kirklandduck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted November 10 Thoughts about Oregon’s performance tonight? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted November 10 OBD was sloppy and unfocused all game long. But they still pulled off the win despite the struggles like a good team should. Next week at Wisconsin will be much less forgiving, hopefully DL will whip the crew back into shape by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted November 10 I think the effects of seven straight weeks without a bye week rest...just materialized. Maryland played better than we thought, but we left opportunities go to waste as well. I hope Jordan James is OK... (And I have no idea why they bring in Limar. He has no breakaway speed, no extraordinary power, and no wiggle.) 3 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 4 Share Posted November 10 When Alabama was No.1 and they had a game like that, you just said, "well, that's Alabama" Oregon's offense wasn't working tonight, but the team still put up 39. Fake punts, TD's to OL. There were some unfortunate penalties. A lot for Lanning and the coaches to point out on film. Glass half full observation, that was bad Oregon football and they still won by 3 touchdowns. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Man No. 5 Share Posted November 10 (edited) I'm curious to see how the O-Line grades out. Seemed like someone was getting blown up regularly killing the plays before they started and setting DG up for some big hits. Reminiscent of the first two games of the season before we got things figured out. Edited November 10 by Chas Man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJacksPlaidPants Moderator No. 6 Share Posted November 10 Oregon would’ve gotten beat by most top 25 teams tonight. They’re very average without Tez or Marcus. Maryland is a terrible team. They gifted OBD about 17 points. I’m watching Nevada do the same thing for Boise State. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ducker1 No. 7 Share Posted November 10 Wasnt our best game thats for sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 8 Share Posted November 10 No chicken little. Garbage effort and beat a team that might go bowling by 21. We’re 10-0. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDuck No. 9 Share Posted November 10 They better figure out the O line quick next week will be tough 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Author Moderator No. 10 Share Posted November 10 On 11/9/2024 at 7:54 PM, Chas Man said: I'm curious to see how the O-Line grades out. Seemed like someone was getting blown up regularly killing the plays before they started and setting DG up for some big hits. Reminiscent of the first two games of the season before we got things figured out. Dave Iuli did get the starting nod tonight at RG, he hasn’t played all season so there may be chemistry issues right now. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 11 Share Posted November 10 (edited) Yuck, yuck, yuck. And I'm not laughing. How did we double their score? Feels almost as bad as that Idaho win. Not happy to lose Birch AGAIN. Can't wait for Tez to get back, and I'm sure Dillon feels the same way. Glad to be 10 and 0 and still will be ranked #1 in the country for another week. Edited November 10 by Solar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lono No. 12 Share Posted November 10 why was Jordan James on bench most of 2nd half? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 13 Share Posted November 10 "Defense, awesome job bending and not breaking. The special teams play again, huge in that game, and found a way. ...What are we, 10-0? Not bad!" That was Cignetti, post game & of course the offense that Indiana's D bent, but didn't break against was Michigan's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 14 Share Posted November 10 I'd say toss the film of this game and move on. The previous 6 games have all mostly been very good. Just reset for the Badgers. All teams have a game like this, and we still won by 21. It could be much worse. It is hard to get 'up' every week. I do think that losing Tez makes 3rd downs more difficult. And as pointed out by Charles, our backup O-line men are not as excellent as the starters. So we deal with some adversity, and recover and clobber Wisconsin. Don't dwell on this one poor outing. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethehiker No. 15 Share Posted November 10 I think Jordan James was being managed tonight. It’s a long season and Noah is coming on strong. James will be fresh for a big road game next week. Not sure about Lamar. Seemed to panic to the outside. Needs more experience and patience. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeotechDuck No. 16 Share Posted November 10 How much have things changed with Lanning? Oregon played terrible tonight and still won by three TDs. I’ll take it. With Mario, tonight is a loss. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Author Moderator No. 17 Share Posted November 10 Context is always key. A “poor” outing by OBD is winning by 3 TDs, I’ll take that any day of the week. Plus Mari0 lost in terrible fashion and the Fuskies got curb stomped while only scoring 2 FGs. That makes it a good day if you ask me. 1 1 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethehiker No. 18 Share Posted November 10 The absence of Tez looms large without a bye week to make big adjustments. Nothing downfield tonight as Tez normally draws a lot of attention including safety help. Hope he gets back soon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeotechDuck No. 19 Share Posted November 10 On a positive note, Whitt was awesome tonight. Good to see him continuing to get back to form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 20 Share Posted November 10 On 11/9/2024 at 8:50 PM, kirklandduck said: Context is always key. A “poor” outing by OBD is winning by 3 TDs, I’ll take that any day of the week. Plus Mari0 lost in terrible fashion and the Fuskies got curb stomped while only scoring 2 FGs. That makes it a good day if you ask me. Definitely a good day. If Michigan had anything close to an offense, they beat Indiana. But the Hoosiers found a way to win and are 10-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kamikaze Kid Moderator No. 21 Share Posted November 10 Last week