Going for 8 - A tradition at Oregon is special teams, beginning with Mike Bellotti and the "Be Special" chant. They began lining up every PAT in the swinging gate before regrouping and kicking, game after game. Chip Kelly brought the "Win by 1 Point" mantra and going for the 2-point conversion on the first or second series each game. Lanning going for 2 felt like old hat, and I love that hat. Bringing back that Special Special Teams mantra would be cool, I remember watching Patrick Chung, TJ Ward, and Walter Thurmond III play rock paper scissors to compete the special teams assignment that was about to occur, that was rad I loved that work ethic.
Bucky - 4 touches got his hundo? efficient
No pistol sets thank lordy
Defense shaking it off from first quarter to second, 90+ yds v 9 yds respectively, good adjustments. The first quarter brought out the insufferable negaducks frfr
11/11 for backup QBs - Ty Thompson came on, and made a statement that he deserves opportunities, like goal line, or for pace changes, and in case of injuries of course....
2 penalties 20 yds, none in 1st half for either team!
0 unrecovered turnover issues
Oregon Duck did 546 "pushups"
Bo Nix with the high QBR, efficient production with limited time and new time rules. The really neat story was about his brother Tez Johnson also being on the team (had 3 solid receptions!), and being a childhood/lifelong Ducks fan! Oh, also, @4:17 1st qtr Tez got tackled on a punt return and 3 teammates immediately cleared the area and helped him up off the ground, it was cool to see that brotherhood
Patrick Herbert playing is rad, good catch, excellent TD-making blocks. "Very nice" *Borat Voice*
And my favorite point of the night:
30 players earned defense stats on ESPN Box Score - if we can play a large number like that going forward, the future/team endurance is bright
