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I expect to see more players getting snaps along with changing roles for some, too. Coach Lanning’s comments about the team say he’s looking for more and different while not satisfied with the status quo.

Will coaches Dan Lanning and Mario Cristobal’s teams face off in the post season playoff? Miami is playing like I had hoped our Ducks would play this season. The second half of the season will be intruiging. Go Ducks!

If I recall correctly the Chipster was not particularly fond of living in Eugene. Does anyone remember otherwise? It would surprise me if Coach Lanning replaces Coach Mehringer or supersedes Mehringer’s role.

Amen brother. All coaches must step up their crafts.

Ducks 38-31 1 2 258

During the past two seasons as games begin I find myself wondering which DM will play? Will it be the precise passer who uses the entire field of play with confidence? Or is it the DM who looks uncomfortable and cannot locate open receivers, then misses some of the who are open or throws too late? It seems obvious which performance the game holds after two offensive possessions, and it holds generally true for the game. Moore either has it or he does not. If not, the issue is mental not athleticism or skill. He can run, but is not an aggressive threat when a play breaks down. I am relatively sure that Mehringer does not want to erode Moore’s confidence by substituting early for him, but if the Ducks are to advance to their potential he needs to do it. The Ducks have a deep QB room. We need to play the one who can carry and lead the team with excellence-even if it is one game at a time. I am convinced after two seasons that automatically playing Moore every game and every series will result in several losses this season. The coaches need to identify and play the “hot hand”. Or, they need to early see that Dante Moore is “off” his best play, and adjust accordingly. As a once-upon-a-time QB myself, I do not say this lightly with disregard to leadership, continuity, or the need for bolstering QB confidence. When he’s good he is very very good. When he’s not, he can lose the game and it shows early in the first series’.

We need R&R. Raiola and Riggs are for real.

😖 My best smiley face this week , Jon. It’s not you . It’s those damn Ducks and their herders that give me constipation. Go Ducks.

I like your post and perspective. Thanks. At my house in Eastern Time zone, it’s nearly 1:30. The sun has not yet risen, and I feel like it will be a cloudy week ahead. That’s the problem with dreams and expectations. Sometimes they get crushed. I was looking forward to the next fifteen weeks, but feel that the air has left the room and a rug has been pulled out from under my feet.

…playing inspired football …playing with reckless abandon …playing with your hair on fire …playing as if there is no tomorrow Cliches? Yes. But, we need some of that sooner - not later.

Many of you know, as I found out, how excruciating a game like this can be following it on ESPN Gamecast and play by play text. The play was painful enough with video telecast!

Ducks are sleep walking for a second week. Moore does not have it, but we have three QB’s who can run the offense. Maybe Dante needs a break before it’s too late? The DB’s are most disappointing. to me. I thought they would be shutdown dominant, but they look slow and out of position. The DL is leaky and cannot make critical stops. Ugh.

DUCKS 52-14 2 takeaways 2 sacks 380 passing yds

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.

Mensah (Miami through portal) went 26/29 386 yds with 5 TDs. against Stanford tonight in three and one-half quarters. Whew! Watch out for Mensah and Mario. Miami is favored to win the ACC Title with a relatively easy schedule this season. Our Ducks may encounter The U in a hurricane late in the season.

Home field advantage begins at the airport 🛩️

DUCKS 42-17 2 4 269

OLD GUYS RULE! Well….maybe.

I like your headline Santa Rosa Duck.

Whereas, I like you would support the Bill its results are only a part of the needed changes. The timing is critical to begin “turning the ship” away from the looming iceberg. I do not like to see the federal government taking measures to overreach into collegiate sports which desperately need their own governing body to replace the intended and historical roles of the NCAA. I believe there should be two new bodies, if not more. College football is enough different and if a scale to require it’s own governing body. The other collegiate sports could have their own. I wonder sometimes if football should be divided further with a conference or division of the top 60 or so teams, and separate governance and regulations for the remaining D1, D2, and D3 or others. Their needs, environments, revenues and the situations of the athletes (compensation, meals, training and medical, scale, etc.) are dramatically different and one size fits all may not be the best now and the future. Evolve or die.

Football? Fuskies? Fudge? F…..

The short answer is YES! If not, it was a coaching shortfall (failure). Go Ducks.

Sorsby enters the NFL Supplemental Draft

Sorsby enters NFL Supplemental Draft