EastBayDuckDad

Oof. That kid is going to hear that repeated into his ear hole several times on Saturday and it may even get a mention on next week's Ducks vs Them. Rule #1: Never give the opposing team locker room greaseboard material, particularly when you lack the funds to cover that check.

Alex hit the key salient goals for Oregon to leave the Big House with the W. Although the Wolverines have a lame passing game, they will undoubtedly have some air wrinkles as they cannot afford to have OBD load the box behind Harmon, Caldwell, Tuioti and MatayoU. The edge will need to be held, gaps maintained, with solid man or zone DB discipline and any misdirection appropriately read to limit anything through the air. A bit like Illinois but with a better defense, Michigan isn't built to come back from two touchdowns down. A fast start by Oregon could put the game away by the half. This is a contest where the 3rd quarter offensive issues could be a problem if the O sputters early or if there are turnovers. I don't expect that as Oregon's talent edge is big enough to stay at least one score ahead of what Michigan can recover from.

So out of the old Pac-12, only #1 Oregon and #22 Wazzu are in the top 25 of the coaches poll. Who'd of figured that one?

CBS hacks certain it's targeting on Holden. Nope. D holds after the pick. Now run the ball and take it home.

Loss of focus since the half. Stop Illinois this series and run the damn ball to kill this game.

Some things never change!

Everyone contributing on offense. Lamar, Sadiq, Whittington, Lowe, Herbert along with the usual suspects.

Yeah, ok. May have underestimated the Oregon point total in my prediction. Quite an offensive show.

I don't see this happening as that would shut the loser of the B1G and SEC CGs out of the playoffs, teams that will routinely be in the top 10, while advancing weaker teams from other conferences. Like others here, I would be in favor of ranking teams at the end of the regular season for the playoffs ( crowning the reg season winner conference champs). That would obviate having the two best teams in a conference beat each other up before the playoffs.

Oregon 38-17 1 TO 4 Sacks 305 yds passing Lanning calls off the dogs before 'Shout'. One TD given up by the 2s in the 4th as Illinois leaves the starters in.

Doesn't bug me much as ANewman, JoeyH and JKent are objective 'homers' and smack Fentress down when he goes off the rails. It's ok to emphasize the negative when it's got some fact basis and is done for entertainment value. All of them were appropriately skeptical about OBD's chances against tOSU, not just Fentress. As former players (ex. Fentress) they all have good insights. It's not like the Cowherds of the world that never played a lick and are blue blood jock sniffers.

The Alabama fan base, closely followed by Paul Fineman's and Kalen DeBoer's brain pans. And yeah, Illinois is a little like Utah but without the tough as nails attitude and likeable coach.

Like Josh Pate said during his review of the U$C loss to Maryland, "And they blew up the Pac-12 for this?"

Those of us that watched those high flying blur offenses in the Chip era may be inclined to find fault with the rushing yards or lack of point totals in this year's product. That 2010 team that went 12-0 and came a couple of botched calls on the Cliff Harris pick and Dyer's 'his knee was down' from winning a NC also didn't have the trenches talent that Auburn did. Ditto the 2014 MM team that wiped the Rose Bowl turf with Famous Jameis and the Flawed State Seminoles, then ran into Ezekiel Elliott and the Joey Bosa led D-line of the Bucknuts. Great offenses, good but less than great defenses. The 2024 iteration of OBD has the defense that can compete with anyone. So, yeah, it would be nice to have the insane offensive numbers of 2010, 2014 and 2023. Fact is the Ducks don't need to be that team. Oregon has plenty of firepower with DG at the helm and Stein calling the plays but it's the DL sculpted defense that will carry the team deep into the playoffs.

If you planned for a 1500 meter race and your strategy was to lead at 500 meters, then it does mean something. If for no other reason than you are the one in charge of your own destiny and the pack has to catch you.

The Marines.

I will forever treasure the befuddled expressions Bielema had in the 2012 Rose Bowl when DAT pulled a Usain Bolt on the Whisky defense, Michael Clay pounced on that fumble while Chip got more air than Bielema ever could and Russell Wilson intentionally grounded the game into the history books. Looking forward to more befuddlement with him dressed in orange and blue.

If DL turned down Bama, I suspect an offer from U$C would look a bit like this....

U$C: University of Schadenfreude Caricatures

Nah, just crabs.

IMHO: #1 OBD #2 Penn St #3 Georgia #4 THEosu #5. Miami or Texas Really doesn't matter the ranking. I'd be willing to flip #2 and #3. The Ducks have the big target on their backs now. Oregon, PSU, Indiana(!), THEosu and I suppose Illinois are all in the mix for the B1G championship game. Time to take Illinois out of the equation.

And Georgia answers.

I don't know if they ever get a call on the Ref Central Batphone, but they sure reconsidered in a hurry.

Holy guacamole, they reversed it! That call was abysmal and for once the zebras did the right thing.

Remember, this thread is for other college games.