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Alexa, Should the Pac-12 Stream?
Yes! No more late night games ending around midnight. Alexa, should the Pac-12 stream? Yes! WWW.REGISTERGUARD.COM Broadcast outlets deliver more households right now, but for how much longer? What can streaming services do better than any...
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Ducks’ Offense: Is There a ‘Slim Shady’ Attitude at Oregon?
Fun, fun, fun! Entertainment for long starved Oregon fans. Surgical and unpleasant for Defensive Coordinators. Kenny Dillingham is a gunslinger. Deadly! The talent Oregon has recruited now has a gifted Coach with a green light to carve up a defense. Kudos to Coach Lanning and his entire staff! In his after game comments he said, "And if we see a wart, we want to go fix it.". No more post game "coach speak" we used to get. Actions speak louder than words! DazeNConfused, your articles never disappoint. Well done sir!
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Dan Lanning After Game Comments!
A week after committing 14 penalties in the win over Stanford, many on the UO offensive line, the Ducks committed just six Saturday — none on the offensive line. "You get what you emphasize, right?" Lanning said. "And if we see a wart, we want to go fix it. That being said, there's a lot of things that we can continue to fix." Proud of the Coaches and Team we have!
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona: Join Us!
Great to see a QB under center in short yardage situations! Thank God no more pistol plunges from the shotgun. Yay Coach Dillingham and Coach Lanning!
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona: Join Us!
That hit by Manning was what real "physicality' is!
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Our Beloved Ducks Forum Prediction Contest vs. Arizona!
The winner, Oregon. Score 38-24. Turnovers Oregon creates 2. Sacks recorded 2. Duck passing yards 180. (Bonus: Oregon runs for 380 yards.)
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Let’s Give Arizona Back to its Original Owners
Alan, another funny spoof! I've trained myself not to sip coffee while reading. Thanks for all the good humor! Your reference to "bear down" gives new meaning: "But here’s the worst part: while the medics are wheeling the nearly decapitated Golden Bears player off the field, two hoodlums rush out of the stands, and with paint and brush, they scribble onto the turf those two unforgivably offensive words: “BEAR DOWN.”
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Game Day: Mater Dei and St. John Bosco in Santa Ana
Friday night lights on a shirt sleeve night with a harvest moon rising. Go football! Pink numbers and pink socks honoring Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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Coach Dillingham and Oregon’s New Counter Tunnel Screen
Try it again. It was just fixed with the correct video.
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Coach Dillingham and Oregon’s New Counter Tunnel Screen
Thanks Eric for explaining how this play works. Good job with the details! A good offensive coordinator uses a counter to take advantage of aggressive defensive defenders - especially ones he notices lacking discipline. Coach Dillingham is blowing my mind with a passing constraint play to his running counter! Wow, The Counter Tunnel Screen to the Center Tackle Counter!!! Counters are not used over and over as a base play. However, they are sprung when the defense is set up. The surprise usually results in long plays or touchdowns. Buckle up. I think we're going to see Oregon become an innovative offensive team again! Hip hip hooray!
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Big Man to Ducks?
+ Along with Brandon Baker! It will be great to get both of these big O linemen.
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Deception in the Desert
Thanks for the warning, Darren! Here's hoping the coaching staff prepares the team for a successful "desert war". The continued process of improvement that Coach Lanning emphasizes is important - especially this week.
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FishDuck Article: Oregon Head Coaches...If You Leave, Your New Team Will FIRE YOU
Thank you Drex! Excellent points of observation. Oregon is the best job any coach could have! Bob Rodes hit it out of the park with Hotel California!
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OBD GameDay Discussion Thread vs. Stanford Join Us!
I loved Alan Lohner's article when he said, deaf, dumb, and blind Pac-12 referred..." Did the refs read the article, get mad and want the game to be about them?
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Stanford Duck Syndrome–It’s Worse Than You Think
Thank you Alan, the "Stanford Duck Syndrome" is a classic! I'm glad I wasn't drinking my coffee when I started reading.
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Circa 2012: Lanning Replicates Bend-But-Don’t-Break Defense
I love it! The Aliotti version of the Bend-But-Don’t-Break defense was a proven strategy. I wish that Coach Nick had been the head coach instead of Helfrich. We could've kept the explosive offense and never experienced the defensive disasters when he left. Give Coach Lanning time to recruit his type of D line players, and we will see more of what he did last year at Georgia. Thank you DazeNConfused for sharing your football expertise and skill of writing!
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Lanning/Lupoi Blitzes: How Oregon Plays It Safe
Wonderful analysis Charles! Thanks for investing the time to teach us DL's concepts of creative pressure with 4.
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Best Defense: Wazzu’s Cover-1 or Oregon’s Cover-2?
Great analysis DnC! Excellent job of teaching Cover 1, 2, & 0. I can't wait until the coaches get the whole package of defense installed and perfected.
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Bo Nix Gives Oregon’s Offense New Life
Thanks Joshua, you make an excellent argument for Bo Nix! Your article was a fun read!
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There Is More than One Way to Coug It
Thanks for writing this confession! I think a lot of us have been guilty of similar behavior. I think the previous coach conditioned us to give up when things started going bad. We would never be able to catch up. Thank our lucky stars we have a new coach, and the team is buying into his determination. This is a different coaching staff, and we're seeing a new team! Go Ducks!
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"What’s Wrong with Miami’s (QB) Tyler Van Dyke?"
I tried using my android phone and link works. I should have done that before. My Kindle fire tablet doesn't like those links sometimes. Good article. Thanks Desert Duck.
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"What’s Wrong with Miami’s (QB) Tyler Van Dyke?"
Link didn't work for me.
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Miami Got Beat by..Middle Tennessee?
The reason I retired from coaching (besides being old), was the last head coach I worked under did the same thing. He stole the fun from football! Underutilized and unappreciated as an assistant was not worth the long hours. Time to retire. IMHO Mari no O is the same type.
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Impressive UO Running Backs
I was a fan of Cardwell. I'm still a fan of Byron. I was familiar with what he did for the Ducks last year. After 2 games I thought he should be the starter. I hope he gets healthy and gets back into the rotation. He will contribute again. I wasn't familiar with the new backs Bucky Irving and Noah Whittington. But now, WOW, I'm really impressed with both backs. Also equally impressed with the true freshman Jordan James. Bucky and Noah do everything a good running back should. They attack the hole quickly, have great vision, make quick cuts, slide steps, and spins, then finish with super aggression trying to punish tacklers. Hats off to Coach Locklyn for leading and developing the running backs. I think he's brought the SEC style of running to Oregon - A physical punishing attack. Go Ducks!
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Our Offensive Line is Amazing...They Deserve More Credit
Give credit to Coach Klemm. Night and day from last year. Too many "ole" pass protections last year.