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I don't know. I've mentioned that Raiola is a statue in the pocket and has always looked bad against teams that pressure him. If Oregon hopes to win with Raiola, they are going to have to beef up the pass pro on this year's OL.

I am sure this has been mentioned on this forum, but Will Stein has done a ridiculously good job in his first season as mentor of the Kentucky Wildcats. My hat is off to him.

Man, I was absolutely wrung out by the time the clock hit 0.00 in Autzen today. I immediately was cast in to another hand wringing contest in Tuscaloosa that, fortunately and thankfully, turned out better for me. As I have matured (I turned 80 this year), I have slowly learned to take defeat with disappointment rather than bitterness or anger. It is part of becoming a true fan rather than a sour critic. Hang in there Duck fans.

Hang in there Dante. All Duck fans are pulling forYa!

I do feel relieved after obsessing all week about what a second loss in September would do to the Ducks' chances of reaching the CFP, WHEW for now!

Raiola looked great today and many of the commentators on my favorite dawg forum suggested that perhaps he should become the Ducks starter (while acknowledging that Lanning will likely hand the job back to Dante, not willing to "Wally Pipp" him for an injury). I'll be rooting for both guys as the season plays out. But be forwarned that the power B1G teams are quite aware that Dylan is a statue in the pocket and that his efficiency passing goes way down when pressured. So our offensive coaches need, IMO, to work the offensive front hard to improve their pass protection if/when Dylan comes to play a lot.

Agree that this game is hard to pick. Theoretically though, any team that gives up 35 to Rutgers would seem to present a field fay for the Ducks' offense. So Ducks roll.

He could also have run out of the back of the end zone before a Vandy player could have come near him. The mistake so clearly indicates that this player is not being paid for his mental prowess.

As Chambliss shredded the vaunted LSU defense throughout the first half, I thought maybe the boy should start perfecting his Heisman pose. But...as RB Lacy went down and LSU made halftime adjustments, the game tightened and became dicey, for the Rebs. And when they needed him most, Chambliss marched his team all the way down the field in a drive concluding with a16-yard QB bootleg for the game winner. He continually carries the team on his shoulders and is a marvel to watch. Great player!

Stein's team played quite credibly against Bama the week before. He's done a fine job thus far and my hat's off to him.

Not sure that we should be gazing ahead to what we need for the playoffs at this point. And this is a bad point for a cupcake game as this Saturday will tell us very little. We should take every substantive game thereafter as a substantial challenge to demonstrate that we are not the same team that lost in Stillwater. I say substantial challenge because perhaps we are not as talented as everybody seems to think we are. Guys, get the hell out there, grind every week, and begin to demonstrate that you are an aggregation worthy of all the lofty preseason kudos (aka rat poison) the sporting press has bestowed on you. The fan base deserves no less to keep believing in the Green and Gold.

Yeah my best Duck buddy lost the game and knew it was on ESPN News which he didn't get. So I was describing play by play down the stretch via text. . Very sad for he and his wife, and he wasn't always happy with my reports. I certainly wasn't overjoyed with hem myself.

Early is the best time to lose one like today because the film will display the deficiencies that must be corrected. Unfortunately the same holds for Ohio State. I always thought that people were giving Oklahoma far to much credit and I was not surprised that Michigan took them down at home. Congrats CKW.

Damn Jon, exactly what I had planned to post. I guess great minds think alike. I'll also post that the Ducks and my Dawgs overlap timewise AGAIN! This happens more often than it should it seems. Of course, both games overlap with Oklahoma /Michigan as well. Gonna be some channel flippin going on, that's for sure.

The optics on this are just so poor. especially given that Western Michigan pretty much dominated the game and clearly looked to be the better team on this day-and in a hostile environment at that. Hail to the victors...NOT!

I saw the clock run out on the previous play and quickly switched to the other game I was monitoring. WMU got hosed, plain and simple!!!

Call me old-fashioned (or just old works) but I still think the 24-team format is basically a money grab that will produce some really lousy first- and maybe second-round games. There ain't 16 teams capable of hoisting the natty in any given year, let alone 24.

Virginia is an interesting team--one of the oldest and most seasoned teams in the country. Where have we seen that formula for success the past three years? Let's not be too quick to write the Cavs out of ACC contention (or the playoffs) at this point. They could well surprise us all.

No disrespect meant for Dante, but preseason QB ratings are notoriously inaccurate when compared to postseason accomplishments. But, hey, we have to have something to wonder about before the first KOs of the season. Go Ducks

I don't know anything about Smith and have no direct link to insiders in the know about the Ducks roster. I know more about Raiola as he was a Georgia commit before flipping away to Nebraska. On the positive side, he does have ample starting experience in the B1G where he had his experiences, both good and bad. But I certainly would not compare him to Nix, who was good at making plays with his legs when necessary. The big rap on Raiola from the Georgia insiders was that he was a statue back in the pocket with no real elusiveness. Whether he has improved over time is not knowable to me, but it is a caution that COULD limit his effectiveness. Time will tell I guess.

I've always liked CKW and wish him buen suerte in Ann Arbor (except when facing he Ducks, that is).

Yeah Tae is a good one. Special teams is where he was going to play during his first 1-2 years had he signed with Georgia. But the thinking in Athens was that he could be developed into a meaningful contributor.

Ducks have the far more talented roster playing at home and should win this one. But Boise may stick around a while and will not be intimidated. They love these underdog roles and it wouldn't surprise me to see them pushing the Ducks well into the 3rd Quarter. Hard to believe that we still have 60+ days till we kick the football. How time drags this time of the year!

I've always had the impression that Boise recruited talented football players who felt they were ranked lower than they should be and who came in and worked their butts off to prove that the analysts had dun em wrong. I still remember the kickoff classic game when the Broncos came to Atlanta and embarrassed my highly ranked Dawgs. They were clearly the better team on that particular night and I was quick to acknowledge that to my ex-college roomie who was an insufferable Broncos fan who had missed the game while on an Elk hunting trip in the Idaho Rockies.

Men's Georgia track team lost too many contributors to be serious contenders think. On the other hand, the Lady Dawgs repeated as national champs if my information is correct.