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Whoa! Nice work Pitt and Steven!

Starting time was likely a factor, but it can't be the only one IMO. Our play was better with backups for the past three games. To me that means the team is somehow limited, but once a backup enters, winning becomes the entire focus. To my eye it looks like the receivers get open more and catch more, the line suddenly creates running lanes and the offense is suddenly playing closer to an intensity foreshadowed by their reputation. I had thought that it was play calling, but I didn't see that this game. Overall the backup being the catalyst isn't sustainable. They still need to figure this out and right the ship. After all not every game will start at 8pm.

Come on Joey what else you have to do in retirement? Chalk it up as community service I'm sure Lanning will get a free golf membership at the local country club. Lol

Even with our stud back there, we still had issues with the Broncos and the Cowboys. For my money, I’m putting the majority of the blame on the play calling and the offensive staff. At some point, when the talent is clearly there and the same problems keep showing up regardless of who’s under center, you have to start looking at the people designing and calling the offense.

Couldn't they just bring in Joey to mentor the QB room for the second half of the season? I mean the dude did nothing but win for the Ducks sometimes on will alone. He was the number 3 pick in the NFL and yet we're letting a galaxy of stars in the QB room be lead by a first time position coach that played tight end. How has this not been done already?

I still feel like Lanning is just a few great coaching hires away from winning it all. The talent is there. The resources are there. The culture is there. What’s missing is a staff that can consistently get the absolute most out of these players and, just as importantly, outscheme and outcoach the teams standing in Oregon’s way.

That result fits perfectly with yesterday's chaos. 😆 Gratz to the winner, but great job both of you!

It only takes one play, one missed assignment. Why not try and get the ball back? There was no reason to believe that the D couldn't get a stop. Nebraska got lucky. But I think everyone in Lannings position would try and get the ball back.

I will add that on Talking Ducks Joey brought up a game he had with Miami against Buffalo. He pretty much sucked big time. There was no answer for him and he just did not have it that day. The game before he had a 107 passer rating against unbeaten Chicago. The he laid a turd against Buffalo. 0.0 passer rating. He said it happens. Is that what happened to Dillon? Was it just not his day? Maybe we'll find out next Saturday if Dante sits out again. I can't see DL starting Thomas again.

It looked like Nebraska's D was gassed in the 4th quarter, while we kept 3 running backs in rotation. O-Line is terrible, but the Ducks D kept them in the game.

If Dante were playing last night it wouldn't be close. So many errant passes thrown that Dante makes. Coaching and play calling aside the Ducks win with Dante no problem. Also the play calling would be different. Of course that's just last nights game. Previously it's a combination of everything. Coaches, play calling and talent level.

I had the same thought as he was calling those time outs. Did he really expect that they would be able to move the ball after NE punted? I know he's big on the whole middle 8 thing, but that was not the time. After the Ify pick deep in NE territory I was yelling for them to just kick the FG on 1st down. I was 90% joking...but then they fumbled on the next play. It's incredible to see an offense that's mostly been so good for a long time be reduced to this level so quickly. I can't help but think other teams simply have them figured out.

But Oregon spent money on Iverson Hooks when the receiver room was already loaded? None of it makes any sense.

Way to go Steven A. and Go Ducks! Charles, thank YOU for the contest and for the tiebreakers!

Dan Lanning taking 3 timeouts on that Nebraska's drive at the end of the first half was ridiculous. I understand he had good reason to believe we would be able to stop them, but what reason did he have to believe we would be able to do anything with the ball with 1 minute left? We had less than 40 yards at that point. Without spotting them that extra time the drive likely would have gone like the final drive of the game did, with he clock restricting the play calling giving our D the advantage. That touchdown call was ridiculous too. The ref called it a touchdown on the field because he didn't see the receiver's backside was on the line, not that his right toe clipped some blades of grass, yet in review it was the right toe that "could not be indisputably rules as not touching the ground" meant they couldn't overturn the call. Really. That a flaw in the logical process of reviews. As someone else mentioned at the time, it felt like that score would be enough for Nebraska to win.

While not having the guys prepared out of the gate reared its head again, one credit to the coaches is their game strategy ultimately worked, though barely. Conservative ball control slow game down offense and rely on D to keep us in the game. CHECK

If we had great blocking, then all plays called would work. It all starts in the trenches, and the O-Line is a work in progress...

I'm loving Brandon Finney at nickel! First off his run support is excellent and his tackling is some of the best on the team. Having him at nickel brings him closer to the middle of the field and therefore closer to the action on every play. Nasir Wyatt getting more playing time has been a big plus as he has the speed to get to the sideline and pursue a speedy QB when they take off. Not to mention his ability to pass rush. He needs more playing time. Devin Jackson was looking good as a true freshman. It's always fun when you say out loud "who was that". A ton of underclassman got a lot of playing time last night and they look pretty good.

UO, UW, USC and UCLA are asked to do the same only in reverse and a lot more often. Game prep starting at 6am is equally difficult. Add travel miles and UO is at an even greater disadvantage as the season wears on and travel starts to compound. I don't think I will be feeling sorry for any B1G team around body clock and travel miles.

Ducks recruited 2 5 Star tackles last year: Tofi (77) and Ibeanacho (79).

Lailu set #1 straight up and Davison knocked him back. That was cool. Lott's 1st down catch on 4th down is a contender for me. DR went through his progressions, which is commendable for the circumstances, and Lott ran his route on the correct side of the sticks.

The official tally was Oregon winning 17-14, with one turnover created by Oregon, along with three sacks by the Ducks on Nebraska, and passing yards of 113. Both Steven A. and PittDuck had the winning score of 17-14! In turnovers, Steven A. won had one, while PittDuck had two, thus Steven A. wins that tiebreaker. With sacks, PittDuck had three, while Steven A. had two, thus PittDuck won that tiebreaker, and it all comes down to the final tiebreaker! Steven A. listed 179 passing yards from Oregon, while PittDuck listed 175, thus he was closer to the 113 yards and PittDuck WINS the Prediction Contest vs. Nebraska. Whew! So rarely do we have the score nailed by two entries, and the tiebreaker so close! Great competition, just like the game and again--Congrats to PittDuck!

I was very adamant that against OSU the extreme temp and humidity were the reason we lost (which I still stand by), so to be fair, I think we lose this game with a 5pm start time. Nebraska played us very tough, but I don't think physiologically you can operate at peak performance at 2am. It's the same reason for pac12 after dark craziness playing at 11pm, but on steroids for Nebraska with such a late time for their body clocks. Yes DR came in and started making key throws , but there were straight ahead plays that weren't working all game that started to working better the later it got. Nebraska didn't wear down like that against Indiana (they just got coverage beat twice by NFL level receiver talent). Still happy we won, but circumstances were definitely in our favor with Nebraska playing in a foreign environment way past their bedtime.

I know few are happy with offensive output right now, myself included, but there were actually some good highlights in this game. Let's share them. What was your favorite play? No negative remarks in this thread please. There are plenty of other threads for that. My favorite play was Jordon Davison (No. 0) vs Jahsear Whittington (No. 1) 4th-and-1 at the 6-yard line, 43 seconds remaining. The score: Nebraska 14, Oregon 9. Out of the Wildcat formation, Oregon running back Davison (0) took the direct snap but encountered Nebraska’s massive defensive tackle, Whittington (1). Whittington had the size. Davison attacked with power and technique: lower pads and strength conquered sheer mass. Davison crashed into Whittington and knocked the bigger defender backward. They needed one and got two. That set up fourth and goal which led to the final go ahead touchdown.