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I saw the clock run out on the previous play and quickly switched to the other game I was monitoring. WMU got hosed, plain and simple!!!

We were so close to grabbing all the momentum and shutting this game down at multiple points throughout the game. We just couldn't manage to do it on both sides of the ball until the fourth quarter.

Turn those machines back on! Lookin' good, Bryce, feelin' good, Whit! 😁

They survived the hype. All summer long we knew it could be a trap game, which it was. And the Bleu Donks almost pulled it off. MM played his butt off. Probably helps both teams resumes in the end.

The O-line iterations were curious but had their moments. It took some guts (and maybe frustration) on Lanning's and Mehringer's part to play so many inexperienced OL players and combinations in a tight game. I saw them give Dante more time to go thru progressions as the game went on. Blocking for the run game still needs work. Settling on the best starting five may take a week or two. This isn't Terry's first rodeo putting a line together and I believe it will gel by the time Oregon invades La La Land

P.S. I don't have FishDuck.com anymore, and don't have an official platform to write articles on, but as you see above....I can't stay away from a keyboard for long. So glad I have this forum to share thoughts, and learn from so many of you. Great to have you all back!

We have a mess on the offensive line that will take three or four games to get figured out--I believe. Yet even with upcoming observations and concerns...this offense scored 34 points, which is two TDs less than I predicted going into this game. Have a flea-flicker with a pass thrown a little higher, (TD) and a punt-return "Bubble" penalty that should have been called, and it could have come close to what I hoped for on offense. Which is a miracle considering the offensive line combinations I saw. Why was OC Mehringer throwing so many short passes? Because he had NO confidence in this group holding off the pass rush for a longer drop-back pass, IMHO. People around me at the game were blustering about the short passes, and I reminded them that this is not only an inexperienced group working together....they are FLAT-OUT INEXPERIENCED as players. When I saw the starting offensive line....I turned into a muttering-mass-of-protoplasm, as I could not believe my eyes. At left tackle was not Fox Crader, but Ziyare Addison? After Crader looked so good against USC last year at LT? Addison has hardly played at all, and HE has Dante's blind side? Next to him at left guard was another sophomore who has barely played at all in Douglas Utu. So our left side starters were barely a notch above freshmen in terms of game experience? I was moaning to myself..."we're doomed!" Until I looked at the right side. Over at right guard was Yale transfer Michael Bennett who had played three years at offensive TACKLE, not guard. What? Then at right tackle was Fox Crader...when I never saw him play that side before? WTH? This starting group was not what I expected at all, and three starters had either no experience, or almost no experience playing for Oregon in real games. I admit to not watching much of the game for a while as I was trying to process what I just saw, and trying to figure WHY they were doing it? Because they were throwing mud on the wall to see what stuck, and perhaps that combo in practice worked the best recently? All the talk about Nacho, Tofi, and Gernorris was wasted as I did not notice them in the game for any length of time. I am assuming that Addison and Crader competed for LT, and whoever lost that battle was automatically at RT? In the second half....I was sputtering at a Duck fan about how they just brought in little-played junior Trent Ferguson, who is 6-5 and 322 from West Salem. He has been groomed as a tackle his entire career, and came in to play left GUARD! I was spit-sputtering to the fan about this and then the long play for 50 yards was run by Davison...right behind Trent Ferguson. I then awkwardly admitted to the fan that, "well, that shows what I know!" So bizarre, but it worked. He played quite a bit in the second half, and again--how we scored as much as we did with these Rubix-Cube movements on the offense line might be the greatest example of how much better Drew Mehringer might be than many give him credit for. In the crunch drive to get the lead, and to run out the clock...who was in at right guard? NOW they brought in the veteran Dave Iuli at the end? He must have been more banged-up than they wanted to admit in the coaches offices. We got ground yards when needed most... I swear the most under-appreciated entertainment in that game was watching for who is playing on the offensive line, where they were playing, and when. I was in my Duck-Heaven sitting on the 34 yard line and nearly halfway up behind the team. So great after six years, but I noted some real "vibe" differences from prior years of watching Our Beloved Ducks in person. There was no air of anticipation like when Chip was here, and frankly was kind of a flat air about them. In some respects it might resemble the 2001 team that won a bunch of close games....but won them and went on to be No. 2 in the nation. In the end....I think that considering they were playing offensive line-Scrabble and scored 34 points, while our defense was healthy and loaded and gave up 27? By comparison we got a lot more over-achievement from the offense, while the defense under-achieved quite a bit. While we are fortunate to survive this game, I like how we did not win it on a fluke, or miracle, or bonehead mistake by our opponent. We won it at crunch-time, and yet have MILES of upside left that will be developed over the season. So fun to be back in Autzen, and it reminded me again of how I am truly a crazed Duck fan....who fortunately has similar company in this forum! Charles Pretty good passing game--even with the short passes....

Hail to the Victors! Never a doubt! 🤪 Week 1 overreaction: The SEC is deeper than the B1G. With Oklahoma coming to town next Saturday, the Wolverines' best get their sierra together.

