30Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted January 8 Which team was the best? 2014, destroyed FSU, then ran into Ohio State, who we all wanted to play instead of Alabama. How about 2012? The Stanford game, the block that wasn't by DAT, the TD that wasn't for Ertz, 2010? Nick Fairley, "Dyer was down? 2024? 13-1? No.1 for longer than any other team during the season. Are they the No.1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeotechDuck No. 2 Share Posted January 8 The 2012 team is the only team that I am confident would have won the Natty if given the opportunity. I still have that team No.1. That Stanford game is the biggest gut punch for me because Oregon should have won that game and won it all. That one still hurts the most, or maybe about the same as the Auburn game. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbmichaels No. 3 Share Posted January 8 IMO the 2024 team would beat any of those Chip era teams. And yes, I know Chip wasn't still there in 2014, but that team was still in his image. Those duck teams were very good, and very fun to watch, but much of their success was due to being ahead of the curve with their style of play. The game has since changed and "the field" has caught up. The current Ducks simply have bigger/faster/stronger players up and down the roster. I loved me some Marcus/LaMichael/DAT, etc - but those teams would have a tough time with the current group. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 4 Share Posted January 8 The 2010 team was the closest but the 2007 Oregon Ducks football team was, without a doubt, the best team in the country that year. Until Dennis Dixon crumpled to the turf in the desert… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 5 Share Posted January 8 On 1/8/2025 at 9:37 AM, OregonDucks said: but the 2007 Oregon Ducks football team was, without a doubt, the best team in the country that year. Absolutely agree. I don't know how '07 would fare against the other great Ducks teams. But in '07, Dixon had the Heisman & the team had the Natty wrapped up. 2010? 2012? Both so close, that Stanford L. the pain still reverberates like no other. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ducker1 No. 6 Share Posted January 8 I would go with 2012 too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 7 Share Posted January 8 ?? 2001, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2024 all have an argument in their favor. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartm25 No. 8 Share Posted January 8 I will honor your question and stick with the teams you presented. Best team, IMO, was the 2014 team. The DLine featured NFL pro-Bowlers Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner. Marcus Mariota - Forever legend Heisman trophy winner at QB. Oregon lost their two best starting receivers before the match up with ohio st . . . Devon Allen to injury in KR duties against FSU, and Darren Carrington was suspended for selfishness (smoking weed). Score in the NCG was 20-21, Oregon down by one, late in the 3rd quarter; then they got worn down by Zeke Elliott in the 4th Q. I don't think ohio st gets to play ball control late in the game if Oregon has full compliment of healthy WRs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/8/2025 at 3:57 PM, cartm25 said: I will honor your question and stick with the teams you presented. Best team, IMO, was the 2014 team. The DLine featured NFL pro-Bowlers Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner. Marcus Mariota - Forever legend Heisman trophy winner at QB. Oregon lost their two best starting receivers before the match up with ohio st . . . Devon Allen to injury in KR duties against FSU, and Darren Carrington was suspended for selfishness (smoking weed). Score in the NCG was 20-21, Oregon down by one, late in the 3rd quarter; then they got worn down by Zeke Elliott in the 4th Q. I don't think ohio st gets to play ball control late in the game if Oregon has full compliment of healthy WRs. If you have another team to mention, please do. HDuck listed all the Duck teams that were so close. As to 2014, no doubt the missing WR's was huge, 2 drops, by Stanford & Nelson stalled drives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittDuck No. 10 Share Posted January 9 To be fair, in large part it was 50% up to the opponent, and we had some beasts to play during each and every year. IMO(fwiw) I think the 2024 edition of OBD had so much more depth (not to mention blue chippers), I think they would have worn the other editions of OBD down by the end of Q-4. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatOrlando No. 11 Share Posted January 9 (edited) I think your 2001 squad was your best. 11-1 and you obliterated that hot Colorado squad in the Fiesta. Edited January 9 by GatOrlando 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 12 Share Posted January 9 12 wins, or coulda/woulda 2001 – 11-1 – W-Fiesta Bowl - loss to Stanford by 7 2007 – 9-4 – W-Sun Bowl 2010 – 12-1 – L-BCS Game - loss to Auburn by 3 at the gun 2011 - 12-2 – W-Rose Bowl 2012 – 12-1 – W-Fiesta Bowl - 3 pt loss to Stanford in OT 2014 – 13-2 – W-Rose, L-CFP 2019 – 12-2 – W-Rose 2023 – 12-2 – W-Fiesta 2024 – 13-1 – L-Rose - 20 pt loss Maybe 2024 gets it based on road wins vs Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn St? But, 2014 had some big winning margins, as did 2012 and 2010. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 13 Share Posted January 9 On 1/8/2025 at 5:49 PM, HDuck said: 12 wins, or coulda/woulda This, not the format, is why the end of 2024 was so hard to take. Truly, I'm glad the game went the way it did, rather than Ohio State winning by 1. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike West No. 14 Share Posted January 9 That 2010 team had something no other Oregon team in my opinion. Intensity, toughness and sheer force. Nobody hit as hard as they did, nobody exploded off the page as well. They were more balanced as an explosive team. You couldn’t stop them (not even Nick Farley could sack QB Thomas-Chip blew his shot at a blowout ). You couldn’t really score on them either. Auburn got two TDs and a FG on poor ref calls. They shut down the second highest scoring offense-from the SEC at that- down. Despite giving up lots and lots of rushing yards. That 2010 team was WAY MORE PHYSICAL than Auburn. Ask the first known NIL guy Scam Newton. Watch how much he limped off that field. He got his butt kicked!!! Not one SEC team did that to him. The 2012 team had more talent, but the 2010 got robbed. And I mean Billion Dollar. Robbed. I think you could take the mentality of that team and put it on any of the best Duck teams and that group of players-if they don’t get robbed-wins a title. Including beating the 14 NFL Draft laden Buckeyes. They were that “Talented". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 15 Share Posted January 9 On 1/9/2025 at 10:50 AM, Mike West said: That 2010 team was WAY MORE PHYSICAL than Auburn. Ask the first known NIL guy Scam Newton. Watch how much he limped off that field. He got his butt kicked!!! Not one SEC team did that to him. No "Finesse" about 2010 Oregon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 16 Share Posted January 10 I think the best team since 2014 was the 2023 team. It was better than our 2024 team in hindsight. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
