Grandpa Duck No. 1 Share Posted December 8 I left the family room for a couple of minutes for my pregame pit stop and missed the coin flip. When I returned and heard the announcer say that Penn State had won the toss and deferred I told my wife: "That's a mistake." Franklin gave OBD the ball and the opportunity to gain the lead, which was never relinquished. Another part of that is that OBD got one more drive in the first half and scored on the first and the last. Many are saying our defense was carried by the offense. In a way, that's true. But the defense succeeded in holding Penn State to a field goal on their first drive, and to stopping them completely on the opening drive ot the second half. OBD won the third quarter 7-0. We won the kicking game. Penn State missed a field goal, and our OBD punter out performed theirs. OBD had about 45 fewer yards of penalty. That can be chalked up to discipline. Obviously OBD coaching staff has improved player performance in this area. Yes, Penn State made more yards from scrimmage than OBD. They had to. Their penalties and OBD kicking game gave them a longer field, that is, poorer field position and farther to go to reach the goal line than OBD Of such things are championships won. 2 4 3 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kamikaze Kid Moderator No. 2 Share Posted December 8 Great insights GD! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 3 Share Posted December 8 Glad you mentioned those! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 4 Share Posted December 8 On 12/8/2024 at 1:33 PM, Grandpa Duck said: Yes, Penn State made more yards from scrimmage than OBD. They had to. Their penalties and OBD kicking game gave them a longer field, that is, poorer field position and farther to go to reach the goal line than OBD And then they needed to take some more risks. Aller threw two picks that decided the game. The first one turned into a go ahead score from what the 2 yard line? The second sealed the game. The Ducks played bend but don't break defense. It worked. They gave Penn State field goals when they needed touchdowns. They took the ball away when Penn State needed to drive the field. Oregon going first was absolutely a Prnn State mistake. Nice catch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktmguy2018 No. 5 Share Posted December 8 Penn State traveled approximately 500 miles, Oregon traveled 2200 miles. On a side note, Tez is still catching passes against that defense. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 6 Share Posted December 9 (edited) On TV it almost sounded like a PSU home game, at times. Wonder what the split was between Oregon and Penn State fans? Edited December 9 by OregonDucks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 7 Share Posted December 9 On 12/8/2024 at 5:50 PM, OregonDucks said: On TV it almost sounded like a PSU home game, at times. Wonder what the split was between Oregon and Penn State fans? Oregon fans could not have been more than 25%. It was a white out. Either that or the cameras never panned to the Oregon fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 8 Share Posted December 9 By the time, the confetti settled, there was indeed and empty stadium revealed. This was a team game, but the look on Tez's face? PRICELESS 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Man No. 9 Share Posted December 9 On 12/8/2024 at 6:42 PM, David Marsh said: Oregon fans could not have been more than 25%. It was a white out. Either that or the cameras never panned to the Oregon fans. I think your last comment nailed it. I saw a video clip on "X" today of OBD fans going crazy to "Shout" between the 3rd & 4th quarters. The white outs looked miffed that Duck fans were partying in their place! Not a whiff of a mention by the broadcast folks. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalduck No. 10 Share Posted December 9 I was at the game and it was 70% psu, 15% Ducks, and 15% other fans. It was great because no matter how loud they got, OBD converted drives into scores. 2 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
