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Indiana wiped the floor with Illinois. They also played with great intensity. All those sacks! That's the kind of fire we need to see from the Ducks. So far they haven't played with that kind of intensity against a strong opponent, since they haven't faced one yet this season.

We are not performing well against genuinely weak teams. The Beavs? Montana State? Northwestern? And a somewhat crippled Oklahoma State? There's a real test ahead at Happy Valley. And Indiana is no slouch either, based on how they handled Illinois. Unless our defense can stop the run and our offense can run the ball against strong defensive teams, this is not going to be an easy schedule to navigate successfully.

Oregon's lackluster effort is disappointing, despite some great receptions. I expect to see more effort in the 2nd half. The Ducks had better get things worked out for the Penn State game.

I was disappointed in the Ducks line play. Northwestern's D line, hardly up to the level of Penn State, made things rough for our run game, particularly up the middle.

I compliment Coach Lanning on the way he handled the Gundy comment. Class with sass.

I remember when Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile and turned me into a track fan. Then Pre rekindled that original fire. They both live on.

Lee always brought fun to the show. Missing him will be like missing Keith Jackson. Both among the best.

How about Bobby Moore/Ahmad Rashad? Not a bad professional career.

When I get a spoof call with an originating town showing I answer as if I'm the dispatcher at that town's police department. Gone in a heartbeat.

At this point in the season injuries can play a big part in outcomes. That list of injured Ducks worries me, especially after seeing how the team performed against Maryland.

Glad for the win. Not having Ferguson proved no problem. But I am concerned about our red zone game, especially down near the goal line.

So do I. They were dominant in the trenches and their offense did a great job. Frankly I was shocked at how overpowered GA looked through most of the game. They're lucky not to have dropped further in the poll.

I was unable to watch the game and hearing it online sucked so all I could do was watch the game thread comments and follow along. Not a very good substitute. But from what I saw last week and read yesterday I'd say we are facing a legitimate test of coaching ability. Does DL have what it takes to straighten out what is an underperforming team, with obvious weaknesses in the OL and what appear to be play calling issues? With the self-induced optimism based on the recruiting success the Ducks have had, it surely hasn't translated into what all of us here expected of the team. As far as I'm concerned, that's on the head coach. He's the one collecting the big bucks and he's done a great job of selling us on the potential greatness of the team. But so far that has not translated into anything close to what we expected on the field. Blame it on the position coaches if you want to but from my perspective this is bigger than that. Dan has an opportunity, no, a responsibility, to fix this. And that had better happen fast. Or this season is going to look ugly.

If that wasn't a wake up call I don't know what is. Vandals appear solid, especially up front. They came close to knocking off the Ducks and brought the team back down to earth. They pressured Dillon the entire game thus so many short throws, even way short of the yardage needed. I sure hope this was a combination of a makeshift O Line and costly penalties and miscues—all soon to be corrected. Or we will be way out of the top 25 and unable to claw our way back.

I'm with you, Aug. And it isn't just the coaches. Even players mostly manage to say nothing or say the same yada, yada, yada. But with the players I try to get a fix on their personality. Are they enjoying what they do? Do they look confident? I wish that we could have more of the players talk about their team mates, not just themselves ... and see whether their eyes light up at some of the things other players are able to do.