Oregon

51-10

1 TO

3 Sacks

265 yds passing

On 9/9/2025 at 8:04 AM, EastBayDuckDad said:

At first my comparison for Dak was DAT with the speed and evasiveness. After these two games I'm convinced that he will be much more than that. The route running and timing is more precise and Dak has three inches and 20# more fast twitch muscle on him. Much more advanced in his football IQ and overall development at this stage.

And the blocking, oh my! Imagine if Dak had been flanking MM instead of DAT on the Nov 17, 2012 run against Stanford that failed to reach the end zone. Different outcome.

No diss on DAT as we all loved him and what he meant to OBD success at the time, but Dak is just a different breed of cat.

Honest, I didn't see this article at Autzen Zoo before my post. It is nice to see others in the media are thinking the same way.

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These Ducks are different: Dak is not DAT

Because college football has regional character, history and tradition, and these are the best parts of the game, people like to compare eras and players.

At first my comparison for Dak was DAT with the speed and evasiveness. After these two games I'm convinced that he will be much more than that. The route running and timing is more precise and Dak has three inches and 20# more fast twitch muscle on him. Much more advanced in his football IQ and overall development at this stage.

And the blocking, oh my! Imagine if Dak had been flanking MM instead of DAT on the Nov 17, 2012 run against Stanford that failed to reach the end zone. Different outcome.

No diss on DAT as we all loved him and what he meant to OBD success at the time, but Dak is just a different breed of cat.

Not just coaching but the confidence to put in young players when performance matters. What strikes me as different compared to previous DL teams is the depth of talent. Very little drop off between the '1s' and the '2s'. Lots still to prove with the real test in Happy Valley in three weeks, but what a start for OBD.

Hilarious that Florida's fan base thinks that DL would leave for Gainesville when he told Bama "The grass is damn green in Eugene".

Oregon

38-17

2 TO

4 Sacks

260 yds passing

I suppose that there could be a doomsday scenario ahead when PK leaves this earthly orb, but it would make no sense for his estate to not fund the U of O in all the capacities that it has in the past. Once you reach $35B in net worth I would imagine that legacy means more than anything else. I can't imagine that PK doesn't have an army of suits that will keep that legacy on track.

Some back of the napkin math:

PK net worth is $35-37B

PK Nike stock value is ~$23B (20% of Nike market cap of $115B)

PK other assets ~$12-15B

He just dropped a $2B donation to OHSU Knight Cancer Institute (granted, it is a promise and not endowed all at once) without budging Nike stock. That funding source was from Phil and Penny Knight's personal wealth. Add up all the UO athletic facilities he has funded, PK Park, MK Arena, Hatfield-Bowling Complex, Hayward Field, etc and you still fall well short of the OHSU gift.

All this is to say that PK has pledged 'unlimited' support for OBD's NIL and I don't think that changes once he is gone. That support is independent of Nike's market value. The rest of the college sports world may deride Oregon's good fortune sugar daddy, but better us than them. Looking at you, Cowpoke Gundy.🤠

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Mike Gundy repeatedly cites how much money Oregon is spen...

There is a significant financial gap between Oregon and Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy mentioned it nearly a half dozen times before the Cowboys comes to play the Ducks.

Gundy has reinstated his star freshman linebacker in spite of the multiple shoplifting charges against him. Inside word is that some petty theft will be tolerated since OSU can't pay the same NIL that the big boys do, and the players gotta eat.

According to Coach Solomon Gundy, Oregon (ahem, Uncle Phil) paid over $40 mil last year to pack that roster. He did say he "might be off a few million". James Crepea laid it all out in dollars and let the numbers speak for themselves. Not quite the picture Coach would have us believe, especially after a 3-9 2024 season and goose egg in the Big 12, and considering the pay cut he had to take to stay put and retain staff.

Whatever happened to T Boone's legacy?

Dante looked the part and played smart. The aforementioned play on 3rd down after the blocked punt may have come up short, but did result in 3 points. DL praised that decision post game. Moore did not try to squeeze the ball into a tight window with its inherent risk of a pick, something he has learned from his UCLA days and with the help of DL screaming in his ear at practice. By and large his passes were accurate and on time, he didn't tend to lock on a primary receiver and he had a couple quick check downs that moved the chains. The two incompletes to Sadiq were more on Kenyon than Dante, and I suspect the former will spend some extra time on the Juggs machine this week.

Novosad ran the offense well but really underthrew Kaspar on the go route that resulted in a long gain but not a TD. Against a high quality safety or DB that could have been a pick, even considering the WR's height advantage.

Good to see Moga use his wheels and Thomas get in for a few garbage time snaps.

23 hours ago, Charles Fischer said:

First misunderstanding from not reading the posts carefully!

--You cannot take shots at those who disagree with you, just like in the forum during the week.