It seemed very inconsistent to me, at times it was great other times very poor.

I’d take it a step further, we were about to fully grab the momentum there, instead they scored 6 on the next play. Which is my point, that’s the stuff that happens when we play them. Make it stop.

Well... should have been 14. But apparently the refs can't notice something obvious. I walked in the room and saw the replay and was like... "oh kick-catch interference... no big deal for the Ducks, we still have the ball." "wait... whhhaaaaaaaaa???? How is that not kick-catch interference?" In short... it was kick-catch interference. The refs just had a flare for the dramatic.

In 2024, we played an unranked BSU team at home and beat them by what looked like, at the time, an embarrassing 3 points. By the end of the season, BSU finished ranked #8 in the nation. While we played less than stellar today, that BSU team we saw out there is the real deal. I'm guessing BSU might already actually be a Top-10 team, but once again, we just don't know it yet.

Highway robbery for Michigan in plain sight! That was a high crime and know one will bat an eye, because it’s over. Have we turned into soccer where officials keep a secret time and only they know when the game time expires?

I think OBD need some situational play calling improvement, more negative plays created by the D, and less penalties. There were a few times when we out schemed ourselves, particularly with going 0/3 on 4th down. We don’t need to act like we have Mike Leach level of talent and need to compensate. Line it up! IMO - the stats are actually pretty good for a first game with two new coordinators against a team we always struggle against. Held them under 300 total yards and 2.6 ypc, almost doubled them up on total yards. There seems to be collective amnesia that we have never beat BSU by more than 7 😆

Oregon’s 34-27 win over Boise State showed plenty of fight from the Ducks — and plenty still to clean up after penalties, missed chances and a late defensive stand. My full post game report (practice report style): https://www.ducksportscentral.com/p/postgame-report-he-threw-to-win-today

I feel the bigger problem was them working together as a unit. Compare this to 2024 and that offensive line and this one was much much better. Gabriel waa getting demolished against BSU. I have faith because that offensive line was worked out. There are two games to sort out this line before it gets tested for real again.

Or, taking the reverse tack, “when you schedule and play BSU, better prepare and show up.” The Ducks were painful to watch in the first half. To see the Broncos execute and play hard enthusiastic football against the sleepwalking Ducks was painful. UO starts 1-0, W-L.

ESPN agrees in a wake-up situation. Slow-starting Oregon gets 'wake-up call,' survives Boise State - ESPN

From GatOrlando: Stop playing these teams from Idaho..... Just kidding. I know most predicted a blow out victory, but I think Boise State is going to be a very good victory to hang your hats on by the end of the year. Four turnovers would doom most teams, but you guys clearly were just getting some rust off your wings imo. 388 yards passing, and should've been more with Moore. But you'll clean up those things.Breaking in two new coordinators is tough, but you guys did what you needed to do. Just like two years ago when you started out shaky , but then beat Ohio State and won the B1G. Congrats on the win. Now hopefully I can see some Owls get plucked in the swamp.

"This just shows us who we are right now," Tuioti said, "and how we have to attack coming into next week." https://goducks.com/news/2026/9/5/football-ducks-see-lessons-to-be-learned-from-opening-win

After the first quarter our offense was fairly efficient. Close to 500 yards and 34 points. The defense was disappointing though. Our vaunted DL was not good today.

Includes the non-call on Wyatt and a hit to the head that would have kept a key drive going.

Fortunately, while watching the Ducks struggle against Boise and the refs, I was accompanied by a friendly Grey Goose.🤪 With roster turnover and no preseason games, and the rules and a possible 16- or 17-game season meaning less contact in Fall camp, open with Portland State every season. Give Portland State, not Boise, the money. And without the requirement to play a P4 opponent, which I think is coming, play 3 cupcakes and 8 games at home when you don't have to go on the road for five Big Ten Games; 7 home games when you do travel for 5 conference games. Fortunately, Rob canceled the Baylor H+H. Now get smart and never schedule Boise, and consume a huge cupcake at home in the opening game.

Play calling seemed to be an issue for sure-especially with the emphasis on the pass in the first half. May be related to a comment Lanning made about the offensive line not getting enough push at times. I hate the feeling that we have guys who are great of girth, and can impress in the weight room, but when it comes to moving smaller defensive linemen off the ball, it just ain't happening. Doesn't bode well for the bigger bodies we'll face down the road.

Man, I hate this crew of Big Ten refs! Fair catch interference turns into a fumble and a TD on the next play. Boise was holding receivers the entire game. No calls. OK, Oregon was flat, sloppy on O, missed tackles, and lacked focus. But this crew of refs, which has hosed OBD before, is simply terrible. 1-0 is what counts, and if Oregon slides in the AP Poll at this point in the season, who gives a whip? But I hope Oregon is better prepared and ready to play, starting with a 9 AM body-clock kickoff next week in a raucous stadium. However, Tulsa defeated OK State today 24 to 10. Broncos Barely Busted. Beat the Cowboys!