EastBayDuckDad

Wish this young man the best regardless of the circumstances. Tampa Bay to Eugene is a long haul for a 17-18 year old particularly if there are family issues. This may also be the harbinger of someone planning to stay an additional year (E Stewart) or a portal addition at the WR position such as U$C transfers Duce Robinson and Z. Branch. Remember too that 5☆ Gatlin Bair joins the team in 2026 once his LDS mission is complete. The 2025 recruiting rankings take a hit, but OBD would still be in the top 7 or 8 and should remain loaded at the WR position.

There is a narrative that the broken promises involve unfulfilled NIL payments. It could explain the loss of high profile and productive players. If that is the case the details will ultimately leak out. Riley's willingness to throw his players under the T-Bird can't help. Regardless, Oregon will be in a great position to pick up a prized position or two.

Oregon Ducks Transfer Portal: Emar’rion Winston announces transfer DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Ducks EDGE Emar’rion Winston announced that he intends to enter the transfer... Sorry to see this as he had played well on the two deep. There is just so much talent at edge with more coming in that you can't blame the young man for wanting to go somewhere that he can be a starter. Best of luck to him

Yep, time to swill back some SEC cougar juice

Just reported that TE/WR Duce Robinson at U$C has entered the portal. He had OBD on his final list before committing to the Trojenz. 5 stars out of HS. Got to believe that DL/WS will have some interest here.. Duce had a solid year in LA with 396 yds on 23 receptions. Also plays baseball. At 6'6" 225 he could easily add 15# to be a solid TE along with Sadiq.

My money is that Moore will be ready by next spring. Of course, the addition of a QB in the portal would change that bet but I don't see that happening. Moore was the #2 QB recruit and #3 overall in 2022 (after Manning, who I'd argue was no better). His HS film was self explanatory. The disappointment was real when he decommitted from Oregon. His freshman season at UCLA was grim given the awful O-line he was behind and Chip's less than stellar developmen, but he still logged some highlight moments. The problem at UCLA was coaching, the speed of the P5 college game, issues with rapid processing and reading defenses and coverages. He has now spent a year developing under WS and DG. He has incredible arm strength and touch on his throws. If you want to be reminded of his raw talent and grit, watch the highlights from the 2022 All-American HS game. Novosad played in the same game on the opposing team and the contrast was stark. Novosad has the advantage of an additional year in the program but i believe Moore has caught up and has superior skills.

Man, Tez gave a little hesitation, DG stared the safety inside, he bit and Tez was wide open.

PSU has cleaned up the penalties and that has helped them. #11 is the real deal and even Conerly is having a problem with him. PSU very aggressive at the LOS and Oregon having the best results with misdirection on offense. Time to dial up more creative defensive schemes

Let's not lose sight of the fact that Oregon got points before the half and that adjustments will be made. Allar is getting the time he has and avoiding pass rush on part because he is dropping 10yds. There will be something that OBD sees that can be utilized in the 3rd qtr. BTW, thank heaven for Tez.

PSU has the momentum now and their sideline to sideline play calling is getting the better of OBD. No pressure on Allar is starting to take a toll

Maybe the bigger question is whether WS stays put with OBD next season. I agree that he is not yet ready for his own program (though I was of this opinion two years ago about Dilly. Wrong on that). With the Ducks 2025 recruiting class and Dante Moore, he has an incredible offensive toy box for next year and I would think he wants to stick around and develop it.

At this stage I think WS a slightly better and more innovative OC but Dilly proving his chops as a HC. It helps to have a Tasmanian devil whirling mass of dark matter named Skattebo, but Dilly has done an amazing job this year in Tempe.

That was a brutal hit that knocked the Iowa St QB briefly out of the game. ASU #7 out for targeting and he will miss the 1st half of whatever CFP game ASU goes to. They have demolished ISU and Skattebo is a human wrecking ball that belongs in NY in a couple weeks. If they get the 12 seed it will be against the 5 and we know what that means.

Oregon 24-20 1 TO 3 Sacks 235 yds passing Defense makes a big stop in the 4th qtr. Offense wears down a PSU defense that has played seven games in a row. DG gets a couple of 20+ yd explosion plays, but it's tight otherwise.

Another little factoid on penalties was gleaned from Hythloday's film review this morning. PSU tends to be very aggressive on the snap count jump and gets called offsides more than any other B1G team, around twice a game. That creates free play opportunities and if extrapolated over the 12 game regular season, is 23 penalties and 115 yds. Now maybe that flaw isn't 'fatal' but it's something that DL and WS can exploit.

Just the discrepancy in number of penalties with similar yards tells you something. Oregon has fewer yards per penalty than PSU, implying perhaps fewer big PI and personal foul calls opposed to false starts and holding. Those latter calls are mainly offensive and can be drive killers. Paradoxically they were more common early in the year and at Autzen rather than on the road. I'm sure that O-line discipline has been rigorously stressed in practice this week. To call this a 'fatal flaw' is pretty short sighted.

Great analysis by Charles. The two videos clearly show DG reading the OLB/Edge, while at the same time the defender is reading DG and the mesh with the RB. Once the defender commits, the die is cast. Gabriel is quick enough to get outside the defender if they do crash, but the odds on bet is that they have been coached to stay put to keep #8 contained on the edge. I don't think Carter will be instructed otherwise. He might cheat inside a step and rely on his speed to make up the distance if DG keeps but would still get to the RB a half second late to prevent a positive play on the handoff. The GT C-Gap Read should be good for maybe two impactful positive runs tomorrow. I wonder if there is an RPO off this formation where the pulling LG and LT stay close to the LOS and DG drifts right for a quick slant or hook. Bravo!

It was a little bit out there but the bashed Fusky helmet was on topic and the Inglorious Basterds reference had the desired effect on the team. It's not like he shot a dog... images.mp4

Lanning whispers "I have a slightly dented Husky helmet for you that I don't need anymore"

Grumpy Ferry Boat Captain (channeling his defensive coordinator's dad)

"At least in Tucson I wasn't freezing my huevos off"

“The Ducks have basically been the work-from-home guy who was told he had to start going into the office again,” Hale wrote. “They show up, swipe their badge, grab a coffee, say hello to Denise in accounts receivable, Dillon Gabriel throws a couple touchdowns, then they're home in time for ‘The View.’” There is always some clickbait wag that throws this garbage against a wall to see if it will stick. It gets us fans riled up a bit but is meaningless background noise to the team. "Who cares, right?" Lanning said. "It didn’t matter before. It doesn’t matter now. I remember early in the season when everybody was telling us how crappy we were after our first two games. We don’t care what anybody else thinks." And who the he!! watches "The View" anyway?

Not the prettiest of games but it was a high scoring affair at Mile High against Famous Jameis and the Browns, 41-32 Broncos. Exciting as they get. All it lacked was a seafood bar with crab legs. Winston goes 34/58 and 497 yds and Jeudy gets 235 yds of receptions against his old team, but Jameis throws two pick sixes. Bo, Sutton and the Bronco defense did just enough to take them to 8-5 and an inside track to the playoffs. Bo threw an insane 93 yd bomb to Mims for a TD in the 3rd that gave Denver an 11 pt lead. He threw 2 picks but was solid otherwise. Denver was to supposed to have five wins max this year. Payton and Nix are flipping that on it's head and are a winning combination. Go pro Ducks!

Guess we probably won't get to. Can't say I'm sorry

DL should save a minute or two when addressing the team this afternoon to point out what can happen when you underestimate an opponent, don't execute and play with too much emotion. I don't see OBD doing that but they need to see what Nebuchadnezzar saw when the handwriting was on the wall.