(I can feel it....in trying to give others an outlet for frustration--it is going to create more hassle for me)

Let's all commit to keeping our 'venting' to reasonable boundaries of civility and decorum. Follow the 'thou shalt not speak ill of thy fellow OBD fan' directive on the forum. Allow Charles to enjoy the game and not have to keep getting out the radar gun and flashing the lights on the police cruiser because of repetitive infractions. And above all....

Go Ducks!

🤔🤢😡🤬🤬*!!#*##🤬💩💩☠️💩🤮

Just practicing

OBD

41-13

2 TO

3 Sacks (and twice that TFLs)

285 yds thru the air (because the RBs eat and the offense is so vanilla that Umpqua ice cream is envious)

There is no fool like an old fool...

The quote "Lies, damn lies and statistics" is attributed to Mark Twain. One needs to be a bit of a humorist to get an upside out of ATQ's take on the perils that OBD will suffer as a result of having three transfers starting on the O-line.

Pass and block error rates calculated on Excel over an entire season may yield valuable data, but does it take into account position and growth over a season? Is a transfer at center riskier than one at guard or tackle? What about the coaching staff identifying and correcting the root causes of why talented OTs like World or Harkey whiffed so often in certain situations?

I have to assume that the coaching staff has evaluated the potential starters and will choose the best five based on practice and scrimmage situations. Cohesion and acting as one is the critical thing for an O-line and having Poncho as the veteran homegrown anchor should mitigate some of the transfer effect negatives. The miserable up front play that plagued last year's Idaho and Boise St games were identified and corrected by the time Ohio State came to town.

Unless the 2025 version of the OL gets off to the same start, I will remain optimistic in Oregon's front five.

Parting thought. In my old line of work we used to say that good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.

The delivery on the Schwartz video is a bit plodding, but there is a treasure trove of information on defensive schemes and QB reads based on what the defense shows pre and post snap.

Moore exhibited elite arm talent as a UCLA freshman but also the fundamental errors a young QB will make: Locking on to one receiver and telegraphing the throw with his eyes, trying to throw off balance into a tight window and getting fooled by a safety that cheats his coverage with a little motion. On each of those bad judgement pick six throws Moore had another open option.

In his defense, the O-line and RB blocking was abysmal and barely gave him enough time to get to read #2. And the Chipster's offense may have been simplified for certain preset throws to get him started. It added up to Dante kind of getting thrown to the wolves with the confidence draining outcome that multiple picks would understandably have on a young QB.

That he has picked himself up (pun intended) and prepared himself with a year under a QB whisperer OC and behind an experienced Heisman candidate is a testament to his resilience and smarts. Those first year errors seem correctable, and heaven knows Moore will have better scheme, weapons and protection at Oregon than he would have ever had at Westwood.

I think that barring something stellar from Novosad coming out of fall camp, the job is his. Either way we OBD fans should feel pretty good about the QB spot going into the season.

I don't disagree that with a good defense U$C could be dangerous and that LaLaLand will always sell itself for a recruit. But Riley had talent the last few years and whether due to poor coaching or poor culture, they couldn't convert that talent to victories.

Branch, Robinson, Alexander and Pregnon all bailed on that program at the end of 2024. Watching Riley throw one of his DBs under the bus after a tough loss post game presser leads me to believe there is a culture problem.

2 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

I dug into your mascot history and found something terrifying......

Yeah, an unfortunate effort to make the Oregon mascot into something like the wolverines, tigers and bears of the sports world.

Thankfully short-lived as OBD then leaned back into the lovable, goofy, playful and snarky "The Duck" mascot known by millions: the one that gets interviewed on ESPN, punks other mascots, plays with Lee Corso and rides a Harley into Autzen.

Until I see a Riley led U$C team that doesn't bumble, stumble, fumble, crumble and get humbled, I will be hard pressed to believe they can rumble.

Odd article that may have been AI generated as it proclaims NFL 2025 stats for former Duck portal players taken in the first round: Bo Nix and Derrick Harmon. Harmon has yet to play an NFL snap.

Low key, just opened his sweatshirt to show a 'The grass is damn green in Eugene' T shirt. McAfee showed a clip of him squatting 600# with his butt nearly touching the ground.  Amazing get for OBD.

He just committed on ESPN.

 

Watched his film on 24/7. Plays with an attitude and is pretty quick with good feet. Got away with some grabby stuff on several plays that would get called at the next level. Ran over DBs with ease. Undersized for a OT so even with 20 lbs added he'll be a IOL. Same HS as Pancho, maybe a center for OBD when he gets here. Good pick up and probably better than the 3☆ rating

What Evan Stewart’s injury means for Oregon Football in 2025

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The Oregon Ducks got a tough injury blow with wide receiver Evan Stewart, so what does it...

 

This is very unfortunate news for OBD. There is a lot of depth in the WR room that will now need to step up.

Season over. Pitching fell apart at the end. Disappointing to lose both games in your own regional.

Oregon yard sale! Now 8-5 Ducks on dingers by Smith and Heard