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osu2 21 — Vols 23 Whoever wins, doesn’t win… Facing Oregon in the Rose Bowl, same as a baseball bat to the head!

Oregon 35-13 3 5 318

Hearing lots of chatter that Texas has played sub par teams to this point and now playing a “real” team they are getting exposed! as I’m typing this Texas is driving… that said, Texas is getting exposed. Not much space between the current top 3 teams.

I’m not going to pretend I know what the financials look like at SUC… I feel A&M have deeper pockets due to all the Oil Money. Living here in Texas for 3+ years and chatting with some A&M alumni, they’re not shy bragging about their financial situation. Just my 2 cents and nothing more.

It’s been very interesting reading and listening to some of the talking heads about this game. As of today (10.8.24) it’s been a split decision based on the camp you’re in. I will say the talk out of Ohio St. is a bit condescending, this could be my read or how they intended it. The comments (Ohio St. fans and B10 pundits) about Oregon takes me back to a book I read as a child (The Little Engine That Could). Oregon is that cute little team joining the “REAL” teams and it’s admirable they are even trying! My next comments come from my OBD glasses point of view. Ohio St. does not realize how rabid, loud, and knowledgeable our fan base is! We are 60K that will rival 100K seat stadiums, IMHO we truly have a 12th man. The way our stadium is built… we fans are truly on your back and in your ear the entire game! Please understand, this game is going to be close, neither team has played another with talent so equal to their own. While the odds makers have us at -3 or -3.5 (depending on the site) that’s a pick’em game in the betting world (just ask all the gamblers on this site)! I’m 100% here for this and Lanning has been here before! He will have this team prepped and my hope is we see both the Offense and Defense cut loose! If it wasn’t for the arthritis in my right knee (getting old sucks!)… I’d run through a brick wall I’m so geeked out! These are just the ramblings of an old man and nothing more! GO DUCKS!!!

So living in Texas, this means the game doesn’t start till 10 for me. Just sucks!

Great read Jon! I have always believed no polls should be posted till after game 5 of the season. Too many times have I seen top 25 teams upset in non-conference games opening the season. These pre-season polls are great eye candy and nothing more.

Agree, Cam was a “good” QB, let’s see what Cam has to say in 6-8 years when Herbert’s career is winding down. I’ll bet Cam’s accomplishments pale in comparison to Herbert’s.

A buddy of mine tried to tell me this game was a defensive battle! I feel that’s the default position for any SEC or BIG10 supporter when games like this take place. No offense and entertaining as watching paint dry. I didn’t get to watch the game but looking at the comments here and the game stats… I feel this was a game that lacked offense, not a defensive battle. As always, I’m old and could be wrong.

I have a question for everyone here, is rent a QB going to be our future? I don’t have an issue if we have no one in the wings, or our QB stable is full of mediocre players, but I don’t think that’s the case. Could this come back to bite us with QB commits? Oregon has developed some really outstanding QBs over the years. Maybe I’m just old and this is the wave of the future for college football. Just something I had bouncing around my brain bucket.

Lanning is a young coach, let’s see how he responds to this loss and season. My feeling is he’s going to grow, becoming a force as a head coach. I don’t like to see our Ducks fail, I hope this season and these losses lead to Lanning and his staff) growing as coaches. I’m excited to see what year 3 brings. How fun would it be to pull Ohio State in our bowl game. Beating them would be a nice way to say hello to our new conference.

Disclaimer: I’m being sarcastic about everyone but DL. IMHO all three said the same thing… Just because the first two sound like used car salesmen (sorry to anyone who’s a used car salesman) that you’d choke out with your bare hands doesn’t mean a thing. The problem is DL diverted from “coach speak” (which the other two did beautifully) by being clear, concise, and to the point that him leaving was not happening! The other two are top tier BLOVIATORS and we know first hand the teams who bought their BS… either regret, or, are regretting ever choosing them. As my grandpa always said “You can’t polish a turd!”

Hey noDuckNewby, I’m my opinion ESPN is the easiest one to figure out. You don’t have to look any further than their parent company… Disney. Disney has been hemorrhaging cash and been cutting costs across the board. You then consider the fact more and more people are cutting their cable and streaming… the dollars are far smaller than they once were. I think it’s total crap they we (PAC) are always dumped on and treated like a MWC most the time. OSU… I understand that, small brand small dollars and a garbage product (not very kind or objective of me). Oregon on the other hand is nationally known and puts a quality product on the field. I was quietly hoping Oregon would join the BIG12 since I live in Texas now. It would be awesome to see my team in person again. In reality I want Oregon where they will make the most money and recruit the best players. Just like you all, I’ll wait and see where Oregon lands.

Charles… those are some of the WORST uniforms ever (ones Joey wore)! There is one other item I never, ever, ever, ever want to see resurrected… Robo Duck… that was a dark and best forgotten time in Oregon Football History.

Ok here’s my 2 cents… I absolutely love the idea of wearing throwbacks once a year for big home games. cartm25… I love your excitement and enthusiasm but those uniforms… I know some people loved them and clearly you fall into that camp, I just can’t get there. I happen to own and display at work my game worn throwback helmet (I’ll post a picture tomorrow). Love the simple yellow helmet with the UO sticker, I even have the little stickers players earned for outstanding play. I personally would love to see the throwback uniforms Mariota and the team wore. Thanks for hearing me out, us old folks love that!