GeotechDuck

The basketball team is having trouble scoring too. 26% from the field in the first 10 minutes. I hope we wake up soon.

The teams without a bye outscored teams with a bye by 81-21 in the first half of those 4 games. That is telling. 25 days off is way too much. In hindsight, Oregon should have run Coach Beaulieu’s offense from the Bourbon Bowl in the CCG and just refused to score.

Agree with this to some extent. osu2’s roster blue chip ratio is 90% for this year, while Oregon is still at 76%. That is a pretty significant difference. In addition, I would argue that is likely skewed based on our last two recruiting classes and a chuck of that number for Oregon is still underclassmen. We are clearly not there yet, but heading in the right direction. That being said, I don’t believe that osu2 is 34 first half points better than Oregon. I watched the entire game and literally everything was subpar. The defense is getting picked on here and rightfully so. However, it wasn’t any worse than the OL, which was absolutely abused. This might have been their worst game of the season, and that is saying something after games 1 and 2. There were several times where Gabriel had a check down option on the right hand side of the field that was WIDE OPEN. Sadiq and WRs were sitting there without a defender within 10 yards of the them and he took a sack or forced the ball into traffic. He has made that play all year. What happened? I am not even sure what to say about the linebacker and safety play in this game. It was so bad that I don’t have any words for it. I reread this and it is pretty negative. So I am going to add that I like where Oregon is headed and I think we have the right leader. It is just going to take time. That one was just hard to watch yesterday.

Just not quite good enough…yet again. It is very difficult being a Duck fan. I thought this team was further along and getting closer to being in position to win it all, but the game tonight was very telling. Oregon was outmatched at every position on the field. That being said, it was a fun season and a good run. I just don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel for Oregon. It is like they are destined to be the team that gets close, but can never get over the hump.

What a brutal game. Will Oregon ever get over the top or are they the equivalent of the 1990s Buffalo Bills?

Both times the outlet was wide open on the right side of the field and DG takes two sacks. Yikes.

That Penn State defense is elite and Oregon hung 45 on them. No other team scored more than 30 on them all year. The media and non-Oregon fans are sleeping on Oregon’s offense right now IMO.

Do you think if Oregon wins it all, ESPN will finally figure out where the No.1 team in the nation actually plays home football games??

So much for my argument about South Carolina. Alabama did about as well as expected. Nice to see the committee actually got it right. Maybe that will quiet the SEC clowns for a day or so.

Yes! Congrats Louisville!!

I am getting in on this. I am very confident in Oregon winning this game. Oregon made a bunch of mistakes last time around and still won the game. IMO they left 11+ points on the table. Over the past 2 games, Oregon's offense is really clicking and scored 40+ on both a Top10 team in pass defense and a Top10 team in total defense. I don't see any reason to think they won't score 40+ here. Also, IMO the media is overacting to what osu2 did to Tennessee, who had a freshman QB, on the road, and struggled all year to score points. Oregon 43-28 1 4 385

💯. DT's decision-making ability was outstanding. He was the ultimate game manager. Not only did he not make critical mistakes, he rarely missed a read in that offense. He was a master in Chip's offense and executed it at a very high level. I still believe that if Chip had not been so stubborn in that game forcing the run in the first half and had unleased DT sooner to throw the ball all over the field, we would be sitting on a Natty right now.

IMO, to win the entire thing, you are going to have to beat tOSU at some point. So what does it matter if it is next week, the week after that or in the final? Therefore, I am not too upset about the draw. You either win the whole thing or you don’t. For me it doesn’t matter which round you get knocked out in. As a wise man once said, “If you ain’t first, you’re last”. If Oregon does lose, I still think the season is a huge success. Going into the BIG and running the table was amazing first year accomplishment. Lanning has this thing moving in the right direction and IMO it is only a matter of time until he wins one, if it is not this year. That being said, I really think Oregon is going to win this game by 7+ points. Last time around, the offense was doing whatever it wanted and they left 10+ points on the table. The scary thing is that the offense is playing better right now. I have confidence in Lanning and this team.

I also have a couple of cats….Pazzo and Lucca.

This is Hank. He is 3 years old. He always sleeps during Duck games.

Good article! The Alabama situation is hilarious. First they lose to a 6-6 Vandy team. Then, after losing again to Tennessee in late October (who got blasted by tOSU in the playoff), they got rolled by three scores and didn’t score a TD against a team with 2 conference wins in late November. If that happened to any team outside the SEC, they wouldn’t be ranked in the Top 20. Of the three loss SEC schools, Alabama is actually the least deserving of the three to be in the discussion IMO. They certainly don’t clear South Carolina, who won their last 6 games in October and November, three against Top25 teams and one against a playoff team. Ultimately, I think the committee got it right with SMU and Indiana in the field, and completely agree with the article that there is a huge gap between the Top 4-6 teams and the rest of the pack every year.

I don’t really see any issue with what he said. He’s pissed they lost and essentially, he didn’t get down soon enough. That wouldn’t sit right with me either and I would want a second chance at it.

The way I look at this right now is that you are going to have to beat OSU2 to win this thing one way or another. Might as well be the next round.

Buckeyes 38; Vols 10.

Is Drew Allar wearing an ascot?

Wow. Very unimpressed with Cignetti. Punting at the opponents 37? Punting down three scores in the 4th at midfield. Mario 2.0. terrible.

Update on Evans. Sounds like he is back at practice, but limited a little. Oregon forward Kwame Evans Jr. could return to practice following left knee injury WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Oregon forward Kwame Evans Jr. appears to be OK following a left knee injury on Sunday.

I am with you. He made the Freshman All American team in 2023 and led the country in both kick and punt return average. He is a dynamic player and if used correctly, he should have similar production to Tez if he joins Oregon.

Branch come on down.