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--the winner ... Ducks --the score ... 49 - 21 --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates ... 2 --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team ... 3 --the number of passing yards by the Ducks ... 310

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.

David, thanks for the fine article. But I thought Franklin had opted out, too. Do you have information on a change of mind by him?

Merry Christmas back atcha all! 🐪 Good health and prosperity for all our Ducks and OBD forum folks in 2024 and beyond. And many thanks, Charles, for creating and maintaining this wonderful site. Much good cheer throughout this holiday season.

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.

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.

Oregon lands Oklahoma QB transfer Dillon Gabriel, sources tell 247Sports 247SPORTS.COM The Oregon Ducks have found their replacement for Bo Nix, once again turning to the transfer portal to land decorated signal-caller Dillon Gabriel.

That receiver room is so loaded, plus with likely incoming portal dudes, it's possible that Anderson was 'invited' to decommit.

Jon ... Jon. No need to stay after school. No need for self-flagellation. None of us had a perfect year of prediction or analysis. A thing you did with perfection is writing a wonderful article and tons of accurate, informative, and entertaining posts here at OBD. Many thanks.

Surely Bo walks the walk when it comes to loving his teammates. He wants to be with them. But I think there are two other points worth considering. The one thing that has continuously followed Bo is his drive to compete ... and excel. He voiced understandable disappointment in the outcome of the mutt game, but also in his own performance as well. I would suggest that being the competitor that he is, he wants to go out with a win AND his best stuff. Also, as mentioned above, there is no doubt (!) that an insurance policy will be in place that will, in case of a debilitating injury, provide him and his family with an equivalent amount of wealth that would be earned playing in The League. I am so very grateful that Bo decided to come to Oregon. He certainly has set a high bar and great example for all players coming to OBD

Oh yeah. That's it. I forgot. 😵‍💫

I was feeling pretty confident until THIS ^ post. Those awful calls over the years came rushing back to me. Why, o why did I give up alcohol?!

--the winner ... Ducks --the score ... 42 - 24 --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates ... 2 --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team ... 3 --the number of passing yards by the Ducks ... 304

Whoa, will there be a tv in the delivery room if the big day is tomorrow?! 😄 Congrats WPD.

—Winner ... Ducks —Score ... 35 - 14 —Turnovers Oregon creates ... 3 —No. of sacks for Ducks ... 3 —Oregon’s passing yardage ... 333

Thanks for another fine article, Alex. Obviously, Bo is the MVP and main man in OBD's charge to the playoffs. But I have to give a hoop and a holler to one other ... just because of a post of mine from a year and a half ago. Mea culpa. I railed against ever throwing to Bucky again ... as in his first Ducks game he dropped the first two passes thrown to him. And now I can't recall a drop since then. Bucky, you have my apologies. You are a monster on the field and a gentleman off. I hope you get the All-American status you deserve.

All good posts and reasoned speculation. But as they say in Tejas, "Hey y'all. He ain't leavin' Oreegun."

--the winner ... Ducks, of course --the score ... 42 - 35 --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates ... 3 --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team ... 3 --the number of passing yards by the Ducks ... 288 GO DUCKS!

--the winner ... Ducks --the score ... 24 - 21 --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates ... 2 --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team ... 3 --the number of passing yards by the Ducks ... 288

Great keys, Alex. But I would add one caveat to our rushing attack. I fear that BI and JJ, even though practicing, will still be nursing some ouchies due to their injuries against WSU. Hopefully each of these rockets will be healthy enough to ignite the Duck's rushing attack. But even at less than 100%, each is capable to go for 100. GO DUCKS!

These are wonderful shots. Many thanks for taking all the time to bring these to us, Charles. Kudos!

Yep. The refs definitely gave the game to the mutts. What in the world is going on?! These guys in stripes have made the previous years' questionable ref performances look good. I guess if you're a mutt, you can mug any receiver or downed player you want without penalty. I hated watching this game almost as much as last week's.

Ryan, thank you for the article. But I think you've been a bit too harsh on the Duck's performance and the OC especially. There are solid reasons for most of the play calls, none of which were designed to make us the fans ... excited. As noted above, the Ducks almost lead the country in scoring. And you simply can't have 60-point offensive outputs every week. The desert air might be getting a little depressive down there in Sierra Vista lately. Irritability can come easily. I know, I've spent too much time there. I suggest heading over to the Huachucas for some javelina hunting in order to clear football frustrations.

the winner ... Ducks --the score ... 44-24 --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates ... 2 --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team ... 2 --the number of passing yards by the Ducks ... 288

There seems to be a bit of an overreaction by some to the game and plays called or executed. Hindsight is always 20/20. Critique the play call when it's made. To do so after the game is playing to the hindsight business. If any of the plays challenged here would have worked ... we'd be cheering Lanning's boldness or the players' skills. I realize that fans will be fans through the good and the bad times. For sure the outcome of this game was mighty depressing. But keeping a measured balance within all of us would be wonderful to my old eyes and ears ... and to yours, I suspect.