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Let's hope home team loses next week...in SLC at least

ASU 7-0 in Seattle

I know Utah will be tough, but USuC is getting exposed the last few weeks, they are still over rated

Secondary getting eaten alive. Not much pressure even rushing 4.

I know right? So many of our pass completions start BEHIND the line of scrimmage...getting worried about Utah, but right now...how did AZ beat these guys 44-6, in Pullman???

Let's go, get over it, start lighting it up

Oregon wins 54-17 4 take aways 3 sacks 386 passing yards

Couldn't believe they handed it off to Jordan James on the 3rd and 2 with 8 in the box, up the middle, just felt like Mari Cristbal nightmares all over again...no RPO or pitch option or something to get to the edge? I seriously felt we lost the game right there, and knew it in my stomach. One first down and clock runs out

I just looked at the box score...we won everything but 4th down...0-3, they were 2-3. 2 field goals and we win. This is on Lanning. Box score suggests we won by at least 10.

100% on Lanning. 0 for 3 on critical 4th downs. 2 would have been chip shot FGs, we'd have been up at the end. And hand off up the middle, on that drive with under 3 minutes? 3x? Reeked of Mari. They knew it was coming. Just needed that first down, all the innovative options to get the edge??? Offensive play calling was suspect too

Oregon wins of course 67-34 4 take-aways (we have no turnovers) 4 sacks 443 passing yards (mostly Bo, Ty some at the end) Don't laugh, we're gonna throw the mutts out with the hydrants. I'm gonna win this one of these days...got one last year.

Ehhh...start putting pressure on Penix and I say they are very beatable

Oregon wins of course, 66-17 4 take-aways (no turnovers by us) 5 sacks, none for our QB's 414 passing yds (311 rushing)

Agreed. Hopefully the secondary gels, it's early and lots of new faces, it should get better with the talent level, hopefully Hawaii is a chemistry builder. As the high 4* and hopefully more and more 5* recruits come in, this D can be elite. The questions about Tosh and his true role, and if it's actually a liability--linger for me. Colorado, mutts, and USuC will require big output from the Offense, as well as continuously improving D. Speaking of the Offense, while Charles has pointed out losing 4 starters, yet with transfers we have more career starts with this group actually...we had our share of penalties, though not all holding...but, it seemed like we got pushed around a bit. I'm hoping that is a chemistry thing too with all the new guys/new roles. TT was a tough road environment, and PSU was not a legit measuring stick for anything. Improvement on the O-Line and Oregon level running game needs to show up in the Pac, although TT may have actually had one of the better D-lines we'll see this year. Stein's play calling was a bit of a concern--some of those 3rd and shorts were reminiscent of Cristbal's super predictable pistol plunges that got stuffed repeatedly. The second QB sneak, and the Jordan James run late where he failed to even go down inbounds to keep the clock going, from what looked like 13 personnel--I saw that play fail before it even began. C'mon Stein, let's see the UTSA innovation, you have the talent! CK woulda spread those out and had some kind of triple option play that gets that first down.

My thing is, I like the all black, the all white, some of the silver/chrome etc, BUT...I want SOME green and SOME yellow on EVERY uniform, regardless of sport. Just outline the green numerals on the all-black with thin yellow piping, etc. Green facemask, yellow cleats, wjhatever

Jon, just keep that defibrillator handy...hopefully it will not be a close game. Oregon 66-24

Once again I can live with it, but why can't there be just a splash of yellow somewhere too? Maybe just the Nike Swoosh or something. They do look fast...may we play fast and win big

TT comes in late in the 3rd quarter because Oregon already leads 56-14 over TT. We do a TT (Texas Toast) to our friends in Lubbock after our TT victory (Tasty and Tantalizing). TT converts on T&T (or Th & Th? Third and Three) twice with great decision making on a garbage time drive that ups the score to 63-14 while our backups on D look really TT (thirsty and terrorizing)

Shoulda done a prediction for PSU...I mighta won, I was thinking 84-0. So I better play this week: Oregon wins 63-24; 3 take-aways (no turnovers for us); 3 sacks (finally!) 344 passing yds: Oregon 63-24; 3,3,344

Obviously we saw a vanilla playbook against PSU. Can wait what else he has up his sleeves! Hey Jon, you convinced me to switch my pre-season predictions about FSU winning the ACC to LSU contending with GA for the SEC. I shouldn't have listened to you! 🤣

Would like to see some sacks! But...maybe a vanilla D just like the O...no need to reveal the whole playbook against PSU. What I really like is that legit playoff contending teams beat FCS teams by scores like this. Cristbal's teams would have won this 42-24...

Good thoughts, was this written before the Red Raiders went to Laramie? Hopefully Nix and the Ducks will travel well, it's 2 time zones away and Lubbock is in the middle of nowhere but it is Texas football, and the stadium will be full. Trips to Seattle and Salt Lake will be tougher tests for a lot of reasons, but last year was a much different team and what happened against GA and the bark ratts with an injured Bo Nix are like apples to oranges for me. What I saw against Portland St, even though it was Portland State, is that we have a lot more depth and the Lanning system on D is rounding into form. Even the O-line, which has been a worry to talk about for many folks with 4 new starters, not only has more combined career starts than last year's, but our backups may be the best group of 2's in that position group that we've had in a long time. The final iteration of the Pac 12 is 13-0 right now. It will be a grind at home or on the road. GO DUCKS!

Tosh is a top recruiter...

During the Mari no Cristbal years, games against schools like Port St would be like 45-24... not the score you should have if you are really a top 15 team. This is more like it.

It's really cool, but my one gripe has always been, I'd like both some green and some yellow on every combo. A touch of green somewhere...