#13 Oregon @ Texas Tech (Sept. 9, Sat 4 PM FOX)

[duck58]

We won, but must get better before PAC-12 play or I only see Cal and Stanford as sure wins and UA and ASU as likely. Even OSU & WSU are playing better right now. No way they beat UW, Colorado, Utah, UCLA, or USC the way they are playing now.

[ducks5ever]

Very odd game. Poorly officiated and poorly executed (aside from the defense).

On the pick 6, #54 of Oregon actually steps onto the field from the sideline during the return. I'm pretty sure that's a penalty (12 men on the field) which should have ended the game right there with a 1 point lead. How no one else sees this or cares is very baffling to me.

actually, 12 men on the field might even wipe out the pick. Ducks are extremely lucky if the refs missed such a critical call. The ducks have to have better sideline discipline if I'm right. Easily could have cost us the game

[DuckBomb2]

Easy -6 cover. Thanks, Ducks! Going to be a tough week next without any coordinators after our board members fired them all.

I laughed

[Tray Dub]

Fun fact, Oregon now has the longest home winning streak against non-conference opponents in the country. We're at 31, Bama was at 43 til Texas beat em tonight.

[alxtw]

How involved is Lanning in the play calling and prep on defense.

[droop10]

Easy -6 cover. Thanks, Ducks! Going to be a tough week next without any coordinators after our board members fired them all.

Did you actually watch the game? Or are you one of those types that just gets black out drunk and shows up to party? If you can't see the problems, I don't know what to tell you.

Yes, I saw a game where a team didn’t play well in a tough place to win and gutted out a win. Of course this team has flaws, but people calling for Will Stein’s head after 1 game is a little ridiculous. He may not have called a perfect game, but he wasn’t the problem. Starting a number of drives 1st and 15, and not being able to gain 1 yard on 3 attempts will make the job difficult for any OC.

I’m not super high on Lupoi as a DC, but I also still believe the defense is in the middle of a rebuild. A lot of the recruits are young, so there’s going to be a learning curve. It wasn’t going to become an elite defense overnight. I do think it’s a bit improved over last year though.

[Phalanx]

Easy -6 cover. Thanks, Ducks! Going to be a tough week next without any coordinators after our board members fired them all.

Did you actually watch the game? Or are you one of those types that just gets black out drunk and shows up to party? If you can't see the problems, I don't know what to tell you.

Yes, I saw a game where a team didn’t play well in a tough place to win and gutted out a win. Of course this team has flaws, but people calling for Will Stein’s head after 1 game is a little ridiculous. He may not have called a perfect game, but he wasn’t the problem. Starting a number of drives 1st and 15, and not being able to gain 1 yard on 3 attempts will make the job difficult for any OC.

I’m not super high on Lupoi as a DC, but I also still believe the defense is in the middle of a rebuild. A lot of the recruits are young, so there’s going to be a learning curve. It wasn’t going to become an elite defense overnight. I do think it’s a bit improved over last year though.

I more or less feel the same as you on this, but that tackling does worry me. I know they are young, but I had hoped to see some improvement in the run defense. Still, I think I weigh playing on the road more heavily than others here. Traveling is hard, and lots of unexpected outcomes happen as a result. Kind of makes one wonder how the Ducks will fare with a Big 10 schedule. Maybe traveling will get easier with practice.

Anyway, Lanning has plenty of ammo for demanding improvement now. Not everyone is Portland State.

[OregonFan4Life]

It was nice to breath after the game and actually eat some food and drink some water and sit down and not pace the house the entire game.

A win is a win but it was one really ugly win! Going forward secondary needs to cover way better, LB’s need to tackle, pay attention, and get Jacobs healthy. Pass rush looked great and needs to stay healthy! Also someone needs to tell Jackson this isn’t NFL Blitz.

On offense I really do think we need more creative playcalling AND quicker playcalls. Felt like most of the night pass plays had the receivers streaking with the RB standing in the flats. It’d be nice to see more creative routes, like the RB wheel route, and some jet sweeps. I was very unimpressed Stein but will be patient with him, this is all new for him.

[greenyellow]

This game felt exactly like WSU last year, right down to the pick six to close things out. Good to have a close win now so they know how to respond. Plenty of stuff to work on but the potential is there if they clean up the penalties/mental errors and keep working out the bugs with the defense/offense with all the newbies.

[alxtw]

After watching the first quarter of the USC vs Stanford game, i would be very surprised if we beat USC unless Bo returns to his last year form and every unit improves. USC offense looks even better and their defense look greatly improved against a weak stanford team. I felt we only improved in Fg kicking, kickoff, and punting from last year.

[dthomas=ddixon]

This game reminded me so much of the Wazzu game last season. I’m not sure much needs to be read into this game as far as projecting the rest of the season goes, similar to the Wazzu game. Just felt like a typical early-season road game where the goal is to just survive. And if you do it can be a gift that forges a great team. USC, UW, and OSU blowing out patsies isn’t doing anything for them.

DeRuyter is a good DC too and had two very good interior DLineman that didn’t allow us to run. Really looking forward to Hythloday’s film review. If we just eliminate the stupid mistake it will go a long ways too. We really killed ourselves much of the game.

[OregonFan4Life]

Who is Hythloday?

[webfoots2001]

What is Hythloday?

https://www.addictedtoquack.com/2023/9/ ... -tech-2023

[dthomas=ddixon]

What is Hythloday?

https://www.addictedtoquack.com/2023/9/ ... -tech-2023

Thanks, was about to post the same link. He also has a podcast, It Never Rains on This Podcast, and appears regularly on the QB11 show and The Quack-12 podcast. He’s a really sharp guy.

[Phalanx]

Watching the replay, I am just really glad Dorlus is on our side. The dude saved the day for the Ducks on probably the two biggest defensive plays in the game. The DB's on the other hand- I thought these transfers were going to really bolster that unit, but they were terrible.

Also, I hate that 'complete the catch' ridiculous ruling, even if it helped the good guys this time. That was a clear pick, and I don't care what happens several steps later when he is out of bounds and landing on the ground. Ducks only scored a field goal on that drive, and I think they would have won the game anyway, but it leaves Texas Tech with something to whine about with Pac 12 refs, and that sucks.