EastBayDuckDad

Bucknutt 28-24 1 TO 3 sacks 275 yds thru the air Tighter game than expected

My take is that to the victor go the spoils and that revenge is a dish best served cold. And what Chip said was cold. Funny, but cold. DL may have shown more class, but then again, the Colorado "clicks" comment was pretty frosty. Who knows what might have shown up in the Ducks vs Them segment had Oregon won the RB. Could have been a little salty as well but we'll never know as the footage is probably buried deep in bowels of the HDC. So this whole thing is just part of the game and a rivalry is joined. It hopefully will just make OBD better and more determined going forward.

Looking at the video of the Moore/Hunter takedown I was perhaps overly critical by citing a character issue. I can still argue that Hunter was dumb and didn't belong on the field. Nothing malign though as he lost his footing on a chest bump that nearly injured them both.

Agree 100% The height of stupidity by Hunter as it was unexpected by Moore and he could have been injured. Character counts and having a Heisman doesn't bestow it automatically. Anyone else pulling that stunt would be spending the night in a Honolulu lock up.

Moore just made an insane one handed catch between two defenders and a TD with a minute and a half remaining. He will get some playing time next year, I do believe....

The Polynesian Bowl is on NFL Network now. U$C commit Husan Longstreet found Dakorian Moore in the back of the end zone for the first TD. Special talent coming to OBD.Tradarian Ball in the backfield on the same team. Oregon, then Cal flip, QB Sagapolutele led the other team right down the field for a TD. Dang, that kid looks good, sorry Oregon lost him. Tune in if you get a chance.

Although it is a bit bittersweet to watch high level players with remaining eligibility leave, you can only wish the best for what might be the biggest OBD draft class in history: QB Gabriel RB James WR Tz Johnson OT. Cornelius OT. Conerly TE. Ferguson DT. Caldwell DT. Harmon DE. Burch LB. Bassa CB Muhammad Possible/probable or UDFAs WR. Holden OG Strother LB. Jacobs S. Ty Johnson CB. Manning CB Reed

As the old saying goes "Quiet as the tomb" Maybe now that the students are back MKA will get lit up when OBD plays. Turn that sarcophagus into a boom box. Note to UO athletic department: Continue to expand the $5 and $10 discount seat offerings for home games. Fill that 200 section. Note to Duck fan: Buy those cheap tickets, come to MKA in droves and make some friggin' noise!

Under the wire Bucknut 38-14 2 TOs 3 Sacks 325 yds passing

By this point in the B1G CG Oregon had 21 points on Penn St. Notre Dame wouldn't have done any better against the OBD offense, imo. No doubt about it, Ducks got royally screwed by the CFP.

Yup. Ore-A-Gone. Isn't that somewhere between California and Canada?

Agreed, it is old hat and maybe is too obvious a play. Just an observation based on what Oregon did last time they faced tOSU and that since Steins offense hasn't emphasized it, it could catch them unaware. A TE on a drag route or Tez behund the short zone would give an RPO option if the LB doesn't crash.

Oregon 38-33 1 TO 2 Sacks 295 passing yards. DG breaks one zone read or rub fake for a TD and gets 50 yds on the ground to offset a slightly lower tally thru the air. Burch gets one sack but is instrumental in both as well as the TO.

There are so many candidates for the top secret weapon, but one may be hiding in plain sight. Yes, getting Burch back is huge for the D-line against a less than 100% tOSU front five. We can't underestimate the potential of a spittle-less Holden to add a third WR weapon or a Swiss army knife Sadiq in the TE game. Today's excellent updated tOSU film review by Hythloday1 at ATQ points out how Bucknut has changed some of their defensive scheme with varied success. It specifically focuses on a weakness of all B1G defenses: susceptibility to the outside zone read with a good fake on the crashing edge, the QB keep and no one in sight for 15 yards. " The most effective category of running play, as it is against almost all Big Ten defenses, is a designed QB keep on misdirection, either QB draw, power sucker, or zone read (excluding sneaks as a special category, those are even higher). I don’t know why this conference can’t master the scrape exchange but here it is for about the thousandth time I watched this year, the end and the backer fire right at the RB, the QB pulls it out of the mesh and runs around them for 15 yards." Duck Tape: Film Analysis Update of Ohio State 2024 WWW.ADDICTEDTOQUACK.COM A preview of Oregon’s Rose Bowl opponent in Pasadena So my vote is for the judgment and legs of DG. A similar play early in the 4th against them at Autzen gave him a wide open path to the end zone and tipped the game in OBD's favor. I wouldn't be at all surprised if WS calls up this wrinkle right when it is needed and Dillon romps for a critical first down, or more. Go Ducks!

Compared to OBD v Tosu part one, the Ducks have two big pluses: Jordan Burch and (hopefully) a full game of Traeshon Holden. Bucknut is missing an All-American center and the tackle injured against Oregon, so at least one important minus. I don't think they got anyone critical back since Oct 12. If both teams are at the same strength otherwise, there appears to be slight personnel advantage for the Ducks. I would expect much the same outcome.