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My brother, in all things Ducks, I, without reservation, agree with and support your great takes 99% of the time. But when it comes to going for two far too early in the game vs. UCLA, I must demur. There isn't a metric between here and what used to be the planet Pluto that justifies going for two with a backup QB on the field playing behind a suspect O-line. Would 8 points instead of 7 have influenced the Bruins' game plan? NO! There is no way in Hades that the reward this early in the game justified the risk. This early rolling of the dice came up craps. Down 1 point in the 4th quarter, Oregon scores, kicks the extra point, and takes the game into OT. Oregon is odds-on to win the game in OT. Stop making in-game decisions on whimsy. 8 to nothing would have influenced the UCLA game plan more than 7 to nothing? Would it have improved Oregon's performance on offense? This team against decent defenses is not going to put up a plethora of points. Making strategic decisions based on former performance on offense is not prudent. I'm always happy to read your posts, and as noted above, I rarely disagree with your thoughts.

Safety group's performance has already been middling at best, Aaron was on the better part of that effort ☹️ I hope one of the new guys steps up.

Radio OBD Eugene, where the hits just keep on coming in this season of discontent. BRUTAL!

Oregon starting safety Aaron Flowers is out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. I know that all teams suffer injuries, but any injury to a contributor, especially a starter, is a detriment. Head coach Dan Lanning announced the update on October 14, 2026, noting that Flowers had been playing through the upper-body injury before opting for surgical repair. 2026 Season Performance Before Injury Before being sidelined, the junior defensive back started the first four games of the regular season alongside fellow safety Koi Perich. He suffered the shoulder injury during Oregon's 41-27 victory against USC and was subsequently forced to miss the Ducks' October 10 game against UCLA. At the time of his injury, Flowers was a major anchor for the back end of the secondary, ranking fourth on the team in tackling production. His 2026 statistical production over his four appearances includes: Total Tackles: 17 combined tackles (8 solo, 9 assisted) Pass Deflections: 1 pass breakup With Flowers out, the Ducks will look toward junior Peyton Woodyard, who earned his first career start against UCLA, alongside freshman Devin Jackson to fill the void at safety. Might we see the highly touted freshman Jett Washington?

Should they have pursued more OL talent from the portal? Absolutely! We all believed that they must have liked the pieces they had and they would be good enough ... That turned out to be wrong. And I'll happily eat my crow and admit I was one of those people saying the offensive line should be fine because in Dan we trust and if he was good with it it must be good.

I tried to watch some of Gernorris and what I caught looked a bit bumpy; but, he always has made a lot of sense at RT. PFF still gave him the second highest overall grade on the OL after Laloulu (69.2) with a score of 63.6. He did not look out-of-place filling in for Harkey at Iowa last year. No one sees practice of course, but I imagine it's possible his recovery from last year's season ending foot injury has slowed his return? Big athletes and their feet can sometimes make for complicated injuries, what is Gernorris 6-5 and 320?

Nebraska's pass rush could frustrate Oregon's offense https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/10/14/oregon-football-previewing-nebraskas-defense-in-week-7-matchup/92237784007/ Nebraska's offensive versatility could prove tough for Ducks' defense https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/10/14/oregon-football-nebraska-offensive-preview-week-7/92244297007/

Akili Smith Jr. 'absolutely' involved in starting quarterback competition, Lanning saysOregon sophomore Akili Smith Jr. is also a name to know this week as the team seeks out its starting quarterback against Nebraska. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/akili-smith-jr-absolutely-involved-in-starting-quarterback-competition-lanning-says-291273982/

I keep seeing the 2pt after after the first TD was silly. I still haven't seen the game (will tomorrow). Wasn't that score very early in the game. I think that's an assumption he would score more than one TD at that point. I see no reason to question it. That would mean every in the WHOLE world would have to know it was going to be so consequential late in the game. Nobody could know that.. Just like is Seattle, nobody knew OBD would lose by exactly 3 point. And if anyone did, please message me- I need billions of dollars - I live in Vegas and I can clean out the sports books and casinos

On the Sunday morning radio sports show he shares, Geoff Schwartz was bemoaning the O-line play vs UCLA. It was his contention that Oregon did not run a single play on offense without at least one screwup in assignment by an O-lineman. He said it was apparent the coaching staff was getting frustrated and were trying in-game substitutions of players who screwed up, but as soon as something was "fixed" then there would be a screwup elsewhere with a different player. Then, a player pulled out would be rotated back in and screwup again.

