Now we get to hear what the B1G announcers were hearing over the past week about Dante Moore's upside. I felt that in the Spring Game...he did not have the protection that he had for this game!

Thoughts about the QBs?

OK at Quarterback? Dante Moore was excellent. Austin Novosad in limited action had a pretty 40 yard throw. Luke Moga can run. Nice to see Thomas play. We are in fine shape!

Can't really make a definitive judgement since it's the first game of the season against an FCS team. But there are good signs like the QBs making few mistakes and running the offense decently. Dante made some good defensive reads and Novosad's nice toss to Jay Harris, etc. Let's see how they look by week 4.

15 minutes ago, Santa Rosa Duck said:

OK at Quarterback? Dante Moore was excellent. Austin Novosad in limited action had a pretty 40 yard throw. Luke Moga can run. Nice to see Thomas play. We are in fine shape!

That was a little tongue-in-cheek, as I thought the quarterbacking was superb. So far, Dante Moore is as good as we hoped...

Compare this to our opener against a similar opponent 1 year ago. Overall team looks much better out of the gate.

I’d say Dante played as perfectly as possible with the given scenario. No mistakes, nearly perfect decision making, changed protection multiple times…dude has a cannon.

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OBD is 1-1 in 2025. I enjoyed this game far more than the first game. 🤬

Former SC QB coach and now BTN football guy Yogi Roth was effusive with his praise for Moore after watching him practice during BTN's fall football camp tour. Roth noted the arm strength is as good as it gets and that he believes Moore will contend for the top B1G QB spot and possibly a trip to NYC for the Heisman show.

That was Men against Boys, but no different from last year's opener when OBD bumbled, stumbled, and fizzled.

I think the loss in the opening game of 2025 has OBD super focused from the coaching staff on down.

I just hope Pregnon is OK, and I wonder if Hughes is out for the season?

Whittingham looked to be faster, quicker, and over his 2023 injury. The RB room is deep. Davidson will be a monster.

Go Ducks! Buck the Cowboys.

PS - How sweet is Texas and Bama going down on the same Saturday? Dante played better than the touted SEC newbies.

17 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

How sweet is Texas and Bama going down on the same Saturday?

O so sweet! Overrated Bamma looked like the number 45th team in the nation not number 8. Let the whining, crying and excuses fly.

21 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

PS - How sweet is Texas and Bama going down on the same Saturday?

Finebaum is probably in the fetal position under the kitchen table...

What impressed me was BALANCE and DEPTH! 253 yards on the ground and 253 yards in the air! We got to see 4 different players at QB, 2 of whom threw and completed (#5 and #16) at least one pass for 253 yards. (and yes, Dante looked like the real deal!)

Twelve Ducks got at least one carry for 253 total yards. Seven were running backs (#6, #23, #0, #27, #21, #20 and #22), three were QB (#5, #10, and #12), and two were receivers (#1 and #18). Between them, they had a 6.5 yards per carry average

Ten Ducks (#4, #22, #3, #2, #1, #18, #11, #14, #17, and #20) got to catch at least one pass for 253 yards. Between them, the pass catches averaged 10.1 yards per catch! All in all, the Duck offense had 10 possessions and scored 9 TD and 1 FG. Zero punts.

Defensively, twenty-eight Ducks got one or more tackles and one or more passes defended! Two had 5 tackles, three Duck Defenders had 4 tackles, and four has 3 tackles! #10 started his season right with 2 sacks, and #32 has a sack as well! The Defense combined for 7 TFL! The same defense that held MT St to 17 first downs and 244 total yards.

Pretty good showing for a first outing. They can feel better about themselves than Texas, Alabama, Kansas St., Boise St., or Illinois feel about their opener!

Oregon scored on every meaningful possession against a top 5 FCS team. That doesn’t happen too often. I don’t care how good you are or how bad they are. So far, so good.

Yeah, we're fine at that position, really overall that game was about as good as it could have possibly got, tons of players getting time, executed in all phases of the game.