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Ducks 38-34 2 2 294

Great post Mike. Here are my questions. What is the real Oregon? Is the D line doing what they are being asked to do? If their main priority is to simply contain the play between the tackles and avoid the risk of extra pressure, then they would be doing what they've been asked to do and then what could actually change? If the strategy has been to apply pressure but they simply have failed to do so regularly, then this is an epic let down by a supposed NFL front line. If it's not one or they other, then what the heck is going on? What is the Real Donte Moore? The ending of both Penn St and Iowa were spectacular and show what the ceiling can be. More often than not, the game seems to ebb and flow on the play of the other players. With QB's like Bo, Marcus, Dennis and Akili, it always felt like the fate of the team was in the QB's hands and that's just how you wanted it. It's time for Moore to take over a game that matters. Roll out and extend a play instead of taking a sack. Go deep to that third option when it's there instead of simply dumping off to a running back and hoping for the best. Lead a team to victory. He's done it before. What's the real Lanning? Going for it on 4th and whatever whenever, has worn away the new coach smell. I still love Lanning and think he's still a couple steps ahead of the pack but I wonder if that has blurred into a sense of a can't do wrong attitude. Clearly the D line plan is not working. Does he have a plan B? How can the offensive line be so shaky in year five? Does he adjust personnel to match the scheme? Does he adjust the scheme to match the personnel? He should have this solved week four. I think this weekend we get to see who the real Oregon, Moore and Lanning are.

That makes sense to me. If the edges can create more pressure with the occasional linebacker through the middle, it should force quicker reads allowing the safeties to adjust close and run a cover 4.

USC vs. Oregon prediction, pick, odds, spread: Trojans look to snap losing streak to DucksNo. 12 USC looks to end a four-game losing skid to No. 20 Oregon on Saturday in LAUSC vs. Oregon prediction, picksWhile the series between these two teams has slanted heavily in Oregon's favor, USC has not lacked for points against the Ducks. And while the oddsmakers have clearly identified the strength advantage for both teams, predicting a high-scoring game with their over-under total, it might still not be enough points. These two teams combined for 69 points in 2025 and 63 points in 2023, leaving some wiggle room with the current posted total. Pick: Over 61.5 Tom Fornelli Chip Patterson Brandon Marcello John Talty Richard Johnson Shehan Jeyarajah David Cobb Brad Crawford Chris Hummer ORE -3 Oregon Oregon USC Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon SU Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/usc-oregon-prediction-picks-odds-spread-where-to-watch-live/

Oregon wins: 24-20 1 Turnover 2 Sacks 194 Yards Passing

Ducks win!!! *41-31 *2 sacks *1 turnover *227 yards passing (Ducks find their rushing attack and run for 200+ on Saturday)

Oregon Ducks 37 Hollywood USC 24 Sack attack - 3 TO - 1 247 Passing Tie breaker total yard 462

Ducks WIN! (In a BarnBurner!) 38-31 2 TO 2 SKS 275 Yds Pass (and a whole lot o rush'n) Please, please let us see the DUCKS we were hoping for, just one month ago... ESPECIALLY on the Defensive Front!

Ducks win 52-49 2 - Trurnovers 2 - Sacks 268 passing yards Go Ducks

I was at that game and that play was made coming right towards us, in the stands. I still can’t believe Maehl made that catch!!!

"I'm not asking for sympathy." It's missing, Linc, and outside of South Central, it will not be found. 😁 https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49713288/usc-lincoln-riley-hot-seat-job-security-2026

Koi, where are you? Many quality OL players and B1G players are on this list of the 25 most impactful transfers to date. But no Ducks. SIRanking the 25 Most Impactful Transfer Portal Players in...These 25 players have made big impressions in their new homes through the first few weeks of the season.

Sorry, Jayden, but this Saturday I hope it's not Ohana, but Oh 🤬! SIJayden Maiava’s Remarkable Rise From Hawaiʻi to Heisman C...The USC QB grew up in public housing with 15 to 20 family members in one home. Now at the Trojans’ lavish facilities, he carries the values of community.

