#24 Washington @ #6 Oregon (Nov. 12, Sat 4 PM Fox)

[dd10snoop28]

*Ramble warning*

The more I think about the series with Thompson, the more I question why the coaches couldn’t call a WR screen or something — anything— to keep the D honest on first or second down. If Thompson/Butters can’t even be trusted with a screen, then we ought to turn to a walk-on or a fan in the stands….
And there’s just no way TT and Butterfield, as D1 athletes, could be that bad. More than the dive with Nix was a terrible call, not throwing a screen was playing to lose. I LOVE Dilly, and this loss is 99% on the D, but I’m really disappointed he didn’t seal the win when It was there for us.

I trust these coaches as much as I trusted Kelly in 2007. Maybe this was our 2007 Cal game.
Once we get Lanning’s guys in, we’re set up for a hell of a run. Just sucks we have to wait another year or two.

Beat OSU/Michigan in the Rose and call it a season.


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Perfect summation.

[bdkipe]

As upset as everyone is at Dilly I would like to point out:

- we hung almost 600 yards of offense on the Fuskies,
- 300+ yards of rushing, gashing them at will
- it’s been made a big deal of how Nix and Dilly are so in sync that Bo has the power to check out of plays if he doesn’t like the look. Maybe Bo should have checked out of it?

Side note: I don’t know if y’all saw this but at the end of that play Nix got a total “package twist” by the Husky DB. That’s why I thought he initially stayed down vs an ankle injury Dude looked like he was twisting an apple off of a tree.

[UOducksTK1]

As upset as everyone is at Dilly I would like to point out:

- we hung almost 600 yards of offense on the Fuskies,
- 300+ yards of rushing, gashing them at will
- it’s been made a big deal of how Nix and Dilly are so in sync that Bo has the power to check out of plays if he doesn’t like the look. Maybe Bo should have checked out of it?

Side note: I don’t know if y’all saw this but at the end of that play Nix got a total “package twist” by the Husky DB. That’s why I thought he initially stayed down vs an ankle injury Dude looked like he was twisting an apple off of a tree.

Offense really wasn’t a big problem. Fumbled snap on the two. Nix injured at the end.

Defense is an issue.

[Jesseisabeast]

Against UCLA all the little things went our way and that means the game plans and risky calls too. We got the onside kick, owned the middle 8 and broke the game wide open enough to survive our defense without a pass rush or multiple cover guys…..

Tonight we fumbled inside the 5 when we got cute, missed the onside kick which cost us a field goal, didn’t win the middle 8 the same way and then lost pretty much every “break” in the last 4 minutes. Life is tough sometimes. We need to recruit some good cover guys and pass rush guys (Gonzalez was great again but Penix even threw at him tonight he was so dialed).

[greenyellow]

The offense did enough to win this game but the defense was a total no-show except for a couple drives. If it weren't for Forsyth and Nix going down with injuries, I think Oregon likely scores a TD on that long drive to put that game away. As for the other side of the ball, there was absolutely no excuse for what the defense was doing, especially the secondary. They were taking poor angles and lacking any general sense of field awareness. It wasn't helping them that the front seven wasn't getting any pressure on Penix all night.

[duck023]

The defense was terrible but Oregon still had this game in the bag. It is just they are cursed they always choke in these type of games and now it's getting worse because I've never seen Oregon run all over a team like that and still lose.

[DmoneyDuck]

s*** happens.

Call if 2011 vs SC or 2012 vs Stanford. Whatever. There's a reason why no PAC-12 team has went undefeated in conference. It's hard and winning in November, as the pressure mounts, can be difficult. The game felt off from the jump with UW converting those two 3rd and longs on the first drive of the game.

I think Dilly would like a couple of plays back, most notably getting cute on 3rd and 1 on the 3.5 yard line, forcing Nix to rush to beat the play call which led to the fumble. And the 3rd and 5 late in the 4th, telegraphing a QB draw which injured Bo. But, there's no way I'm blaming this on Dilly or the offense. Oregon was unstoppable in the 2nd half, featuring TWO 100+ yard rushers, and Nix was throwing over the top all second-half long. We put up 34 at home despite some bonehead moments, there's no excuse not to win.

