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I am a fan of coaches that take good talent and make it great talent and win games--not so much of the opposite But all teams eventually lose at some point.

Nope. Go Ducks. Get right and get the next one.

Three items: 1) Keep it clean. We've been this way all along, and we're not changing now. You can write your displeasure without curse words and profanity. 2) Don't get personal with the coaches and players. Now discussing poor player performance or coaching is fine--always has been. 3) Be a loyal fan....not a bandwagon fan. What we are going through...every team has gone through. And don't bug out from the forum; we have so many good people here--stay connected and share your thoughts. My thanks, Charles

I think Brock Thomas has earned the start against Nebraska

I had been sort of planning for how I would watch the next 4 games in the midst of anniversary travel plans and family gatherings. Now I'm not.

Yes. That’s what I was thinking. The TCU game where VA got hurt and Lockie played the second half. The offense couldn’t even snap the ball consistently the rest of that game.

CBS Sports just posted this article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/oregon-college-football-biggest-disappointment/ While I believe calling a team "the biggest disappointment" seems very harsh, I will say that the team has not lived up to "expectations". And therein is the issue: "expectations". The expectation was that even with the departures of Lupoi and Stein, that OBD would hit the ground running without missing a beat. Turns out, replacing good guys is a challenge and the success you may have had last year isn't and automatic translation to the next year. I am guilty of projecting that success. One bad game can be considered an abberation. Two bad games, the UCLA game being historically bad, with little improvement is an indication that there are bigger issues Time will tell if OBD are indeed the "biggest disappointment" of this year.

Maybe. That was an utter disaster. If I was Moore, I would declare and not risk my health in another game. Not for this leadership.

That is a pertinent question, Oregon Ducks. When World was hurt last year and Crader took his place against USC, Crader appeared to be a competent left tackle, that is, a good pass protector but not a road grader in the run game. I assumed he would step in as left tackle this year, but another player was named starter and Crader was put at right tackle. This surprised me, but I was inclined to give Coach Terry the benefit of the doubt based on his track record. I am beginning to wonder whether Coach Terry evaluated his talent accurately. At some point in the second half, I thought they moved Crader to left tackle and inserted Gernorris Wilson at right tackle. I thought the line play improved, but maybe it was just Brock Thomas's appearance. At the guard spots, Iuli is a good pass protector but has never been a road grader. They tried a number of players at left guard, including Tofi at one point. I don't know whether Utu is healthy. We miss Pregnon.

When you call a run on the first 3rd down of the game, with 9 defenders in the box, you know it is going to be a long game. All the games of short passes, and very few called to try and get Raiola on track. WTH?

This game was a lot like the one Jeff Lockie played in. I think it was that bowl game where the Ducks were way up and blew it? (Just going by memory, so I could be wrong)

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/oregon-college-football-biggest-disappointment/

Good Point! Now I have three weeks to forget about it and enjoy my Halloween. Meanwhile, I am going to try to NOT think about Oregon turning into Clemson.

Still a fan, ALWAYS will be. Just tells me that my expectations need to be adjusted.

Coach Lanning says that the game is won or lost at the line of scrimmage. How in the heck did Oregon end up with this bad of an offensive line?

Doesn't change my fandom but it does change my perception of what our team really is now

No, just adds another frustration to a long line of them. I'll keep coming back until the only thing I see is the inside roof of my coffin.

I am not going to bag on Washington being bad. I don't want to be like a Beaver fan who gets pleasure out of the Ducks losing when his team is sucking the bottom of the gutter.

At least I don’t have to wait until the playoffs to have my hopes destroyed again…

There is one thing our offensive line is good at: They do a really good job of helping our running backs and qb's off the ground after they've been victimized by yet another terribly executed play. Judging only by what my eyes tell me, they appear to be slow, weak, and unmotivated. Not Alique Terry's best resume building year.

Watching the USC-Penn State game. Maybe Oregon’s offense and Riola just aren’t very good and a bad USC defense just made them look better and gave us false hope? They were basically shut down at Oklahoma State (the defense essentially had 2 TDs in that game) and you can’t take anything away from Portland State.

"Does this game change you as a fan?" No... but it does remind me of shades of the 70s & 80s Duck football program.

A word to the wise. You are coming close to 'venting' if not already there. You are right. The players are not kids. They are also not real student athletes. They are highly paid professionals. And most of them performed very well. You are also correct that the team played very far below their talent level. It is hard to accept such good players putting such a poor product on the field. Especially after a bye week. But in perspective, does ANY team ever win with such bad QB play? They were about 2 feet away from over time. I will stake my reputation as a fan when I say this: If Kenny Dillingham was still their OC, they would have easily won this game.

What’s sad for me is how far away we’ve gotten from our run game. Year by year since Chip left, it’s gradually gone down hill. All those highlights we love from 2009-2014? They are great runs from LMJ, Barner, DAT, Mariota, Freeman, etc. We’ve gone from 300 rushing yards per game to lucky if we get 100.

I love the optimism but we must have been watching different games. I saw a QB who couldn’t hit the side of a barn. I saw an offensive line that couldn’t block anyone. I saw wide receivers who couldn’t get separation. I saw no creativity from the offensive coordinator until late in the second half. And, finally, I saw a head coach wait too long to make a switch at QB.