spartan2785

I hate the idea of just playing cupcakes, I don't want Oregon to be one of those teams who chickens out of playing good teams from other conferences, let Ole Miss, Indiana and others be that type of team. That mentality infects a program to the point that they don't show up when it matters most.

Yes and no, do I think that against some teams (Rutgers, Northwestern, and Wisconsin) Oregon is holding some stuff back, probably, but I don't think we're deliberately trying to play possum. We're doing what we need to do to win those games. Iowa and Indiana it was just a mix of bad play, bad play calling, and some bad luck with injuries/bounces/officials. We aren't good enough to sandbag against the better teams on our schedule.

I expect us to look pretty good against Minnesota. USC and Washington are the games where I really have no idea what Oregon team is going to show up. USC can score but can't defend, and UW is decent at home, rivalry game, weather could be bad.

I thought we were better than what the score indicated, I just think we had some questionable play calling here and there, there was also the play where Iuli stepped on Moore's foot, that looked like it was going to be a TD or at least a first down, we basically did whatever we wanted in the ground game, but we would eventually shoot ourselves in the foot. It was just one of those games where it was always going to be difficult. Refs affected the game as well, multiple calls that prolonged drives for Iowa or stopped us, it was noticeable. I would say we aren't a top 5 team, and I don't think we're really a contender for the national title. Too much inconsistencies in our QB play, our line play, and our LBs are little bit limited for what you expect out of a team that wins a title. Need more pressure on the QB, need to be more consistently stout in the run D.

Yeah I saw it, there was a receiver like 10 yards away, but I was questioning it. I thought at the end of the drive you could have called it as well since there was no receiver in the endzone when he threw it out of the endzone. It really seemed like the refs had an agenda. I keep thinking how disappointed the ref looked when he announced the fumble that went to us. For that matter why did we have to call a timeout to get it reviewed? We literally did not receive one call the entire game, I don't think I'm forgetting something.

Question: How did Iowa not have one penalty other than the illegal kick? How is that possible in a game like this? Someone really has to look at these refs. If Iowa had 2 or even one penalty I could take it, but NONE!?

Whittington was outstanding, all the RBs were amazing. Wish we would have let one of them run the ball instead of Moore on that second to last drive!

MVPs are Sappington, Basso, and Ferguson-Reynolds! Moore was not good until that last drive. Credit where credit is due, he got it done when it counted most. They found a way, but that last defensive play will absolutely drive me insane that we had 4 in the box against a running QB!

Refs have to make it about them, Iowa holds the entire game and now they call holding, Refs are crooked.

I wasn't really against the idea of playing for a field goal, I just felt like it was a lot to ask a kicker who hasn't been shown to be reliable to kick a FG from 46 yards in the rain against the wind. He made it, so it was the right decision.

Where was that against Indiana!? That's not PI!

Defense has to be better, can't allow that.

Awful, his momentum was stopped, and then they allowed them to pull him across.

I'm fine throwing the ball there, but throw to a safer route!

Horrible pass, can't be throwing that, kick the field goal.