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One of the very few good play calls, not enough by a long shot.

They should not be having so many issues against a team made up of primarily AAC players.

I mentioned after the last game that I had serious concerns about Drew Meringer’s play calling. So far he has not done anything to alleviate that concern. In fact my concerns are getting worse.

In my view, quite simply, is to start shaking out all the rust and exposing any weaknesses early on to address. This was exemplified against BSU where sloppy play resulted in lots of penalties and an error prone return game. It also allows for experimentation on the OL with unexpected line-ups to see how they work together. Given the now chaotic nature of rosters due to the transfer portal and NIL, the OOC games give valuable time to tweak and refine before the regular season starts. I don't think it's reasonable to expect that teams should be playoff ready before the first game of the season.

I used to fly to NYC from Portland/Seattle every quarter for a couple years, the time zone difference is definitely tougher going East than going West.

They were indeed better in the second half. But the fact that Meringer was displaying the same tendencies to get cute like Will Stein did throughout his tenure in Eugene is concerning to me. Those sorts of plays consistently were broken up by elite teams and I wish OBD would go away from them.

I have serious reservations on Drew Meringer's play calling abilities. Both those 4th down plays were absolutely atrocious.

Very disappointing 1st quarter. I hope DL wakes them up.

I'll be interested to see how well the OL meshes right out of the gate.

11-1 38.1 ppg offense 15.1 ppg defense Win NC 24-21 on last minute FG

Oregon 45-14 3 TOs 4 Sacks 285 Passing yards

Injuries are the one thing that can derail OBD's season. I think the RB room has enough talent to make up the difference until he comes back. But other groups like the defensive line where proven production from the bench is more harrowing.

It's getting pretty nasty up here in Seattle as well.

Always felt like USC was actively trying to avoid a regular slate of games with Oregon the last 15 years or so. They just didn't want to be embarrassed repeatedly. Seems like a great time to pull up this goodie again:

Assuming that figure is correct, a 22 year average age is still quite old in today's college football game. Someone posted a chart in one of the other threads about average returning age and all the B10 contenders are basically around 20 years old....so that extra 2 years last season is actually a pretty big difference in maturity and gained football knowledge.

I'd argue he might be looking for a spot to just quietly finish out his career while being paid well and then retire, he's 62 years old after all. Northwestern will have lower expectations, lower pressure to win right away, lower recruiting pressure, etc. If things go well, he wraps up his career in a few years when he hits 65 then takes a short flight back to New Hampshire and retire. I wouldn't be surprised if this happens.

Sumrall and Florida should be interesting to watch and see what happens over the next year or two. I don't follow Florida or their fanbase really at all so I don't know if he'll be under immense pressure to win right away or if there's patience for him as he rebuilds the program.

The times I saw Fox Crader play I thought he looked pretty solid. In particular he seemed much more mobile than Isaiah World and Alex Harkey, especially moving laterally. Even at the tackle spot there's such a thing as being too large since faster DEs can cause problems if you're just too slow.

I do see the benefit of running by committee per David's main points (keeping legs fresh during a long season, limiting opportunities for injury, keeping players from transferring through playing time, etc.) and I think it should stay that way with one caveat: more recognition by coaches to leave the "hot hand" in instead of cycling him out as a matter of procedure. If it's a critical/difficult game like with Indiana where Davidson was the only one making headway, leave him in. Not sure if the position coach or the OC makes those calls when it comes to substitutions but one or the other should take that into more consideration.

It's not enough to "mutually part ways". That case needs to be appealed and overturned otherwise it becomes historical precedent to allow others to try and snake their way through without any punishment.

Utah seriously screwed themselves. Private equity is indeed the devil.

It's a shorter trip than going to Boise I suppose. I like a 1 FCS, 1 G6, 1 P4 combo schedule before conference play starts.

Yikes! So very fortunate it was treated in time.

Coach Terry is definitely earning his paycheck this month!

End of an era. Thanks Charles for providing us with such great content and building a passionate community of Ducks. I'm glad that at least the forum lives on, the game threads are quite something to behold!