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Isn't this suppose to be part of the "steps of grieving"? Just always thought that was suppose to happen....AFTER...the beat down! 😆

I myself found the final quarter, riveting. Baylor played some real "BullyBall" to scrap back in it, but unlike the previous few years the Damsel Ducks did Not panic, hit their free throws, and played fundamentally sound and tenacious D to seal the victory! GREAT early season win AND the first time I have felt a little confidence for the upcoming season. Let Go Ducks!

There Are letdown games for All teams. Maryland was an "average" opponent with some outstanding receivers. No run game to speak of and a game manager QB (thank God no DG type on that side of the ball). HOWever they were 4-4 (now 4-5) and Obviously came ready to play after a two week prep and heal time. Oh yeah and there is that little thing, growing by the week, of a target on your back! Sloppy, unfocused game for sure with WAY too many Penalties, but I never really felt the Ducks would be challenged for the win. With a better team, this game would have become a trap game! I don't expect any "carryover" going into Wisconsin. And hopefully by the second quarter any concerns about this game will have been forgotten. 10-0 Babe! 🦆🏈🪨's

Oregon Wins 42-17 2 TO 4 Sacks 305 Yds Pass Time for some Terrapin soup!

Ducks Win! 32-13 2 4 299 Declaw the Wolverines!

Payton Pritchard remains one of my absolute favorite OBD basketball alums. "Pest" "Gymrat" are perfect descriptions for him. So glad that he has his Ring and has become pivotal to the Celtic organization. He has worked hard and is deserving of all his current successes. Men Of Oregon - Go Ducks!

Once the NFL owners lost the class action suit And strike demands from the players union, regarding CTE and head injuries it has (purposely) been a continued focus regarding the elimination of head injuries. Forcing the team owners to use some of all that sweet, sweet profit from use of players bodies (and minds) to...God forbid...take care of the men that are the basis of all that sweet, sweet profit. Primarily because of these dynamics, football at all levels, have severely scaled back the inherent "violence" associated with 250+ lbs, athletic human beings colliding with each other week in and week out, throughout their careers. Has it fundamentally changed the game? Absolutely. Does it make it less entertaining? Absolutely Not. But the "over emphasis" regarding penalizing, to the max, any hit above the shoulders, is hampering free flowing football play and needs to be addressed. I had read somewhere, sometime ago, that the need to have different levels of "targeting" would help in keeping players safe while maintaining the flow, and spirit of the game. If launching at another player, with head on head contact (ie: what we consider a classic example of targeting) then the current rule and penalty applies. However have a second level of "incidental" targeting for times like this tOSU/Neb call. Maybe along the lines of a 15 yd, personal foul penalty but with no ejections. Football is always going to be an evolving sport and I am glad that there are real world attempts at making it safer for it's participants. There just needs to be some balance and consistency in officiating these types of plays. Everyone in football "knows and coaches" current proper tackling techniques. There is no longer a reason to go "overboard" when officiating potential targeting calls. Let's hope for the sake of the quality of the game that this gets addressed at all levels of football. Until then though, GO DUCKS!

Interesting takes on the current and future coaching tree/changes developing under the DL era. I think we will Always see high football IQ guys come and go under Lanning, but the "relationship" expectations will always be pivotal in DL's coaching hires. Regardless on the paths and directions coaching OBD takes over the next decade and into the future, it is good to read that fans are coming to terms with the fact that a successful NFL-lite football program is naturally going to have coaching turnover. Ours is just going to be....Elite! Go Ducks!

Agree with most sentiments voiced but would also like to add that it will be the eighth game straight in our inaugural season in the B1G. This team Will be tired and if still undefeated, ripe for a letdown game. Let's also not forget of the unspoken rivalry between the schools especially in Football and Basketball. Always competive. Will be quite the challenge for the coaching staff. That being said. No one knows what the rest of the college football landscape will look like in a month. But if OBD picks up a loss at that point in the season it won't hurt their playoff push and might give them a late season "jolt" to refocus for the final push towards the National Championship game. I guess that's why we tunein, week in and week out, to see what actually happens. Go Ducks...keep rollin' along! 😎

With the 12 to 16 teams playoffs the conference championship games will either be eliminated, or most likely to become the first round of games in the playoff format. We are half way through the regular 12 game season. But this years top teams will get another entirely "new" season of up to 4-5 games AFTER the regular season. So roster management and prepping for the end of season gauntlet against top teams After your regular 12 game season is a new power dynamic to be ready for. Seems to me that managing playing time over the course of a season will become more and more pivotal in reaching and winning the national championship on any given year. Let's hope our Beloved Ducks are up for the challenges presented. GO DUCKS!

Oregon wins: 45-16 2 T.O. 5 Sacks 237PY. (247 R.Y). Expect a focus on solidifying the running game) Reality check for the Illini forthcoming.

