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Mudslide
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Look, I don't much care for Canzano. With him, it's all about click bait and ... himself. But he said a couple of things in the linked article worth repeating.
First....a hesitant personal admission...please pardon me. In 1989 I suffered the "widow maker" heart attack. I "died" on my wife's lap as she was driving me to a hospital. (She is truly my angel.) I was anoxic for 6-10 minutes on the trip. She then got me to the ER and patients helped drag me out of our truck and into the building. They immediately began CPR and defibrillation. They shocked me 20+ times (they lost count) and my heart struggled to return some kind of rhythm. It did, barely, and they immediately took me to surgery for crushing the complete blockage of my left anterior descending artery. I was unconscious and in the ICU for 5 days. I regained consciousness (and at that time I DETESTED being intubated!!) and spent the next 5 days in the cardiac care unit (CCU). I was later told that I was the ONLY ONE ever brought into that large hospital in that condition and walked out! I'm not a religious person...but I found out later than some of our friends started a prayer chain in my behalf. So if you're religious, do what Canzano is doing and say a prayer for the coach.
Today. And here I am, bugging you guys almost 33 years after that event. I've even survived cancer and a cerebral hemorrhage since then, so I guess I'm as tough as my 40 year old boots. I only say these things to encourage you to always have faith that any outcome can become miraculous if you try hard enough...want it hard enough.
And as Canzano said, kiss your loved one tonight. Call your friends and family just to tell them how great it is to have them in your lives. Life is short.
Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday and 2023.
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Another great article. Many thanks, DNC. At times during the season I could have agreed with both yours and Charles' opinions on this issue. It was something worth pondering.
Given the style of defense that Lanning fielded at Georgia, one has to wonder if his attacking Cover-1 wasn't ordered by Kirby Smart. Like you, I fully expected DL to bring an attacking defense to our Ducks. Our Ducks certainly had the player power to successfully utilize that same scheme. And I, like many of you here on OBD, felt a little bit cheated by that vanilla and boring bend-but-not-break strategy he used instead. And it bit our beloved Ducks solidly in the butt against WAZZU and the water rodents.
Here is something I said a few times about the maudlin Mario era: "Surely he is smart enough to learn from his mistakes. Surely he will open up the offense". But nope. He never did! I said similar things about Brady Hoke's defense. But nope. So...twiced burn and all that. Now I'll just let myself be pleasantly surprised IF DL learns from his foibles.
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Good ponder points, Charles. Thank you. I would add a thought that could reduce the risk to a team. The risk that you pose in portal players is that a school must honor the scholarship as long as the player stays...injured, under-performing, or for whatever reason for as long as the (non)player stays.
An easy way to place the risk-reward factor in the school's favor is to take players with ONLY one year of eligibility remaining. I realize that such a strategy would limit a school's field of potential transfers, but targeting some such players would reduce the overall risk of damaging that 85 scholarship limit.
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Much respect, Charles. This forum has been my morning coffee companion since it began. The folks here are overwhelmingly good people who care about the Ducks and honor your rules. The good far outweighs the bad. Of that I'm certain.
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Thanks for another fine article, Dazed.
A worthy view or the Ducks' 2022 defense might include the team's sack stats. Oregon ranked #1 in sacks allowed with 4! The team ranked #125 in sacks generated. 125th...right next to Arizona! That's not exactly my idea of the Lanning attacking defense that many of us expected. I'm unsure if this was TL's take on the bend-but-not-break D or simply a lack of player talent and/or scheme familiarity due to the coaching change. Further, the Ducks' scoring defense ranked #77 in FBS.
I believe that DL will get his recruiting chops rolling this year, portal talent included. TL also has a strong recruiting record. I'm also not disillusioned that the team has an uphill battle in the new, pass-happy PAC teams will place a big challenge on the 2023 back 7. So improvement, by a large margin, needs to occur next year, even assuming another stellar year of offense.
GO DUCKS!
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I enjoyed the game. The guys fought hard, I thought. The many injuries pose a real hardship on the team for both practice and game. A couple of guys were even playing the game at less than full strength, e.g. Guerrier.
On the flip side, I really wish the Ducks would play a little more pressure defense. And the team in general was not very mobile. I guess the zone is necessary with so few bodies to play. But my one big issue with the team is Richardson. The guy is a turnover machine...bad passes into a crowd, driving against multiple players in tight areas. He can score...but there is a reason coach wants him at the off-guard position. Bad handles.Still, the season is young. I look for a lot of wins from this team. GO DUCKS!
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Another bites the dust. UNLV fired Arroyo.
UNLV fires coach Marcus Arroyo after three seasons
WWW.ESPN.COM
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Thanks for the article, Dazed. You bring up interesting candidates. Count me as another Garret Riley fan.
And allow me to throw another hat in the ring. Jeff Lebby from UCF, their OC/QB coach. He has done wondrous things at all his coaching stops. He currently has UCF as a top 10 team in total offense. His teams there have averaged over 43 ppg for a couple of years in a row...netting top 5 NCAA scoring finishes. Earlier in his career, he coached RBs for five years. And for those five years, he had a 1,000 yard rusher in each of them. He was running backs Coach of the Year at Baylor. This dude can coach! I don't know a lot about his recruiting chops, but his coaching record speaks loudly.
