FishDuck Article Administrator No. 1 Share Posted September 5, 2023 By now we have all seen pictures of the Bo-Dacious billboards in New York and Dallas in what is an official but unofficial Bo Nix for Heisman campaign. It’s only unofficial in that the Heisman is not printed on any of the material, but we all know better. But there is another player who is just as worthy of a ... Does Oregon Have Two Players Running for Heisman? FISHDUCK.COM By now we have all seen pictures of the Bo-Dacious billboards in New York and Dallas in what is an official but unofficial Bo Nix for Heisman... 1 Two Sites: FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks forum, The only "Forum with Decorum!" And All-Volunteer? What a wonderful community of Duck fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massduck No. 2 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Great breakdown David. I agree that Irving can be as valuable as a piece to this year‘s team as Bo Nix. If there is no more billboard space left around the country perhaps we can get a Bucky banner up in the USC cafeteria. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith72 Moderator No. 3 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Excellent article David! The talent possessed by Irving makes him a great back. Vision, speed, balance, using his blockers, and toughness - he has the total package. I do trust the management of the running back position to Coach Locklyn. We know what a great back Verdell was during the Mari years. But he did encounter a lot of injuries. In my opinion sharing the load may have let him finish the season more often. The 66 yard run you described came in the 13th game of the season. I posit that was possible because he also had fresh legs at the end of the season to utilize all his talents. The Ducks are blessed to have a deep and talented running back room. I trust in Coach Locklyn! Thank you David for highlighting my favorite position! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 4 Share Posted September 5, 2023 How about changing the second Dallas billboard so instead of his arm, Bo is handing off to Bucky? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 5 Share Posted September 5, 2023 On 9/5/2023 at 6:42 AM, Smith72 said: Excellent article David! The talent possessed by Irving makes him a great back. Vision, speed, balance, using his blockers, and toughness - he has the total package. I do trust the management of the running back position to Coach Locklyn. We know what a great back Verdell was during the Mari years. But he did encounter a lot of injuries. In my opinion sharing the load may have let him finish the season more often. The 66 yard run you described came in the 13th game of the season. I posit that was possible because he also had fresh legs at the end of the season to utilize all his talents. The Ducks are blessed to have a deep and talented running back room. I trust in Coach Locklyn! Thank you David for highlighting my favorite position! Keeping Irving fresh and injury free is always a must and a bonus. But sometimes it really feels like last year the coaching staff pulled him far too early when he was still running with success. When he's the hot hand they really need to let him continue to roll out there. Now against PSU I think he did plenty of work and keeping him healthy is far more important. The game wasn't on the line and he already had over a hundred yards rushing. But later in the year he'll be needed more so best to keep him healthy right now but when he needs him, he needs to be out there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic No. 6 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Should have 3, Franklin included 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 7 Share Posted September 5, 2023 What I love about your explanation of Bucky's long run against North Carolina is--how hard it is to see the cut-back lanes before they materialize...and how he is doing that in milliseconds. Hard to teach! His jump-cut (Saturday) away from hole after he sucked in the PSU linebacker and then exploded outside was epic stuff. So fast! Thanks David! 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Haulin No. 8 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I can get behind Irving for Heisman. Dude is an absolute beast. To his advantage, he has a whole herd in the stable to keep him fresh all season. What a nightmare for opposing DCs to defend the RPO. Ducks have 3-5 backs that can turn any play into points. Throw in Bo as a runner and forget about it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck No. 9 Share Posted September 6, 2023 We are lucky to have Bucky! I can't wait to see what kind of a season he has, when called upon to make a real difference. I have a feeling we haven't seen the best of Bucky yet. Also as good as Bucky is, Locklyn seems to be the real deal as far as coaches go. He can pick the talent, inspire, coach up, and manage talent better than any other coach, and we have extremely good coaches! If any position coach can achieve what Locklyn has done at RB, that position will be in good hands. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 10 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 9/5/2023 at 5:39 PM, Charles Fischer said: His jump-cut (Saturday) away from hole after he sucked in the PSU linebacker and then exploded outside was epic stuff. So fast! Did you notice this post from today? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
