EWU @ Oregon (Sept. 10, Sat 5:30 PM Pac-12 Network)

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1-0 Eastern Washington @ 0-1 Oregon

[woundedknees]

Just kick azzz... Don't worry about taking names or any of that little stuff.

[Duck07]

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[UOducksTK1]

Just win

[Alan]

I am happy that Lanning was critical of Nix, he didn’t defend saying he is our qb type stuff. He said we couldn’t win with turning the ball over and Bo had two turnovers, he said Bo needs to stay in the game plan and not go off script (paraphrasing I hope) and try to force things. Makes me hopeful than Lanning is open to a qb change if needed.

[OregonFan4Life]

I’m really pumped for this game! I’m excited to find out what this Oregon team is made out of. I really want to see a fired up Oregon team playing sound football and winning by at least 40. If we see an unmotivated team winning a close one or if God forbid even lose then this may be a rough season. I know Lanning needs to get his guys but I wanna see how well he can get these players ready and motivated this Saturday.

[StevensTechU]

We're going to learn a lot about Oregon's ability to execute in this one. If we continue to see incorrect fits and poor tackling, it will tell us what kind of team we have this year.

[ducksrock]

I am happy that Lanning was critical of Nix, he didn’t defend saying he is our qb type stuff. He said we couldn’t win with turning the ball over and Bo had two turnovers, he said Bo needs to stay in the game plan and not go off script (paraphrasing I hope) and try to force things. Makes me hopeful than Lanning is open to a qb change if needed.

I was hoping to see a qb change this past game. Nix was far from stellar and was hoping to see some playtime involving the other qb's. Seriously, what would it have hurt? Ducks scored 3 points the entire game.
I am personally hoping that this isn't the writing on the wall and that Thompson and Butterfield don't read that writing and enter the portal.

[StevensTechU]

I am happy that Lanning was critical of Nix, he didn’t defend saying he is our qb type stuff. He said we couldn’t win with turning the ball over and Bo had two turnovers, he said Bo needs to stay in the game plan and not go off script (paraphrasing I hope) and try to force things. Makes me hopeful than Lanning is open to a qb change if needed.

I was hoping to see a qb change this past game. Nix was far from stellar and was hoping to see some playtime involving the other qb's. Seriously, what would it have hurt? Ducks scored 3 points the entire game.
I am personally hoping that this isn't the writing on the wall and that Thompson and Butterfield don't read that writing and enter the portal.

If they free up two scholarships, Oregon can very likely get better guys in the portal as long as Dillingham doesn't stick to only guys that he coached before....

[Duck07]

I am happy that Lanning was critical of Nix, he didn’t defend saying he is our qb type stuff. He said we couldn’t win with turning the ball over and Bo had two turnovers, he said Bo needs to stay in the game plan and not go off script (paraphrasing I hope) and try to force things. Makes me hopeful than Lanning is open to a qb change if needed.

I was hoping to see a qb change this past game. Nix was far from stellar and was hoping to see some playtime involving the other qb's. Seriously, what would it have hurt? Ducks scored 3 points the entire game.
I am personally hoping that this isn't the writing on the wall and that Thompson and Butterfield don't read that writing and enter the portal.

A-The offense could have looked a lot worse than it did in that game
B-One of TT/JB will transfer out, that's just going to happen anyways but to do so in-season wouldn't make any sense
C-I'm not going to read too much into an ass-whooping in game 1 as it relates to putting the backups in on the final 2 drives. Coach said he wanted the offense to get into a rhythm and they at least had their longest drive of the game. This week is the week to see the Backups play.

[duck023]

I've never seen a team lose 49-3 and then have a great season but maybe this will be a first. I'm just hoping for a solid win. I don't care about style points because it's impossible to make up for that demolishment in the first game. I just hope they can get back on track so they can show a little bit of pride in the BYU game.

[lukeyrid13]

I've never seen a team lose 49-3 and then have a great season but maybe this will be a first. I'm just hoping for a solid win. I don't care about style points because it's impossible to make up for that demolishment in the first game. I just hope they can get back on track so they can show a little bit of pride in the BYU game.

- Ohio State lost pretty badly to a .500 Virginia Tech team in 2014 and then ROLLED the rest of the season

- Ohio State lost 49-20 against a .500 Purdue team and then made the playoffs

- Alabama lost to Zach Calzada (now 3rd string at Auburn for goodness sake) and went to the title game

- USC lost 52-6 to Bama and went on to win the Rose Bowl

- Oregon lost badly to LSU in 2011 and went on to win the Rose Bowl


I'm not expecting playoffs or anything but I'd still say 9 wins minimum should be expected of this team and to anyone who rewatched the game, Nix is clearly the best option at QB and knows the offense very well. He made 2-3 bad reads / throws against the #1 defense in the country and they capitalized, as they should. But he made the right read about 35-40x.

[duck023]

I've never seen a team lose 49-3 and then have a great season but maybe this will be a first. I'm just hoping for a solid win. I don't care about style points because it's impossible to make up for that demolishment in the first game. I just hope they can get back on track so they can show a little bit of pride in the BYU game.

- Ohio State lost pretty badly to a .500 Virginia Tech team in 2014 and then ROLLED the rest of the season

- Ohio State lost 49-20 against a .500 Purdue team and then made the playoffs

- Alabama lost to Zach Calzada (now 3rd string at Auburn for goodness sake) and went to the title game

- USC lost 52-6 to Bama and went on to win the Rose Bowl

- Oregon lost badly to LSU in 2011 and went on to win the Rose Bowl


I'm not expecting playoffs or anything but I'd still say 9 wins minimum should be expected of this team and to anyone who rewatched the game, Nix is clearly the best option at QB and knows the offense very well. He made 2-3 bad reads / throws against the #1 defense in the country and they capitalized, as they should. But he made the right read about 35-40x.

The USC team you mentioned is a good example. I forgot the team that got destroyed by Alabama won the Rose Bowl. Of course, the playoffs are the goal but if Oregon won a Rose Bowl or a Cotton Bowl that would be pretty cool with a new coach.

The LSU game was a little different in that Oregon was beating them until Barner fumbled the ball and then DeAnthony fumbled the ball like 3 times in a row to seal the deal. That loss was frustrating, but I think even from a national perspective Oregon was still one of the best teams in the country. Still, I like that USC comparison even now I'm shocked that team out of all the other USC teams after Pete Carroll won the Rose Bowl.