[INSTEAD OF MARIO WHO WOULD YOU HIRE?]

I would want Mike Bellotti to create my team of coaches. His coaches created teams that punched well above their weight and I would like to see what he would do with all this talent.  

[The Time is Now For a New Quarterback]

For an RPO offense to work, the QB must make good reads and be able to pass.  Brown does neither well.

[Cristobal’s Problem? It’s the Oregon Fans!]

This article is spot on! I remember when my friends and I would watch the game and think about how special the team was.  But it wasn’t just watching the game- we would discuss and search the web to know more about the game.

 

Football was interesting beyond the game to those who traditionally had no interest to the sport before.

 

That is gone.
 

Covid or not we are not going to watch a boring game.  The BBQ are gone, the only discussion about football I have is on FishDuck, and  cut the cable cord, so  I am unable to watch most the games…. And half the games I do watch- I regret watching them. Outside of recruiting, the game has lost significant value to myself and others.

 

And it has left me wondering, if I didn’t tolerate a Brady Hoke defense, why am I tolerating a Cristobal Offense?

[Under Cristobal: No Promised Land Without Dramatic Changes]

On 10/3/2021 at 9:47 AM, C J said:

 

Yes, but I stand pat on the fact that the Ducks did what they had to do and won the game. This is an illegitimate loss (or victory for Stanford) in my mind. 

 

Granted they may have played ugly in the first half, but what I watched in the second half was pretty solid, I mean they won 17-0 in the second half. Definitely should not have thrown an incomplete pass on 2nd and 18 with less than 2 minutes in the game.....no doubt that was a bad play call, but if it had worked then I guess we would be having a different conversation.

 

I guess I am just wondering how much of this anger and angst towards Coach and the players would be happening if the correct call on the field had been made. Insidious are the things that divide.

 

I have seen many articles and comments discussing Cristobal’s prevent offense.  With the talent the Ducks had, they should have never been behind Stanford.  The horrific calls by the refs were just icing on the cake.

 

Here is what would have saved the game.  A fast acting offense that could eat up chunks of yardage on the ground.  Say, if you are 1 & 20 with 3 min to go on the clock, you should still be a threat with the run game against Stanford’s run defense.  

 

They aren’t and that is a systematic problem.

 

Cristobal’s offense is built so that if anything goes wrong- it breaks down.  The penalties are not the problem.  The inability to overcome the penalties is the problem.

 

 

 

 

[Under Cristobal: No Promised Land Without Dramatic Changes]

On 10/3/2021 at 8:15 AM, cartm25 said:

Some observations / thoughts:

 

1) Oregon was ranked in the top 3 nationally and undefeated going into this game against Stanford. Historically speaking, were any of us really surprised by the result?

 

2) MC has managed to create an inverse relationship between recruiting class rankings and team performance/output.

 

3) I’ve seen a lot of “game management” comments. The second half of the game was dominated by Oregon. The two consecutive false start penalties committed by the offense on their “game winning” drive are not MC’s fault.

 

4) RE: overall game/team management, the offensive philosophy of grinding out wins with physicality and toughness generally means closer games with less margin for error. That is all on MC. I’d rather an opponent be mentally and emotionally defeated in the first half because they’re down by three scores, than be physically exhausted at the end, but have hope because it’s still only a one-score game.

 

5) KT did not commit a targeting foul. Refs had an outsized impact on the game when they kicked him out.

 

6) As long as MC continues to recruit lights out, this is the best way. Less planets have to align to win a NC for a team with stellar recruits and subpar system/philosophy than a team with the opposite scenario. Eventually, enough good players and good assistants will overcome MC and his Jurassic-Era brand of football. Think Ed Orgeron with LSU; good recruiter with old school philosophy. Eventually his players and assistants were good enough to overcome him.

You can’t recruit your way out of this mess because Cristobal will alway run up against a coach who can coach, strategize, and recruit.  As of now, we will be the SC of the north until the memory of the blur offense fades and more people see through Mario’s promise of “keeping of the Oregon offense tradition but tougher”.   When people catch on the ratings, sales, and recruits will dry up.  One caveat, I believe that he will be able to recruit defensive talent for the foreseeable future.

[Stanford GameDay Thread: Go Ducks!]

On 10/2/2021 at 4:55 PM, 1Ducker1 said:

personally I think Cristobal is a much worse coach than Helfrich.

I would have to say that if we had helfrich/aliotti with those players we would have won that game handily and would be contenders.

[Stanford GameDay Thread: Go Ducks!]

On 10/2/2021 at 5:32 PM, GODUCKS15 said:

This was a colaboritive losing effort.

Players, coaches and refs.

Improve one of the three and the Ducks win.

 

Ain’t that the truth… If AB could hit someone downfield, If the team was ready to play before the first half, If the Ducks had a winning offensive scheme, If the Ducks had a killer instinct, if the Ducks were prepared to play every down even when they believe the other team had a false start, if the refs didn’t hand the cardinal 2 major penalties at the end of game, if the Ducks utilized any clock management, if AB pitched the ball to CK verdell like he was supposed to, if the Ducks played with a culture of awareness, urgency, and hunger.  They would have won the game.

[Stanford Game Prediction Contest!]

Oregon 31- 28, 2 turnovers. 

[Canzano has 2021 Questions: "Flat, Dumb Football"]

I would say offensive flat, dumb football.  When our defense clicks, our game is really fun to watch.  Conversely, the Oregon offense is neither entertaining or effective.  I personally think that  MC values time of possession over either first downs or TD’s.  I want MC to dominate not just because of Oregon green but I believe he has good character.