they were gladiators in the arena taking down the defending champions in front of 110.000 people. Add in no Tez and the O line readjusting to new line ups again, a step back this week doesn't surprise me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman60 No. 22 Share Posted November 10 My question is, why have DG in the game at the end? We have guys that need experience and he was just handing off. One OL guy misses a block and blows up the hand off and hurts DG we are in big trouble. Am I wrong to think this way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBallzChipper No. 23 Share Posted November 10 I was surprised by the OL performance. I was under the impression that UM DL was tougher, and we still moved the ball on them minus Tez & Harper. This game I thought would be a blow out, yet offense looked anemic. We might be just changing things on OL, and trying new things for the long haul. Tonight the game was a lot closer than the score would indicate. Maryland lived on our side of the field. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 24 Share Posted November 10 On 11/9/2024 at 7:50 PM, Charles Fischer said: He has no breakaway speed On the two occasions where he got past the initial defense his open feild speed in space was pretty good. But he can't ever seem to get past the first would be tackler. He also seems to get strung out to the sideline too easily. He also doesn't seem to be able to create contact and power power an opponent. He just goes down. I've been rather disappointed in Limar this season when he has had opportunities.. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 25 Share Posted November 10 On 11/9/2024 at 9:10 PM, Duckman60 said: My question is, why have DG in the game at the end? We have guys that need experience and he was just handing off. One OL guy misses a block and blows up the hand off and hurts DG we are in big trouble. Am I wrong to think this way? Probably because he was still needed to communicate the defensive packages the defense was showing. Our lead wasn't overwhelming enough to put in the second string. We needed to close out and needed his expirence to run the run only offense it's best chance. My guess anyways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 26 Share Posted November 10 On 11/9/2024 at 9:01 PM, The Kamikaze Kid said: Last week they were gladiators in the arena taking down the defending champions in front of 110.000 people. Add in no Tez and the O line readjusting to new line ups again, a step back this week doesn't surprise me. The Ducks just felt asleep. I think we finally saw the let down game. The offensive line had some problems for sure. The receivers weren't as crisp and deadly as they usually are. But it felt like the team was just mentally out of it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroBurst61 No. 27 Share Posted November 10 There Are letdown games for All teams. Maryland was an "average" opponent with some outstanding receivers. No run game to speak of and a game manager QB (thank God no DG type on that side of the ball). HOWever they were 4-4 (now 4-5) and Obviously came ready to play after a two week prep and heal time. Oh yeah and there is that little thing, growing by the week, of a target on your back! Sloppy, unfocused game for sure with WAY too many Penalties, but I never really felt the Ducks would be challenged for the win. With a better team, this game would have become a trap game! I don't expect any "carryover" going into Wisconsin. And hopefully by the second quarter any concerns about this game will have been forgotten. 10-0 Babe! 's 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 28 Share Posted November 10 On 11/9/2024 at 9:44 PM, MicroBurst61 said: unfocused game for sure with WAY too many Penalties, Kinda felt like we had Pac-12 refs again. Our secondary has been allowed to play very very physical in the pass game and today there were loads of whistles. However, with that said they failed to adapt to the refs and they were overly graby. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 29 Share Posted November 10 Maryland has a couple of receivers that I think might have been very comfortable in last year's UW offense, or playing for Mike Leach.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOD No. 30 Share Posted November 10 (edited) Obviously when you are a top team, you tend to get everyone's best shot (at least as long as they remain competitive in the game). Coming in off a bye certainly doesn't hurt prep time. Wisconsin is going to come out and give that shot as well (and will have that bye). I think it is a later kickoff, which is less optimal. I believe Wisconsin is 5-4 coming off a 2 TD loss at home to Penn State and then a 42-10 smacking by Iowa. Took a quick look and Maryland was ranked #34 in total offense (and #9 in passing offense). Not that bad. Wisconsin is #82 in total offense and #92 in scoring offense (25.1). Against the 3 best defenses they have faced, they scored 10 against Alabama, 13 against Penn State, and 10 against Iowa. Winning on the road in conference in college is rarely considered a "lock" and strange things can and do happen; but, the Ducks should be in a good position to continue the formula that has been successful so far this year. From all accounts, Wisconsin is a tough place to play. Anyone recall in 2000 the Ducks losing a heartbreaker in Madison? They had taken a late lead with a 47 yard interception return for a TD by LB Matt Smith but then surrendered an 83 yard run by UW's Michael Bennett down to the Duck 1. Bennett who had been held to 32 yards in the first half, exploded for 258 yards in the second half including TD runs of 59 and 75 (as well as the 83 yarder). The Ducks had shut UW out in the first half and lead 6-0. Bennett ripped off the 59 yarder early in the 3rd, then the Ducks had a punt blocked and returned for a TD and all of a sudden it was 6-14. Ducks battled all the way back to lead 23-20 with about 5 minutes left, only to see Bennett break the long run, and give the Ducks one of their two losses in 2000 (a loss I believe that eventually kicked Oregon all the way down to Holiday Bowl as nonconference record ended up being a partial deciding factor in breaking the conference's three way tie for 1st that year). Edited November 10 by AnotherOD 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
