FishDuck Article Administrator No. 1 Share Posted September 22 The No. 9 Oregon Ducks have a bye this week after trouncing in-state rival Oregon State 49-14 last weekend in Corvallis. The Ducks (3-0) hit refresh after two weeks of weird, buggy nail-biters against less talented opponents that effectively deflated the preseason hype balloon. I pulled Mr. FishDuck from his fun at nové online casino to review the unusual position ... Oregon Bye Week, USC Lays Egg at Big House, Wazzu Survives... FISHDUCK.COM The No. 9 Oregon Ducks have a bye this week after trouncing in-state rival Oregon State 49-14 last weekend in Corvallis. The Ducks (3-0) hit... 1 1 2 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...
Smith72 Moderator No. 2 Share Posted September 22 Thank you Jordan! I enjoy your articles not only for interesting tidbits of facts, but for your humorous writing style. Your description of the cause of the Pac-12 is the best I've seen, "...blame flimflam man and hornswoggler Larry Scott. Seriously. This administrative dingleberry single-handedly tanked the conference and forced this catastrophe into reality. Then he blamed the teams for not winning enough, took his millions and went home." 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 3 Share Posted September 22 Very entertaining, well-written article; nice job. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 4 Share Posted September 22 Jordan thank you for such a fun and diverse article. You packed a great deal of information to ponder. While i am happy that usc lost to Michigan, I couldn't help but wonder how OBD's Defensive front 7 will stop the Wolverines rushing attack? IMHO, the Ducks worked hard at containing Jenty, yet he ran for over 200 plus yards. BSU brought a much more balanced offense to Autzen than Michigam has. The Broncos kept the Ducks D off bslance, just enough, to move the ball and score points. The Wolverines may be one dimensional, however they do that very well. Will be interested to see how DL and staff defend that smash mouth, powerful run game? The so cal whiners did themselves no favors by multiple missed tackles on the Wolverines last drive. Game winning drive. This fan cannot dismiss the Wolverines rushing attack. In the last couple of seasons they have beaten tOSU, PSU and now usc. They play the game in a phone booth and dare you to stop them. Texas stopped them early, put points on the scoreboard and forced the Wolverines to play catchup. They dont have a pass attack. I know that game is weeks away but looking ahead seems to work on a bye week. Couldnt help but notice how easy Texas controlled Michigan and how usc could not. Texas looks and plays like a #1 team. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted September 22 Thanks, Jordan. The score in Ann Arbor was Michigan 27 and USC 24 in a game reminiscent of players wearing leather helmets and no face masks. 32 yards passing. I kept looking for Bo or 'Hurry Up' Yost on the sideline and a Wolverines waterboy carrying a bucket with a ladle. That was Old School football. Shout out to Miller Moss who should have worn a flak jacket and D coordinator D'Anton Lynn who is earning every cent of double the money he was being paid at UCLA. SC hosts Wisconsin, Penn State, now 3-0 Rutgers, and O challenged Notre Dame in LA. Road trips to Minnesota, Maryland, UW, and UCLA do not appear daunting. SC is a legit threat to make the 12-team Playoff field. Riley has the team heading in the right direction and is recruiting well but as David Marsh noted, SC needs more and better O-line players. Holy Archie! - How good is the Texas team that mauled Michigan on both LOS? Iowa 31 - Minnesota 14 - The Hawkeyes will have the sausage with a side of bacon and a can of Spam to go. In Chapel Hill, NC, James Madison defeated UNC 70-50 and in the process did not miss a 3-point shot. Post-game Mack Brown said he was not going to retire. This surprised many Tar Heels fans and the UNC defense, who thought Mack had already retired. How about former James Madison coach Curt Cignetti having the Hoosiers at 4-0 with a more impressive win in the Rose Bowl over UCLA than LSU put on the Bruins in Baton Rogue? Indiana hosts Maryland on Saturday before playing at Northwestern the following week. Indiana is odds-on to be 6-0 when Nebraska visits Bloomington. Take That Media Hosers! Week 5 sees 4-0 Ilinois at 3-0 Penn State and 3-0 Rutgers vs 3-1 UWho. Who knew? Michigan State came this close to winning at Boston College. Sparty welcomes Ohio State to E. Lansing in Week 5 before playing Oregon on 10/4 in Eugene. GULP! YOU fired ME? Former Sooners star QB Josh Heupel who Bob Stoops canned as his OC before hiring Lincoln Riley, brought his Vols to Norman, OK. Tennessee held Oklahoma to 15 points with 3 sacks and 11 tackles for loss in the Vols 25-15 win. Oklahoma fans would Sooner have had OBD's Gabe at QB in Norman than in Eugene. The wunderkind who replaced Gabe, Jackson Arnold, was benched after the Oklahoma O floundered. Undefeated No. 6 Tennessee is legit. Undefeated No.7 Mizzou that defeated Vandy in OT is not. Is California still a tourist destination? Stanford visited Syracuse, New York where in a visit to the Carrier Air Conditioning Museum 63% of the Cardinal players figured out a better way to cool you off before cooling off the undefeated Orange 26-24. Soul mate Cal visited Tallahassee, Florida, the only place in the Sunshine State other than Disney World not close to a beach, and despite putting up 126 more yards than the Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah's, handed FSU, DJU and Chiel Osceola its first victory in 2024. UCLA was Bruin up trouble for LSU in Baton Rogue before two late Tigers TD drives sent UCLA home with a loss which will hopefully be repeated this Saturday in Pasadena. After a Big Ten throwback game, the train bringing the SC team home from Ann Arbor is scheduled to arrive at Union Station at 2 AM this Wednesday. 