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Everything posted by Jon Sousa
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2023 College Football Week 2 Place Your Bets
If Cal beats Auburn, THEY will be in the top 25 next week.
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Time to see Thompson
I thought that his runs really helped his confidence. He needed to be hit. Sometimes getting hit as a QB knocks the fear right out of you and puts the confidence in. The QBs are wearing "don't hit me" red jerseys all the time. The only people that are allowed to hit them are on the opposing teams. Months of practice go by without having to absorb a hit. Great job Ty!
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OBD Prediction Contest vs. Portland State!
Ducks 52-3 3 TO 4 Sacks 300 PY
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It's Final: Cal & Stanford to the ACC
Maybe the PAC-2 should merge with the Mountain West and call it the PAC-13.
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Wowsa: Why Jerry Allen is NOT Retiring from Broadcasting the Ducks...
Husky fans visiting Autzen will have to listen to that voice as long as Autzen is standing: "Wheaton's gonna score! Kenny Wheaton's gonna score!" --- Poor Husky fans.
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Flowe at Arizona: A Struggle to Play Under Control
No maybe about it. Our EYES were right.
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What Can We Learn From a Game Against PSU?
Yes, I want to see a dominant Defense. Besides that I want to see the O-line jelling. While I expect to see a lot of substitutions, I expect to see fewer on the O-line through the first 3 quarters because one week later they will need to be good, especially in communication and working as a unit. This will also be the only reason we may well see BOdacious in the second half. This will be the last "scrimmage" before going up against a real challenge. Things have to be clicking.
- Week 1 Portland State @ Ducks: Game Day News, Interviews, Etc. (Sep 2, 12:00 PM PT, Pac-12 Networks)
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Colorado's Travis Hunter Responses to Lanning's Comment
I don´t think conference matters to him. Look at what conference Prime recruited him to as the #1 in his class. I imagine that Prime got him to commit by promising him to personally coach him everything he knows about being a shutdown corner. You don't have to be on TV to get to the NFL. You only have to be good. The NFL will find you. Prime must have kept that promise because DH followed him to Colorado. And, as Tandaian pointed out above, Prime got another 5* CB to commit to him in the '23 class... probably with the same promise. "We comin"? He didn't say when. They are starting that journey this year. We will see how far they come.
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Flowe at Arizona: A Struggle to Play Under Control
Flowe suffered a HUGE setback in his first two years at Oregon. Their true freshmen year, while Sewell was showing great promise, but overrunning a lot of plays (making a bunch of freshman mistakes), Flowe was sitting on the sideline all year, injured in the first game. Their true sophomore year, while Sewell had mostly learned his lesson the year before and was having a breakout performance, Flowe was again sitting on the sideline all year, injured in the first game. In their true Junior year, while Sewell was cementing his draft stock, Flowe finally could play all year, but was making all the stupid freshman mistakes that Sewell did in his freshman year. Learn from your mistakes, settle down, and have a great year at Arizona... And thank you for investing three years of your life at Oregon. Hopefully, it helped you grow.
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Why Does Week 0 Have to Suck this Bad???
There is a reason they call it "0".
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How does Oregon's Recruiting Prowess Compare to Best of the Best in Big Ten?
People have been pumping this idea, but I think we are somewhat mistaken here. Fox still needs to cover the late night slot with a game. With 4 teams on the pacific coast, the games between them (and some people are hoping for 3 a year), those teams naturally will fit into the latest slot - unless it becomes a big important game to the rest of the country and Fox (or whoever) has another game they can schedule into the late spot. Hence we we may still have 2 games a year in the "After Dark" category -- probably more if we have a couple of perceived patsies OOC. I hope I am wrong.
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Fall Camp: Day 16 Practice
The second part of a proverb says, "He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing." I think that's hilarious. It's true in so many areas of life. It's amazing how much a person can say, without lying, and still reveal nothing. Coach speech is an art, and practice makes perfect.
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Oh No! Huskies Got Hurt, Lost for the Season
Either that, or a dinky running back behind him....
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Will Stein: 'Make Sure We Are Scoring Touchdowns'
Great interview! Let's play watch some football!
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Oregon’s Record Recruiting Class…That Never Was
THAT!
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Pac-12 Championship Odds Change According to ESPN FPI
Everyone has been talking about the Ducks hopefully averaging 40 points this year. Seems reasonable if the defense improves enough to put the ball back in the O's hands an average one more time per game. I was curious about the Duckswire predictions and so added up all the Duck's scores and divided by 12. The result was 36.83 points per game. Hopefully, Duckswire is wrong because that would be a step backward. Last year ppg was 38.77. I couldn't find the stats for either points per possession or possessions per game for last year. however if the defense gives the offense the ball an average of once more per game, you've got to think that translates into 2 more points average per game.
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LOOK! Bo Nix Gets 'Joey Heisman' Treatment with 12-Story Poster in New York City
We sure weren't thinking this a year ago. Way to go BO!!!
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Where Do the Pac-4 End Up?
Very sad, but true. I hope they take the humility pill to keep the PAC alive.
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Fall Camp: Day 9 Scrimmage
Hopefully, nobody.
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Oregon Football. Where Do the Ducks Sit in the B1G Packing Order? Top Tier Baby!
The only thing not in the formula are the changes necessary to make it a 12 game pool. It looks like they are taking the top 6 rated conference champions plus the top 6 rated non-champions. Of course, all of the above will help them sort out the top non-champions.
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Canzano: Could Oliver Luck Help Save the Pac-4?
Indeed. I believe the criteria is that the top 6 rated conference champs are in. Also, the NCAA does not run the playoff. The PAC 6 or 8 might not be considered a "POWER" conference anymore. The playoff committee could change their criteria any time they want to.
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Canzano: Could Oliver Luck Help Save the Pac-4?
Assets include back payments from NCAA for the last few years of March Madness participation... including whatever future payments March Madness produces this year for the PAC. That´s a big ton of money that schools can't take with them to the new conference. Does the PAC still own the Rose Bowl??? or did they give it away? The PAC still owns automatic bids in some good Bowls. Apple is still said to be interested in the PAC4+/=. $20M a year is a lot better than $5M a year. NCAA recognizes any conference with a minimum of 6 teams. They only HAVE TO add 2 right out of the chute. Preserve the PAC and the Beaves have a chance. They are top 25 right now. I am rooting for the Beaves and the Ducks in the PAC 12 championship game.
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What About Coaches?
Hmmm. Looks like you almost have to have a beard to coach for this team. Thanks for posting PD! My last shave was in June, 1980. I doubt that qualifies me, so I have decided not to apply.
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Oregon Ducks Named Among Best QB Schools In Nation, Per ESPN
#3 in the country ain't bad, especially from a community college that has never been a blue blood.