EastBayDuckDad

I had to post this Locked on Big12 post game podcast from Toll the Tool. He never comes around to saying Oregon defense whipped TT's a** but blames it all on the layoff, the practice schedule, the CFP, the team hotel food and the OC Leftwich, who needs to be fired. Worth watching by Oregon fans with a heavy side of schadenfreude.

Well, it's "Roll Over Tide" Time to start prepping for a Oregon-Indiana rematch. Tough to beat the same team twice

Also a great one with the Duck doing push-ups wearing a tortilla blanket

DL gave the byline for Ducks vs Them in the immediate post game interview: "Pound of flesh" The next OBD meal will be a pound of peach flesh at the end of next week

If everyone knew before the game that Dante would throw for 234 yds, get sacked twice, throw a pick, get no TDs and Oregon would rush for well under 100 yds, would folks have predicted that win? Give TT credit for having a defense that was as advertised. One can quibble about overly aggressive 4th down attempts, specific play calls and not taking the dang points!!! All valid observations that will get examined at the doctor visit. But the defensive game plan and execution was otherworldly and that glass is a lot more than half full going into the semis.

Not that it means a rat's behind, but the ESPN GameDay crew went 3/4 Oregon. Nick, Pat and Kirk all OBD Des for TT

There may be an element of truth to Stein and Lupoi individually candle burning at both ends. Here's why I don't think it makes much difference. DL set the standard by the way he helped lead Georgia to the NC as DC. The player schedules are run by a network of trainers that optimize sleep time. I would imagine even with the intense game planning the coaches are practicing some of what they preach. The new OC and DC are already in place and will have a lot do with plans on both sides of the ball. Ohana. The players are invested not only in their own success, but in those of their coaches. DL has repeatedly said "You can sleep when you're dead". While maybe not sound medical advice, it is part of the culture at Oregon. Hard work and sacrifice. Much got said about the relative failings of the defense (and a little of the offense) in the second half against JMU. How it could be that Lupoi (and Stein) may not have had their heads and hearts fully engaged. Almost everything I saw in that second half of concern was more a matter of focus and execution, not scheme. I think Oregon will be fine from the standpoint of the coaching staff for today.

Miami's stunts, shifts and blitzes are just discombobulating the tOSU O-line and confusing Sayin. The Bucknutt defense has finally stiffened up and is playing better, keeping them in it for now.

With all due respect, that was last season. Texas Tech is the team that has had the long layoff this year, not Oregon.

And just like that they force Sayin to make a bad read on a screen and a pick-6. Miami 14-0. Like Neil Young once sang, "Rust Never Sleeps". So great to see Bucknutt getting bit by it.

Miami flat out beating tOSU at the LOS, something Mari⁰ would call out-physicaling tOSU's physicality.

Looks like some serious rust on Bucknut's side. Offense out of sync and Sayin having some accuracy issues. Tackling a bit of a problem too. If Miami didn't have the dropsies they'd be up by a score as they are moving the ball well.

It just 'means more' in the SEC. Unless you miss the playoffs, then it's "I'm opting out for NFL prep/the portal/mom's cooking"

Great analysis, Mike. I watched the B12 CG and the TT loss to ASU in detail. In the former, BYU by virtue of sloppy play and TOs handed the game to Tech on a silver platter. In the latter a good QB was able to find gaps in that secondary to exploit. Moore is one notch better than Leavitt, and with Stein's game plan will find the same weaknesses. The 'forced fumbles' that they hang their hat on will not be easy to come by against OBD. You can bet the last 10 days of practice at HDC have involved the RBs and WRs running a gauntlet of hands, elbows, knees, baseball bats and battering rams trying to dislodge the ball. As long as Oregon avoids TOs and gives Dante that extra second of protection to find his receivers, the offense will click just fine and key the win.

Several old USuC all star players like Su'a Cravens and LenDale White called out LR and the defense after that horrible showing. They used less than genteel language pointing out that there are two sides to the ball and that former players should be on the coaching staff to teach the D how to tackle and act like Trojenz. TCU was led by their backup QB, a redshirt senior that hadn't started a game in two years. He still outclassed the U$C defense who time and again blew assignments and exhibited a lack of gap discipline and crappy tackling The apologists pointed out that WRs Lemon and Lane opted out of the game. Welcome to Oregon's world, losing your two best receivers at a critical point. One backup WR, Hines, played well as did walk-on RB Miller. Good luck, Lincoln, getting those kids to stay and not bail to the portal. If the B1G had to drop a bowl game, I'm personally happy it was the Boyz of Troyz. My only concern is that the powers that be in La La Land will cough up the big bucks to buy out Stinkin' Lincoln's contract after 2026 and bring in a new coach. One that excels at SoCal recruiting and player retention and understands that de-fence (sic) is not just something you build around your Beverly Hills crib to keep the riff-raff out.