Quack Fix: Preparing for Stanford and ranking the Pac-10
by ntrebon on Nov 3, 2009 6:41 AM PST
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PrintLots of news out there today for your quack fix, so let's get straight to it.
- Rob Moseley's feature story today looks at the Oregon and Stanford offenses, which are both powered by strong rushing attacks. Saturday will be an intersting contrast in styles, as Moseley notes that Stanford sometimes has as many as seven offensive lineman blocking for Toby Gerhart.
- Moseley also writes about how the Ducks worked out in only helmets on Monday in an effort to lighten the load a little as the team enters latter third of the season. Moseley also discusses the changes in practice routine that Kelly has implemented this season, and to which the team has been responding to very well.
- George Schroeder has a column about LeGarrette Blount's efforts to overcome the early season adversity and fulfill the requirements for reinstatement to the team. Definitely worth a read, so check it out.
- Steve Summers of eDuck writes about how the Ducks are putting the USC game behind them with Stanford looming on Saturday. Summers also asks Kelly how he can avoid his team becoming overconfident as the impressive wins start to pile up. Kelly's response, "They understand – I talk about one loss or win doesn’t define you as a team. The other thing we need to do is just show them tapes of the Stanford offense, defense and special teams and that’ll get their attention right away."
- Bob Clark has his Pac-10 rankings up, and it's no surprise that the Ducks are on top. He does include an ominous note on Stanford, who come in at #6. Nick Daschel also has his rankings, with an interesting selection at #2. And, Ted Miller also has the Ducks at #1, as does Husky blogger Bob Condotta.
- A blogger from the Seattle P-I takes a look around the Pac-10 and notes that it's not just UW that is headed in the right direction -- most of the other teams are as well. While I don't share his rosy outlook on a few of the teams (UCLA, ASU), teams like UW, Arizona and Stanford do appear to be improviing quite dramatically from where they have been in recent years.
- The weekly Heisman Pundit poll, which is made up of 13 actual Hesiman voters, now has a couple of Ducks sneaking a few votes.
Also, there are a few video clips after the jump, so check them out.
Go Ducks!
Here's Chip Kelly talking Stanford:
| Video: Chip Kelly talks Stanford |
And, here's Kelly on LeGarrette Blount:
| Chip Kelly on LeGarrette Blount |
And, here's Mark Asper and Jeremiah Masoli talking about Blount:
| Players on LeGarrette Blount |
Here's KVAL story that touches on Blount, but also includes video of Chip wearing the mascot head on Saturday morning:
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"lighten the load" WTF?
Was Azzinaro missing from practice or something?
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No game time for ASU game til Sunday
Basically if we win we play at 7:20 PM on ESPN most likely, a loss drops us to 4 PM on Versus.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Legacy of our failed former Pac-10 commisisoner
Hopefully our new one can get us a better deal without this stupid only one Pac-10 team on TV at once deal.
Apparently there is even talk about a Pac-10 network ala the Big 10 network. That would be cool.
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That would be nice
Then maybe I could watch some of the other sports that I like but never get to see (water polo, volleyball, etc).
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by Gorbachav5 on Nov 3, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh man, there’s another water polo afficionado here? That makes me excited. I played for 6 years (including 2 on the Oregon club team), but games, at any level really, are very rarely televised. A Pac 10 network might broadcast some quality NCAA polo action.
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Yep. I played through high school and considered playing in college. My younger brother and sister both played at the Division I level in college.
I did play a little bit for the Oregon club team my freshman year (1999).
Apparently there is even talk about a Pac-10 network ala the Big 10 network. That would be cool.
I can’t decide. Part of me says “Yeah, that’d be awesome.” Another part says it would nearly kill any national exposure for games played on it. Then the first part says “More volleyball away matches on TV. And remember when you watched Oregon@BYU soccer on the BYU Network? BYU has a network. BYU!”
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"Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die."~The Michigan Daily
I don't think so
the Big Ten has their network, but still a ton of games on ABC/ESPN
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
Alright, I'm not ashamed to admit it, I got goosebumps reading that Blount story
"Young brother, at some point everyone has to man up. This is your time."
