Which is more surprising to you....that we won, or that our offense is so bad?

I am amazed, speechless, and asked myself that same question, Charles. I think though up reflection, the offense.

That the offense was so bad. Seventeen Points. Thought we would lose. But I won my bet...

Never again

Charles, the most surprising thing to me was that DL left Brock in for 3 quarters. Huh?!

How can we be surprised about the crappy offense? We have seen it before. We have won before.

For me, that was the most boring game I've ever watched beginning to end ... AND with the most exciting finish.

Limited to those two: that our offense is bad.

What actually surprises me is that our offense seemed limited for three quarters two games in a row, and then improved.

Easy - That the offense is so bad. But as Raiola said “we preserved in the end”. 🤣

A couple of things:

1) I can’t believe Lanning waited that long to make the switch, but I guess it worked.

2) The defense is really, really good.

The offense was good on the final drive - that is what is startling to me.

The same guys (with exception of QB) who were terrible all game, all of a sudden, learned how to play football.

By the way, when a QB came in who was a threat to go deep, the O line could block. Probably because 5 didn't have to block all 11.

What surprises me in a bad way is how bad Thomas was today and how bad Raiola was vs UCLA. What are they doing in practice all week that they can't get ready for Saturday?

And I am surprised in a good way how good the defense has gotten since the first two games.

11 minutes ago, Mudslide said:

Charles, the most surprising thing to me was that DL left Brock in for 3 quarters. Huh?!

How can we be surprised about the crappy offense? We have seen it before. We have won before.

For me, that was the most boring game I've ever watched beginning to end ... AND with the most exciting finish.

Agree on all points…..and mystified by the decision to open the 2nd half with Brock as the QB. I’m sure Dan will explain it, but I was shocked when he trotted out there.

The last two games, under 60 yds offense at half-time.

The offense.

The offense. No question.

24 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:

Which is more surprising to you....that we won, or that our offense is so bad?

If I had to pick . . . NEITHER ☹️

5 minutes ago, DUCKED said:

Agree on all points…..and mystified by the decision to open the 2nd half with Brock as the QB. I’m sure Dan will explain it, but I was shocked when he trotted out there.

I would have put Raiola in after the first two possessions.

It's startling to me that DR was not given the entire first half to see how he could rebound from UCLA. Then it was startling to see the offensive plan was to play not to lose. Then it was startling to me to see BT not get benched to start the 3rd quarter.

It's very startling that we won a game by only playing 1 quarter of intentional offense. But man I enjoyed the cage our D made for that squirrelly QB.

Offense. It’s offensive. Lol

Oregon football for decades had me believing we would get a touchdown on every drive yet today I doubted that we could even get a first down. Still predictable play calling, O—line issues, receivers can’t get open two games in a row. At what point does Drew really need to be stepped aside. And what is with Guys not knowing rules on special teams…coaching errors everywhere.

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On the worst day for top-ranked teams since 1936, a win is a good win.

Five of the top 10-ranked teams lost. Four ranked teams from the SEC lost: Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and Missouri. We'll find out later today if the losses to other SEC teams will be considered to be losses.

The defense could carry OBD to the playoffs. This was a better effort on defense than Indiana played against Nebraska.

If Ohio State can keep winning with Julian Sayin out for at least three weeks, and OBD keeps winning, a win in Columbus would put Oregon in the top 12.

On3's Ari Wasserman's Top 10 top-10 includes Ohio State, Indiana, and UCLA.

It's been a hard day's night!

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College football season is flying by, as it always does. We’re already into conference play, when opponent quality (for most teams) rises, and the quality

I believe in Lannings process so far. Clearly the defense has done s 180 as he promised. Its hard to really fix the offense without the main piece which is Dante.. Brock has heart, but he is an emergency QB, not a starter. I was scared we were gonna blow that defensive effort we gave. One game at a time

I believe in Lanning’s process… mostly. First, I have not the remotest idea of why he kept Thomas in the game for three quarters. What on earth was he thinking? He and we are extremely lucky that the Ducks pulled this one out of the fire.

The defense was as good as the offense was bad. Is that Lanning’s defensive genius on display? Maybe so.

I am a believer that Lanning is one of the nation’s best head coaches. But he’s also young and has made some glaring mistakes. His OC is no better than most in that position at any group of 6 school. He’s worse than many. Oregon has the money and cachet to hire a top notch experienced coordinator. Someone who loves coaching offense and isn’t as driven to move on to head coaching opportunities. Losing our last two offensive coordinators in very short order definitely caused problems. Promoting someone from within made it worse in my opinion.

I’m a Lanning believer but keeping Raiola on the bench for so long is troublesome to say the least. The leash on Thomas was far too long. Just my thoughts.

The OC is the real problem. End of story.

TWO first downs in the first half?? Coach ... "Hey, let's give BT one more quarter of torture."

38 minutes ago, Cigarstar said:

The OC is the real problem. End of story.

If we had great blocking, then all plays called would work. It all starts in the trenches, and the O-Line is a work in progress...

The defense is Chris Hampton on display. As bad as the OC promotion was. The DC promotion was good.