EastBayDuckDad

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.

Serious stupidity on Michigan's part by trying to plant their flag on the field. Classless. It is a riot between players

Thats it. Bucknut loses. In their house. One thing will make today sweeter and we all know what that is

If Bucknut loses, how long until Day's seat goes from hot to ejection?

tOSU just got called for 12 on the field, and not in a good Lanning kind of way.

Michigan qb Warren with 62 yds passing and 2 picks, missing their only legit receiver and they are 2 minutes from an upset of tOSU. I wonder if the line for the B1G CG starts to shift regardless of the outcome

tOSU and UM are a study in offensive and special teams futility. This is the Bucknut team I want to see Oregon play next week

The parallels here are eerie. Home game Hated rival Unranked 6-5 opponent that was in Last year's NC game and Winner of the past three head to head match-ups OBD can't let Fusky get a paw in the door like Bucknut has let Michigan do. Neither UM or UW is built to come back from big deficits. Oregon needs to score early and often

tOSU and UM are a study in offensive and special teams futility. This is the Bucknut team I want to see Oregon play next week

I hope someone on the Duck staff is side-eying 'The Game' and seeing what a determined unranked opponent can do in a rivalry game in hostile territory.