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The Big XII is a joke
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4616889
6-6 teams are only bowl eligible if all teams with winning records have been accepted and there are still bowl spots left. The Big XII commish wants to change that so that a shitty 6-6 Big XII team could go to a bowl over a 7 or 8 win MAC or WAC team. Weak sauce. 6-6 teams don’t deserve a bowl game. This is about them wanting more money.
--Dave
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I agree
I think it’s pretty ridiculous that almost half (or maybe more) of FBS teams go to bowls as it is. I’m okay with it (heck, more football can’t be a bad thing), but a team that goes 6 – 6 should not be playing in the postseason. I’m with you, Dave.
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I don’t disagree that 6-6 teams in the bowls are ridiculous. But are 7-5 MAC teams in the bowls any less ridiculous?
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"Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die."~The Michigan Daily
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 3, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Chip Kelly on Rome approx 11:15
95.5 the game in Portland
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Two things that are here cause they aren't really FanPost-worthy
I was watching my Saints play last night, and every time it looked like we had Michael Turner wrapped up, he’d go for an eight yard gain. Made me very glad LMJ is on our side.
What’s with the large unused green area at the top in the SBN redesign? It feels like wasted space.
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"Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die."~The Michigan Daily
Huh. So I am.
"Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum."~Bear Bryant
"Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die."~The Michigan Daily
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 3, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
There would be an ad there otherwise. Earlier today adblock was removing that area, but it forced the logo into the page….
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Vote for your favorite GameDay sign
The Ducks' 27-point margin was one more than the margins of all seven of USC's losses since 2004 combined.
Awwwwww - they don't have the fabulous "Barkley, can you hear me now?"
What did people vote for, incidentally?
by gamedaytribe on Nov 3, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
EDSBS, awesome as always. Many more graphs in the link.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I’m guessing EDSBS and the ATQ community didn’t watch the same Utah game.
"It amazes me that you understand (...) the number one play of what their offense is and what they do best, AND you still can't stop it!" - Craig James
by AcadianTraverse on Nov 3, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Love the Masoli quote in the blog title - "how we roll"
Just noticed it. Nice!
My key to our victory on Saturday...
Get up on them big at half and force them to pass. Sound good?
Oregon did everything they wanted to do." -Pete Carroll
We haven't hit the PANIC button in awhile...
So I thought I would say this. It scares me that all of the Pac 10 pundits are basically handing Oregon the title. I understand that the team is playing really well, but they have 4 tough games left on the schedule, each of which could trip them up. I liked it better when the team had underdog status.
I know Chip Kelly is keeping the team focused, but as a fan, I need something to panic about. Panic?
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Definitely Panic!
Two almost-impossible road games left on our schedule, plus the all-powerful Beavers at Autzen. The only one we could squeak out without the help of Juju might be the ASU game, as they have looked mostly inept. OTOH, ASU has played close games with SEC Powerhouse Georgia and it took a last-second field goal by Cal to beat them. In a nutshell, PANIC and all hail Juju!
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
How dare you even entertain the notion that we could squeak by someone without the help of Juju! You’d best repent.
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Good Point...
I repent, and for penance, I shall repeat “All Hail Juju!” 100 times. That ASU squad is still not very good. I mean, they lost to GEORGIA. ;)
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
You want something to panic about?
We all know that Kelly believes this team plays like they practice, and wants consistent, good practices. Well, here was his reply to being asked about let down from the team how they practiced today
"It’s not easy, I don’t care what level you’re at. I thought our defense did a really nice job today, I thought our offense was average today."
Average? Average? Our offense was AVERAGE? PANIC!!!!!!
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Complimenting our defense? Kelly complimented something?
PANIC!
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We appreciate all of your needed contributions Juju! WE LOVE YOU
I saw that
Average is not good. Average WONT GET THE JOB DONE!
PANIC!!!
