FishDuck Article Administrator No. 1 Share Posted 5 hours ago Football isn’t a beauty contest — winning ugly still counts. The No. 1 Oregon Ducks overcame early struggles and a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the unranked Wisconsin Badgers 16-13 on Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadium. Talented Oregon rosters of years past have fallen in similar November games, unable to rise above the same types of frustrating miscues that plagued ... Not Pretty but Still Perfect: No. 1 Ducks Rally Late | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM Football isn’t a beauty contest — winning ugly still counts. The No. 1 Oregon Ducks overcame early struggles and a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat... 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 2 hours ago Thanks, Jordan, for the excellent recap of yesterday's game. I agree, "winning ugly still counts". Wisconsin really benefited from the bye week and came out refreshed and energized. Kudos to their coach for that. I know we will always get our opponent's best shot. I'm impressed with all the Oregon Coaches for prevailing against an improved and energized home team. We've seen other Oregon teams fail in these situations. Also impressed with the "true grit" shown by the players. Lots of stuff to go to the doctor and get fixed. Get healthy Ducks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 3 Share Posted 2 hours ago Thank you Jordan for your article in the aftermath of OBD's hard fought road game victory. A well rested and energized Badger defense utilized constant pressure to force DG off his timing routes. Wisconsins secondary is strong and coverage was very good. DG had to scramble or adjust often to carve out table scraps on the scoreboard. It helped that the Whisky D (just like the Terps) did not have to account for Tez. To my eyes the Duck offense is more predictable withoit Tez. Yet the Ducks tired and pieced together offense moved the ball, at times with ease. However, a critical red zone mistake and 2 settle for Field Goals, on the first 3 drives absolutely inspired the Wisconsin D. Instead of taking the crowd out of the game with a 21 point lead early, well that crowd was loud and supportive for the entire game. Except when the Badgers had the ball. OBD's Defense played outstanding dominant ball. Their was no doubt that the Game Ball belongs to the Oregon Duck D... Well done........ It was an ugly win for sure but a big time road win. Go Ducks, the dreaded leg lifters are heading to Eugene....... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 4 Share Posted 1 hour ago Thanks, Jordan, this one was ugly, add it to the nightmare list that Wisconsin is compiling with games against Oregon. It was the game that OBD lost before, and that weren't supposed to win, now that they're in the B1G. But win they did. How many times have the Ducks lost because the kicker missed a field goal? Last year's Beaver, now Always a Duck, Atticus Sappington was 3-3. Gabriel pulled a little Mahomes out on Wisky when he was running down the sideline, looked like he was heading out of bounds, but didn't and zipped past them for some more. Maybe should have let Sapp make it 4-4, but the Ducks D took care of business, and now the Ducks finally get a rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 5 Share Posted 34 minutes ago (edited) On 11/17/2024 at 5:05 AM, FishDuck Article said: Football isn’t a beauty contest While an ugly win is better than a loss, college football has always been a beauty contest since there are uneven schedules and a high percentage of the teams do not advance to a tournament. Although style points don’t matter as much for those at the top of the rankings (like OBD), they do matter for teams looking to earn an at large spot in the college football playoffs. Edited 33 minutes ago by OregonDucks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted 33 minutes ago From The Athletic's ($ wall) Stewart Mandel - "But the Ducks did what great teams do, driving 81 yards for the tying score and holding Wisconsin without a 1st down for the entire 4th quarter to win 16-13." "Running back Jordan James (25 carries,121 yards, one TD) wore down the Badgers, and defensive end Matayo Uiagalelei was everywhere, pulling down a game-sealing interception off a deflection." Thank you Jordan. Thank you Stewart. Puddles, take a WELL-DESERVED NAP before beating UW back-to-back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck Moderator No. 7 Share Posted 2 minutes ago On 11/17/2024 at 6:58 AM, Jon Joseph said: Puddles, take a WELL-DESERVED NAP before beating UW back-to-back. Wait a minute, Puddles only did 16 pushups last night. No nap, the guy better keep working out or he will never be ready for the game on the 30th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
