#6 Oregon @ Iowa (Nov. 8, Sat 12:30 PM CBS)

[OregonFan4Life]

With all of the injuries Oregon has sustained in practice, I truly do think Lanning needs to settle down how physical our practices are. Ohio State and Indiana don’t have near as physical of practices and they seem to play very physical. Kenjon Barner said recently he thinks Lanning needs to reevaluate how he does practices in one of his recent podcasts on Ducks of a Feather.


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[lmduck]

So you’ve seen Oregon, Ohio State and Indiana practice?

[ducks5ever]

Everyone chill. Despite the offensive struggles these last few games, we got this. I dreamed that the Indiana game would be a struggle before it was played. No dream last night = win!

[dthomas=ddixon]

If a few injuries means we’re going to lose then you’re simultaneously indicting this coaching staff. This is still an extremely talented, especially compared to Iowa, and if a few starters going down means you suddenly aren’t good then we have a coaching problem.

I don’t think we do but pointing out that if you’re going to go down the injury excuse route then you also have to hold the coaching staff accountable. If Oregon loses this game it’ll be because they were out-coached.

Losing someone that big a part of your offense on Friday is really tough, you’ve game planned around them for 2 weeks, all that is just out the window, or their replacement fills that spot in the script, Lowe probably?

That’s a fair point. And if this was a game against an elite team then I’d say it’s a valid excuse. But against Iowa… I just don’t see it as fair.

I mean, does Iowa even have a WR that would play meaningful snaps for us? We have 5 players with more receiving yards than their leading receiver. I just think the program has moved into a talent bracket where injury excuses aren’t valid against teams like Iowa.

Why does this game worry fans in the first place? It’s not their talent—it’s that we know how well coached Iowa is. And again, if we’re going to use injuries then we have to recon with the rest of that logic: Without a massive talent advantage, we are vulnerable.

[pezsez1]

Agree we should win this game anyway. We need defense bad weather ball control and we still have the players for that.

More worried about keeping up with USC and UW re: these injuries. If we lose today then coaching is the issue.

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[pdxduck2013]

I may have just seen TK (I think) throwing up the O with some other Duck fans in the pregame intro...

[GDuck]

Really? No runs at all?!

[whosyourwally]

Go away, Stein. It’s pouring. 3 straight throws. Wasted wonderful field position and never gave his players a chance.


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[QuackininBama]

Another miserable start. Why can't we just focus on getting.......ohhh I don't know, ONE positive yard before we start airing it out in the rain?

[OregonFan4Life]

I swear our coordinators watch the film and think “well we should do this, but that’s too obvious, they’ll be expecting it! Let’s do the opposite of what we should do to catch them off guard”.


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[whosyourwally]

Another miserable start. Why can't we just focus on getting.......ohhh I don't know, ONE positive yard before we start airing it out in the rain?

Because Stein’s gotta be smarter than everyone else. Maybe punt on third down next time. No one will expect it.


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[rodentslayer]

Off to a classic Will Stein start again. Can we just leave him in Iowa City?

[dthomas=ddixon]

Literally exactly how to not start the game offensively. Will it take another 2 quarters for the staff to figure out how “adjust” to just running the ball?

[OregonFan4Life]

Well that helps!!!!!


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