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Underdog Status
Our Ducks, no matter what, will be the forever underdog. I feel that this is true because of how the media talks about us year in and year out, and only jump on our bandwagon after we murder a really good team. We do play better as the underdog in my mind. Last year in Tucson I felt that we were TOO confident going into the game…
Oregon did everything they wanted to do." -Pete Carroll
I dont know about too confident
If you were in Autzen this sat did you see the pregame warm ups? They were so pumped up and confident. I said to my brother, I have no idea if we are going to win, but i know they know they are going to win. I will say there might be a difference between this year and 2007. This team prepares so well they know how they are going to play sat. Remember LMJ after Wash, saying he knew they were going to win after wed. I am really happy about this team having confidence but not being cocky.
The Ducks' 27-point margin was one more than the margins of all seven of USC's losses since 2004 combined.
They aren’t cocky because they know that they will only win through hard work, and that they can’t let up. Moseley again was commenting on the speed of practice today. I don’t see this team letting up.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
not at all
I think beating USC in 07 will help keep them motivated. The ducks have beat USC before, it is not an accomplishment to define the season. Well kind of because every game is a season, but Chip is just too next level for me.
The Ducks' 27-point margin was one more than the margins of all seven of USC's losses since 2004 combined.
Phil Steele is getting a lot of grief for his USC pick. All he needs to do it say, “I was wrong.”
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
In a response to one of the comments he says something to the effect of: “But I picked the Ducks to be good in 2007!” The guy just won’t admit he was wrong. He’ll probably pick Stanford this weekend.
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Phil Steele is dead to me.
I will never again acknowledge his existence. Unless you guys bring him up again and I feel like commenting.
By the grace of Juju, we all are day-to-day.
by JConant on Nov 3, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd for simplicity and class.
I wanted to reply to his shit answer and knew it would be pissin’ into the wind…
More sloppiness from Ted Miller
Maybe the guy’s just getting tired. And to be honest, I know sometimes the bloggers don’t write their own post titles. So this one may not be his fault. But check out the title on his latest blog entry:
Pac 10 Officials Will Be Blue, But Not For Why You’d Think
“But not for why you’d think?” Nerds at junior high dances are less awkward.
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Nerds at junior high dances are less awkward.
Was I really that bad?
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
I don't know, he's always really annoyed me
I can’t say I’ve been impressed with Miller – even if I disagree with people, I don’t get annoyed with them – Miller is just so poor at writing, reporting, commenting on sports in an insightful way, being entertaining (funny he is not) – nothing that would pull people in. I’d rather get my news from EDSBS.
Alll he does is write the standard template stuff – a high school intern could do what he’s doing right now. It’s very disappointing.
I don’t know, I don’t think his writing is great, but I’m there more for quantity rather than quality. I care way more about the Pac 10 than other teams/conferences, so I’m there more often.
I also generally like to keep my snark and my information separate. There are so many people who try to do both and do it poorly. EDSBS is great for snark, but not so good for actual analysis.
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Jay Marriotti just made a decent point on Around the Horn
about how this year would be a great year for an 8-team playoff. Think about the first-round matchups:
- Florida v. #8 Oregon – Sweet Jesus, that’s the game of the century. The Samoan Tim Tebow against the white Jeremiah Masoli, and it’s the marquee Pac-10/SEC matchup we all want.
- Texas v. #7 Boise State – McCoy vs. Moore, Cows vs. Horses, lots and lots of passing.
- Alabama v. #6 TCU – Alabama gets another shot at a MWC opponent, Mark Ingram against TCU’s defense.
- Iowa v. #5 Cincinnati – Matchup of the cream of the two worst BCS AQ conferences crop.
It's spelled "T-A-K-O-T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-S-!-!-!."
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by Takimoto on Nov 3, 2009 2:37 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Oh come on, the ACC is worse than the Little Elleven
Besides I expect a couple of those teams to drop games (not us).
Still, I do wish we had a playoff.
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I’d say it’s pretty close.
Iowa – Georgia Tech: I can’t argue with undefeated, but I really think the Wreck wins this one.
