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Oregon's schedule looks to be in Ducks favor. Toughest road game is in Corvallis and the Beavs are playing tough right now. Tree, UCLA, Fusky, and Utes are all at home. The last three games on the schedule are going to test this young team and staff. The Pac is looking to be a good, tough conference this year. Get through the gauntlet and you have a shot at playoff. Whoever emerges from the Pac, if they get the nod from CFP, will have the experience and adversity of conference play to lean on. Pac 12 might be the toughest conference to survive right now. IMO there are 6 legit top 25 teams in the Pac. I think whatever team gets in will be competitive and just maybe...

I don't know what to think about this team or game. I do know that the Iron is in the fires and being shaped right before our eyes. I agree that this game was necessary in so many ways and will pay huge dividends in weeks to come. Much like the UGA game. There is a ton of things to fix from this game. That starts with the head coach taking a look in the mirror. I have no doubt that's where Lanning will start. Ducks were stressed to the point a lot of teams would break. Ducks didn’t break and should be much stronger. It's games like this that solidify teams. Bring coaches and players together. The bond between them has tightened up. Duck's are something different after this game. Definitely a crossroads game. It will be fun to see what emerges from such an epic test of fortitude and grit.

Grrr

Looks like #6 is going to fall in Norman

Stay salty!

Lanning got a gift. Got to get'em at times. Coaches have to have a serious discussion amongst themselves. It starts with the coaching staff to fix the issues we saw today. Young staff baptized by fire at the Palouse. In what appears to be a much better Pac 10 as a whole. Going to be an interesting year for sure

Going to be some hard practices this week. Lanning isn't going to be happy. That said, Ducks learned never quit.

Road issues trending.

Staff has to prepare these guys. Road games not going well for Oregon

Int for sure. Receiver never has possession

One mental mistake after another. 7, nextime take it at the 25

This is what I was looking for in the coaching staff. How the team looked in hostile environment. Red zone looks bad. Super unfocused. C'mon coach

Oregon is not playing well and WSU is playing lights out. Only down 8. Second half is going to be all Oregon.

I am lost

Secondary has played well. Still no pressure on QB. Concerning.

Gotta get 7 here

Go Ducks

Secondary locked it down on that drive. Lets get it tied up.

Way too easy

Nix looks focused.

8 years. Gets his kids much older.

If Ducks meet USC in Pac title... fine. Will look forward to beating them. As for today... Go Beavus!

Just eat your pretzel burger cheater.

DNc, that was the best article you have produced so far in your short writing career. I can't find anything to push back on. Maybe one of the best articles I have ever read. "I just beat him with my guys, think what I could do with his guys"~Mike Leach I think we are finding out just how true a statement that Leach quote is. I mentioned earlier in the week the timing of Lanning's QB switch last week. It was a score early. Everyone, including Lanning knew it. Was it a coaching blunder? Perhaps partially. I saw it at the time as DL trying to get his young QB into the game under a little more pressure, a little more meaningful snaps. He jumped the gun a bit to develop Ty in meaningful teaching moments. The sacrifice was a couple touchdowns. Good trade in my opinion. That decision by DL to sub Ty was glaring evidence of how teaching and development is a top priority. Not just at the QB position. And its paying dividends across the entirety of this team Just about everything you touched on, DNc, was what I would ponder at work all week. I touched on some in comments through the week. You managed to pack it all together in a relatively short article. A ton was said in few words. Well done.

Everyone knew the O-line would be dominant. A lot of people talked that the Duck line was at the top of college football since summer. What we didn't know exactly was what we had at the skill positions. 3 games in and four dudes are rising in all 4 skill position groups. By mid season this offense could be scary. How do you game plan against 4 absolute beasts that can hurt you at every level of your defense. I don't know that this offense will reach their ceiling this year. But man, right now that ceiling looks really high. Any higher and we will have to call it sky. The defense is a little behind the O, need them to catch up. Georgia, the nation agrees, is an outlier. The D, in meaningful minutes the past 2 games, has given up a couple TD. Few rushing yards surrendered as well. Oregons D is going to be tough to score on as is. I don't think there is a big leap for the Ducks to go from strong to great. They definitely have the Dudes to do it.