Threw together a quick little article on some of my initial thoughts on the game... couldn't help myself. A win is a win but that was ugly.

Quick Quacks - Oregon v Boise State

Oregon beat Boise State 34-27 and here are a few quick take aways on the game.

Never, Ever, Never, schedule Boise State!

2 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

Never, Ever, Never, schedule Boise State!

Oregon is theoretically allowed to give a competitive effort every game.

3 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

Never, Ever, Never, schedule Boise State!

Keep scheduling them, I have a defribrillator patent.

Actually, I think this is better than opening with Portland St and not knowing what we haven't got.

I think the coaches will coach as if this is a loss.

This challenging game against BSU will pay dividends in future games, especially on the road.

The Ducks showed that they could make in game adjustments.

The Oline gave Dante time to read his progressions and Dante delivered big time. That wasnt always the case last year.

The Broncos came ready to play and smacked the Ducks in the mouth. The Ducks did not panic. They dominated the 2nd half and beat the best G6 team in the country.

This game tested the Ducks metal. It will pay dividends against the Trojans.

Go Ducks......

I have serious reservations on Drew Meringer's play calling abilities. Both those 4th down plays were absolutely atrocious.

17 minutes ago, kirklandduck said:

I have serious reservations on Drew Meringer's play calling abilities. Both those 4th down plays were absolutely atrocious.

I think the play calls in the second half were MUCH better.

The fourth down play calls were awful. But so much of the bad play calling came when the Ducks got cute rather than good ol straight up football. When the Ducks played straight up it tended to go well... Vertical passes and running the ball with Davison.

Play calling must improve.

I am so tired of players making mistakes and there are no consequences, they stay in the game, and they don't get pulled. Evan Stewart shouldn't be the punt returner, 3 terrible plays, almost cost the team the game. 10 penalties, absolutely unacceptable, but players just stay in the game, pull them!

You line up offside, you're out of the game, be smarter, it's a standard, and it starts from the first game, Cignetti wouldn't accept this sort of effort in terms of fundamentals.

Why you have Stewart receiving punt returns is beyond me? Id think since at least three teams form the BIG will make the playoffs get through the season without injuries to key players. Certainly someone else can return punts?

Man, I hate this crew of Big Ten refs!

Fair catch interference turns into a fumble and a TD on the next play. Boise was holding receivers the entire game. No calls.

OK, Oregon was flat, sloppy on O, missed tackles, and lacked focus. But this crew of refs, which has hosed OBD before, is simply terrible.

1-0 is what counts, and if Oregon slides in the AP Poll at this point in the season, who gives a whip?

But I hope Oregon is better prepared and ready to play, starting with a 9 AM body-clock kickoff next week in a raucous stadium.

However, Tulsa defeated OK State today 24 to 10.

Broncos Barely Busted. Beat the Cowboys!

Play calling seemed to be an issue for sure-especially with the emphasis on the pass in the first half. May be related to a comment Lanning made about the offensive line not getting enough push at times. I hate the feeling that we have guys who are great of girth, and can impress in the weight room, but when it comes to moving smaller defensive linemen off the ball, it just ain't happening. Doesn't bode well for the bigger bodies we'll face down the road.