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Agree, he's the most improved player on defense this year IMHO.
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When you have a staff of young, precocious wunderkinds this is bound to happen.
Can't really blame them for being upwardly mobile and much of their success can be attributed to Lanning's system, which means he'll find someone just as good (or better) to replace them with.
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All it takes is enough. The defense made the stops they had to and the offense was able to score with the game on the line. Hats off to the players and coaches, they didn't quit when they easily could have. They really wanted this win and it showed (same for NC, but somebody had to lose).
Dillingham's offensive magic can't be overstated. I was just scratching my head why we weren't attacking their green corners deep after NC started stacking the line. When we finally started stretching the field good things happened. Dilly would have made better and faster adjustments.
Feel pretty positive about the future of this young defense. Without their three best players (although Dorlus might be considered top-three), the defense seemed to take a step forward. Backers Brown and Funa had career days and the young corners held their own against a really good QB.
Damn special teams really stink. We can't seem to kick touchbacks any more and kick coverage makes me cringe every time there's a return. Our punts were shaky and Delgado's decision not field the punt in the second half gave us the ball at our own 1-foot line when when we desperately needed to score. I'm just not impressed with Lorig so far, this an area of critical concern next season.
Just love the storybook ending with Chase Cota. His toothy grin was thrilling to watch, very happy for him and the Cota/Oregon legacy.
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On 12/28/2022 at 11:51 AM, QuackyQuack said:
Travel would be such a sky high cost for all other sports other than football.
Doesn't seem to be too big of a hurdle for Group of 5 Mountain West Conference.
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Too bad Hawaii is such a dumpster fire, they seem like a natural fit.
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On 12/27/2022 at 4:41 PM, DUCati855 said:
While none of them EXCITE me. I feel SDSU and UNLV make the most since. Both will eventually be able to get on par (competition wise) with the rest of the Pac. Both will add eyeballs to the conference.
Agree. These programs are not there yet, but have the potential to be competitive in a Power 5 conference plus they have substantial population bases and Vegas is probably the biggest up-and-coming sports city.
Fresno and Boise may be better in football but they just don't bring the eyeballs.
Just hard to excited about any of them though.
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I just don't see him transferring to be a backup just to play with little bro. Nix is obviously starting next year.
He might not even start in Corvallis. Hawaii would probably be a sure thing, and great storyline don't we play them next year?
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They absolutely did the right thing being upfront about Nix. The last thing you'd want is for him to come in disgruntled and looking for the exit.
Nix is a known commodity, I'd much rather have him for another year even it means losing DM. It amazes me how many forget that TT came in with just about as much fanfare sans an NIL deal. Not saying anything bad about either TT or DM, but sometimes 5*s pan out and sometimes they don't.
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It's great that Bo is playing, let's finish this season with a win. Bo has earned every snap he wants at this point.
We can start obsessing about next year after a bowl win.
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So this an online auction?
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The inherent problem with internet forums is that people feel entitled to say things that would get them punched in the face if they said it to the guy sitting next to them at the bar.
Either the contact is moderated or it becomes a donnybrook. I bailed on The Athletic for that reason, nothing but junior high smack talk and no intelligent discussion to be found.
Hope you've found a solution that works for you FD.
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Well techinically this qualifies as a "splash" hire, but for Colorado there's really not much upside. He succeeds and he'll bail in a heartbeat leaving the program in a mess ala Slick Willie. If he fails he'll be owed a large buyout.
I guess they're desperate, I get that, but I'm betting his act gets old in Boulder before long.
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Well I'm guessing Deion is going to learn a lot about the culture difference between the Deep South and Boulder. I'm guessing the CU academics aren't going to love him (of course they don't love anything football related anyway though ha ha).
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Well assuming he can close on Dante Moore, he looks very impressive and right in the DL mold. Personally never thought DL would go for a mentor type.
OK now can DL concentrate on getting the defense fixed?
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On 12/5/2022 at 7:34 AM, DazeNconfused said:
I think Lanning had Malchow doing prep for the portal. I'd guess they have a list of players the Lanning have a good connection to as a recruit but they didn't choose UGA. I'd bet if those kids pop up in the portal then Lanning will go after them. I'd guess that would apply to all the staff, if they got to know the kid and he hits the portal get back on him. This means they already know the type of kid the player is and had connections with him.
