[Travis Dye]

On 9/11/2022 at 3:41 PM, 1Ducker1 said:

Who is or what is Travis Dye?

The name sounds vaguely familiar..........I think he might the illegitimate little brother of Ducks Great Troy Dye.  

[Curious About the Character of the Team That Will Emerge?]

Glad you made that point.  It's all too easy to dwell in the disappointment we all felt last Saturday.  Much better to look forward to the upcoming Journey and appreciate the development of these young men and their young coaches.

 

[Question About Ducks O-Line]

From what I've read, especially regarding later last season, Oregon's offensive line play was not optimal for multiple reasons. There were a lot of injuries, Mario Cristobal checked out the last few games with his eyes on moving to Miami, and Mario`s plain vanilla offensive schemes put undue pressure on the offensive line. 
 

Regarding the latter point, Mario would try to pound the ball up the middle so often, just hoping that the sheer physicality of his line would open gaps, that defenses quickly learned to stack the box and stifle those plays. It doesn't look like Lanning and crew will suffer from Mario short-sidedness, and Oregon's offensive line appears to be pretty healthy and deep at this point. I've read a few of Charles Fischer's articles on this site that question the ability of Oregon's offensive tackles to effectively block pass rushes.

 

I don't have Charles'experience and expertise regarding such issues, but I've learned from experience that it's typically a good idea to trust his analyses.  

[Is Lanning Taking Secrecy TOO FAR?]

On 8/26/2022 at 3:32 PM, Charles Fischer said:

I think then the coaches would be dealing with an inferno of questions from the media.

 

From my point of view, learning the starters on gameday instead of before adds a lot of stress and analysis time during and immediately after a game.  (I imagine that might be true for others in the media as well)

 

I especially would like to know the starters on defense, as that tells me a lot about how Lanning is going to run his defense.  And that is why when Lanning is asked....

 

I hadn't thought of that. It must be very frustrating for an analyst like you not to have the information you need up front to maximize your understanding of what might happen in the game. It's also frustrating for people like me to not be able to benefit from the careful analysis that analysts like you provide in advance of big games.

 

And, I think Lanning being this closed mouth gives him the best possible tactical advantage he can have against Georgia. And we're going to need every single advantage we can get against that team.

[Is Lanning Taking Secrecy TOO FAR?]

On 8/26/2022 at 1:15 PM, Gizmoduck said:

 

The tradition of not being traditional is what makes Oregon so special, it's hard to accept at first, but when we see spectacular results, it all makes sense.

 

 

 

 

I love that. Very well stated.

 

[Marcus Mariota Declared Falcons Starter]

I worry about him. I've read that the Falcons have one of the absolute worst offensive lines in the NFL. I don't want to see such a beloved player turned into a punching bag, like he often was at Tennessee. I really hope he gets a true chance at a second wind. I'd really like to see him shine again. Watching him go toe to toe against Justin Herbert when he stepped in early in the Raiders-Chargers game after Derek Carr was injured a year or two ago was a beautiful thing to see. It was a pleasure to see Herbert and Mariota perform that well in a professional game. 

 

[USC Fans Do NOT Want Oregon in the B1G...Whew!]

On 7/13/2022 at 1:08 AM, Axel said:

USC was forced to vacate its 2005 victory, because of Reggie Bush's cheating, which gives the Trojans only 6 victories against 12 losses since 1994.

Thanks, Axel.  I'm happy to be corrected, especially on something like this

 

[USC Fans Do NOT Want Oregon in the B1G...Whew!]

In regular season play, Oregon is 12 and 7 against USC and 15 and 7 against UCLA since 1994. So, we have more or less owned Los Angeles college football spanning the last 27 years. I understand many USC graduates have trouble grappling with double digit numbers, but that poor author needs help.