We need the "swag" back!

[greenyellow]

HEY! Ya all stop rippin on us old guys ok! Unlike you, I was actually there, and watched the Kenny Wheaton pick 6 while you guys were in your diapers!!!!

I was 9 when The Pick happened so I wasn't in diapers.

You being 9 doesn't preclude you from wearing diapers.

Maybe for some but I most certainly wasn't.

[StevensTechU]

That's exactly what a diaper-wearing 9 year old WOULD say.

[OregonFan4Life]

Maybe I’m misunderstanding but I don’t want swag, Taggart has swag and Saban doesn’t. Everyone used to fear USC under Pete and Pete definitely doesn’t have swag. I just want talented recruits to come to Oregon to play hard and get better, not post live videos on Instagram after an embarrassing win against a pathetic Washington team with a pathetic coach.

[woundedknees]

HEY! Ya all stop rippin on us old guys ok! Unlike you, I was actually there, and watched the Kenny Wheaton pick 6 while you guys were in your diapers!!!!

I was 9 when The Pick happened so I wasn't in diapers.

You being 9 doesn't preclude you from wearing diapers.

Heck, I know a few Duck old timers who wear diapers...

[woundedknees]

Win the Day?

Phooey!

BOARD the 'SHIP!

[wlduck]

Maybe I’m misunderstanding but I don’t want swag, Taggart has swag and Saban doesn’t. Everyone used to fear USC under Pete and Pete definitely doesn’t have swag. I just want talented recruits to come to Oregon to play hard and get better, not post live videos on Instagram after an embarrassing win against a pathetic Washington team with a pathetic coach.

Pete had Swag at SC.

[woundedknees]

There is a massive gulf between 'swag/swagger', and "BLUSTER".

I tend to view Taggart's version as the latter.

Not a pretty sight.

[nogerO]

I want a team that doesn’t excessively celebrate after almost every play! If that’s swag, no thanks! Act like you’ve done it before!

[woundedknees]

I want a team that doesn’t excessively celebrate after almost every play! If that’s swag, no thanks! Act like you’ve done it before!

A team that celebrates after the big goals have been won is a different beast.

UW, Utah, USC, meh. Just shake the dust off your heels and go home!

(Don't sweat the "small fry")

[dthomas=ddixon]

It sounds like what you mean by swag is just blowing opponents out, and the subsequent confidence that comes with that. Chip was anti-swag; we became such a spectacle during those years though the program took on a life of its own, far beyond what was happening on the field. The entire country was fascinated with the Ducks. Which is unlikely to ever happen again because we’ve more or less arrived, and people know who we are now.

Under Mario we had plenty of swagger and confidence. Despite how rough this past year was the previous years had plenty of fun, blowout type games. You don’t win two conference title games in blowout fashion or go into the Shoe and beat tOSU without serious confidence and swagger.

Moral of the story: fans would be a lot happier if they recognized that the Chip years were a total anomaly and moved on. Enjoy what the program is now, and what it’s becoming.


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[pezsez1]

Never been a huge fan of "swag." Not even sure what that's really supposed to mean. Anyone who tries to have "swag" is usually just compensating for not being good enough.

What I really miss is that feeling of certainty that Oregon was going to destroy the competition. It wasn't about guys dancing on the sideline or pounding their chests after plays. It was the opposite, really -- more of a quiet confidence that didn't need to be spoken because it was as certain as the air we were breathing. When Oregon showed up, the opponents didn't usually just lose, but they often got humiliated -- and, in their heart of hearts, they had to have known what was coming.

Whether we do that by scoring truckloads of points or absolutely stuffing the other team's offense, we need to get back to dominating games from start to finish and making our opponents feel remorseful for even showing up.

And I disagree with anyone who says that isn't possible beyond the Chip era. All the great teams -- Alabama, Ohio State, etc. -- put that fear into their opponents' hearts. We can't expect to win a championship until we play with that aura of invincibility.

[QuackininBama]

Never been a huge fan of "swag." Not even sure what that's really supposed to mean.

Swag is, knowing you are going to win the game before you ever step foot on the field. Chip's team had it, and I haven't seen it since.

[SuperDuck]

HEY! Ya all stop rippin on us old guys ok! Unlike you, I was actually there, and watched the Kenny Wheaton pick 6 while you guys were in your diapers!!!!

I was 9 when The Pick happened so I wasn't in diapers.

Underoo's?

[alxtw]

I want a team that doesn’t excessively celebrate after almost every play! If that’s swag, no thanks! Act like you’ve done it before!

Its a different generation of kids these days. Most of them are going to celebrate every catch or every tackle they make like its the last play of the superbowl. It s also all about the gram, tictok, and social media these days. It rare these days when you get one that is like Herbert..

Also Pete, Saban and Chip didn't look like it from appearance but most definitely had swag from their attitude, confidence, and performance