Which game will be tougher for Our Beloved Ducks, and why?

At Autzen: versus Indiana, or USC?

and...

Away Games: at Iowa or at Washington?

Why?

Indiana.

It's on the road, 1st time playing there. Well coached team.

USuC is at home, easy to get up for.

Washington.

Always tough to win in Seattle. Should be their big "bowl" game. A 'must' win for OBD fans which always makes a win more difficult.

27 minutes ago, DanLduck said:

Indiana.

It's on the road, 1st time playing there. Well coached team.

USuC is at home, easy to get up for.

Washington.

Always tough to win in Seattle. Should be their big "bowl" game. A 'must' win for OBD fans which always makes a win more difficult.

Indiana is a home game coming off a bye after playing at Penn State. Were you thinking of the away game at Iowa?

It's easy to confuse teams in a conference with 4 Ms, 3 Is, 2 Ns, Os, Ps. Us, Ws, and an R.😁

40 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:

Which game will be tougher for Our Beloved Ducks, and why?

At Autzen versus Indiana, or USC?

At Iowa or at Washington?

Why?

Terrific topic to ponder.

I'll Duck out and go with what Dan Lanning would likely say: One game at a time, and they are all tough games.

IMO.....at Iowa.....this game will demand a good effort

1. Its played November 8.....in the midwest November 8 could be like January or September weather wise. If by some chance it's January.....anything could happen.

2. Iowa appears to be underrated this year....they have 3 players potentially rated all big 10 on the OL. A nice QB transfer and will have a good not great defense.

3. The place will be packed and may be played at night......depending on how Iowa has done to date. One of the larger stadiums at 70,000. Few Oregon fans in the area. Who but the diehards wants to visit Iowa City in November.

4. Oregon is traveling

5. Iowa coming off bye

6. Iowa coming off playing at home against a mid level Minnesota. So no travel for 3 weeks. Few bumps and bruises.

7. Last time Oregon played Iowa was 1994. Not a familiar site.

8. Not sure which ref team will be assigned but......they could be slanted. If Iowa is 7-1 or better going into the game...look out for a few obvious home calls.

9. Iowa coaching is not great.....but is competent.

I have nothing to add to all the great points made by fred flintstone, and 3 things are true, it never rains at Autzen Stadium, and the Ducks aren't losing, in the bright sunshine to Indiana or USC either. While it's in the realm of possibilities, and Fisch has the Mutts moving in the right direction, they aren't ready to beat OBD in 2025.

3 hours ago, Jon Joseph said:

Indiana is a home game coming off a bye after playing at Penn State. Were you thinking of the away game at Iowa?

It's easy to confuse teams in a conference with 4 Ms, 3 Is, 2 Ns, Os, Ps. Us, Ws, and an R.😁

My bad. I thought Indy was a road game.

I'll stick with them though. We still have Rileys number!

When the Ducks won 44-6 at Iowa in 1989 it was one of coach Hayden Fry's worst Iowa teams though they did manage a 5-6 season. Iowa was 1-5 at home, 4-1 on the road. There was a noticeable difference in team speed between Oregon's offense and Iowa's defense in that September 1989 game. It was 38-0 with a bit over 6 minutes left in the third quarter.

1989 was an interesting schedule. Iowa was the only non-conference game in September. The Ducks went 3-3 in conference too, then played two non-conference games with the first in late October. The Ducks then went 2-0 in the Pac in November to finish 5-3 and 8-4. I don't think they have had a non-conference game as late as November 4 again since. And, that November 4 game wasn't an SEC version of hosting Citadel in November, it was at BYU.