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Hmmm...why don't we just take this nonsensical anti-civil war name idea to its nonsensical conclusion? Pardon the alliteration...how about we call it The Affable Acrimony? Or The Gracious Engagement? Those should make the schools' administrations feel safe.
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The trick plays aren't the problem. It's the choice and ability of players to execute the plays that matter.
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The U....minus 11 yards rushing in the first quarter. Couldn't see that coming.
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The thing about this game is, of course, the injury story. The Ducks have 3 o-line starters that are doubtful, 3 d-line starters that are doubtful with one questionable, and also that big one, Nix. Unless most of these guys have a miraculous recovery at the trainer's table, a win is highly unlikely. Utah is a strong and mostly healthy team right now. Regarding the defense, this game is the one in which TL must unleash the blitzes and pressure. At the receiving positions, Utah has one incredible flanker, and is average otherwise.
So it is possible to pressure with the Duck's talent. Our D has been very, very passive this entire season (though strong against the run!), which is quite unlike Lanning's Georgia D that could press and pressure everywhere.. So THIS is the time for the Ducks to defy D tendencies. Lastly, Ty Thompson. If you carefully watch the games he has been in, he never scans the opposing defense for a pre-read. He walks up to the line with his head down, staring at Forsyth's butt and doesn't look away until the snap. How can he possibly read the D? I believe he is stressed and spooked at the role...afraid of making mistakes is the likely culprit in my junior, pseudo-psychologist analysis. If Nix can't go, I too would like to see Butters get a shot at qb.
So sadly, I think OBD are in the deep end with this game. I pray for the best, but without most of the injured returning and healthy, it likely won't end to our liking.
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On 11/8/2022 at 10:56 AM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:
There is always the possibility of another transfer QB. There are few out there who could use some rehabilitation. Guys like DJU and Van Dyke come to mind.
NOT Van Dyke! I can run faster than he can and I've seen WAY too seasons.
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On 11/7/2022 at 5:36 PM, ICamel said:
@Mudslide PotW(Post of the Week) material. But is early in the week!
Thanks, PotW. But I'm not done yet. I think... I'm just not sure if Charles will approve of my deeply inspired report on the fine Washington qb, Penix.
I have a ton of Penix stories that poke holes in his hard stance on soft coverage. With the ball in his hands he could penetrate deep into Beaver territory last week. Unfortunately, he will not get over the hump against the Ducks this week with any deep shots down field. The Ducks will lay the offense of Washington's Penix completely impotent. And.........fill-in-your-own-joke.
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I have a source that told me (exclusively) that he has a source that told him his other source said that most "journalists" are full of fill-in-the-blank. Just kidding. He actually said that DL is or is not considering the Auburn job. Further, he pointed out that the Regents are or are not considering letting USeeLA go to the B22G Conference. Lastly, he said there is or is not confirmation that SDSU will join the PAC.
And there is some truth for you. I'm really tired of "journalists" quoting "unnamed sources" for their "information". Click bait. If they want to speculate, then speculate. If they want to pontificate, then pontificate. But if they want to give you information, prove it.
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The Ducks should see a rankings bump with a stomping of the tail waggers. Udubblebubble checks in at #24 this week.
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I have a little more hope for Georgia in this game. True, they lost a lot to the NFL draft last year. But the team returns a really solid core, especially at offense. So, it's also true that Tennessee is a different team from last year's humiliating loss at home to Georgia. But the main elements are still in place...including Hooker. It's my speculation that UT cannot stop the Dawg's rushing attack. Both teams will score a lot. But Georgia will mostly handle the 2011-Oregon-like gimmicks and speed, and will again humble the orange bunch.
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This is really an enjoyable, interesting, and informative interview. Many thanks for finding it, Flaps.
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I did a little research on the game I mentioned earlier in this thread. That year, 1975, SDSU was undefeated and ranked #13 in the country. They had crushed Oregon State 25-0 that year! Arizona came in ranked #15. Arizona came away with the last second win, 28-21. And there were over 55,000 fans in the sold out stadium. So SDSU can draw. Given all the metrics, if the PAC is to stay afloat, SDSU would be a decent addition to the conference.
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The new Snapdragon Stadium is expandable to 55,000 (mostly to accommodate professional sports). IF SDSU joins the PAC, I think it is likely the stadium will be expanded to fulfill ticket demands. San Diego is a sports starved city since the Chargers left town.
By the way, I grew up in San Diego and attended many events at San Diego Stadium/Jack Murphy Stadium/Qualcomm Stadium/whatever it was named at the time. I do NOT miss it. It was austere and located in a river bed that included more than a few (million) bugs. I went to SDSU and recall with angst when the home team was ranked and playing Arizona, who was ranked in the Top 10. The game was close and ended with SDSU in the redzone and fumbled on the last play at the 1. There was plenty of enthusiasm for the team and the game that night. I don't know the attendance, but it was near to filling Jack Murphy Stadium. So there is potential in adding the school to the conference.
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Mike Leach Passed Age 61
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Thanks, coach, for bringing us some fun football. Condolences to his loved ones and team. RIP Coach Leach.