Michigan State @ #6 Oregon (Oct. 4, Fri 6 PM Fox)

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Ducks and Spartans meet on a short week.

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[UOducksTK1]

Excited. Might be able to watch the whole game this time as I travel on the east coast. 9 pm start is more manageable.

[StevensTechU]

I want to see at least 3 Aidan Chiles turnovers. Considering his average is in that neighborhood, I think it's doable.

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Jeffrey Bassa, Bryce Boettcher, and Teitum Tuioti post-practice:

[UOducksTK1]

I watched most of the Ohio State vs Michigan State game. Michigan State played a pretty good first half. They had two killer fumbles in the 2nd quarter. And also gave up an unfortunate TD on 4th down.

I know it was 24-7 at halftime, but statistically (apart front the score lol) and from watching the game, it was a near tie by half.

But yes, hopefully Chiles gives us a few gifts this weekend.

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Hoping Mr. Stein has moved on from his love for the screen game

[alxtw]

Hoping Mr. Stein has moved on from his love for the screen game

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[OregonFan4Life]

I do think the ducks win but I’m a little nervous this will be close than it should be, is anyone else feeling the same way? MSU does have the best DLine we’ve faced this season and with the OLine struggles I’m worried Oregon doesn’t get a run game going. Meanwhile on the other side while Chiles has been making plenty of mistakes he is very capable of creating explosion plays and this could be a breakout game for him especially if Oregon doesn’t wrap up in the backfield. McCoy’s performance in the first half probably has me more worried than I should be.

[dthomas=ddixon]

I do think the ducks win but I’m a little nervous this will be close than it should be, is anyone else feeling the same way? MSU does have the best DLine we’ve faced this season and with the OLine struggles I’m worried Oregon doesn’t get a run game going. Meanwhile on the other side while Chiles has been making plenty of mistakes he is very capable of creating explosion plays and this could be a breakout game for him especially if Oregon doesn’t wrap up in the backfield. McCoy’s performance in the first half probably has me more worried than I should be.

I think our defense will be fine, though I expect Chiles to gash us at times with scrambles.

On offense, our OL hasn’t shown they can run block against a quality front. I’m concerned we won’t be able to run the ball, allowing MSU to sit back in coverage and forcing us to rely on screens and underneath routes. Which really shrinks your margin of error and means needing to play mistake free and put together long drives via short passes. Just not a good recipe for success. Really hoping we figure it out and are able to establish the run early.

[UOducksTK1]

Go ducks!

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Michigan State motivational is up:

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Kyler Kasper and Khamari Terrell are out this week.

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[UOducksTK1]

Do we know why Kasper is out?

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Do we know why Kasper is out?

Lanning caught him posting beefs about screen passes.