What? Whatt?! Whhhaaattttt!?!? WWHHAAATTTTTT!!!!!!!? DAMN! Anyone here know sign language? Live and learn B1G...live and learn. Autzen Stadium. Concert level decibels! (Maybe I can make my fortune selling, B1G team themed, earplugs to visiting fans?!?!?!) 🤔 Go Ducks!

Like It. The blacks delineate the yellows and gives the whole package a very sharp and definitive look. Bumblebee you say? Well let the bumblebee 'transform" the "decepticon" Illini right out of the top 25. No "autobot" about it. Thank you, I'll see myself out the door! 🤪 Yeah...going Quackers! 🦆

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Great teams make good teams look....average. We got ourselves a Great Team! Let's Go Quackers!

YAAAAAAAWN! Wake me when they have Sheldon scheduled. Now THAT might actually be an entertaining and competitive game! Still laying the points on the Irish. 😁😆🤪 Go Ducks (Boo Beavs)

Hmmmm. I really like Whittington and he was a great duo when Bucky was here. For whatever reason he has seemed to have lost that initial "step" that he had before his injury. A switch to wide receiver would negate that and give him the room to operate in space, which seems to play to his strengths. Both our receiver and running back rooms are loaded and deep. Regardless, he has too much talent and field vision to waste those talents in a position that his future at is....limited. Hope the Oregon coaches can find the way to maximize what they have with Whittington. I would sure love to see him back at the playing level he was at before injury. Here's Hoping.🤞 GO DUCKS!

Then, Bret B. moves into the lead as Head Coach of the Year. (Taint gunna 'appen). Currently The Number One team in the country At Home. Halfway through the 8 game B1G gauntlet. Dynamic, innovative, coaching staff-laser focused on the programs goals and aspirations. A TEAM that has bought in and exudes the confidence in each other AND themselves. Oregon vs. Oregon. FEBU. YEAH, the Illini Will give OBD their Best Shot, may even lead for a while early. But in the end this team will "take care of business at home" and send the Illini off with their second loss of the season, with a much clearer picture of what they have to do in Champagne to be able to compete at the level of OBD. GO MIGHTY OREGON! Incinerate the Illini! 🦆🏈🪨's

I like to call this phenomenon the "Red Zone Channel" effect. In an age of almost instantaneous replay/recast access we fans tend to view the "highlights" as the whole of a team. Rarely do teams play a "complete" game, but if your not watching it live...you miss the failed executions of plays that never make the same levels of exposure. (Unless your obsessed with OBD performances the first two games, ie Klatt and the talking head community). I remember, distinctly screaming at the TV, when C. Kelly went for it on fourth down or attempted to secure a TD over a "chip-shot" field goal, and the team failed to execute. Anyone else remember those moments from the past? Unlikely, cause we Only like to tunein to the successful "highlights", which tend to bury the "lowlights", especially when winning in the end. By human nature there is NO Team that can, and will, put forward their best effort, with no drop offs, week in and week out, for upwards of 16-17 games. One of the biggest "mental" issues that coaching staffs' have to address, daily. If you are looking for "perfection", or close to it, then you are a fan of the wrong sport. OBD has a "handle" on this phenomenon (FEBU) and I am happy and hopeful from what I see from this team, week in and week out. And although I want "perfection", I know realistically all I can truly expect is improvement and the highest floor possible for the coaches, players, and this team as we move through this inaugural season on the B1G. Go Quackers! Squash the Illini and their hopes of competing with the Top Ducks in the conference!

We will see if Our Beloved Ducks Deserve (Earn) the Number One, come season end. After all that's the only one I care about. GO DUCKS!

Maybe just a little how Alabama Fans are feeling right about now. Better beat Tennessee this weekend or DeBour will "feel" Day's pain.

Ultimately, Lanning was right: the B1G is going to have to adjust to Oregon. They let a wolf into the conference thinking it was sheep and now they’re paying for it. BEST Darn sentences in the WHOLE article. Let's Go Quackers!

Oregon wins 46-17. 2 turnovers 5 sacks 325 yds rush GO DUCKS! IMPLODE THE BOILERMAKERS!

And who was it that said, We couldnt have "nice things"? 😁

Good. Graves needs ALL the help he can get. Buttocks feeling a bit....toasty? Elevate da B-gals!

Lots of first in this game. First road trip after a top 5 matchup victory. First "true" B1G road trip in this new conference. (OohCLA doesn't count...been there done that). First "conference" road trip, on a short week, two time zones away. (Time to update your frequent flyer miles?!) First road trip as a B1G conference Leader, thus big ole' target on their backs. I do not believe (closing my eyes, crossing my fingers) we will see much of a letdown from this team going into Purdue. I don't think the coaching staff is going to allow it (FEBU). I expect to see continued growth and playing relatively mistake free football. Want to see the "seconds" in the fourth quarter and see Oregon hit the spread AND the over. Guess we all get to see it play out a little over 18 hours from now. 🦆🏈🪨's