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Everything posted by Log Haulin
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona State: Join Us!
Pull Bo and let TT play the rest of the way. Huge opportunities no one saw coming in a Q and a half. 300+ yards passing 5 tds for Nix. Thats plenty of style for Bo Heisman campain
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona State: Join Us!
Ducks at 222 yards. Can they put up 900 on ASU😂
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona State: Join Us!
Flawless offensive execution.
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona State: Join Us!
That was way too easy. Great to see lineman lead the way all the way to the goal line
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona State: Join Us!
Thats a good start. No penalties
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona State: Join Us!
Nix throws are a little off
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GameDay Thread versus Arizona State: Join Us!
Go Ducks! Hoping TT gets in with the ones and Lanning lets him use the whole play book. Dilly of all people will understand.
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Saturday's Other Big Games Thread
Sure glad AZ is going to B12.
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Boy Were We Wrong, Evidently Colorado Should Have Gone Undefeated
Buffs won 4 games. They should be celebrating. Dude has a Bentley though. So thats cool. Haha!
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Mike Farrell Says What We All Know, Oregon is a Better Job Than TA&M
I do also. I don't always agree with others takes and often others don't agree with mine. But the conversations have real substance regardless of opposing views. It just makes for a better season experience to have the depth and insights you find here.
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The Beavers Control our Destiny
True, but if they can get it out of the way today, that would be preferred. What would be great is if T beat the Dawgs and AU beat Bama at Auburn. Then Bama beats UGA in conf game. Knock the SEC out completely. SEC is so weak the Conf title participants have already been decided with 2 games left on the schedule.
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Mike Farrell Says What We All Know, Oregon is a Better Job Than TA&M
I don't think coaches see it this way. Who has Oregon attracted in the past few coaching hires? Lets see... a relative no name Chip Kelly, Willie Taggart and Mario Cristobal. All of them unknowns at the time of their hires. Now they have first time head coach Dan Lanning. Appears to be a great hire but coming in unproven. Oregon hasn't attracted big name coaches, they have made a few though.
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The Beavers Control our Destiny
Ducks need Tenn to beat UGA today. That should guarantee a 1 SEC playoff. Ducks need to win. Beavs beating Fusky is inconsequential in my opinion. Need Texas to beat Iowa State and keep Bama behind them.
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11/17/2023 Other Games of Interest
I love it when Buffs get their a#*$ handed to them. The early season hype over this team was asinine. I hope they lose every game they play.
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Will ASU Destroy Oregon’s Playoff Hopes AGAIN?
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What Happened to Innovative Chip?
Chips Duck teams were a blast to watch. Probably the funnest and most exciting era of Duck football to date. There is no doubt that Chip Kelly put Oregon in the national conversation on a consistent basis. But that glass ceiling was broken by Bellotti and Joey Heisman. Kelly's use of the spread option was brilliantly executed. He would also adjust to the play action and defenses were on their heels often. In my mind, the gimmicky part was the tempo and speed Kelly offenses would operate at. Maybe gimmicky is the wrong word. He exploited the ability to catch/trap defenses on the field. He could gas a defense seemingly on the first drive of the game with tempo and speed. The tempo ushered in rule changes to level the playing field for defenses. Offenses already have the advantage and Kelly's use of tempo gave It what many believed to be an unfair advantage. You started to see injury rules expoited by defenses. Anything to wrestle back an advantage for the defense. Heck, T Furg used this defensive tactic this year. After the rule changes to take away substitution advantages for the offense, Kelly became a middle of the road coach. Kelly went 46-7 at Oregon in 4 years. Since then he has been below .500 at UCLA and NFL combined. He is still the same X's and O's coach. Defenses caught up to defend the spread option Kelly employed The only thing that changed were the rules at the college level. At the pro level players pushed back on the tempo. Take away the Oregon years and Chip probably isn't coaching at the power 5 level. His "jam" no longer works, is no longer an advantage. He isn't a very good coach today and will be fired because of it. He rode the success at Oregon as long as he could (it's the only reason he got ucla job) but that has run its course. As I said, it's an unpopular opinion. Lots of pushback, which I love. Lots of great points made in opposition of my opinion, which I also love. By the way, Lanning is on pace for a similar record as Kelly over a 4 year span. Sweet!
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Is Rodrick Pleasant About to Emerge at Corner?
I think Jackson and Florence should start and play as needed until Ducks get a comfortable lead. All hands on deck. I don't think you come in with a game plane of rest at this point under these circumstances. Title on the line. Lanning has rested these guys all year. This is the payoff. The way Lanning has played his men has been great. If Ducks get a comfortable lead and we see Pleasant, it wouldn't surprise me if he balls out. This team seems to be well prepared. A ton of guys have made plays for the Ducks this year. Seeing a true freshman make play is not unfamiliar to the 23' Ducks. The future is looking good. Life is great for Duck fans. This team is going to be nationally relevant for the foreseeable future.
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OBD Prediction Contest vs. ASU: Join the Fun!
45-0 Ducks 4 5 321
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What Happened to Innovative Chip?
Great post with two exceptions. Chip Kelly never won a championship and defenses still win championships. UGA just won two and working on a three-peat. They did it primarily with defense. If the opposite were true, USC would be playing for a title The rest of what you said is great and a good reminder of the years chip was at Oregon. Thanks.
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Is Will Stein Better Than OCs Chip, Helfrich & Frost?
I think Stein will lean heavily on the opinions of his boss. I don't know what Lanning opinion is on this. But I can look at his track taken to get to Oregon. What Dan did was become an elite DC first. As a result he was offered a top 10 job. I hope that is considered before he pulls a Dilly.
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Is Will Stein Better Than OCs Chip, Helfrich & Frost?
Gotta beat Washington and Oregon State to even be considered. WS is 0-1 with a shot at OSU in a week. Imo, it's just to early to tell where WS is in OC historical rankings on the Ducks. That said, man the Ducks offense looks great. Recruiting is through the roof. The transfer portal, something these other OCs didn't have access to, is being worked masterfully. WS has an elite OL, RB room, WR room and one of the best players in the game at QB. Also something these other OCs didn't have. If WS continues to work the recruiting and TP at an elite level and dominates B1G defenses. Develops an elite QB then yea, he will be the best OC in UofO history.
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What Happened to Innovative Chip?
It's unpopular but my opinion is Chip Kelly was gimmick. Sure parts of his philosophy offensively is still used in various ways. But once defenses adjusted, Chips offense became very beatable. Chip is a lot like me, doesn't play well with others. He has always struggled kissing up to the backside of donors and alum. He isn't a great recruiter. He is really not that great of a coach. Chip Kelly got exposed in the NFL and at UCLA. At Oregon he caught lightning in a bottle and got a ton of luck. But at the end of the day, he lost. I am grateful for what Chip did at Oregon. He moved the cart a little/lot further down the road. But Helf, Willie, and Mariø did as well. This has been a slow grind for Oregon to become a national power. Until they win a trophy they will not have arrived yet. Hopefully Lanning can get the Ducks over the hump.
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Will Stein: How Much Longer in Eugene?
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Will Stein: How Much Longer in Eugene?
What happened to enjoy the moment? That had a short life expectancy.
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WARNING, THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
Haha! Deion who? Pfft... nobody cares about them anymore. That ship has sailed.