Charles has made the point to me and I agree - the new rule of having to honor the transfer players Scholly comes into effect. If you take a portal kid and he is a head case or can't play - you can't yank is Scholly. You own keeping his Scholly until he is done. So you can't take the wrong kids - blue-chips with bad Tudes are a huge risk.
I've been wondering about how DL is going to make room, I know a lot of turnover is going happen naturally, but I believe I saw recently that all three of Oregon's punters have hit the portal. Makes me wonder if they're being "nudged" out the door. Coaches can't yank their scholly, but they can sure yank their playing time.
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Seems like a stretch that he would leave his job with a Super Bowl contender to be a college OC. I'm guessing he would already have a head coaching job if he wanted back in the college game. Nice to dream though.
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On 12/3/2022 at 12:02 PM, Ktmguy2018 said:
Very interesting article on why Caleb Williams DESERVES the Heisman for playing hurt in the PAC-12 championship....
Caleb Williams, battered+bruised, gives Heisman-worthy effort in loss
TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM
Caleb Williams in the 1st quarter: circus-like plays. Caleb Williams in the 4th quarter: heart of a warrior. His...Uh sure a guy who paints his nails then cries with a towel over his head when he loses has the heart of warrior. Gimme a break.
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Can't stop laughing, boo hoo turncoats!
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On 12/1/2022 at 9:44 AM, David Marsh said:
It feels silly to want to put my hopes and dreams in backing a 5-star quarterback who hasn't played any college football, but I do feel Dante Moore will probably be the guy. If Nix stays we are fine for this year.
If Nix leaves... I feel we may need to consider a transfer quarterback so we could at least have a back-up. This assumes that Moore is everything we think he can be... I am not sure that Thompson is going to stick around. We need an actual back-up.
Granted in this new age of NIL and Transfer Portal... I feel every major school's qb room will probably only be 2-3 deep at most.
Agree with you on this one, at one time TT was a highly-rated 5* too. Sure seems like DM could be the man, but at this point he isn't even officially a Duck so it would really be rolling the dice if we don't have a Plan B.
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Clearly with Butters gone and TT not showing much ability to lead the team at this point, we're extremely thin in the QB (and that's assuming TT stays, certainly not a given).
I think I would be hesitant to bring in a young transfer, but a senior with a year (maybe two) of eligibility would seem to fit the bill. Despite the fact that our recent QB transfers have done pretty well, I sure would like us to bring up our QBs through the system. Not sure that's possible anymore, but still think it should be a goal.
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On 11/29/2022 at 1:39 PM, The Kamikaze Kid said:
Maybe they should have Larry Scott lead the parade. The grand daddy of them all has not aged very well.
Too funny, but sad at the same time.
The times they are a changin'
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On 11/29/2022 at 11:30 AM, David Marsh said:
He is going to have to post a record of improvement.
That goes without saying, but 3-9 is a pretty low bar don't you think?
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There's really not much downside for KD. He gets his dream job, triples his pay and because of looming sanctions and past patience with coaches at ASU he probably gets a bit of latitude for a couple of years.
If he fails, he'll most likely still be in high demand as an OC, then he could go the rehab route and probably get another HC shot down the road.
In this scenario it could be similar to the Kiffin to USC move (his dream job). Didn't work out, but he worked his way back into HC spot and now in high demand. Same with Sarkisian to a certain extent.
And of course there's a real possibility he'll succeed at ASU. He's not Arroyo or Taggart or MC. Will it be harder to succeed at ASU as compared to Oregon? Absolutely, but certainly possible nonetheless and he's betting on himself, who could blame him for that?
You can't just assume that if you pass on your dream job now you'll get another shot at it. It's a cliche, but strike while the iron is hot and right now he's one of the hottest young stars.
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He's a local hero in Florida, I don't see how that translates in Boulder. Seems like a desperate move on the Buffs part.
Oregon Will Face Its Former Starting Quarterback in 2023...Tyler Shough
in Our Beloved Ducks
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I like this matchup. It will be a tough early test road game, especially with Shough coming back. That said, they're no Georgia to be sure and we get a tune-up game with Portland State in the opener so I like our chances.
Oh yeah and we've go Bo.