EastBayDuckDad

Here's a maybe not so silly idea. After what we saw on that fake punt last week, Casey Rogers has nice first step acceleration. He did play some TE in high school. Who wouldn't love to see a modified J14 package in an old fashioned T formation with Rogers, James and PHerb behind Bo? Maybe with both of the other TEs offset to the right to make Conerly at LT eligible. What side do you stack to defend so that Bo can't option into a play that takes advantage of a mismatch? Imagine James hitting the newly created gaping hole behind Casey or better yet motioning James left and handing off to Rogers on a inside slant to the right behind PHerb, TFerg, JPJ, Harper and Cornelius. That's nearly a ton of rampaging Ducks to stop.

Oops, South not Sheldon. Too many Herberts in the mix, I got confused.

Great points all. There is little doubt that Oregon has better dudes on the lines but really shines when it comes to depth. Popo, Casey, Burch and Dorlus will simply wear the Buffs down and it will become apparent by the 'middle eight'. It may not be over at the end of the 1st half but should be by the 10 minute mark of the 3rd quarter. The big question will be discipline both from an assignment perspective (gap integrity and edge containment on D) and minimizing penalties (O-line false starts and PIs). With no run game to speak of Colorado will be dependent on Sanders' arm and making plays in space. Have him running for his life in the 2nd half with a gassed O-line protecting him and there is no way the Buffs can match scores with OBDs. Particularly if the Duck DBs harass the WRs enough to not give him easy looks.

Joe Walker is the best comparison. Troy was/is more athletically gifted and quicker and Kiko was a bit bigger and packed a serious punch, but could be a tad undisciplined. Walker was a blue collar guy, very smart and played the middle well. Good enough to get an extended cup of coffee in the NFL. I love Boettcher's ability to diagnose an offensive set then take the right angles to be in a play and bring the wood. The eye disciple it takes to hit a 90mph heater with a little shimmy translates to the gridiron. It helps with focus and with completing the follow through on a tackle. Even when Jacobs returns, I expect to see BB play a fair amount. Heckuva find for DL's defense and a great local kid Sheldon/Ducks story.

Skip Bayless has reported that Hunter has a 'fractured' liver. Coach Neon saying nothing and no other media reports of this. It is not the kind of information that gets released on college players and if true would have had to have come through some underhanded channel. Given the fact that Hunter was observed overnight in the hospital, whatever the injury was, it was serious enough to keep a close eye on him. So, yeah, a small liver injury would fit that bill, as would rib fractures with a lung contusion. Taking what that blowhard says with a grain of salt, no thinking team doctor would release a player for full contact 3 weeks after a liver injury. Six weeks would be the minimum. While Sanders said Hunter would be out a "few" weeks, that could be as long as six. Hoping for Hunter's sake that he is given adequate healing time. Crappy situation all around and tools like Bayless don't help.

I agree with the vast majority here that the Travis Hunter hit was late. It looked intentional and egregious, much more so than some of the 'targeting' calls that are made. An ejection would not have been out of order. Colorado State killed themselves with penalties in what should have been a win. I spent 30+ years as a general and trauma surgeon. Dr. YouTube was pretty accurate in his take on both mechanism of action and potential injuries related to the impact. If the 2-3 week estimate for return is to be believed, the injury is not head (contusion), neck or internal organ (spleen) as those have a much longer recovery. The character of the hit and the way he went down implies torso trauma to me, likely rib fractures and/or an underlying lung contusion, and that fits the timeline better. Best of luck to him for a speedy recovery but I highly doubt Hunter will be available for the Oregon game.

Too much fun watching Colo St giving the Neon Buffys all they can handle. Exposing that defense.

Focus on Hawaii. On Sunday-Friday for Oregon it should be: Film study Radio silence Hard coaching Scheme perfection Ignore the hype Understanding that Oregon has superior personnel, specifically better O and D-lines, Edge, QB, RBs, DBs (except that Hunter guy, he's a unicorn) and arguably WRs. And home field advantage. Love him or hate him, Neon Prime has done Oregon a solid by bringing attention to this game. DL's earlier comments were perhaps inopportune but really have little impact outside of a Colorado locker room grease board. DL and the Ducks will not underestimate Colorado. The Autzen crowd will be amped. It'll be interesting to see what the Vegas line is come Sunday. If it's -13 Ducks, bettors have not yet bought into the Coach Prime hype train. Under -7 and money is talking. Not necessarily an indicator of the outcome but less supportive of Oregon. Back to point one, focus on Hawaii and clean up the messy stuff from last weekend. Then prepare for what should be a fun game against the Buffs. Go Ducks.

Oregon 52-21 3 TO 5 Sacks 345 passing yds (This would be higher but Oregon works on improving line cohesion and re-establishing the run game)

Dickey's time will come. He was a fall camp arrival to the team and missed spring ball. Likely still has a lot of the playbook to master. A lot to learn about technique, routes, scheme, reading his defender and P5 level defenses in general. And let's not forget blocking. In all of the non designated pass plays and much of the RPO offense, the WRs are called upon to be physical and make good blocks. It's not something that HS receivers usually have to do against elite competition and it's not learned overnight. No block, no rock. There are several very good to elite receivers ahead of him on the depth chart. He is a remarkably gifted athlete and if the quality and skill above him on the roster wasn't there, he'd be playing. It's a luxury for Oregon to be able to bring him along slowly. Maybe he redshirts this year. Lanning has mentioned Dickey's important role on the scout team. I'm trusting the coaching staff to give him enough work to keep him out of the portal and develop him into an elite weapon for the future.

