EastBayDuckDad

The visit to the Doctor seems to have resulted in a discharge from the hospital and a healthy dose of go kick some butt. Yes, Rutgers is not a top 25 team. But they have had their moments with good teams and a more than competent passing attack. Oregon came out with a fire lit up under their heinies and even with a crappy first series, they opened up a three quarter long can of whoopa**. Three time zones away in Piscataway. DL doesn't spare the rod when correction is needed, nor does he excuse himself and his staff when they fail to put the team in a position to succeed. I keep going back to the humiliating defeat that tOSU took at the hands of Michigan last year. At home. To a team that had no business beating the ultimate national champion. To lose to Wolverine is the worst thing that can happen to Bucknutt. The long knives were out for Day. Something turned them into the juggernaut that buzz sawed through the CFP. Something had to happen in the locker room to flip that switch. A boat ton of talent is not a guarantee that you end up on top. You need humility and an understanding that talent may get you in the door but it's drive, heart, desire and accountability to the person standing next to you that leave you the ones standing at the end. This may not have been the most entertaining and inspirational Ducks vs Them ever, but it displayed the process of overcoming adversity and righting the ship.

Five observations from this game Oregon is a top 5 team. Ohio State and Indiana are better right now Cignetti and his staff outcoached DL and his last weekend. Oregon needed that fire lit under their butts and they responded This is still a team that could win a championship

Oh my goodness. Davison is both thunder AND lightning. Serious wheels on that long run then big burst to the endzone. I'm starting to feel bad for Rutgers.

Heckuva first half. Sadiq and you will find. Hopefully he's ok after that TD grab. Johnson and Saleapaga seem to be doing ok in his absence.

ASU just knocked off #7 Texas Tech. Go Dilly! #2, #5 and #7 all fall.

That's more like it. Noah for 68 yd TD

Finney shows why he'll be a freshman All American. Rutgers gets a FG. Offense needs to get it together

Well, that's a bad way to start

Hate to still indulge in MariØ schadenfreude, and I wouldn't trade him back for DL, but this is almost as much fun as watching U$C and Riley get hosed.

And.... pick #4. Miami drops one at home. Indiana deserves to be #2 Now go get the W in Piscataway. Go Ducks!

3rd pick (actually 4th) by Beck and Louisville up by 11 with 8 min to go in the 4th. And...... Louisville fumbles and Miami recovers. Rats

Two Beck picks and Louisville can't capitalize. 14-10 at the 2:00 'time out'. Bummer

Louisville throwing the entire playbook at the U. Three QB wildcat sets, fake field goal and a tush push. Mari-no-O not happy.

Oof, my fingers are still burning from last week's prediction. But, here we go.. Ducks 42-20 1TO 3 Sacks 245 yds passing Air yards are this low because I hope OBD does a ground and pound on Rutgers. Something that was a week late in coming. Something Tony Soprano would be proud of and Jersey mobster Tony Provenzano probably did to Jimmy Hoffa.

I'd love nothing more than to see PSU pull what UCLALA pulled on them against Indiana or do a Michigan on Bucknutt. It could happen.

While the home loss to Indiana was a major disappointment on a number of levels, there is an upside to having your butt kicked and your hat handed to you. There are no longer any excuses for complacency. Last year a 6-5 Michigan team that was a nearly three touchdown underdog went into the 'Shoe and beat the Buckeyes 13-10. Ohio State was the much better team on paper, at home and only a play at Autzen away from being undefeated. The OSU fanbase was apoplectic and calling for Ryan Day's head. Something happened in the Bucknut locker room after that embarrassing (much worse than Oregon falling to Indiana) loss. Coaches and players stepped up and fixed what was wrong. We all know what happened next. What matters is how DL, the coaches, the players and their leaders respond to this setback. I just can't see things going the way of Penn State. Rutgers needs to be a get right game and I believe it will be.

EweDub QB fumbles on the 3 yd line after a 90+ yd drive, then the Fusky DBs can't stay with the Rutgers WRs. At least the D-line is holding it's own led by Matayo's cousin held them to a FG.

Cue the Prime 'Depends' commercial

I would humbly disagree that Sabs wasn't great last time. And my guess is that she has at least a good passing knowledge of football given that she sleeps with a former Oregon and NFL center every night.

Oregon 34-21 1 TO 3 Sacks 275 yds passing The right side of Indiana's O-line has some issues. Matayo, Tatum and the edges will pressure Mendoza and get home at least twice IF the Ducks put IU in a position where they have to pass because the run D makes the RPO less effective.

Looks like ESPN is bringing Sabrina back to be guest picker. Gotta love that! https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2025/10/09/oregon-ducks-espn-college-gameday-guest-picker-selection/86585383007/

Watched the Indiana v Iowa game and noted that #74 (RG) and #75 (RT) had some serious issues with edge rushers and handling the blitz. They run blocked well but the entire line had pass pro problems that Oregon should be able to exploit. On defense I saw a lot of soft zone that Iowa, not exactly a stellar passing team, found holes in, particularly for the TEs over the middle and WR out routes. If Iowa's starting QB Gronowski had stayed in the game for the last two series, I believe they would have won the game. Indiana has a few vulnerabilities that are ripe for the picking on Saturday.

Extra special sweet as Browning was the Fusky QB that laid 70 on Oregon in Autzen in 2016. Worst home loss I've ever watched, even if freshman Justin Herbert showed flashes of what he would become. Oregon had won 12 straight over the leg lifters. Fusky ran up the score and Browning taunted the crowd while scoring just for good measure. Classy. Karma is a b*tch

Yep, they have dropped from -10.5 to as low as -7.5 on BetMGM this morning. If you take away the -3 Oregon gets for hosting at Autzen, at worst there is still a -4.5 spread.in the minds of bettors. Not necessarily the pro money, but the betting public in general. So as least a FG but not as much as a TD. The biggest concern for Duck fans is will the team be focused. I doubt the betting odds weigh much in DL's game prep and team messaging. The upset fever set by last Saturday, particularly the face plant by PSU, could be a blessing as I can't see OBD overlooking this game or coming in without something to prove.

In a word, the motivation for PE to pay 'higher than market' rates is growth. If the investment in B1G results in growth of the product (media contracts, etc), then that investment is more like an equity than a debt instrument (say, AAA bond, which is just a promise to repay the loan at a set interest rate). Thus the motivation to pay a bit more, even if you are angling for the best possible deal at the same time.