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I'm not getting too excited about the performance in the Holiday Bowl. The announcers kept saying how bad the North Carolina offensive line was this year.

As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I hope that they at least look at Anthony Newman (assuming that he would be interested in the position).

As Joey Harrington pointed out on Talkin' Ducks, 10 wins is not the same as it used to be with teams now playing 13 games in the regular season. Some of the teams in the playoffs will have a chance to play up to 15 games this season! With the talent on Oregon's roster, anything less than a spot in the conference championship game should be considered disappointment. The Ducks were close but didn't get it done. They should be proud of the bowl victory and hopefully have motivation going into the off season.

Congratulations to Matt Powledge!

Also loved how Chase Cota caught the game tying touchdown. Great way to end his first and only season in Eugene. As Dan Lanning told Chase, "this is where you belong!"

If Powledge does indeed take the Baylor position, I hope that the Ducks look at Anthony Newman as a potential replacement. He played for Oregon and had a long and successful NFL career. He would certainly have the players' respect. I believe that he has been the DC for a Portland area private school. He bleeds green and yellow, and has been a wonderful ambassador for the program.

I believe that this was Bo Nix's first bowl game victory. The same for many of Oregon's players. Congratulations on a hard fought victory!!!

You could make the argument that he is Oregon's most improved player this year.

Great coverage by Bridges. Too bad he couldn't bring it in. This might be his best game this year.

I really don't like the push rule. They need to go back to the old rule.

Defense needs to hold NC to a field goal here.

Why haven't our coaches addressed the lineman too far down the field issue, if they admit it is an issue? They have had all season.

True, especially with who we are missing from our defense. The NC QB hasn't been efficient but has made some big plays when needed most. Nix has not been able to do the same up to this point.

Good thing that Bo Nix already announced he is coming back next year. If he waited until after the Holiday Bowl, he might have made a different decision.

And Dan Lanning is getting outcoached by Mack Brown.

Let's just merge Oregon and Hawaii. It would have been nice taking winter semester classes in Honolulu!!! We already both wear green...

This team is a good, not great team. The defense cannot make a stop on 3rd or 4th down, and for some reason they are not giving the NC QB respect with his ability to scramble. We need a complete overhaul of our defense. Unless we get more proven transfers, unfortunately, it could take a couple of years. Hope Oregon's offense can continue to put up points because we are going to need it to win.

Seven McGee, Byron Cardwell and Justin Flowe weren't seeing the field as much as they would like, and that is why they decided to transfer, IMO. Dont'e Thornton probably wants to be the #1 WR and with Franklin that wasn't going to happen at Oregon. Of all of the transfers, Dont'e is the one that I was most bummed about. His physical abilities are off the charts and, once he puts it all together, he'll be impossible to stop.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas everyone.

Does this mean that we can call it the civil war, again?!

And he is the best college football coach ever, IMO. The question is - who does Alabama hire, when/if Saban ever decides to retire, and can they maintain what Saban has built?

While I like the creativity, I don’t think this is the best use of NIL funds. The hard reality is that there is a lot of competition, at this level, and you have to earn playing time. Coaches are going to continue to bring in guys to compete. Dan Lanning has been honest about this. Many of the players on the roster were not recruited by the current coaching staff. Perhaps they don’t fit what the coaches want to do, particularly on defense? I’m opposed to pulling scholarships but I’m sure that there will be difficult discussions after spring ball and some will be encouraged to transfer. One of the benefits of the transfer portal is that players can find a situation that might be better for them.

If he came back to Oregon, I would have liked to see him slim down a bit and work on his coverage skills. I’ll be interested to see how he looks at the combine. The NFL likes linebackers who can run sideline to sideline, and cover running backs and tight ends. Noah certainly has the athletic ability to do anything on the field.

Justin Herbert is an amazing talent and so fun to watch! He is fortunate to have landed with the Chargers with the weapons they have around him and he has taken full advantage.

This is good for the conference. With the LA schools leaving we need the other schools to step up.