EastBayDuckDad

Just not in sync in the pass game. Run the damn ball!

Well this won't be a boat race given the first quarter. More like a tugboat regatta. O-line not performing well yet and offense just stuck in second gear.

That one's on Gabriel, threw behind Lowe. Can't do that and let UW think they can hang. D has to keep the pressure on. Lesson here is run the ball!

Tuioti wth a nice strip sack. Got three on the subsequent series but offense seems not yet in sync. Oregon's defense spending more time in Whisky's backfield than their own players with another strip sack. Hope Manning is ok

U$C wins on a walk-off pick in the endzone where the Nebraska WR was the victim of blatant PI hold. Almost missing the Pac-12 officiating after watching a season of this garbage.

Oregon 36-16 2 TO 3 Sacks 245 yds thru the air While I can appreciate Whisky's fan base desire to avenge the last few high profile losses to OBD, the fact is the Rose Bowl was four years ago with different players and coaching staffs. They have home field advantage, a bye week lead-in and that's about it.

If Oregon is going to lose one, let it be a squeaker to tOSU in the B1G CG. No value whatsoever in dropping one to Whisky. The correction curve will be the same and the Ducks will be in the top five come selection day.

I keep coming back to the talking heads that graded the Riley hire as an A+ and DL as a B-/C+ Some things just age better than others. How sweet it is!

Many of the media sites are aping the cited article about DL being looked at by NFL teams. The old adage that where there's smoke there's fire simply doesn't apply when every blogger and media outlet is scrabbling for content and easy copy. The Harbaugh reference is almost laughable as there are few if any parallels. Harbaugh played QB in the NFL and nearly took the 49ers to a championship in his first league coaching gig. He returned when the time was right with a team he wanted and an all-pro QB (Oregon's very own JH) to coach. As has been mentioned on this thread, the track record for successful college coaches with no NFL experience to succeed at the next level is dismal. The money is no better and there is always a GM looming overhead making personnel decisions, looking out for themselves and brown-nosing the owners. Vacancies are nearly always dumpster fire teams that require a major rebuild, and the HC is the first one to take the blame and get shown the door when things go pear-shaped. The Andy Reids, John Harbaughs and Mike Tomlins are rare in the modern NFL. Maybe after several years of high level success with a NC or two and an open gig with KC (when Reid retires) dangling, things might look different. Keeping his family in one place has been a believable priority for DL. If he could turn down Bama to stay where the grass is 'damn green', it seems pretty unlikely that he would trade Eugene, Oregon for Chicago and Caleb Williams.

To Cristobal, the opposite of physicality is mentality. Physicality- Banging your head against the wall until something gives. Mentality- Noticing there is a door in the wall, opening it and walking through.

Oregon 45-16 2 TO 4 Sacks 285 yds passing

I don't think that Riley is a bad QB coach or OC. I do think he is a middling HC, recruiter, game manager and leader. And a really bad value given his salary and the inherent advantages he has at U$C.

After reading Sir Charles Fishduck's initial comments following the Michigan game, I went back and looked at the first several snaps Rogers took replacing Harper. It wasn't pretty, as my initial rosy assessment was off. He got bullrushed right back into DG's lap on the first and then manhandled by Graham again soon after. Rogers settled in and at least held his own after that, though they did run the offense to the left more in the 4th qtr to take advantage of Conerly at LT. Kawika is not really a prototype IOL, but he is big and a week of practice reps against Harmon and Caldwell will hone his pass pro skills if he is to start at RG Saturday. Iuli being available and hopefully getting reps will add to the depth comfort. Against Maryland, good enough may be all that is needed.

Moss's mother posted a quote from former United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower that reads, "The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions" USC Trojans Quarterback Miller Moss's Mom Tweets About Lincoln Riley's Benching? WWW.SI.COM USC Trojans coach Lincoln Riley reportedly benched quarterback Miller Moss in favor of Jayden... Once you've pissed off mom, you have pretty much lost that kid and any recruit that's paying attention.

