Oregon will be breaking out some new Nike cleats against Colorado. The promo also looks like it may have given away the uniform combo as the player looks to be wearing black pants and a green jersey.
I believe the Ducks will win, but I don't believe enough in our defense to see us winning by more than two scores. I have no doubt we'll get pressure on Sanders, and hopefully we can limit his big plays while escaping from pressure. Also, hopefully our offense can stay hot, and not hit that third-quarter lull like we did against Texas Tech.
I am expecting Bo to be Bodacious this game. Huge audience and a conference game so nothing will be held back. Hopefully the threat of Bo running will keep Colorado from stacking the middle like they did to Colorado State in the 4th quarter.
For Colorado their QB just reminds me so much of VA. Though he took a ton of Sacks he avoided so many more. Getting in his face will be job 1A for the defense. This is difficult when job 1B is keep him contained in the pocket. Will require discipline on the edges with a strong push up the middle.
I think there is a huge potential for a shoot out.
I don’t understand the hate on our D on this site. What have you seen that makes you think the D hasn’t improved a bunch from last year?
Oh and Sanders is nothing like VA, he isn’t near as good a runner. Why do I keep seeing duck fans say he can run? Guy has under 200 yards in 3 years of rushing yards.
Of all the still unbeaten teams in PAC-12 I think Colorado is the worst. Defense is very bad. Bo shouldn't have to run. The running game should be wild with the RBs, opening up the passing game. CSU exposed them. They will score some points. Score - 48-27. UCLA going to Salt Lake will no longer be unbeaten. I think OSU is the better team but playing WSU in the Palouse, I wouldn't bet. Probably the best PAC-12 game of the week.
buckmarkduck wrote:I don’t understand the hate on our D on this site. What have you seen that makes you think the D hasn’t improved a bunch from last year?
Oh and Sanders is nothing like VA, he isn’t near as good a runner. Why do I keep seeing duck fans say he can run? Guy has under 200 yards in 3 years of rushing yards.
They've proved significantly. They are tackling better and wrapping up.
buckmarkduck wrote:I don’t understand the hate on our D on this site. What have you seen that makes you think the D hasn’t improved a bunch from last year?
Oh and Sanders is nothing like VA, he isn’t near as good a runner. Why do I keep seeing duck fans say he can run? Guy has under 200 yards in 3 years of rushing yards.
We've only played 1 team that could serve as a legitimate measuring stick. The defense/Shough won us that game but it was far from a good defensive performance. And how does Texas Tech's offense compared to UW/USC/OSU.... that's where the panic is coming from.
buckmarkduck wrote:I don’t understand the hate on our D on this site. What have you seen that makes you think the D hasn’t improved a bunch from last year?
Oh and Sanders is nothing like VA, he isn’t near as good a runner. Why do I keep seeing duck fans say he can run? Guy has under 200 yards in 3 years of rushing yards.
We've only played 1 team that could serve as a legitimate measuring stick. The defense/Shough won us that game but it was far from a good defensive performance. And how does Texas Tech's offense compared to UW/USC/OSU.... that's where the panic is coming from.
The D played fine, it was all the penalties that kept TTU in that one. And most of them didn’t even affect the outcome of the play, they just made boneheaded plays, like Kyrees hit. That WR had no shot at catching that ball, but for some reason he was hell bent on hitting the WR. When he really could have had an easy INT.
And what good D has CU played yet? TCU isn’t a good D, Nebraska won’t win 6 games and CSU was last seen getting their butts kicked at home by WSU.
buckmarkduck wrote:I don’t understand the hate on our D on this site. What have you seen that makes you think the D hasn’t improved a bunch from last year?
Oh and Sanders is nothing like VA, he isn’t near as good a runner. Why do I keep seeing duck fans say he can run? Guy has under 200 yards in 3 years of rushing yards.
VA was not a runner either, he netted 147 yards in his year at Oregon. He was a scrambler with escapability who made big plays throwing on the run and that is the similarity with Sanders. A QB whose mobility kills you in the passing game not on designed runs.