EastBayDuckDad

I humbly disagree that Moore was only average. His O-line was more porous than the one Novosad had and he was pressured more as a result. When he had the time he was accurate and found Sadiq repeatedly. I'm thrilled that OBD will have two starting caliber QBs with a greatly improved (and Marcus like) Moga in the three spot. Hopefully they will all stay put at Oregon.

This was the best spring game in recent memory for me. I need to watch the replay at home to be sure. So much talent on both sides of the ball. Nothing like the roar of F-15s overhead to get things going. A few first impressions: The game seemed a bit more defense oriented. Offense had the benefit of several holding calls that went unflagged. Both starting QBs played fine, Novosad perhaps a bit better but he had Pancho at center and World at LT, both were stellar. World is the real deal. Battled Matayo to a draw several times. Sadiq will be a beast regardless of who is the QB. The power of a TE with the speed and athleticism of a big WR. Best athlete out there today. Dakorien Moore is as advertised, but McClelland and Gresham had good games as well. No Stewart and Dickey was invisible until the end of the game. Transfer WR Benson dropped a gimme pass that he will hate to watch on film. Ploog may carve out a small role at TE The RBs all ran well. Noah looks back to form and he and Hughes will be a great 1-2 punch. Lamar looked bigger and better than last year, and "Dink" could be the '3' back as well. On the D side, Washington and Purchase played solid, as did Grey. Alexander blew up an OG once into the QBs face and will be a good Harmon/Caldwell sub if he carries this to the fall. Nice scoop and score by Purchase on the Harris fumble, which Obedegwu forced. Mixon very quick on his blitzes. Flowers was a standout on several tackles, leveling Sadiq after a hurdle. Sadiq got payback later in the game, leveling Flowers on a tackle. Thieneman was very saavy and active but did overrun one play in the backfield. Offord and McNutt each had nice PBUs. It was good to see Florence back. The DB room looks solid even with all the new faces Sappington had a nice day but RSFr Hurych impressed, connecting on two FGs (51yd long) and a couple TBs on kickoffs. He has a low kick trajectory but a howitzer leg. Ross struggled with his first three punts, making me think that Dunne would lament transferring out, but his last two punts weren't bad after he adjusted something on his release. Plenty of other good (and a few bad) things I'm forgetting, but this team is loaded with talent and it occurred to me that each split squad was probably better than half the teams Oregon would face in 2025.

Not ideal, but his decommittment may signify that Cantwell, Iheanacho or both are leaning Oregon.

After Alabama and TexA&M, this has to be the best quad-1 win for OBD. If they can hold this type of effort thru the rest of the season and the B1G tournament, a 5 seed is not out of the question. But that's a B1G if

Oregon wins 77-73! Un-be-freaking-lievable!

Well, I'll be. Oregon raged back and tied it at 66-66 in the last seconds. Now in OT

He has already turned down an upward move to the Cowboys RB coach position. If he really wanted to return to Texas above all other considerations, that would have been the play. Going to UT is a lateral move unless it is paired with a promotion to co-OC and a big salary jump. This looks like a local writer chucking stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks. Samples has more often been a WR coach than leading the RB room. Will he get offered the Adams position at Oregon? Salary jump + WR Room + co-OC that could turn into OC when Stein inevitably moves on to a HC job. Seems like a smart thing for DL and Mullins to consider if they really want to retain him. Who would he rather work for, Lanning or Sark? That one seems like a no brainer.

After looking at the timing of this and the lack of any lead-in hype, my bet is that there is real concern inside the program about the status of Austin. Was Canady on a short list of 'commit now and don't wait for the spring portal crapshoot' options for star/nickel as a depth piece for just this eventuality? For Austin's sake I am really hoping my read on this is wrong but it's the only thing that makes any sense.

Waz was interviewed last week on Autzen Audibles and he commented that the 2025 squad has a bit more talent than in 2024. The incoming 6'9" kid, Reitz, has a flamethrower arm that clocks a 98mph heater, and additions from the prep ranks and portal are all high quality. He pointed out that the Ducks were one or two at bats and a healthy arm away from finally getting past the super regional to Omaha. In addition to Grinsell and the returning bats, it looks like this team has added the extra juice to get there. Looking forward to watching some games at PK.

Interesting addition, as Canady maybe projects best to the Star, where Daylen Austin is a contender for the two deep. I wonder if Austin's legal issues are a concern for his potential availability in the fall.

So how does a great team (OBD) lose badly to another great team (tOSU) on the big stage? We're watching it in real time in SB LIV. A blown assignment here, bad throw there, coaching miscalculation here, critical penalty there and the snowball just gets rolling down the slope. And sometimes the football gods just shake the snow globe to see what happens.

At least Bucknutt didn't pilfer Adams as their new WR coach. Like OBD did from Fusky

Unfortunately tOSU has a couple days jump on OBD as they are in the market for a new WR coach after elevating Hartline to OC. Odd to think that two of the best WR rooms in the country are looking for coaches. I would imagine that Dallas was looking at Adams at the same time they were talking to Samples about the RB job and that DL was aware. Have to trust DL has prepared and has a name or two in mind.

This thread has pretty much run itself out but one thought keeps coming back to me: If WS was such a liability in the Rose Bowl, why was he under consideration by Ohio State to replace Kelly? Maybe it was all blowing smoke to cover the elevation of Hartline to OC, but it was reported by several outlets and seemed legit. Everyone is shocked and upset by the way Oregon's season ended. Plenty of 'blame' to go around but it was the perfect storm of bad for OBD with last second injuries and stellar adjustments and coaching by Bucknutt. I for one want to see WS stay and build the next Heisman candidate with Moore

Reports: Oregon WR coach Junior Adams expected to take position with Dallas Cowboys Well, this one hurts as the development in the WR room and his recruiting has been stellar. Hope DL has had enough time to pull a couple of decent candidates out of the rolodex.