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Top247 2024 TE Christian Bentancur announces commitment to Clemson 247SPORTS.COM The Midwest blue-chipper is commit No. 3 for head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff in... Don't know if the Riley Clemson OC hire had much to do with this, but Oregon was in the final 3 and missed out on another TE recruit with this kid. Of more immediate concern, the Ducks need at least one more viable TE for 2023. Maybe hear something positive about Harbor? The top TE in the 2023 class, Duce Robinson is a long shot but Oregon is apparently on the radar.

A good friend of mine is buddies with the ink artist that did DL's tat and I got to see the sketch right before the articles came out about it. We were a bit surprised that his wife was that 'exposed', but I can't imagine he did this without her approval. Daily and then every time they have a marital 'difference of opinion', DL will have a very visual reminder of his commitment to his wife and family. Something to be said for that. Not that he did this to impress any player or recruit, but everyone around him will understand the level of commitment he demands of himself and others. Big involved ink not really my cup of java, but to each their own, particularly with post Boomer crowd. For better or worse we old greybeards tend to internalize that life experience stuff, and wear it under our skin. The youngsters put it on their skin, wearing it literally on their sleeves.

I would agree with those who note that Sewell's tape this year was inconsistent and showed some flaws in his game, particularly when he needed to play outside the box and/or cover speedier receivers and RBs on pass routes. Most of the legit draft analysis acknowledges this but still has him going 2nd day, the former Jets scout's harsh appraisal notwithstanding (two most telling descriptors here are 'former' and 'Jets'). NS is an older style run stuffing MLB by frame, kind of a Butkus/Lewis/Lambert throw back from a less pass happy era. I think part of the problem he had this year was the lack of a good pass rush and edge play forcing him to play outside of his strengths. Go back and look at some of his film when KT was on the field. Night and day. The combine will be the place where Sewell can show that he has the speed and quicks to compete at the NFL level. My guess is he has spent the time since he declared dropping some weight and prepping for that. He's not a Swiss army knife MLB like Fred Warner or Bobby Wagner, but I think he'll be a good situational LB with NFL quality DL and edge players alongside.

East is taking the West apart. 34-3 at the half. Moore appears to be rhe real deal, three TD passes in the first half. Nice touch on the ball and hitting receivers in stride. He looks ready to play at the PAC level. Novosad has been picked once, but also had one nice escape from the pocket and a outlet throw on the run to his RB.

Porter was thinking Texas until Sark said, "get your freaking hands off me!"

Williams wasn't available after the game as he was having trouble cleaning the "fricken*#$ TULANE" off of his fingernails.

UGA can't stop tOSU's receivers and they are giving Stroud too much time to find them. The Dogs may have met their match. After that TCU v Michigan semi, I suppose anything is possible.

My bad, then. I took it from the Oregonian and they had Brown as the Money (I assumed old middle) LB.

It's likely due to the fact they are at different positions in Lupoi/Lanning's defense. Brown (Money LB) and Bassa (Mac LB) are ILBs and Funa (Jack LB) an OLB/Edge so they would all be out there at the same time in the basic D. They were all listed as starters pre-game.

A bit off topic, but Forsythe was replaced by Walk at center when AF's shoulder was reinjured. I saw AF look tentative on several blocks when the offense was sputtering mid game. Walk played some of those snaps at LG but then did a great job at center for the two TD drives late in the game. Kudos to both for their line play this year. They will be missed.

Some random pontifications and possibly misguided observations: All the static about not liking Oregon except for Nike reflects the bias of someone who has never been here and has a mother pushing another place like Michigan. Tough to tell mama no. If football lands him, football buys his scholly and NIL. His ideal weight for track is around 220#. Effective TE weight around 240# and Edge +250#. He has a choice to make, indeed. He could run track and be a great WR at #220, ala Jordan Kent, but with better speed. I'll bet his high point in the back of the end zone would be somewhere around 11ft. Take that, Stanford! I'm sure someone has looked at lifetime earnings for an Olympic sprinter vs elite NFL wide out/TE/Edge. Both during playing years and after. I'll bet it ain't close. DL and crew must have a pretty good pitch to get him out here so late in the recruitment process and have a role that they want him to fill. I'll trust them to decide on fit, character and potential. And to talk mama into it if that is possible. Mama vs Puddles/Phil/Nike/Hayward/DL? Go Ducks!

One can have issues with the ranking of each win, but overall a fun read. One correction, though. If I'm not in error, wasn't it Michael Clay that corralled the fumble in the 2012 RB that sent the Chipster airborne? Kiko got a clutch pick late against Russell Wilson.

If that was part of the deal for Bo 2023, I'm good with it. Looks like he does have some serious skills.

All I can say is: "Intercepcion! Peek Seex! Mase' Fuuuna! Quack, quack, quack, quack!" Welcome back #18.

Cam Lewis and the "thunk" heard round the world!

Dorlus is listed to start at DE on the two deep. That will help the D line significantly in getting pressure on Maye. Maybe it also means he is coming back 2023?

Oregon 48-38 2 TO 1 Sack 315 yds Oregon pounds the rock and plays keep away in the 2nd half to lower both UNC opportunities and our passing yardage.

Duck Tape: Film Analysis of North Carolina 2022 WWW.ADDICTEDTOQUACK.COM A preview of Oregon’s Holiday Bowl opponent in San Diego Hythloday's entertaining and insightful film breakdown of UNC. Their QB Maye is the real deal. Their defense is a bit of a dumpster fire in both the run and pass game even before the transfers and opt outs. He includes a few clips of UNC defensive successes against Miami. You know what's coming here. They're against straight up A or B gap handoffs to the RB out of the pistol, and delayed drop back passes to the RB or inside WR well short of the 1st down marker.

JH didn't have his best game, but played well enough to earn his first playoff berth. The Bolt's D was lights out, picking Foles 3 times.

I think that more than any other issue, the timing of the play calls out of the pistol was the glaring problem under Cristobal. Oregon found itself in third and long way too many times due to the predictably of pistol-run on 1st and 2nd downs. It wasn't talent level either. Witness the quality of the O-line and running backs last year. The QB we all thought was mediocre is now a Baltimore Raven. It worked against tOSU because their DC refused to adjust and Moorhead let it all hang out with passing on early downs. It didn't work against teams (Utah) that knew what was coming because of the plodding power run and when used, the RPO was lots of R and not much P. IMO, the pistol as part of a dynamic true RPO offense with a Bo Nix at the helm is a going to be very different animal than one that pounds it's chest and dares you to stop it when staring at 7 or 8 in the box.

All I want for Christmas is my two front edge rushers.

Elite closing speed and he shakes off blocks well.

Wish him well. He'll be a good 1-2 RB combination with Ott.

Agreed, Charles. Did Oregon even extend an offer? Between TT and Novosad behind Nix, the QB room is full. If Uiagalelei comes, then likely TT hits the portal. That may be a small net gain, but how much? DJ's play at Clemson has been inconsistent enough to date for him to lose the starting job and precipitate hitting the portal. He certainly wouldn't beat out Bo to start in 2023. I suppose brother Matayo's commitment to Oregon may play a role. For whatever reason it just doesn't seem like a great move for DJ or the Ducks, but maybe it was part of the consideration to get younger bro here.

Sorry to see him go, but if his draft eval put him in the top two rounds another year in green probably wouldn't change things too much. Great Duck player and befitting of the incredible Sewell legacy. With LaDuke and Flowe gone does that leave Keith Brown as the #1 with Jackson and Taggart behind him? Bassa seems a bit small to slide to the middle. DL likely has another portal player already in mind to bring in at the Mike.