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    2024/25 12-Team College Football Playoff Musings

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    Hmmm ... I wonder if we have seen the end of college football undefeated seasons.  Perhaps a rare outlier will exist.  But (for a lot of reasons, e.g. injuries, season length, expanded competition, excess travel, etc.) these super-conferences are going to be mighty tough to wade through with zero losses ... and THEN there is the 12-team playoff.  Hmmm ...

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    Mens Basketball: Ducks Win Massive Benchmark Game?

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    Defense is a difference maker.  When shots are not falling, and defense is less than robust ... it usually equals a loss.  The reverse isn't always true.  Witness the Utah/Colorado games.  Stong defense is mostly technique and effort.  In both games, the Ducks struggled to keep up with UT and COL guards. 

     

    But the Ducks put both D and O on display last night.  They don't always do that.  An archetypical view of both sides of D and O comes from the Final 4 games in 2017.  OBD crushed Kansas with strong defense and good shooting.  Their defense kept them in the very next game with North Carolina, but their shooting was abysmal.  NC was lucky to prevail 77-76.  The D is THE thing in winning and consistency.

     

    And one last thing about last night's game.  I couldn't believe my eyes.  OBD made 15 of 16 FTs!!  Dana must have put in some extra practice time.  😉  All in all, the Ducks played a marvelous game ... at least for 3/4s of it.  Kudos to 'em.  Hoping for more of the same tomorrow afternoon!

     

    GO DUCKS!

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    MBB: Coverage of Men's Basketball Program

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    On 1/22/2024 at 9:53 AM, MicroBurst61 said:

    And FREETHROWS finally came back to bite this team in the arse!  

     

    This really bugs me.  OBD have shot a whopping 68% of their free throws this year.  It's all about sustained practice and developing muscle memory.  These guys are tremendous athletes who have attained amazing control over their bodies.  So, I am left to consider that they just spend a lot of time doing things other than FT practice.  68% is pretty poor, honestly, and costs games.  I hope Dana gets these guys into the gym 30 minutes early for ... yep, FT practice.  Heck, I didn't make the Cal team in the early '60s and I shot 85%.  Maybe Dana should call me up before I hit 80 years of age.  🤪  However, I couldn't dunk then.  And I still can't.  😆

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    Mr. FishDuck is Changing Locations, and Moving Forward

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    Charles, best wishes always, but especially during a stressful relocation (as they all are).  Changing one's life and habits after many decades is a challenge for the best of us.  But it sounds like you have exactly the right attitude and emotions going forward with your divorce.  ("Divorce" has been a four-letter word in the past for me.  😬)

     

    I don't know if you'll find sanity in these pages ... but we try!

     

    Anytime you need us, sir.

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    Oregon Is Going to Be Old in ’24

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    A delightful read.  Many thanks, Ryan.  I am particularly fond of your last sentence.  "As everyone knows, with age comes experience, and with experience comes better play on the football field."  I shall be guided by this truth.  Since I'm older than Burma Shave, I would make a terrific db!  

     

     

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    An Epic Swansong ... and a Rivalry Renewed

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    It was clear to me that the Sniffers were quite average in all their games between their two Oregon wins.  Penix was injured late in that first game ... possibly a broken rib or some upper side injury.  He got healthy late in the season and now is on top of his game again.  He is certainly a difference maker.  I think Michigan has a superior team, but (and I said this here after his 3rd game ever with the Sniffers), Penix would be trouble for OBD and others.

     

    All that said, there will be a dawg pile at the end of the championship game, and it won't smell good for our buddies up I-5.  🤪

    Ducks Shine In ESPN Top 2023 Players Ranking ... 4 In Top 51

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    On 1/3/2024 at 7:53 PM, Jon Joseph said:

    Daniels better than Penix? Daniels better than Caleb? But Daniels did go 2-3 vs. teams with winning records.

     

    The ESPM SEC machine carries on.

    Yep.  ESPiN is biased and generally misses the point of accuracy that I almost didn't post the article.  I did post it because in my mind, and regardless of their SEC bias, it displays high praise for a PAC-12-Gone team to have included players with higher ranking (to number 51) than any but Alabama.

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    Watching The Pinstripe Bowl

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    We are so blessed to have DL coach OBD and have Mr. Mari-oh-oh gone.  Mari-oh-oh's game and clock management is just horrendous.  Players are out of control.  And to top it off, Miami was completely outplayed physically.  The U now has great recruiting but seems terrible at everything else.

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    Canzano Has Gone Completely Wacko: 'Pac-12 Fans AGREE OSU & WSU Should Be in Control'

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    Clownzingo is all about clicks.  Always has been in my mind.  I stopped reading ANYTHING he had to say years ago.  Don't let anything he says get to you, Charles.  His opinion doesn't travel very far (if it really IS his opinion and not just click bait).

     

    I believe that the two schools should control the PAC-2-minus-10 AFTER the contract year... and certainly not the earned income from this fiscal year.  The court ruling is not only unfair, but in my mind a miscarriage of law.  But then my opinion and $8 might get you a glass of water at Starbucks.

    Ducks WBB: ‘Is the System Blinking Red?’

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    Perhaps my post is premature given that you'll be talking about Coach Graves in your article tomorrow.  But it's hardly seen as running the red light while driving OWBB downhill when his Oregon teams' record is 210-90 going into this season.  (His lifetime record as a coach?  637-292.)  It's obvious he can coach, and he can recruit.  It will be interesting to see your take on him tomorrow.

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