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Thanks for the article! Nice to hear KT is a well rounded caring young man! I will love cheering him on the field and wish him the best in everything he does off the field!

I think Belotti would go with someone who could throw accurately and able to complete the deep throw. His passing offense needed a throwing QB. I fondly remember all the deep throws to Samie Parker. Beating the Huskies in Seattle and the Fiesta Bowl 2 of my favorites!

I'm sure all coordinators take input from position coaches. Which should happen. Does anyone think that Chip Kelly led a committee? I think not. The "blur" was and always will be Chip Kelly.

We know that Justin Herbert has a new offensive coordinator who has a system and a head coach who has given both of them the green light. I doubt it is an offense by committee.

We learned Oregon has a "system" for developing and calling the offense. “If Joe is out that’ll be the scenario,” Cristobal said. “When we do call it, everything we do we collaborate. We do it collectively; as we did when Joe was here as well. The system is the system. We’re not going to change systems.” Is the system responsible for the type of offense we've seen this year? Is the system why we haven't seen the total Moorhead offense? Some say the camel was designed by a committee. Is the system why we have an offense that is so ugly.

I always considered Dye a good back deserving of more playing time. This season he is playing so much better! It will be nice to have the younger backs get more playing time now that Verdell is out for the season.

I'm new to the RPO scheme of offense. At first glance I love the multiple ways one can attack. However, the key is having a QB make good reads and wise decisions quickly! So far this year we have a 6th year senior making bad reads and wrong decisions. Coaches have the incredibly important decision to choose wisely. At this point if Brown is the choice call the exact play. Don't have him read or make a decision. But then why use him at QB?

In regards to "no block no rock", a wide open receiver will do wonders to open the running game. Instead of a running back blocking a 250 lb linebacker or a 300 lb defensive tackle he would be more effective running a pass route. And less chance of being injured!

I've been wondering if all the injuries are because Oregon practices are too physical! I also thought the strength and conditioning coach would lead to less injury. Many of the injuries are non contact. Does anyone have information on why so many?

We have seen Oregon try to use hurry up offense this year a few times and in the past. However, it has not happened because by rule if offense has substituted then the defense is allowed to substitute. It seems our coaches always substitute personnel. We don't ever achieve a faster tempo. The line ref stands over the ball while the defender takes his time walking onto the field. This in effect negates any hurry up. I don't think Oregon has had an effective hurry up for a long time. One of the things I thought Coach Moorhead brought to Oregon was using the same personnel group in different formations. Ideal for hurry up - never having to substitute. With the tight ends Oregon has on the roster, hurry up tempo would be devastating. You could go from a 13 power set to two wide outs and a slot without substituting! Webb, Johnson, Ferguson, and Matavao could add another dimension to a passing offense!

Brown can't pass. Just about every throw is behind the receiver. He is consistently making the wrong decision to keep. What does he not see? 3 UO linemen going backwards and red shirts coming at him with no where to run and he chooses to try to push all of them over the goal line. Why is he the QB? Too many poor decisions. Why aren't we using our speed to go outside more?

UO wins 24-21. 1 TO 2 sacks 188 yrs passing Smash mouth football both sides. I hope I'm wrong and Moorhead is allowed to open it up!

The University of Oregon Athletic Department is awesome. All the sports men's and women's teams are excelling. Very few universities can match Oregon's academic excellence and the well rounded nationally prominent sports!

30Duck true about Verdell, but I really love the lightning provided by Travis Dye! He has quick feet and good vision. Go Ducks!

It's good news the Forum is back! Thank you Mr. FishDuck!

Great that you will pass along official press release from UO football! Thanks!

I can sign on for one 4 hour slot during the week day. Let me know if the others get filled and when you could give me some training for being a moderator. I appreciate this site you have created. Here's hoping 14 more will volunteer! Waiting and standing by...

If my memory is right (who knows at my age) as I was watching the pregame warmups at the fiesta bowl, this play was the last team play before going into the locker room. Sammie Parker caught the ball and ran straight to the locker room followed by the rest of the team. Then in the game he does the same play for a touchdown!

Awesome! Track and field capital of the USA! World - most likely. Well done Mr. Phil Knight, Nike, and the University of Oregon! Thank you!

Thanks for your excellent article David! Oregon and Eugene also have the attraction of drawing interest to any recruit wanting to escape the congestion of large cities. A recruit may like Eugene's close proximity to the Pacific ocean to the west and the Cascade mountains and Eastern Oregon to the east. Hunting and fishing is great. Many activities to pursue in this great state in addition to football!

"The personnel set in his scheme is what let's him be flexible without having to sub." I like this philosophy! How many times did the defense get caught trying to line up or get subs in late. Offenses would go to hurry up and we would be penalized for 12 or look unready at the snap. Too many personnel groups caused problems for defense by smart offensive coordinators.

Special teams don't appear to be coached or prepared!

smashing block by Kampmoyer!