The Kamikaze Kid

That kick was unreal.

Whether W Mich got hosed or not with the 0:00.0 vs 0:00.2 decision is one thing but letting the biggest target on the field stand at the goal line unguarded is inexcusable. One defensive breakdown in an otherwise spectacular overall defensive performance is a tough way to go down.

Great breakdown Charles. I always love your OL observations. I think before we panic too much we need to better grasp what Boise St really is. I think for the last twenty years or so, BSU has been a place that 2/3 stars rated guys with 3/4 star talent gather together to unleash collective vengeance on the football world that snubbed them. I think BSU also can acquire the highest level coaching staff at the G5 level because they can bring in the highest level of talent in the G5. In short they are consistently under rated and deadly team year after year. They will rarely make mistakes that beat themselves and any victory against them has to be earned. Penn St found that out in the playoffs a couple years ago. With that said, playing so many young and inexperienced OL players against such a formidable first game opponent was bound to expose a steep on the fly learning curve. They were shaky but solid enough to put up 34 points and out score a legit team. As usual, I expect to see dramatic improvement game to game until they reach their elite potential.

Great posts everybody. Man am I fired up! My top three things I'm looking for. Third down stops. Get 'em off the field ASAP OL domination. No more early season guessing games. OC/ DC game plans. I want to believe that they are who we hope they are.

Way to go Charles. Keep up the great work towards health. Can't believe the season's about to begin. Let's go Ducks!

Green and yellow always works for me.

41-10 OBD 4TOs 4 Sacks 339 Passing yards

SUC vs OBD will be balloon vs pin. Can't wait.

OBD 12-0 BIG Champs National Champs 27-17 Championship game 38.6 Offense 11.3 Defense

Both playoff loses had similar starts that immediately shifted momentum before you even sat down in your chair. Against tOSU. two DBs collide as a receiver then trots down field for a quick TD. Against Indy, a first play pick six brings the same result. One side shows up ready to play while the other stumbles out of the gate. To quote Hudson in Aliens, "Game over man. Game over." Both games soon spiraled out of control as one team settled in to their groove while the other lost composer. Every other game Lanning has lost since UGA has come down to the wire. I think we see a matured Lanning this year as he will now be in year five as a head coach. I think this year is the year that the team gets it done. Can't wait for the season to start.

Pretty much any Duck coach from Brooks on had coached the 2019 team instead of Mario, they would have won a championship and both Herbert and Dye would be on the Mount.

Last three champions 3 BIG 0 Everybody else Last six finalists 4 Current BIG 1 ACC 1 Notre Dame 0 SEC

I'm really looking forward to this season. As I picked OBD to win it all in an earlier post, I would side on the expectation that Moore does take that leap into Herbert, Mariota, Nix level comparisons. His end games against Iowa and Penn St last year showed he has that potential. Road games at SUC and tOSU will give him an opportunity to lead the Heisman conversation and I think that's exactly what he'll do. Still, until it happens, it is an area of concern to me.

My biggest concern is if Dante is really THE guy. Who would you rather have leading this team this year? A. Herbert B. Mariota C. Nix D. Moore Or How about: A. Dixon B. Harington C. Akili Smith D. Moore If Moore can replace even half the names on this list as the preferred QB to win a natty by the end of the year, then winning a natty should be a realistic possibility.

How does OBD only have the 25th ranked SoS when they play five teams on this list? Nice subtle dig at the SUC coaching staff by ranking them for roster only. Swap in Penn St for a dark horse and send the purple mutts back to the dog house.