The problem noted in the excellent Sco Ducks video someone kindly provided yesterday is that Dylan was indecisive. This was convincingly shown by their expert commentator in his film study. There were completions available if only he had pulled the trigger. Brock was much better.

Or the Mexico of Washington. ☹️

So long as Charles opened the door about writing that needs proofreading, I will put on my grammar police hat for a few lines. A sound-alike word in the English language that is most misused is "there, their and they're". "They're" is a contraction for they are. "Their" is always possessive, meaning ownership. And "there" means a place and also goes everywhere else the first two do not apply. Use this sentence to help you recall: "They're over there with their football." If you misuse the language, readers have good reason to question the content of your communication.

How about changing from 7 turnovers to 1 or less. Offensive play calling did not call for those TOs. I'll also back A'lique Terry. Three straight Joe Moore semifinalists. Good recruiter and proven results. One "off year" is not a Titanic moment in my opinion. I think a lot of discontent is the fact that we all thought this was "our year". Well, we were wrong. The DLine is more of a culprit than the we-knew-there-would-be-growing-pains OLine. Although the D was dang good in only giving up 17 points in a 7 TO game.

Hear from Oregon star edge defender Matayo Uiagalelei as he breaks down the Ducks' defensive success, where the program can and will get better, and a look-ahead to Nebraska.

Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning spoke with the media on Wednesday and got really in-depth on the Ducks' operation and preparation ahead of this weekend's match-up against Nebraska.

Doubt the changes apply to staff yet. I do think this may be Mehringer's last chance at sole play-calling duties. Personally, I'd say A'lique Terry should be the first guy to go. I believe he was able to hide is inadequacies at developing players through the transfer portal the last couple of years. When he had experienced, good linemen, he looked good. Now he has a bunch of raw talent that needs to be coached up and it just doesn't look like it is happening. The personnel on the O-Line really can't change that much because Lanning has already tried that and has seen the results. My guess is schematically, he will put an emphasis on getting the ball out quick (gets Jamari Johnson involved), not throwing on the back foot, and digging into the run game more decisively. I still think we need to make the QB more of a run threat to keep defenses from selling out on our RBs. I cant imagine that they haven't practiced the read-option this season. With a still-in-development line, it would allow much more wiggle room to get yards up the field rather than hoping the line can constantly get push for runs up the middle.

Yeah, the problems are so severe at the guard position that we are not only not generating PUSH for the running game, we are often getting pushed backwards spontaneously with the snap of the ball! It's amazing how quickly plays are blown up by middle of the road defensive lineman. Jeez, how bad can it get?

Just what we need, another "deer in the headlights" quarterback.

Agree. Compounding the issue is that Dave Iuli at RG isn't particular good at run blocking either 😬

Rumor is Justin Herbert has asked the Chargers to release him so he can go play for a better team and come back to the Ducks.

I hear you. The QB play has been rank; no Oregon QB is ranked in the B1G's top 8. CFB-HQ On SIBig Ten QB Rankings Week 7: Sayin Holds No. 1 Ahead of Hi...Ohio State’s Julian Sayin holds No. 1 in the Big Ten quarterback rankings entering Week 7, and Saturday’s noon kickoff at Indiana puts him on the same field as

The problems at left guard are severe....IMHO.

Putting Fox Crader back at LT makes the most sense. He did well in spot duty last season at that position and I honestly didn't understand why Coach Terry moved him over to RT where he's been less than adequate. The OL seemed to stabilize a bit late in the UCLA game with him back there, at least enough for Brock to have a chance to make some plays. Leaving Fox at LT at least (maybe) solves half the issue at the tackle spots. Gernorris isn't particularly great but if he can be at least average at RT then the only remaining issue are the guard spots where they can't seem to get any push for run blocking.