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Nice play by Basa!

Sounds like the Beav fans already have their excuse, if they lose this game. Your brother will be gripping about that call for the next year.

Oregon's offense seems to be having success on the counter run and throwing the ball over the middle against OSU's zone defense. Have to avoid rolling Bo out of the pocket, if possible, because he is having difficulty planting off of the back foot and, as a result, his two throws have been a bit short.

Great drive to end the half. Bo is playing gutsy again.

Oregon State wants it more.

OSU got away with a face mask. Bo’s neck was turned awkwardly on the tackle. Dangerous play.

The young corners have been playing well. He got fortunate not to get flagged on the first pass defensed.

Don’t like the decision to go for it on 4th down. Need to take the points against a tough defense in what is expected to be a close game on the road.

I can't argue with a 9-2 record. The Georgia game was expected but the Washington game was painful. What I find most troubling with Oregon's defense is their inability to make a play on 3rd-and-long and blown coverages for long touchdowns, when they are playing a conservative defense. I would like to see more man-on-man coverages, especially with Gonzalez. The soft zone is a terrible choice on 3rd-and-long.

I would be over the moon if Proctor and/or Hicks chose to come to play football for the Ducks. Coaches have done a fantastic job building this class and this is just the beginning. The transfer portal will be key in plugging potential holes in the roster for next season. The coaches knocked it out of the ballpark last year with Nix, Irving, Gonzalez, Cota, Whittingham, et al.

Wow. Great post DazeNconfused! I'm no expert but I've been extremely disappointed with the defense. I thought for sure with Lanning (and Tosh) we would see a step forward in our defense performance this year, and was hopeful that Oregon's defense could be dominant in a couple of years. I look around college football and see the tough, gritty defense that Oregon State fields. Do they have better athletes than Oregon does on defense or is it scheme/coaching/desire? I would let Gonzalez play man-to-man against his receiver. We have seen too many miscommunications between him and the safety resulting in a long, blown coverage TD. He is projected by some to be the #1 CB taken in the NFL Draft. Let him lock down the player across from him. Utah and Oregon State want to run the ball on offense. They don't have the passing attack that Washington and USC possess. If we can get by Oregon State, I hope Bo Nix can get close to 100% for the Pac-12 Championship Game because I'm not sure how we are going to stop USC's offense.

Bo Nix has been so fun to watch this year. He and Dillingham have brought back the O to Oregon. If you take Nix off of Oregon's team, we are at best a .500 team. At the very least, Bo deserves an invitation to the Heisman Trophy ceremony given the year he has had and how important he is to the team. I selfishly hope that Bo and Dillingham decide to come back to Oregon next year for another run at the National Championship (we don't play Georgia to start the season) but if he doesn't Bo has shown potential transfer QBs what is possible if they come to play in Eugene, Oregon.

Perhaps you are kidding but I haven't seen any sign of improvement. Mario would have to first realize that HE is the problem on order to improve.

Perhaps he was just trying to get Oregon better field position? The way a RB or WR will place the ball further down the field than where they are tackled. Needs a bit of work.

Under Coach Bellotti, Oregon lost an OC every couple of years to take head coaching positions. At one point, it seemed as though half of the Pac-10 coaches were former Oregon OCs. It's one of the consequences of a successful program and is better than the alternative.

I hate to say it but Dillingham should take the ASU HC job if offered. I can't blame someone for chasing their dreams and having the opportunity to coach at your alma mater would be hard to turn down. Scott Frost - no, thank you. I have also thought of Mark Helfrich as OC. He certainly had a great eye for QB recruits and is a good OC.

civil - courteous and polite Can we just call it "the civil war" (lower case letters), since it has nothing to do with The U.S. Civil War? The game is a "friendly" in-state rivalry game, oftentimes with divided households rooting for different teams. It's about bragging rights in the state of Oregon and occasionally something much more meaningful. LOL. Another option is to call it he Uncivil War but then it might be confused with the Washington-Oregon game!

Man, what a gutsy performance by Bo Nix and Oregon! I can’t believe how well the defense played tonight. Glad to see them get some redemption after last week’s game. GO DUCKS!!!

Irving is not having a great game with at just under 4 yards a carry but he is not able to get any momentum.

Noah Whittington : 6.3 yards per carry

I want to know why Oregon abandoned the running game? Only 14 carries through the 3rd quarter. I just don't understand the game plan with an injured Nix. For comparison purposes, Utah has 2x the number of carries.

Momentum can change on one play.

That was on Lanning. Have Bo Nix hand off the ball!!!

If Oregon can get to the Pac-12 Championship Game, I'm not sure how Oregon would slow down Caleb Williams and USC's offense. With a banged up Bo Nix, I'm not confident that we can score enough to win that game. UCLA would have been a more favorable match up for Oregon, IMHO.

Gutsy performance by Bo Nix and the Oregon defense in the first half.