Week 9 CFB Discussion

[UofDuck]

Looks like Cam Rising has a supposed knee injury and isn't going to play tonight except in an emergency capacity.

If he truly stays injured during our game against the Utes I dunno if it will be a good thing.

How would Oregon have a better chance to win be a bad thing? Making the playoffs is nearly impossible with the way they played against Georgia. This season is about winning the conference championship game and hopefully am the Rose Bowl. The defense isn’t good enough to compete against Alabama, OSU, or Georgia.

If Oregon stays healthy and keeps improving weekly, I’d love a crack at any of them. I read where are are one of the youngest team in D1. We are seeing steady growth and improvements and good coaching brings that to a young team during a season.

[ducks5ever]

If Oregon stays healthy and keeps improving weekly, I’d love a crack at any of them. I read where are are one of the youngest team in D1. We are seeing steady growth and improvements and good coaching brings that to a young team during a season.

Hmmm OL isn't young. QB isn't young. LB's aren't young. DL isn't very young either. WR's are young but they aren't staying for 4 years. I'm talking starters only here. There's good depth behind the starters but I don't buy the "we are young" headlines.

As far as CFP goes. I think..... 1. SEC champ is in 2. 1 loss SEC team that is not the champ is in 3. Big 10 champ is in 4. ACC champ/Big 12 champ/Pac-12 champ fighting for last spot. Would've been nice to see Clemson lose last week but it didnt happen.

And for those saying... well this just shows that you get penalized for playing a tough non-con schedule. Well yes and no. Georgia will get in as a 1 loss SEC runner up without a question and that week 1 win will be a definite ++++ for their resume.

[GrandpaDuck]

If Oregon stays healthy and keeps improving weekly, I’d love a crack at any of them. I read where are are one of the youngest team in D1. We are seeing steady growth and improvements and good coaching brings that to a young team during a season.

Hmmm OL isn't young. QB isn't young. LB's aren't young. DL isn't very young either. WR's are young but they aren't staying for 4 years. I'm talking starters only here. There's good depth behind the starters but I don't buy the "we are young" headlines.

As far as CFP goes. I think..... 1. SEC champ is in 2. 1 loss SEC team that is not the champ is in 3. Big 10 champ is in 4. ACC champ/Big 12 champ/Pac-12 champ fighting for last spot. Would've been nice to see Clemson lose last week but it didnt happen.

And for those saying... well this just shows that you get penalized for playing a tough non-con schedule. Well yes and no. Georgia will get in as a 1 loss SEC runner up without a question and that week 1 win will be a definite ++++ for their resume.

I'm not opposed to a tough marquese game, the one last year established a clear path to the playoffs. But it was very unfortunate this year as a 1st time head coach, 1st time play-caller, new QB and running backs all could have benefited from a couple of warm-up games before that Georgia matchup. But games are scheduled years ahead and no one could have known how many new elements would be at play this year.

[SuperDuck]

If Oregon stays healthy and keeps improving weekly, I’d love a crack at any of them. I read where are are one of the youngest team in D1. We are seeing steady growth and improvements and good coaching brings that to a young team during a season.

Hmmm OL isn't young. QB isn't young. LB's aren't young. DL isn't very young either. WR's are young but they aren't staying for 4 years. I'm talking starters only here. There's good depth behind the starters but I don't buy the "we are young" headlines.

As far as CFP goes. I think..... 1. SEC champ is in 2. 1 loss SEC team that is not the champ is in 3. Big 10 champ is in 4. ACC champ/Big 12 champ/Pac-12 champ fighting for last spot. Would've been nice to see Clemson lose last week but it didnt happen.

And for those saying... well this just shows that you get penalized for playing a tough non-con schedule. Well yes and no. Georgia will get in as a 1 loss SEC runner up without a question and that week 1 win will be a definite ++++ for their resume.

I think the Pac-12 and Big-12 are extreme longshots. TCU might get in if Clemson loses. There's also the possibility of 2 SEC vs 2 Big-10 teams if the Ohio State vs Michigan game is really close.

We'll know a lot more once the CFP rankings come out.

[SuperDuck]

I'm putting Tennessee on potential upset alert today vs Kentucky. They're ranked #19 and have 2 losses, but at least one of those was without their starting QB. It's also a rivalry game. I still think UT wins, but I expect a close game.

Michigan has lost to Michigan State 11 times when MSU was unranked. They need to be on high alert today.

UCLA vs Stanford is also one to keep an eye on. I think UCLA is overrated a bit and may be coming off a hangover from the Oregon loss. On the other hand, Stanford is showing signs of life after 2 consecutive wins.

