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Ty is a tough read. Atleast least in the early part of this season. Previous years it was clear his struggles were in the mental game. Dude has an impressive set of physical talent, that has never been in question. This year it seems Ty has been poised, but as Mike said, he hasn't been pressed. It will be interesting to see how he responds when it tightens up around him. It is easy to forget that these are 17 and 18 year olds when they show up on campus freshman year. Some come ready, are battle hardened for differnt reasons and as a result have matured. Some need time. Maturity levels vary widely with young men. Especialy when put under pressure. If Ty has finally come to that place where he can handle the intense pressure that comes with being a college QB at a big league progr'm like Oregon. A few people deserve some credit. First and foremost, Ty deserves the lyons share. Dude has never wavered from being an Oregon Duck. Things weren't going well, there has been a barrage of outside noise from media and fans. Ty pushed through that and soldered on. That in itself takes maturity and grit. The last two QB coaches should get some acknowledgement as well. As should Dan Lanning. Lanning more than Dilly or Stein. But aside from Ty himself, I think Nix has been a huge diffence maker for Ty. We laud Nix for his on feild performance. But Nix is a different Dude with a ton of experiences. Bo has seen it all. Bo is a peer. An equal on paper. Ty's turn around correlates with the arrival of Bo nix. A peer can reach places authority cannot. Nix is the type that will set aside self and lift another man up. Bo is much more than just a quarterback. I have new hope Ty will become the next great Duck QB. He has persevered to this point when many would have bounced. Respect. I hope he continues to take the next step up. And when he can't, just take a page out of Buckys playbook and fall forward.

Everyone seems shocked about this. There is no room for dirty play. Nobody who is a true fan of football is ok with this. You could see an incident like this coming a mile away though. Football is a mutual combat sport. If you spend a week lathering guys up, don't be surprised when this stuff happens. Us older guys remember mutual combat laws in Society. Not saying they were right but a lot less people ran their mouths. So unfortunate and unnecessary. Hope hunter heals up and can coninue his career. Good luck young man. Hope the adults in the room learned their lesson. Two coaches lathered up their player to max pressure. Shame on the both of them.

Nix's mobility definitely favors a pass heavy ( blasphemy) offense. As does Irving and Whittingtons ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. Ducks pass blocking has been solid. Better than expected considering it's a new unit. The competition has been light with the excetion of TTU. TTU had a solid front and Ducks did well in pass protection. I noticed in Hawaii game, Nix got the ball out quick. I remember thinking "man, that was quick" even on some of the longer pass attempts. You might be on to something Charles. The passing game is starting to emerge nicely. Holden(?) had two scores with a long of 60y and is a legit threat every down. Tez and Franklin are at 3 scores and Franklin has a long of 72y. Bryant is 2nd leading reciever. Bucky and Whittington are avg 7.9 and 9.2 yds per catch out of the backfield. These numbers are with essentially only 2 games played being they all pretty much sat 2nd half of 2 games. This could be a top 10 passing team when all is said and done.

Hawaii and TT seemed to load the box a bit. That seemed to confuse the interior. Some of the outside runs looked like should have gone inside tackle. The stunt just missed assignments. I haven't watched game replay but one play in particular stands out. Late second Q. Play was just inside tackle and got plugged. Back had to bounce outside for positive yardage. O line has some talent. Gotta get assignments right and should break off some big runs in the middle.

My concerns about this 23' team is in regards to the O line. It was the main question most had coming into the season outside of the Defense. What is missing from last year is the wide open holes and cutback lanes. They are almost nonexistent where last year they were common. None of us expected this unit to perform at the level of last years O line. But this years unit is really struggling on run blocking. If you watch them, quite often they seem lost on who to block. Many times v. Hawaii the guy pulling would not find a target to block. Would be behind the play and the back would get tackled short. 2-3 yard gains at times when it might have been 8-12. Bucky is really struggling to get down hill. Struggling to find a seam and squirt out the back side. Part of this is on Irving. Watch him and you will probably agree. Pass blocking they are performing at a pretty high level. Definitely room for improvements but for the most part Nix has plenty of time or plenty of room to move outside the pocket. This is a new unit. They will perform better as time goes on. Hawaii gave them some problems in the run game despite 200+ yards on the ground. But playing Hawaii is part of the "gel" process. A'lique Terry is pretty young. His inexperience could have something to do with it. Hope he gets it figured out soon because the O line in the run game looks lost on what their assignment is. Oregon will need to be better next week. Probably be able to get away with it v. Buffs and Furd When Husky week arives, they better have it compleatly fixed or it's going to be a long day in Seattle.

Also, the secondary was locating the ball much better. Getting their head turned to locate and defend the pass. Much better than last week. Clearly they worked on this over the week. Much better

This was a good debate until you put words in my mouth and brought up the race card. Which has nothing to do with it. By doing that, you killed the conversation. I get it, it's an easy out. You had plenty to make your case, but it is what it is.

Buffs have 94 total yards at the half. Thought this team was supposed to be good.

Buffs getting exposed.

Hope TT gets in next series. Stays with the one till halftime

D is not giving up anything. Hawaii is 0-5 on 3rd down

12 plays 17 points at 5:55 mark of the first. Crazy

O line is making plays

Thats too easy.

6 sacks for UCF. Agree about Bama staff. Thats not a Sabin staff.

Bama knotted at 3 early 3rd v. South Florida. Texas win might not be that impressive.

Buffs haven't played a conference game yet. Gunna have to set the brakes on that one for a sec I have given Deon his due. Stated plainly what I think of his talents in another thread. It's clear you are a fan. I get it, a lot of people are. Dude is super polarizing. He was one of a few players that sewered me on NFL. The arrogance that showed up in the league around 2k was a huge turn off for me. It's no secret I don't like the guy. His accomplishment are impressive though. And thats the bottom line. All about the Benjamins. And thats why he is here for awhile. Every media outlet out there will pump this untill the last dime. Many of the same people overjoyed about the cash generated also groaned over the cash controling realignment. The play Deon is getting on OBDF alone is crazy. Doesn't make sense the love the guy gets after beating 2 weak teams. But he will get one more then 2 straight losses. That should quiet the noise till next year

Noles almost got beat by BC. Had 457 yards hung on them. Hope FSU fan isn't like Duck fan. Everyone would get fired. Georgia down at half? Wow...

While everyone is tripping over their tongues with Buffs (sorry USuC, your love fest is over), i think the Beavs are the Dark horse to win the conf. O line, Defense and a very good quarteback. I got the picked to beat USuC in LA. Thats a good football team in Corvallis

Go Ducks

I said as much in another post. The problem is... this isn't pro wrestling. This is college football. The use of kayfabe and "your mama" jokes has no place here. Sanders is bad for college football as a whole. The bill will come due and Sanders will dine and dash. College football is changed forever due to NIL and realignment. Now we have the clown show that is Colorado. Again... be careful what you celebrate. The cost of admission could end up being more than you are willing to pay.

The N is transparent... Duh! 😆

Ducks 65-10 4 6 405 Also think Ducks hit 250 rush yards