400 sellouts in a row. 34th loss since 2017 by One Score! Nebraska fans are seeing Red. Everyone had BYU winning the B12. Right? Sigh, Miami with one top 25 opponent on the schedule, Louisville, appears to be a lock for the ACC Champ game vs one-bad-half Clemson with Cam Ward the Heisman Trophy favorite. Only the Boise State coaches can stop Ashton Jeanty; only 11 carries in the blowout of Portland State. Blast the Bruins! 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 6 Share Posted September 22 Good gosh Jordan! I could stay up all night and not come up with this! Love it! "...the Broncos’ bell cow back continues to elude defenders and post wackadoo stats that elicit severe bowel discomfort amongst opposing defensive coordinators. (Talk about preparing for the runs!)" 1 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notalot No. 7 Share Posted September 22 (edited) Good writing, Jordan. As for Larry Scott, he worked for the presidents. As much as he bungled his duties, the members of the council of presidents are most to blame for the demise of the Pac12. They held responsibility over Scott for the business of the conference. They failed miserably. That ship has sailed. Edited September 22 by Notalot 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 8 Share Posted September 22 Be True to your Old School. Michigan's win over USC was old-school, power football WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The No. 18 Michigan Wolverines scored a huge Big Ten win over No. 11 USC on Saturday, pulling off a 27-24 victory to get its first conference win of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 9 Share Posted September 23 Hernández: USC's loss to Michigan a reminder that Lincoln Riley falters under pressure Hernández: USC's loss to Michigan a reminder that Lincoln Riley falters under pressure WWW.YAHOO.COM USC should have beaten Michigan, but curious play calls from Lincoln Riley raise questions as to whether he can lead the Trojans to a national title. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 10 Share Posted September 23 USC played a team that passed for 32 yards. Not on one play. In the entire game. In truth, this was a game the Trojans should have won. This was a game in which the defending national champion Wolverines were booed in their own stadium. This was a game in which USC had the ball and a four-point lead in the last five minutes against an opponent that hadn’t scored in any of its last six drives. Right now, the Trojans have a championship defensive coordinator. They have a championship quarterback. They need Riley to be a championship head coach. But I thought it was the Refs! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 11 Share Posted September 23 On 9/23/2024 at 9:27 AM, 30Duck said: USC played a team that passed for 32 yards. Not on one play. In the entire game. In truth, this was a game the Trojans should have won. This was a game in which the defending national champion Wolverines were booed in their own stadium. This was a game in which USC had the ball and a four-point lead in the last five minutes against an opponent that hadn’t scored in any of its last six drives. Right now, the Trojans have a championship defensive coordinator. They have a championship quarterback. They need Riley to be a championship head coach. But I thought it was the Refs! USC took the lead, held Michigan, and got the ball back. I haven't produced Heisman winners like Lincoln Riley but I didn't get the play calling when 2 1st downs could have iced the game. Running the ball 3 times would have forced Michigan to call TOs or left little time on the clock for Michigan. Having a TO before running the 4th and goal play helped Michigan. And if the clock had run down, would Michigan have had time to run the ball on every play of its walk-off TD win? I know shovel passes are considered to be almost automatic completions, but not as automatic as handing the ball off. Back-to-back incomplete shovel passes by SC took next to no time off the clock. I do think SC's beef about the former Pac-12 crew calling this game was legit. The crew missed 2 Michigan delay of-game calls, an obvious facemask call on one of Michigan's sacks, and a late below-the-wast hit after Moss had released the ball. SC's WRs did nothing to help Moss out. Every contested catch went the way of the Wolverines. I think Branch in particular played an uninspired game. On the pass returned for a TD by All-American Will Johnson, the SC receiver waited passively for the ball instead of moving back to the ball to make the catch; a fundamental error at this level of football. SC's O-line deserved the 'D' grade from Trojans Wire. You lose both LOS and you will not win many football games. Unlike SC, Texas dominated both LOS and shut down Michigan's run game. It was a great 'fistfight' of a game to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 12 Share Posted September 23 (edited) On 9/23/2024 at 8:53 AM, Jon Joseph said: I do think SC's beef about the former Pac-12 crew calling this game was legit. The crew missed 2 Michigan delay of-game calls, an obvious facemask call on one of Michigan's sacks, and a late below-the-wast hit after Moss had released the ball. I agree, the calls you cited, probably others, were missed. But the mistakes you, and the LA Times article pointed out, were much more responsible for the loss. We know all too well how crucial OL play is, a D won't get it done. The uninspired effort of the WR's gives life to the narrative about USC players. So far, Riley has coached 3 Heisman winning QB's, hasn't sniffed a Natty. Edited September 23 by 30Duck 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 13 Share Posted September 23 Not That It Makes Me Smart, That's Too Difficult For Anyone to Accomplish. But Trojans Wire Has the Same Beefs With Lincoln Riley, and He Makes $10M a Year. Lincoln Riley, USC football lack precision and overall discipline TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The reality of USC football is that while improvements have been made, the overall product is far too inconsistent and unclean. Precision is lacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 14 Share Posted September 23 Execution is needed of USC and UCLA? Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
