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The Ducks should be ready to roll entering the B1G. Between the past couple recruiting cycles and the TP, Oregon is stacked with talent. Oregon has a lot of this years impact players moving on for various reasons. But there is a chest full of riches right behind them ready to fill the void. It's funny, my Google home page is loaded with Fusky article due to reading a bunch leading up to Husky game. It's super annoying for sure. I keep seeing articles that headline great recruiting bump after fusky win v. Ducks. I click and it's some three star fusky might sign if they can out recruit St Barts School of the Blind. Lol. Ducks are beating out Blue Blood programs for Blue Blood recruits. I doubt that changes as long as Lanning is lead Duck. A couple years of foundational recruiting and the flood gates open. The B1G Ducks future looks incredibly bright .

Every time this thread makes it 4 or 5 threads down the front page I cross my fingers and hold my breath. Then my hopes are dashed and I start drinking.

I highly doubt recruiting plays any roll in game planning, game time coaching or scheming. Prwtty sure its the furthest thing from Lannings mind, if it is, Lanning has bigger problems than aggresive and risk taking. Lanning is in his second year of head coach. Super young guy at the beginning of a super young career. Lanning has a learning curve DeBoer learned over a decade ago at Sioux Falls. Difference is that Lanning is doing it with a top 10 elite progr'm, DeBoer was at a meaningless Sioux Falls. Recruiting needs to stay in Its own box. Lanning has enough on his plate trying to get wins. He doesn't need meaningless at the moment distractions like recruiting mudding up the waters

Flip that burger because Oregon IS going to win out and beat Fusky in Vegas. Oregon was the better team last weekend imo. And that was the perfect loss at the perfect time in the perfect place. Ducks finish a perfect 7-0 and ride into the CFP

And sometimes football happens

Going 0-3 on fourth down is brutal. It is the biggest debate we have had since wide right at :00 Coming into the game Ducks were 8-10 converting 4th down. These are pretty great numbers and definitely a factor in the decision to go. I don't think Lanning made bad decisions. The one at the half is a coinflip. I can't even say the play calls were bad. Mike W has made a great argument that execution was the most glaring bugaboo in why Ducks went 0-3. He has done a deep dive and his analysis is spot on imo. I also thought the secondary play remarkable. It's said that in order to get pressure on the QB the secondary has for cover and give them time. It's also said that in order for the secondary to be successful the front has to get pressure. Imo, the D played exceptional as an entire unit. They were playing the #1 passing offense in the country. Statistically Oregon dominated Washington. It came down to "wide right" in an exteamly hostile environment. Fusky got some luck, some calls and some exceptional play from their team. This game proved that these are great teams. It did not settle who is better. IMO, Ducks are the better team , but I am a homer.

A'Lique Terry is only 28 years old. Super young for having so much success as a position coach. I hope its not beginners luck. If Terry is a legit O line coaching talent as he appears to be. Recruits will tripping over themselves to get into Oregon. The Mayer Dei kid that bounced to Texas should rethink his decision.

This man says he can get all the info he needs at this point from watching the games on tv. Says he doesn't need any more visits.

I see this as a great point of emphasis. That last 4th to seal the win was all player execution. The play was there. Come to think of it two of the three were there for the taking. Nix got locked in. On the 4th quarter failed attempt, Franklin made an amazing play just before that last 4 down series. Nix never even looked for another option. He was locked on one guy the whole time. I am going off of memory from Saturday when my emotions were ratcheting up to max volume. I can't bring myself to rewatch or watch highlights. So I could be wrong, but I think it was Franklin targeted on that last one to seal the win. Franklin was a beast all game. I think Nix let some human nature creep in and he couldn't look off his target. Slightly Auburnish. I can't fault him in such a high pressure situation. Oh well, all of Oregons goals are still in front of them. As said before, this could play out to be a loss that propels Oregon into the CFP, just sucks that they need some help doing it now.

Aggressive is what got Lanning to where he is at at such a young age. He has a vision of what he wants and doesn't hold back. Why would that change? How could that change? We praise the man and stand in awe over his rapid upward trajectory through the coaching ranks. We applaud it. Lanning has many attributes that makes him different, that makes him such a great leader. Aggressiveness is one of those attributes. Charles Fisher wrote the other day about being fearless, having courage. Sometimes that comes with a side of egg on face. So many praised Charles yet here we are, critical of Lanning for having courage to go and take the victory. Calling it rookie mistakes. We called Kelly "Big Balls Chip" all the way to a national title game. Now the man is Duck Legend. Yet we want to clip Lannings wings. Lanning grabed a fist full of nuts and went after it. Knowing full well that a loss ends nothing as far as season goals go. Aggressive is at Lannings foundation. Try and strip him of that and you will get a shell of a coach you should have. Long before Lanning lets anyone do that, Bama will come knocking. So Joel, Josh, Phil Knight, Dan Mullens or anyone else that trys to temper Dan should tread lightly. Dan will listen take what he needs and coach this team how he sees fit. Dan Lanning is aggresive and I hope he stays that way. My advice to Dan would be, "go with the girl that brung ya". Keep doing what you are doing. Go Ducks!

