[Even a Bad Bo is a Good Sign For our Ducks!]

I know, I know: we've been spoiled as Ducks by having either Marcus or Justin as Marble Statue QBs for our Ducks for most of the last decade, and the last thing we ever had to 

worry about was our Offense. So having this year's Broken Toy offense has been very unfamiliar and painful: I took to recording Duck games and only watching them when I knew the 

outcome--skulking through them like an abuse victim trying to avoid further anguish. 

 

BUT, I take great pleasure in seeing Bo Nix jump to Oregon recently EVEN if he never plays a snap in a game: because Bo just put Oregon on the map for a lot of kids in the SEC who 

couldn't  find us on a map otherwise---and that's gonna pay dividends in recruiting for years to come. That's probably my favorite thing about college ball--the regional loyalty of it: that 

kids in Alabama and Louisiana who've been watching Bo Nix for the fifteen years he seems to've been at Auburn will now be loyal to him in a Duck uniform and consider us just like Bo did. 

 

Do I wish Bo would flame out early so we can finally start Ty Thompson or one of our Bonus Baby Ducks? Of course! I like having a consistent QB yearly. Do I suspect that our new OC will 

be hard pressed to bench Bo, having coached him as a frosh at Auburn? Of course. And will my heart break a little watching our stable of thoroughbred QBs jump ship? Yep. 

 

But one thing we know for sure: Oregon is truly an elite school now. Elite enough to lure Kirby Smart's DC away, and along with him, a string of SEC stalwarts who wouldn't've considered us 

five years ago. And that's very very good news for Our Beloved Ducks. 

[Bo Nix: "Very Similar to Anthony Brown as a Passer"]

On 12/20/2021 at 6:39 AM, BiggDuckfan said:

I really don't think it sends a good signal to top tier QB recruits to have a guy transfer in and take their opportunity.

I get the spirit of QB competition but it seems Oregon had its best years with QB's that were recruited and played in the program (Mariota and Herbert). I hope Ty Thompson beats Nix out by a long shot. Lots of one year QB's coming in...just sayin

Agreed. We've been spoiled that most years of the last decade we had either Marcus or Justin at QB and a solid running game. I was perhaps the last Duck fan loyal to Anthony Brown, but he played Utah like a crash test dummy expecting to be hit at all times.