The defense has been talked about, so I won't add much there except I didn't really believe we were ever going to get a stop tonight.

But what I want to know is why the Special Teams kept kicking it out of bounds? Starting at the 35 is just an uphill climb for a defense that already is struggling to get off the field.

I think it was really just a sign that Lady Luck had ran out on Oregon's playoff chances. Think about it.

- Hands to the face derails a 1st and goal at the 3 on the opening drive
- Oregon fumbles on the 3 yard line in the 2nd Q
- Gonzo nearly picks off a pass in the 1st half
- Oregon goes 18 plays and 90+ yards but loses Nix for a series on the 3rd down play - He stays healthy, the Ducks go for it on 4th and 3
- Noah slips on 4th and 1/2 yard after not being stopped all game long
- Troy is a millimeter too far to the sideline and steps out of bounds - no doubt Camden nails that 40 yard FG to force OT

It just wasn't our night. It wasn't meant to be. You have to lucky AND good to get to the playoff and we simply we're good enough to offset the crumby luck tonight.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this team bounces back. Depending on which lens you're looking out of, having an opponent like Utah next is either a gift or a curse. The Conference title is still up for grabs. Go freaking take it, Ducks!

[whosyourwally]

At least we’re not UCLA right now.


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[chapelhillduck]

Gonna be the contrarian…I liked most of the calls that didn’t work (the fumble would have been an easy touchdown with a good snap, Noah slips on 4th and 1 even when we were absolutely running all over them, the onside kick gave them a short field but we wouldn’t have had that one last possession which turned into a FG miss).

We needed one run fake (maybe a nix fake run jump pass thing) on the 10 minute drive near the goal line…would’ve worked, but that’s Sunday morning QBing

When you play the percentages, sometimes they all go against you and it sucks. But this staff is awesome and they’re gonna learn and be better from this. We just need some dudes on the DL and this team is set in the next few years.


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[nogerO]

IF TT reads the Huskie DE on that last hand off, he could have easily ran for a first down. There was no one there as the DE crashed down inside immediately.

[OregonFan4Life]

IF TT reads the Huskie DE on that last hand off, he could have easily ran for a first down. There was no one there as the DE crashed down inside immediately.

I was wondering if that was a read or designed run, regardless can’t expect TT to make the right read in that scenario.

[duck023]

I wonder if Oregon will ever be good enough to counter their bad luck. I think they could be as good as Georgia and still find ways to lose to random Pac 12 teams.

[OregonFan4Life]

I wonder if Oregon will ever be good enough to counter their bad luck. I think they could be as good as Georgia and still find ways to lose to random Pac 12 teams.

This wasn’t just bad luck, Oregon isn’t that good yet, they will hopefully be someday but with defense like that you can’t just blame bad luck for losing to a team that has a really good QB.

[duck023]

I wonder if Oregon will ever be good enough to counter their bad luck. I think they could be as good as Georgia and still find ways to lose to random Pac 12 teams.

This wasn’t just bad luck, Oregon isn’t that good yet, they will hopefully be someday but with defense like that you can’t just blame bad luck for losing to a team that has a really good QB.

Oregon was blowing out every team left and right. How can you say they aren't good when their margin of victory is way bigger than the 2001 team that was on of Oregon's greatest teams. I could think that about last years team even when they beat Ohio State I wasn't sold because they were squeaking out every game like against Fresno State. However, this year they have looked great other than the Georgia game. The defense played bad but they haven't played bad all year. Also, Oregon had that game in the bag until that bad snap. A bad snap cost Oregon that game not the defense. Also, the distractions about Lannings job likely didn't help as I predicted.

[dthomas=ddixon]

Well… I was wrong about our defense.

Just one of those games where the small things that have been going our way all season offensively didn’t, and with our D stuck in a terrible matchup, it compounded into a loss.

I was at the game and that long drive from the 1 after Bassa’s pick felt like it was going to be the nail in the coffin. We stagnate right at the end, Bo gets hurt, and all of a sudden it turns into a total collapse. Games like this happen, especially to a team with a brand new HC.


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