Oregon @ UCLA (Oct. 21, Sat 1 PM Pac-12 Network)

[EncinitasDuck]

Anyone else going to the game and planning on tailgating all morning?

Driving up from San Diego on Friday night. Tailgating at the RB is great. Bloody Mary's on the the golf course!

Go Ducks!

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Moseley 10/18 practice report: http://www.goducks.com/news/2017/10/18/ ... ct-18.aspx

[dphi]

"He's a young pup, and he's learning," Taggart said. "He'll be better. I have a feeling Braxton's going to have one heck of a game this week."

I hope you're right, coach, I hope you're right

[Greenblood]

I think it's really key for the D to get some early stops to give Burmeister a chance to get into a rhythm and to feel like it's not all on him. UCLA certainly has deficiencies on defense, but I don't see how that will matter if their prolific offense gets going.

[duckfan22]

The key is to rattle Rosen early and often.. He tends to panic under pressure. If we can get a
couple scores early and hold them then we have a chance. BB has to start fast

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[Greenblood]

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Glad Tyrell seems to be having a good time in that video. Wish that suggested he feels like playing this weekend after his concussion, but I doubt that.

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Oregon going chrome/white/green:

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[UOducksTK1]

Man are unis this year so much better already. That's a really really solid look.

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Man are unis this year so much better already. That's a really really solid look.

I attribute that to having a base template (even it's one that's sorta lacking in creativity) with elements that are easily mixed and matched instead of having a new set every game that are so different from one another.

[Duckattack7]

Pleaseeeeeee don't ever get rid of the winged helmats they are so pretty.

[Phenom]

That's a great look.

[GrandpaDuck]

I'd like to see Oregon's scoring defense take a step forward. Currently among the nation's worse in terms of giving up points per yard yielded. Got a "barely bending causes major breaks" thing going on. It is not something that is inherently wrong with Coach Pepsi's defense, based on his past history.

Safety play, particularly in deep ball support being late or nonexistent, is a big culprit. This may not be solvable until next year, but having a safety show up to help Graham on deep balls this week would really be helpful to our chances against UCLA.

[GrandpaDuck]

And yes good uniforms this week. Give me wings or give me ...

[Greenblood]

I'd like to see Oregon's scoring defense take a step forward. Currently among the nation's worse in terms of giving up points per yard yielded. Got a "barely bending causes major breaks" thing going on. It is not something that is inherently wrong with Coach Pepsi's defense, based on his past history.

Safety play, particularly in deep ball support being late or nonexistent, is a big culprit. This may not be solvable until next year, but having a safety show up to help Graham on deep balls this week would really be helpful to our chances against UCLA.

And not unrelated is that it's a similar situation for the Duck red zone D: 114th in the FBS, and 17 of the 24 opponent red zone scores are TDs. Meanwhile, I think they're 28th in ypp, a major improvement from last year, and an indication that the D is definitely making progress.