I was upset at our D. I was upset at our play calling. I was even upset at our fans in the stadium.

We ran and ran. We showed we were a one-dimensional team and then we ran and ran. They knew we were going to run – so we ran. They probably called a couple running plays for us – and we ran them. We were in multiple situations where we should have passed – so we ran.

We never had a chance to go two dimensional. It was too late for us to mix plays up. We had to pass. They knew we were going to pass – so Thomas passed. Darren Thomas did an amazing job despite playing with no running game support.

I have no clue what to think of our team this year. I think we’re a super talented team. But we are inexperienced. We are playing like we are a bunch of headcases.

The point difference was in special teams. They were the difference at Purdue too.

when everyone else gets to play dirty but you have to play the game right. They should add a category to the BCS formula…like teams lose points for being d-bags. You take a team’s 3rd string QB out on a blatant cheap shot? You get penalized for it.

Don’t mind me. I’m just SICK of 30 years of getting my f’ing heart torn out.

You think there’s ANY way a team with 2 losses can make a BCS bowl out of the PAC 10 this year (especially if one of those loses is to BSU @ home)?

Wazzu’s already had one QB knocked out with a shoulder injury and the number two guy left in an ambulance (by no means am I celebrating that…just pointing it out). It may be Thursday or Friday before we know who’s going to play QB for either team.

Thomas looks like he was modeled after Dixon, his mannerisms, his step back, his stance in the shotgun. I thought maybe they had snuck Dixon in to the stadium and sent him out in thomas’ jersey

I am very frustrated with the coaches today. I seem to remember back in February that Thomas was touted as the more polished QB and Harper was a “project” and an athlete. Why burn the redshirt of the freshman that is not ready to contribute at his position (Harper) in the first game, rather than the freshman that actually might help the team win THIS year? Were the coaches so confident that they could make it through the season on Roper and Masoli that they thought they would only use the 3rd QB for gimmicks and wouldn’t need him to actually run the offense ad maybe win a game?

Bellotti, et al, got badly out-coached yesterday and not just in the game situation. As much as I hate to say it, Canzano has a great point in today’s column. Peterson did a great job of putting his young QB in a situation where he could succeed.

Bumping the wide receivers at the LOS is a must to disrupt timing. There was very little blitzing and Kellen Moore had time to do whatever he wanted. My 6 year old sister could have found the receivers with as much time as Moore did. And I wasn’t there, but it sounded like Autzen was as quiet as it’s ever been until Thomas came in. All those things together made for one bad day for the D.

I listened to tidbits on the computer but overall i am just getting the sense that the ducks just didnt play well. I have always had a problem with people blaming the coach. It goes both ways. Coaches call plays that are predictable but a lot of times they do it because the offense isnt clicking and they are just trying to get some rhythm. I think it sucks that they lost yesterday, especially to another team from the Northwest, but I wont say that its over for the year. I think they are in the same spot they were going into this game. A very TALENTED team that fails to execute until their backs are against the wall. They remind me a lot of the Pistons, who tear my heart out year after year, how they talk the talk and say what we all want to hear, but then they go out and get beat by themselves and keep making exuces and talking, but never executing to the level they are capable.

Im fine when we lose leaving everything on the field. I hate losses that make people question execution and effort though. The Purdue game was dissapointing because i thought the oline got handled pretty easily by Purdue, now the secondary gets scorched. ITs time to just play ball.