The D is still a work in progress.

Stewart Mandel

Everything about that hit on Dante Moore was awful. Blatant targeting by Desmon Stephens, who knocked out Moore cold, ran around celebrating (nearly causing a brawl) and was still smiling on the sideline minutes later with Moore still on the ground.

Pete Thamel

Scary scene in Los Angeles in the wake of a dirty targeting hit by USC’s Desman Stephens on Oregon QB Dante Moore. Moore is being taken off on a stretcher.

Great protection!

Let's just keep running the ball

Double post. Site is acting funny on my phone

Edited 32 minutes ago32 min by Krsmqn

Oregon absolutely dominated that drive. Very good line play. They are playing with some violence on that last drive.

I said earlier this week that I needed to see Raiola play as a Duck in a 'real' game before I'd form an opinion.

Well, after just one quarter of watching this kid, and I'm now officially a true believer.

Heck of drive by OBD. Riaola showing out!!! Hill owning the Trojans!!

Regardless of this game's outcome, I will thoroughly enjoy watching USC get thumped by Ohio State, Indiana and possibly others.

Current Targeting Rules

• Current Game: The player is ejected from the game, though they are permitted to remain on the sidelines rather than heading back to the locker room.

• Next-Game Suspensions (20th Season Trial Rule): Under a one-year trial rule for the 2026 season, a first-time targeting offense does not carry a suspension for the following game.

• Repeated Offenses: A second targeting disqualification in the same season results in a first-half suspension for the next game, while a third disqualification requires sitting out the entire next game.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-rule-changes-2026-targeting-penalty-jersey-patches-fair-kick-catch-offensive-pass-interference/

So far this year this defense is one of the worst for supposed talent to on field result. Why?

Chrissy Sims = Absolute Schmuck

did the forum die?

Can we trade our defensive coordinator for their offensive coordinator?

Destroying us with screens

Defense line play is so incredibly poor, no pressure, just letting them march down the field.

I don’t know if we’re in man or zone, but we are lost on defense.

Defense starting to crumble. Offense needs to pick it up quickly.

This is way too nerve wracking.

USC has too many open receivers. This is a scheme issue. Lincoln Riley is finding plays and Oregon is not keeping up.

Defense is toast.

I'm afraid that if we don't average 40+ points per game, we're going to lose 5+ games this season.

That should have been a 2nd targeting. Going into the QB head is ballsy at this point.

I'm so disappointed in the line play, both of them are just not very good. We don't pressure the QB, we don't shut down the run, and on the offensive side they simply can't run block, protection has been okay, but they aren't very athletic either.

Huge props on that last throw, stood in and gave his receiver a chance.

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Way to put it up for Moore TD

I hope I am not the only one that thinks the offense has a little more pizzazz with Raiola. It just "feels" different, kinda almost like when Nix was here....if the play breaks down, he is gonna create.

Just now, Ktmguy2018 said:

I hope I am not the only one that thinks the offense has a little more pizzazz with Raiola. It just "feels" different, kinda almost like when Nix was here....if the play breaks down, he is gonna create.

You're not, he has a lot more gunslinger in him, he's not afraid to let his receiver go get it.

I'm afraid that if we don't average 40+ points per game, we're going to lose 5+ games this season.

4 minutes ago, Log Haulin said:

That should have been a 2nd targeting. Going into the QB head is ballsy at this point.

Yep. Absolutely targeting.

That how it's done D!

DBs owned that series. We'll done

Best defensive series of the season.

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Edited 17 minutes ago17 min by woundedknees

Much better there, secondary came up huge.

Somebody talked about the scheme issues and they are exactly right, some of the defensive issues are that we get out schemed, I think Mike West talked about it during the Okie St. game.

I'm afraid that if we don't average 40+ points per game, we're going to lose 5+ games this season.

4 minutes ago, Log Haulin said:

That should have been a 2nd targeting. Going into the QB head is ballsy at this point.

Yep. Absolutely targeting.

1 minute ago, Log Haulin said:

DBs owned that series. We'll done

The lineman got some pressure on the QB as well.

They are making nice adjustments. Seems every few possessions momentum changes. Running out of clock and Oregon has momentum

Just now, Desert Duck said:

The lineman got some pressure on the QB as well.

They got just enough to make Maiava go a little quicker than he wanted to, sometimes it's just that .1 second that is enough.

Folks! I have never been more glad to have been wrong on a prediction!

Two story lines stand out on this game. The hit to Dante and the play of Raiola.

Well done Ducks. Almost seals it.

This has felt like an old school Pac-12 game where we were a team trying to make our name, we have flaws, but we also have some playmakers.

Good effort by the team, they fought, they worked hard, now they need to finish. They're almost there.

O line is starting to get there. Got a bye week. Then ucla? I think this O line took big steps forward

Hats off to Raiola!!! and the D hung on.

Come on, D. Put this game away. Go Ducks!