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Oregon 38-27 1 TO 2 Sacks 260 passing yds

Most emotionally charged DvT yet. As always, very well produced and edited, even if it tugs at the homer heartstrings a bit. One damning aspect is the obfuscation on the part of the U$C announcers as they victim blame Dante for not really sliding feet first then absolve the defender of targeting. This is followed by a, shall we say, less than flattering image of an older Trojan fan repeatedly shouting "f/u" at the refs and Oregon bench once the targeting call was confirmed. All fan bases have their toxic components and Oregon is no exception. But, wow, this is Roman gladiator crowd stuff. How apt that the venue was the Coliseum. It sheds a bad light on Riley, the SC leadership and their fans. All the more reason to appreciate the team that OBD is and the coach that we have. Full recovery for Dante Moore!

Oregon 41-16 2 TO 3 Sacks 310 passing yds Oregon starts a little slow due to the hour and the wet heat, but settles in and clobbers OSU in the middle 8. At least 500 yds total offense with the run game getting ~200.

I can't blame Stewart too much on that muffed fair catch. The refs clearly missed the call of interference as the defender violated the 'unimpeded opportunity' rule when he did the equivalent of a Blue Angel fly by. Otherwise any defender could get away with rushing at the returner waving their arms to block his view without touching him. The 2 yard halo rule was discontinued in 2003 by the NCAA and it is now a ref judgement call. The CBS rules analyst, Gene Steratore I think, thought it was interference. It sure looked like it to me.

The O-line iterations were curious but had their moments. It took some guts (and maybe frustration) on Lanning's and Mehringer's part to play so many inexperienced OL players and combinations in a tight game. I saw them give Dante more time to go thru progressions as the game went on. Blocking for the run game still needs work. Settling on the best starting five may take a week or two. This isn't Terry's first rodeo putting a line together and I believe it will gel by the time Oregon invades La La Land

Williams got badly beat twice on that drive. BSU line getting good drive and push. Well, nothing like getting smacked in the mouth to see what the D will be made of.

Oregon 38-17 2 TO 4 sacks 285 yds passing That 24.5 pt spread seems a bit high to me. If Oregon gets up by 3TDs there will be lots of 2's and 3's in the game and things may stall some. Boise St will rely on the ground game for as long as they can as their strength and to slow things down. They will be forced to throw once the Ducks get up by a few scores creating sacks and a turnover or two.

Name? Mine! Image? Mine! Likeness? Mine, mine, mine!! Yup, no "I" in team, but it is central to NIL

There is a picture of him and his pops filling out the sleeves in a dad and lad 'gun show' This kid looks like Boettcher 2.0 at 6'3" 245#.

One of the things I really like about Crader as LT is his mobility and bend at 6'6" #315. Jumbo sized but not a lot of extra weight and it pays off in quickness to stay with a twitchy edge player. He'll go up against Matayo, Tatum and Nasir (and now Tank) every day in practice to hone that skill. I see him taking a big step forward this year.

I don't know who is editing their articles, but one this morning states that tOSU's Bo Jackson will likely lead the B1G in rushing to make up for the production lost as Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith have departed. Hmmmm. FishDuckBold Prediction: Ohio State’s Bo Jackson Could Lead Big T...A Yahoo Sports analysis predicts Ohio State back Bo Jackson tops the Big Ten in rushing yards in 2026 — a stat Oregon's defense should note.

Ok, what the h*!! is going on? Is this an NIL thing or something else? Lauaki has a no contact tag, so he probably knows where he is transferring to, but sheesh! This is really disappointing to see two freshmen that would have anchored next season's lineup just go poof!

Laya transferring would be a head scratcher in the pre-NIL era. One year getting a big chunk of change at a CWS contender then off to the MLB draft. It will be interesting to see where he lands. It stinks but it's the college sports world today

The Texas website stats claim they have hit 99 dingers, concentrated in 3 hitters. The top two have over twenty each. Keep the fat pitches away from them and you can limit their offense. Oregon has 5 with ten or more: Smith, Jaksa, Laya,, Molony and Lauaki. Cooney, Mabeus and Hellman each have eight. There is base clearing capability up and down the order. Kind of a toss up on offense but Oregon has the edge on the hill.

Texas does have some serious hitters with big time fence clearing capabilities. They also strike out more than almost every other team in the supers, so Scolari and Sanford can play to Oregon's strength if they are on target and don't let the 8000 strong Austin crowd rattle them.