Thoughts?

[nogerO]

I'm putting Tennessee on potential upset alert today vs Kentucky. They're ranked #19 and have 2 losses, but at least one of those was without their starting QB. It's also a rivalry game. I still think UT wins, but I expect a close game.

Michigan has lost to Michigan State 11 times when MSU was unranked. They need to be on high alert today.

UCLA vs Stanford is also one to keep an eye on. I think UCLA is overrated a bit and may be coming off a hangover from the Oregon loss. On the other hand, Stanford is showing signs of life after 2 consecutive wins.

Thoughts?

Agreed about Stanford game. I think UCLA got their confidence rattled a bit against us and DTR showed how immature he still is. Stanford could win this game.

[gogreen55]

From an optics perspective, it would be better for the Ducks if UCLA wins. Unless the Bruins are just incredibly mentally weak (I don't think they are, but who knows), there is really no excuse for them not to.

[buckmarkduck]

If Oregon stays healthy and keeps improving weekly, I’d love a crack at any of them. I read where are are one of the youngest team in D1. We are seeing steady growth and improvements and good coaching brings that to a young team during a season.

Hmmm OL isn't young. QB isn't young. LB's aren't young. DL isn't very young either. WR's are young but they aren't staying for 4 years. I'm talking starters only here. There's good depth behind the starters but I don't buy the "we are young" headlines.

As far as CFP goes. I think..... 1. SEC champ is in 2. 1 loss SEC team that is not the champ is in 3. Big 10 champ is in 4. ACC champ/Big 12 champ/Pac-12 champ fighting for last spot. Would've been nice to see Clemson lose last week but it didnt happen.

And for those saying... well this just shows that you get penalized for playing a tough non-con schedule. Well yes and no. Georgia will get in as a 1 loss SEC runner up without a question and that week 1 win will be a definite ++++ for their resume.

Pretty sure our overall roster is the 4th youngest in the country.

[SuperDuck]

If Oregon stays healthy and keeps improving weekly, I’d love a crack at any of them. I read where are are one of the youngest team in D1. We are seeing steady growth and improvements and good coaching brings that to a young team during a season.

Hmmm OL isn't young. QB isn't young. LB's aren't young. DL isn't very young either. WR's are young but they aren't staying for 4 years. I'm talking starters only here. There's good depth behind the starters but I don't buy the "we are young" headlines.

As far as CFP goes. I think..... 1. SEC champ is in 2. 1 loss SEC team that is not the champ is in 3. Big 10 champ is in 4. ACC champ/Big 12 champ/Pac-12 champ fighting for last spot. Would've been nice to see Clemson lose last week but it didnt happen.

And for those saying... well this just shows that you get penalized for playing a tough non-con schedule. Well yes and no. Georgia will get in as a 1 loss SEC runner up without a question and that week 1 win will be a definite ++++ for their resume.

Pretty sure our overall roster is the 4th youngest in the country.

Actually, we are very young, but much of it is in our depth. For anyone else who has a subscription, there's a link to the Ducks roster below.

https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster?sort=class

[Duck07]

Classes by Scholarship Breakdown - Chile Duck still has the single best Roster page btw - https://web.nmsu.edu/~ogden/oregon/depthchart.html

FR/rFR: 29
SO: 30
JR: 12
SR: 13

By Starters (D-O)
FR/rFR: -
SO: 4-5
JR: 4-
SR: 3-6

[chapelhillduck]

Classes by Scholarship Breakdown - Chile Duck still has the single best Roster page btw - https://web.nmsu.edu/~ogden/oregon/depthchart.html

FR/rFR: 29
SO: 30
JR: 12
SR: 13

By Starters (D-O)
FR/rFR: -
SO: 4-5
JR: 4-
SR: 3-6

Also, the entire staff were effectively true freshman coaches in that first game


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[ducks5ever]

Classes by Scholarship Breakdown - Chile Duck still has the single best Roster page btw - https://web.nmsu.edu/~ogden/oregon/depthchart.html

FR/rFR: 29
SO: 30
JR: 12
SR: 13

By Starters (D-O)
FR/rFR: -
SO: 4-5
JR: 4-
SR: 3-6

yeah i stand corrected. i didnt realize that there were this many underclassmen who were depth players

[DuckzRule]

Kansas State brutally murdered Oklahoma State...

[OregonFan4Life]

Kansas State brutally murdered Oklahoma State...

That’s an understatement. What an embarrassing showing for Okie Light.

[greenyellow]

Wake Forest got beaten badly by Louisville.