MicroBurst61 No. 1 Share Posted October 13 Oregon Ducks football sees new era ushered in by Dan Lanning DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks had every reason to lose to Ohio State, but they didn’t. A new era of Oregon football might be here. I, for one who's been a Fan of and followed Oregon Football since 1993, this article hits home! GO Ducks! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittDuck No. 2 Share Posted October 13 Great article and one that hits home for me as well! In the face of adversity, OBD came out with the W! tosu can say they beat themselves all they want, but we know better. Had we scored in the opportunities we had, gotten the bounce, or the calls, last night would have been a 44-24 beat down by OBD. In the olden days, all of those mishaps would have translated into a Duck loss. DL and this team refused to let it. It really does feel like a new era is upon us! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 3 Share Posted October 13 Yes. Great write up. Must read for all us old timers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckdude No. 4 Share Posted October 13 This article summed up what being a Duck fan is all about…..and, how absolutely wonderful it is to break with “the curse”. Well said! Go Ducks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 5 Share Posted October 13 Good article. One thing that it didn't mention is that Oregon finally has the talent across the entire roster, specifically in the trenches, to compete with any team in the country and they proved it last night against "the most talented roster in the history of college football." The coaches have done a tremendous job on the recruiting trail (getting another 4 star DT from SoCal to commit today) and are coming into their own as game day coaches. The sky's the limit for Oregon Football with Coach Lanning at the helm. GO DUCKS!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeotechDuck No. 6 Share Posted October 13 The scary thing is that this team is 6-0 and still has not played a complete game. What is that going to look like when it finally happens? As the other team, I guess you just hope it doesn’t happen to you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 7 Share Posted October 14 On 10/13/2024 at 3:53 PM, DanLduck said: Yes. Great write up. Must read for all us old timers. Yeah, I'm still mentally entombed in the old days, and don't believe I deserve, or will get, nice things. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 8 Share Posted October 14 On 10/13/2024 at 4:47 PM, GeotechDuck said: The scary thing is that this team is 6-0 and still has not played a complete game. What is that going to look like when it finally happens? So true. Unlike OSU terms it, it was an Ugly win for the Ducks. Mistakes that would have put an L on the record for a lot of teams but were canceled out by stellar performances from the players and coaches. Perfect for a mid-season game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 9 Share Posted October 14 On 10/13/2024 at 7:00 PM, Duckdude said: This article summed up what being a Duck fan is all about…..and, how absolutely wonderful it is to break with “the curse”. Well said! Go Ducks! Full disclosure. I have 3 great loves when it comes to sports. Oregon football, Gonzaga basketball (hey, Mark Few was a Duck), and Texas Rangers baseball. Between 2010 and 2022 I watched all 3 go to the championship games/series two times each and they all lost. All were heartbreaking, but the 2011 World Series was the worst (one strike away in the 9th and 10th innings). All three teams went from being lovable losers to up-and-comers to contenders in a short amount of time relatively speaking. Being a fan of a contender is way more stressful than the other two. It’s harder to expect to win every game than it is to hope for an upset. While it’s hard to lose championship games, I would much rather hope for a championship than hope for an upset. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fathertime No. 10 Share Posted October 14 First there was The Pick and now we can celebrate The Slide. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 11 Share Posted October 14 On 10/13/2024 at 6:56 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: Full disclosure. I have 3 great loves when it comes to sports. Oregon football, Gonzaga basketball (hey, Mark Few was a Duck), and Texas Rangers baseball. Between 2010 and 2022 I watched all 3 go to the championship games/series two times each and they all lost. All were heartbreaking, but the 2011 World Series was the worst (one strike away in the 9th and 10th innings). As a lifelong Seattle Mariners fan, the idea of reaching the world series is like some magical dream! This game really was the feeling of not simply being an upstart who is simply ahead of the game, it's simply because we have built this program to where it feel like we truly belong. With the Mariota, Dixon, even Harrington years, it sort of felt like we were getting there through being ahead of the game with scheme or we had a generational talent that we leaned on, this season feels like the culmination of work started with Cristobal (you do have to give him credit for starting to get us up there in terms of recruiting) and now we have what could be our Woody Hayes, Bowden, Saban, the guy that is here forever and establishes us as a perennial top 7 or so program. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
