023 at 2:55 PM, anyotherduck said:
If the Ducks would have won... I'm starting to think the CFP committee would have taken Georgia over a one loss Ducks team.
There's now no doubt in my mind that the CFP committee would have 100% screwed Oregon over.
I think all the evidence we need to see is Liberty & the VRBO Bowl. That tells me exactly what the CFP committe actually thinks of our Ducks.
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On 12/3/2023 at 1:17 PM, cartm25 said:
What opponent do I want to see the Ducks play?
”LIBERTY!” . . . said no Ducks fan . . . ever.
Liberty was my second choice... right after just about anyone else.
And now we know what the powers that be in college football actually think of OBD.
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On 12/3/2023 at 10:38 AM, Ktmguy2018 said:
I hope that they have some folks on standby to repair all the damage that is being done to FSU's locker room right now.
There's no freaking chance of 'repairing' this sports travesty.
Fiesta Bowl - Who's NOT Playing?
in Our Beloved Ducks
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I have not been paying much attention lately, so pardon me if the following may have been covered in detail.
But I'm wondering what key Duck players, in addition Jackson Powers-Johnson & Troy Franklin, will not be playing on New Years Day?
I'm also wondering who from the board is coming down to the desert for the game?