Moss has made some mistakes and been inconsistent, but overall hasn't played that poorly. Putting him on he bench won't fix a defense that has squandered leads late in games or extinguish the dumpster fire that U$C has become. It is clear that Riley is willing to abandon his players in the interest of shifting blame and saving his own arse. Witness what he did earlier in the season at a post-game presser when he dissed one of his DBs after a reporter asked a question. Recruits and current players will respond to this attitude as one might anticipate. The contrast with DL couldn't be more stark.

Amazing team motivation and fulfillment of Lanning's mantra of work and continuous improvement. At first I thought the last drive and the thumbs down gestures were a bit over the top, but there was no taunting component and in the pregame context it makes sense. Leave no doubt that you are the superior team and do it in their house. The killer mentality with the talent and scheme to make it all work is what's new for Oregon. This is the most complete team I think I've seen in 35 years of following OBD football. Whatever DL learned at the knee of Saban and Kirby he has transferred to Eugene and it is bearing fruit with this 2024 Duck team. The grass is damn green indeed.

Not sure if it was just how things appear on TV, but Bittle looks like he has put on 10-15# and is more rock stable in the key. Anyone else get that impression?

Yep, Frog was one of the last true hippies.

To paraphrase Josh Pate, "they went and blew up the Pac-12 for this?"

Why in the *#@! would Prime want to go to La La Land once his boyz are graduated? FSU would welcome him with open arms as he tried to build that team back to one that could outrecruit and dominate Florida and the U. I for one will enjoy watching U$C and the Lincoln Riley albatross show nurse the posterior mammary to Dan Lanning and OBD in recruiting, wins and national prominence for the foreseeable future. "It's not like we're getting our butt kicked" Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

I would be surprised if the CFP committee pushed Georgia over Oregon for #1. Florida gave them all they could handle at home until the 4th qtr. Oregon went into the Big House and put at least as big a hurt on Michigan as Texas did. OBD deserves to be #1 until proven otherwise. The ESPN pundits just put Oregon in the Rose Bowl as #1 against #8 or #9 Notre Dame and then in the NC game against Georgia. Continue to take care of business and that sounds just about right.

It would have been great if it was Troy, but it was Sutton that threw the pass. So now Bo knows TDs as a runner, passer and receiver.

I was impressed by both of his TDs, the type, given his previous inconsistencies, that coaches go "no, no, no....alright!" He may have caught the Duck DBs a bit off guard as they didn't expect him to make, or even attempt, those throws. He was decent rolling out of the pocket and threw stuff away when he didn't have a target. I don't see him giving the Bucknut secondary too much grief, but he is a viable option for a passing game they've lacked. One that will help the Michigan defense stay off the field and be even more effective than they are already. Good for them!

I am in full agreement with David. Rogers may have been beat a few times in pass pro but he blocked well during the 4th qtr in the run game. He didn't generate any false starts and while he may have allowed some pressures, he didn't get DG dumped on his arse by Graham or Grant. I think he is listed on the depth chart as Cornelius' back up at RT. Sliding him in at RG against the best DTs in the country was bound to have a few hiccups. The interior OL was already predicted to be an issue against Michigan, and it's not like Harper had played pristine football to that point in the game. Terry, Stein and DL obviously thought Rogers was the best option. It's why those guys cross train across the entire line. Based on the initial reports it looks like Harper won't be down for long, a good thing since depth is a big issue as long as Bedford is out. The Maryland game will be a good testing ground for Rogers and IOL cohesion if he needs to fill that role for a week or two.

Seeing Tez and Marcus go down is tough. No idea about Harper, but Tez looked like he had a significant right shoulder or clavicle injury. Kawika Rogers, normally an OT, came in for Harper at RG and played pretty well. Holden had a superb game Lowe took up the slack for Tez, and DG did what he does. Great to have Burch and TFerg back and get significant minutes. Yes this performance had it's hiccups, and the 3rd qtr offensive disappearing act is a mystery, but OBD just beat Michigan handily, by 21 pts, in the Big House (which I hear is big!). Give Michigan credit, that is a very stout D-line, that Warren kid played well (no picks) and Loveland is a future NFL TE. The Ducks did what #1 teams do. They defeated a good team on the road and in front of a record crowd of over 110K. I'm not going to spend too much time hand wringing and pearl clutching over a slightly flawed but pretty good win.