Ducks! 49-28 1 Spoiled Child TO 2 Duck sacks 333 Duck Passing Yards

Oregon 41-38 (Ducks rushing attack finally shows up, Defense struggles but creates just enough stops and a turnover) 1 2 305 Passing Yards

Thank you Mike, I think in large part it comes down to the Lanning bubble. Lanning has become comfortable with his coaches and what he wants. He promotes GAs from within instead of doing sweeping coaching hires. He promoted his two coordinators instead of doing a national search. He knows what he wants and isn't looking for new ideas. They play to their tendencies because that is what they can do and there aren't enough new ideas or experience in the room to do otherwise. I feel Lanning will be confronted with the need to make changes at the end of the season. I don't see how the Ducks this year can make it to the National Championship game if they stay the course. Now that's not to say the Ducks can't make the playoff, they have a ton of talent and that talent is why the Ducks were IN the game in the fourth quarter against Oklahoma State. If not for that talent it would have been a blow out because they got downright out-coached. It will be perhaps the hardest lesson Lanning will have to learn but if he can figure it out quickly it will be better for all of us.

This one hurts. I've never picked against the Ducks but this team is still a mystifying enigma to me. I really, REALLY want to be wrong on this. USC wins 35 - 31 2 Turnovers 3 Sacks 327 passing yards

Oregon 42-6 3 TO 3 sacks 375 yards passing

Oregon 38-31 2 3 313

OUTSTANDING! Thank you, Mr. West. I recall that after watching the 2nd possession drive against Indiana in the Peach Bowl, thinking Oregon was in business. (I continue to be baffled by Stein's opening play call, especially after watching Kentucky smash-mouth A&M in College Station.) After the drive to tie the game, nothing was Peachy. I don't get it. Oregon looked lost in the Rose Bowl and, after briefly battling back, in the Peach Bowl and also in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In all three games, a Blue Chip Roster turned into a Blow Lunch roster. The schemes may be suspect and easily decoded, but where is the on-field leadership? The will to punch back after being punched in the mouth. Coming into 2026, perhaps we should have recalled that the four DL NFL prospects who were going to lead the way this season as an inexperienced OL found their footing, disappeared in the Peach Bowl with a whimper. This, after shutting out the best O in the B12 in the Orange Bowl. These big-game no-shows would try the patience of Job. Yet, when things are going well, we are told this is a player-led team. In 2025, we saw a guts-ball performance from the D in a rainstorm in Iowa City. We saw a QB lead a refuse-to-lose 4th-quarter drive for the win. Where were these guys in Atlanta? In 2026, against two viable opponents, we have seen a team favored by a collective 40-plus points struggle against a G6 opponent and melt down in Stillwater. In these two games, the DL was impotent and gashed. The Boise State and Oklahoma coaching staffs figured out the schemes. This does not justify top players being pushed around by 2* and 3* players. There's a lot of Sound in 2026; where is the Fury? If the Broncos and Cowboys DCs knew what was coming, Trojans DC Gary Patterson knows what is coming. Jamari Johnson is listed as Probable for Saturday's game. With McClellan out, Dante better have one security blanket receiver on the field. Dante is not going to morph into Trinidad Chambliss. Riley's USC teams are difficult to defeat in the Coliseum. At home, Troy is on a 12-game win streak, including going 4-0 last season against the Big Ten. The SC team that was fortunate to win in New Jersey will not be the team that shows up on Saturday. Thanks again, Mike. May the Force be With You and With OBD!

34-24 OBD 2 TOs 2 Sacks 325 Passing yards

Ducks 41 - 31 1 TO 3 Sacks 272 yards

38-35 USC 2 turnovers created (Oregon will commit 1 turnover and 2 turnovers on downs) 1 sack 309 passing yards We know that Oregon SHOULD win, but I don’t trust this team yet. I’m hoping this will be the game that shows they’ve turned the corner