I have never been prouder of my 19 game losing streak.

Duck and Fusky fans rank up there with any fan base in the country in the passion category. And yes they are the two best programs added to the B1G. And although the game has been decided, the conference is wide open for either of these two teams and everyone paying attention knows it. Take care of WSU Ducks and do it decisively. Thats all that this team needs to focus on right now. The rest will get here soon enough.

Agree, what an amazing game. Regardless of outcome, best game I have ever watched.

As this game is rewatched. More and more missed opportunities will be exposed. The examples above are on Nix. We will find more. Every thing from execution to coaching decisions to officiating will be exposed. The knee jerk reactions are understandable. Its what we do as fans. Necessary to move on. Happy Monday, we have the cougs this week and prep starts today. Hope we can clean some of this up and the team gets their head right. Cougs are a dangerous team. And Ducks will need to be at the top of their game.

These are no longer kids imo. They are legal adults getting paid a lot of money to play a game. And they didn't execute. They play a part in this and to say they didn't isn't accurate.

You are spot on Mike. You posts have been exactly right imo all day. Very well put.

In my mind, Penix won the Heisman yesterday. Dudes a warrior. Hats off to such a gritty performance

This season isn't over. Lanning has this team poised to be conference champs and a shot at the cfp. Though I think Oregon is the one team in the Pac that gets left out CFP with 1 loss. I have reasons I will keep to myself. Coming into the season I had Ducks 11-1, conference champs and a cfp appearance. That is still well within grasp. This game in no way showed anyone who is the better team. Coming in it was a coin flip. And in my mind, it still isn't settled.

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This is a great point. I think both Stein and Lanning will have some conversation about this. 1%. I think this loss could be a great win. I don't know what would be harder if these two teams meet in the conf title game, beating Wash twice or beating Oregon twice.

Coaching is a huge part of college football. Put it under a microscope and it's amazing what one will find. But you do that and you lose focus of the entirety of what you are looking at imo. Lets look at the firat example. "Oregons coaching got them a spot in the BCS National Championship". On the surface this looks like a great season. Super successful and the coach is the greatest. What isn't mentioned is what happened in that game. Under a microscope you find Oregon unsuccessfully running between tackles over and over (coaching). You will also see Oregon not playing to the whistle with Dryer play (execution). You also find poor calls on the field. Oregon also lost that game on a field goal. This is a rough loss. Fans look for ways to pacify themselves in different ways, me included. Expected and understandable. Lanning provided low hanging fruit fans can use to process and heal from a gut wrenching, disappointing loss. I have even heard him likened to Mariø. I disagree, but ok. What we also had here was a young second year head coach that got his team to play at an elite championship level. On the road in an extreamly hostile stadium, Against one of the best teams in the country that absolutely hates him and his team. Should Oregon have won, I think so. But what I saw was a gritty top level performance that Oregon and it's fans should be extremely proud of. And that leaves me not looking for blame to roast the coach or a player. It leaves me in a state of "WOW, that was amazing." So how can Oregon get better across the board. There were some coaching mistakes for sure. Would those mistakes have changed the outcome...maybe. but that discounts Huskies roll they played in the outcome. Huskies are a damn good team. I hate the Huskies but have to respect them from a talent level. I find it curious how so many praise Lanning and Oregon as a whole for being innovative and forward thinking. But when there are bumps in the road they revert right back to "this is how it's done, this has always been how it's done". I hope Lanning ignores those folks. One day again, Lanning will step outside the box and find success that will be praised and bring glory to Oregon Football. There will be no "I told you so", there will just be celebration with my fellow Duck brothers. So as I said, fans will pacify in different ways. This is my way. Others have theirs. When I disagree I will state as much. Thats why this forum exists. Doesn't make any of us right or wrong. But it is a great platform to move forward. Go Ducks

Maybe, maybe not. Ducks were converting at an 80 pecent clip coming into the game. Those percentages are pretty high. Cam was 6 of 7 coming in, thats an 85.7% clip. Almost a wash. What we dont know is how Cam looked in practice the last couple weeks. We do know is he showed signs of struggle starting in the Stanford game. Lanning showed support for Cam in his post game. Thats what coaches do. They don't sit up there and toss their players under the bus.

Looks like I am going to disagree with most of the duck fans here. I am ok with that. I could also be wrong, I am ok with that too. IMO the Ducks played a great game. Went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the country, with arguably the best offense in the country. In a very hostile environment and gave themselves a chance to win till the end. Lanning coached his a** off. Great job coach. Keep fighting for that one percent and Duck will play for a title. What I know for sure is that was an amazing game and Ducks should be proud of how they represented to the country.

I remember going into this game that Ducks were like 8-10 on 4th down. Thats an 80% conversion rate. Pretty sure Dan had that information.