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    Mario Scolds Fans: "No More Booing at Autzen"

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    I agree with Haywarduck.  AB was not my first choice as starting QB.  I would have prefer him to be the backup QB instead.  But he is the starting QB.  If it wasn't for a few bad decisions he played very well in the UCLA game.  Towards the end of the game and Oregon was moving well down the field, I would have preferred them to either ran the ball or made short passes to take more time off the clock and then try to score with a TD or FG.

     

    I never agree to the home team to be booed by their own fans.  I feel it's counter productive.  The team feeds off of the atmosphere, it should always be positive spurring them on, not negative.  Just my opinion.  

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    Mid-Season Prediction Contest: How Does Oregon Finish? (Contest Closes Saturday Morning!)

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    Posted · Edited by NJDuck

    On 10/19/2021 at 2:07 PM, Charles Fischer said:

    One more prediction: Moorhead will leave Oregon at the end of this season, and Mastro will be elevated to "Supreme Yes-Man."  (OC)

     

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    Wow Charles.  The prediction you mentioned that Moorhead will leave Oregon and Mastro will be elevated to "Supreme Yes-Man as the OC, very depressing!  Even my green tinted glasses won't get me past that one if it comes true.  Just that thought makes me cringe in fear.

     

    Love Jon's upbeat prediction!   JM will be present as the OC, more players coming back from injuries, Oregon will look more like the team that beat Ohio St. on both sides of the ball.  They will find a way in each remaining Pac12 games, including the Pac12 championship to pull out the wins.  

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    What IF....this IS the Nature of This Team--Against Great Foes Too?

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    Posted · Edited by NJDuck

    Let's put this in perspective.  Iowa lost to Purdue at home 24 to 7.  A lot of upsets this year against high ranking teams.  This is the year for upsets due to super seniors being on a lot of teams.  I am happy Oregon is winning most of their games, not pretty, but winning.  This team has been bitten by a lot of injuries this year.

     

    In that Stanford game, as we all know, Oregon had missing players for this game including our OC and lost in OT.  It did not help in that game with questionable penalties by the refs, plus poor coaching decisions towards the end of regular game time.  But, I thought Oregon was still going to win that game.  Again look what has happen across the landscape in big time upsets. 

     

    I agree with you, if Oregon can win every game for now on, even if it is not pretty, I will be stoked!  Go Ducks.  Love this forum.  Thanks Charles!

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    Quarterback Quandary: What Would Former Oregon Coaches Do?

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    Posted · Edited by NJDuck

    I believe Chip Kelly would not have gone with AB.  He would have went with TT.  Used maybe RA or JB as the backup, but have AB help guide the other QBs due to his experience.  But, not sure if Chip would have used the transfer portal to get AB with the talent of QBs already on his list to use.

     

    I think with having the week off and playing CAL the following week, this would have been a good opportunity to prepare TT to play the majority of the game against CAL.  As someone said, CAL will stack the box due to AB's inaccuracies in the passing game.  With TT the threat is there to burn CAL in the passing game.  Would make a difference in the running game.

    Stanford got wasted by Az St. What does that say about the Ducks?

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    Just read about this.  In JM's absents in the Stanford game running backs coach Jim Mastro called the plays in Oregon’s 31-24 overtime loss to Stanford. If Moorhead doesn’t return on Friday (7:30 p.m., ESPN), Mastro will continue to call UO’s offense and a different staff member will oversee the running back rotation.  No wonder.  Let's all hope JM is back for the CAL game.

    WHAT WE LEARNED ON SATURDAY + FRIDAY

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    Posted · Edited by NJDuck

    Hopefully changes will be made before the CAL game.  Put in Cardwell and Benson to help Dye out.  Both of those guys are comparable to Verdell in stature.  They are talented.  Would this be a good time to bring in a new QB, especially since we had a bye week and playing CAL at home?  AB has proven he cannot be relied on in the passing game.

     

    Go Ducks, win out!.

     

     

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    DO NOT GIVE UP THE PLAYOFF SHIP!

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    I agree.  The bright side of this is Oregon is still sitting in the top 10.  We were without very important missing pieces in this game.

     

    I do believe AB is not the answer at QB as was revealed not only in this game, but others as well.  His passing technique is weak.  We do need a QB who can pass with accurate precision which Ty Thompson will give us the dimension we sorely need.  He is Oregon's answer at QB for the Ducks.

     

    Do you prepare Ty Thompson now since we have two weeks before we play California at home, but allow AB to be the backup just in case?  That next following game will be at UCLA.  If they were to make a change, it should be now.  But is it wise to change QBs part way in the season?  

    Why can't the Pac-12 get its 2021 Football Schedule Finalized?

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    Posted · Edited by NJDuck

    Can we vote for the next commissioner instead of University Presidents and Officials?  If so, my vote for the next Pac12 commissioner is Charles Fischer!  I believe Charles would do a much better job getting the Pac12 back to prominence.  He would do the opposite of this list he mentioned:

    --Incompetent bowl management
    --Incompetent game scheduling  (nine versus eight at other conferences, thus a big disadvantage)
    --Bloated expenses
    --Incompetent Officials
    --Incompetent television contracts
    --A Network that has the wrong times for programming on a regular basis
    --Delays in Scheduling

    * Instead Charles would bring back competency in handling bowl management

    * He would change the in-conference games to 8 instead of 9 (this will help the Pac12 to be more competitive with the other conferences)

    *Reverse the bloated expenses, move the central office out of SF and change it to Las Vegas.  Basketball/football championships are located there.  He would take a pay cut instead of the ridiculous amount of money our now, thank goodness soon to go away commissioner (I can't even say his name without leaving a bad taste in my mouth).

    * He will give us a much better TV contracts/Better Network programing times for our conference.  Get the game time scheduling out in a timely manner.

    Charles would go from campus to campus to spend time with the teams/ADs getting the pulse of the schools needs to make this a better conference!

    I loved what Charles has done in creating/designing this site for all of us to enjoy!  He would do an outstanding job formulating the right people to get this conference back to prominence once again!

    In Seriousness, I believe if the University Presidents would hire someone like Charles who has the fortitude, perseverance, ingenuity, integrity to do the what's right for this conference.  We would have a great commissioner that actually cares about the pulse of this conference that we could actually count on!  This is the kind of person they need to look for.

    Thanks All.  Love this site and everyone that's involved!

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    Ducks Add Some Kick To 2021 Class

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    This is fantastic news!  "He hits a clean ball off the ground and easily has 55+ yard range. He is smooth and accurate. His kickoffs are D1 ready. Jace drives the ball 70+ yards, with 4.0+ hang time. He is a gamer that kicks with confidence. Also a capable punter."  Much needed for Oregon's kicking game.  Great addition on special teams.

    Thanks for the info 30Duck.

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