That was my read after hearing DL talk post game. Conerly jumped 3 times and JPJ whiffed on one snap. Intentional on TT's part to disrupt the timing of the snap count. About as hostile an environment as the O-line will face so it will prepare them for what's to come at UW and Utah. It felt the same after the Wazzu game last year to me. We all saw what that team turned into before the UW and OSU debacles with a wounded Bo. I think this team has more talent and just needs to draw lessons from this game to correct what didn't go well. I'm optimistic that will happen.

I condensed down what LogH noted and feel they are great points to make. There are plenty of things that need to be corrected. TT played a pretty good game on both sides of the ball and Oregon's mishaps were equally on offense and defense. I'm hesitant to single out Lupoi for criticism. I saw more good D alignments than bad ones and aside from a resurgence of some tackling issues and LBs being out of position on at least two of Shough's scampers, the defense held it's own and arguably won the game. No one is calling out ATerry for the sloppy stuff on the O-line, but it's not surprising that this game exposed some growing pains for that group. Hostile environment, heat, mental errors, receivers with a bit of a case of the dropsies. All reasons why the offense underperformed. I'll bet a lot gets corrected in practice this week.

Yup. Time to honor some of the other sports to get the Autzen crowd in a frenzy. First, certainly a collage of past Oregon football players that switches images to their pro teams: Justin, Jevon, Penei, Deommodore, Ugo, Noah, VM3, etc.. And for heaven sake, get some footage of PP3 and others like Brooks and Duarte. Then Sabrina, Ruthy and Satou crushing Stanford the year Oregon WOULD have won the national championship.

Charles, in short, bingo! PSU had no alternative but to get the ball out of the QB's hand in under 3 sec or he was going to be on the ground. They were 8 of 20 on pass plays and threw for 52 yds. Ultimately they pretty much abandoned the pass. All of the mental and positional breakdowns were on that one series. DL and Lupoi corrected things right away and the PSU offense was shut down the rest of the game. So given the rapid throws, then minimal use of the passing game later, the 'sack lack' was expected. Several of the D starters were not the personnel that we expected to see and may not have been the majority of the 'ones' on the depth chart. They got taken advantage of for a single series. Concerning, but not doom and gloom. It was rapidly fixed by the coaches. A much bigger test will be tomorrow against Texas Tech and I agree with posters here that the tougher competition will make the rapid pass/first or quick second read for Shough an issue for Oregon. Fortunately, TT's ground game is not great and will work in the Ducks favor. Oregon will give up some points but if they limit the damage through the air, the defense will have done it's job given that the Duck offense will be hard to stop.

Ducks 38-28 2 TO 2 Sacks 298 passing yds (180 rushing for 478 total. Bucky gets another 100 yd game)

As if 97° on the field isn't enough, the Ducks will have to deal with the distraction of hooters. I understand they really like that stuff in Texas, though.

Texas Tech starting linebacker Jacob Rodriguez out vs. Oregon football WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Jacob Rodriguez, who had two tackles against Wyoming before leaving the game with a foot... TT is out one of their experienced starting ILBs. His replacement is a redshirt frosh that is a converted safety and has limited playing time outside of special teams. Sounds like an early and often Bucky opportunity!

Living in Troy's head rent free. And good luck planting that silly sword in the Autzen Field Turf. Maybe the Trojan can use it like a combination polo stick and shish kabob, plucking Traveler's road apples up off the endzone turf each time Oregon scores.

Still a bit early to say but Stein seems to be turning out to be a good, possibly great hire. Even though he didn't start much at Louisville, playing behind Teddy Bridgewater, when he played he had a high QBR. He stuck on at Louisville to coach and that wouldn't have happened if he didn’t know his stuff. He has been better than good at each subsequent coaching gig and he appears to be a QB whisperer if recruiting and Thompson's improvement have anything to do with him. Exciting to think what this offense can do when he takes the muzzle off and opens up the playbook. Wyoming gave the TexTech D fits in that 2nd half and OT. Think what Bo, Bucky, Troy and TFerg could do behind the revamped O-line when Stein looses the hounds.

Their D coordinator had the flu, combined with pleurisy, lumbago, scabies, dropsy, bubonic plague and the seven year itch that day. It was contagious and the entire tOSU team was afflicted. Certainly wasn't that they were outplayed by the Ducks. That game and the Rose Bowl were the two shining moments in the Cristobal firmament.

Also not a Prime fan but have to admire the job he and his son did against TCU. Wouldn't mind Colorado being ranked when they come to Autzen now that TexTech is out of the top 25 and a Duck win next Saturday won't hold as much weight. My guess is that Prime stays at Colorado to coach his sons, then it's adios to SEC land.

While I would agree that the road OT loss might make TT more determined against the Ducks, two factors give Oregon a small but real advantage. DL and staff have more and better film to study. TT was likely forced to use more playbook to try and pull out a win in Laramie. Perhaps of greater importance is that OT offense and defense is all red zone, and could tip their hand to how they would play in the toughest part of the field. Historically teams are impacted by OT games. The impact on the following game is greatest when you lose, particularly on the road. While teams that subsequently play at home still have a relative advantage straight up, they do poorly against the spread. Again, small but real potential advantage Oregon. How do Teams Perform the Week After an OT Game? WWW.ODDSSHARK.COM There have been seven overtime games so far in the 2019 season, including six in Week 2 alone...

And Wyoming scores a TD and makes the 2pt conversion to win 35-33. They were a 13pt underdog. Oregon will absolutely benefit from this.

Oh my. Just tuned in to this. TT up by a TD over Wyoming in the 2nd OT. Plenty of film for DL and crew to study.

I know Jacobs didn't play at LB, but did MatayoU get on the field at all?.