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I like what I see, this team has a great foundation to build a season on. Rooted in substance for sure. That substance being length, and speed.

I’m hoping Dante gets to start the 3rd, but I’d like to see some backups around the middle of the 3rd

That was a great opening drive!!!

45-9 is what I want it to be, but I’ll go 34-10

Alex, great article as usual. I think the only way the Ducks floor is lower than 10-2 is if they are snake-bit by injuries. If Dante is comfortable running the offense by the time they head to Penn State, I think the game will be electric. We all have to remember that this is only the 2nd time that this staff has had a QB that has been in the system for more than a year. The last time that happened Bo Nix was a Heisman finalist. If he stays healthy, this season will be special. GO DUCKS!!!

I’m not worried about it. If there is a battle I think it’s a battle of true qb1’s. I think coach Lanning isn’t worried what anybody thinks, I’d even go so far as saying I think he wouldn’t announce it just to start rumors. He’s always preaching about ignoring the outside noise and rumors would help to unify this team against the hype. If we don’t find out who the starter is until the game starts I won’t be upset. If whoever is under center can’t move the ball or the defense can’t stop them from moving the ball, then I’ll get worried. So far this staff has given me reason to trust the process, and understand there is method to the madness. Gameday can’t come soon enough though.

I don’t think this was an outlier season either. I believe the nation is going to come to an understanding of how challenging the Pac-12 really was, and the story of its complete mismanagement will be one of the most tragic cautionary tales in sports history.

The season cannot get here fast enough!

Charles I love how you never miss an opportunity to take a playful jab at Mari-no-O. This is what makes college football the best.

Just my two cents after watching maybe 5 mins of tape on this kid. DO! NOT! SIGN! HIM! Arm talent did not impress. Carson Beck 2.0 in my eyes but hey I’m not paid to make these decisions.

Agreed Charles.

This will be his 3rd year I think. And if Moore or Novasad win the starting position, then it will be his first coaching a starter for more than a single season.

Great eyes Charles. I also noticed Conerly, Strother, Poncho, Harper, and Cornelius as being an above average lineup, but I wondered why they didn't stick with it for the remainder of the game. Maybe injuries, maybe conditioning. As a former O lineman, and O-line coach, I know that early season conditioning is different than late season conditioning. These young men are in great shape, but adrenaline pumps different on gameday. It takes a couple games for the body to lock in and respond. If the trenches (offense and defense) settle in (they're supposed to be strengths) I am not worried about 10+ wins. The skill players are definitely there. The back end of the D is there if the front can stuff the run. Go Ducks!!!

I disagree. I don't think the Ducks got outcoached at all. As a matter of fact I think our coaches did spectacular! As a coach you make a gameplan, theirs was solid, the players just didn't execute to start the game. Down 20-3 it's coaching and execution that got them back in the game, and allowed them to take the lead. After Penix threw the interception, we had a chance to put them away. Instead, they intercepted it right back. (I don't blame Bo, when the ball left his hand that defender was out of bounds.) Washington executed just a little bit better than us in all three games since Lanning and Deboer took over the progrums. It is also true that the doggone Fuskies have had lady luck bounce their way in all 3 games as well. We'll win our share, these three really hurt because we know how special this team is, and what a magical season it could have been. We watched those young men put their hearts and bodies on the line for OBD and came up just a little short. Sometimes the fairytale is just real life where our heroes don't defeat the villainous Huskies. They move on to the rest of their lives and we regroup and put our hopes into a fresh batch of ducklings cheering them on until they finally reach that mountain top. I believe in coach Lanning, I think He has the makings of a Legendary Ducks coach...just not yet.

Oregon 38-17 1 5 323 Go Ducks