Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted Friday at 05:43 PM CBS - Lessons for OBD Looking to Go 16-0. What Oregon can learn from the past as Ducks chase ancient major college football history - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Dan Lanning's Ducks are trying to be the FBS' first 16-0 champion in over 100 years 16-0. Danno, Make It So! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted Friday at 06:19 PM Place Your Bets? College Football Playoff predictions, odds: Picks for Ohio State-Oregon, Georgia-Notre Dame in quarterfinals - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Trust the Process with these picks for the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff Humble Howard. Ruin Ryan's Day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 3 Share Posted Friday at 09:36 PM And, another link about "the long season" Penn State Football: Embracing the Long Grind of a Record 15-Game CFP Season…and Counting | State College, PA WWW.STATECOLLEGE.COM It’s been a long and grinding road for Penn State in 2024. And it’s not over yet. So far, the Nittany Lions have not just survived and advanced despite a 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 4 Share Posted Friday at 11:03 PM Not surprisingly, the fact that Penn State lucked into the easiest route possible to the Natty isn't mentioned in the article. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 5 Share Posted Saturday at 02:56 AM Well 16-0 cannot be a possibilty without this great Duck team being 14-0 the evening of January 1, 2025. So proud of OBD's journey in 2024 to reach 13-0 and bring home the BIG CCG Crown. Now i know some on this Forum felt the Ducks could go 12-1 or 11-2 and be BIG Champs. How many felt they could achieve 13-0? I sure didn't........ What i find interesting is that so much narrative or conversation is focused on how can OBD's beat the big bad buckeyes. WTH! i would ask how does osu2 beat the only unbeaten team left standing. Just a few weeks back, osu2 was a train wreck. They couldn't even handle a mediocre Michigan team in the toothless Shoe. The buckeyes had such a talent advantage over the Wolverines and they put up 10 points. 10 points....... 2 weeks later they play an overrated, mismatched Tennessee team and wipe the floor with them. The talent level created mismatches that the Buckeyes took advantage of. Now all of a sudden they are an unbeatable juggernaut that OBD's cant beat? Kiss my ...... When these 2 teams step on the field the talent level will be fairly equal except at QB, Edge Rushers and totality of skill position players. Oregon has the edge...... However, just like in October, the Buckeye cornerback cannot cover Stewart. I am certain the cornerback has improved his technique and has more game time experience. But he is not any faster now then he was then. This is a mismatch that the Buckeyes cannot overcome. If they bracket or zone Stewart then Tez will be wide open and find the endzone, often. A recipe for Duck points. As long as the Duck O plays clean and mistake free then expect 42 to 56 points from this offense. I could create scenarios where the Ducks will have tightends wide open in seam routes or bubble screens. I would ask, how does osu2 stop the Duck O? Now the Duck D needs to not let osu2 reach 40 points. Its a tall task but this is an exceptional D that is far superior to Michigan or Tennessee. You cant shut down the osu2 offense. Just limit it so the Duck O can create scoreboard separation. Go Ducks 14-0...... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 6 Share Posted Saturday at 08:12 PM Lanning acknowledged early on he had contacted NFL coaches and others on advice for dealing with a long season. If any team in the playoffs is ready, it has to be the Ducks. A couple thoughts about the media hype about tOSU. They were the preseason favorite and they are in the playoffs. If they win, many sports 'talking heads' will look brilliant. So, that's part of their support. I rewatched the 1st game and decided Oregon didn't play as well on offense as I remembered. Dillon was good but missed some easy stuff. Missed FG, two missed PAT and missing wide open Tez on 4th and goal. That's potentially 12 points. Everyone remembers a 1 pt win that is clouded by a controversial 12 man penalty with homefield advantage. I can understand the hype for tOSU. Also, Oregon slowed tempo pretty much every game in 2nd half with a lead. Was Lanning reducing snap counts? As a result, scores didn't always reflect a blowout win. To the media it looks like we aren't that good. Wanting a Natty so much makes losing after going 13-0 seem like a wasted season. Well it's not. This has been a great run. tOSU is a really good football team. We are glad to play them, we just wish it was the finals and not the quarters. But beating them again will ensure the 1st time wasn't a fluke and will cement us as the best in the B1G. It also will validate coach Lanning as indeed playing chess to the others checkers. Lanning's comment that many guys are hitting their personal best in weights and other training measurables sounds extremely encouraging. Accompany that with extra time for new plays and designs, I'm super excited our guys will be ready. No nervousness for them either. They know what to expect. The Rosebowl is home away from home. We got this. 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 7 Share Posted Saturday at 09:04 PM 864,665 FANS — That’s a Beaver Stadium single-season attendance record. It’s an average of 108,083 fans for eight home games in 2024, a program record since Beaver Stadium was built in 1960. (Previous record: 867,911 for eight games in 2002.) Did the author get his Math degree from U-DUH? SOmethin' duh-int add up! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 8 Share Posted Saturday at 09:13 PM On 12/28/2024 at 1:04 PM, woundedknees said: 864,665 FANS — That’s a Beaver Stadium single-season attendance record. It’s an average of 108,083 fans for eight home games in 2024, a program record since Beaver Stadium was built in 1960. (Previous record: 867,911 for eight games in 2002.) Did the author get his Math degree from U-DUH? SOmethin' duh-int add up! That is pretty bad, the record, set in 2002 was108, 489 for 8 games. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