Penn State – Miami: I’ll take Penn State here
Ohio State – Virginia Tech: Arguably the best game in the mix, Tyrod Taylor>Terrelle Pryor
Wisconsin – Clemson: Interesting game, I’d give it to Wisconsin
Boston College – Minnesota: BC’s resume is better
Florida State – Michigan State: Two inconsistent teams, the Spartans are less inconsistent
Northwestern – Duke: I believe in David Cutcliffe
Purdue – Virginia: Boiler Up!
Michigan – North Carolina: UNC disappeared during ACC play until surprising VT last week. Michigan disappeared at the beginning of Big 10 play, and hasn’t come back.
Indiana – Maryland: Ew. I’ll take Indiana after taking Iowa to the limit last week.
Illinois – NC State: NC State has a win over Pitt, and Juice Williams is awful.
So it’s about even top to bottom, IMO.
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For the record, I’d prefer a 16-team playoff where we have a home game against no. 9 LSU. We win then go on the road to play at no. 1 Florida, who waxed no. 16 Ohio State in round one. Our friend AllSaintsDay wouldn’t know what to do with himself. Or, maybe he dreams of such a match-up. ASD?
By the grace of Juju, we all are day-to-day.
I think he would declare you Sanchez
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
You know who would meet (as of right now) in the #3 – #14 matchup? Utah v. Alabama. I’d love to see Utah win again (even though I know they almost certainly wouldn’t). And hey, Boise would have to play another halfway decent team! The Wreck would run them over, I’m thinking.
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Pretty sure both. I’d love the idea, and then my head would asplode.
"Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the world for a visiting team. It's like being inside a drum."~Bear Bryant
"Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die."~The Michigan Daily
by AllSaintsDay on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
That's just the tip. I'll go all day
32 Team Playoff ! (I’m using the AP Poll because I trust it more than anything else)
1 Florida vs. 32 Boston College
2 Texas vs. 31 Rutgers
3 Alabama vs. 30 West Virginia
4 Cincinnati vs.29 Texas Tech
5 Boise State vs. 28 Auburn
6 TCU vs. 27 Clemson
7 Oregon vs. 26 South Florida
8 Iowa vs. 25 BYU
9 LSU vs. 24 Wisconsin
10 Georgia Tech vs. 23 Cal
11 Penn State vs. 22 Virginia Tech
12 USC vs. 21 Arizona
13 Houston vs. 20 Oklahoma
14 Pittsburgh vs. 19 Notre Dame
15 Ohio State vs. 18 Oklahoma State
16 Miami (Fl.) vs. 17 Utah
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USF? Kicked thier asses in 07,
Time to kick thier asses again!
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One of the things that looks so exciting about this is that there are no conference tie-ins. I am so tired of watching Pac-10 teams play the same teams over and over again. I want to see Pac-10 versus SEC.
There are so many ridiculously compelling arguments for a playoff. And the arguments against it are so weak, especially the appeals to tradition. Basically, I want to see good teams play good teams, and it’s more interesting if they’re two teams that haven’t faced each other recently.
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UPSET ALERT
BYU over Iowa, Arizona over USC, Virginia Tech over Penn St.
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Cal WAY over GT,
My upset pick!
Living in an imaginary BCS ridden world is fun!
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Where do I send my bracket and $5,000?
-Rick Neuheisel
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Who you got in the play in game between BC and Central Michigan?
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by AcadianTraverse on Nov 3, 2009 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
I take BC all the way. Is there even such a state as Central Michigan?
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Dan LeFevour is bona fide
and as a current Michigander (yes, that’s what they call it) I’d be happy to take any action on a B.C.-Chippewa matchup.
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Here: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/ncaa_expands_march_madness_to
Life is a sport: Watch other people play it.
Florida is way better than us.
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why do you feel that, qrsouther? I’ve watched a lot of gator games and
I’ve felt we could easily hang with them (circa Oct Ducks, not Sept Ducks).
Hahahahaha, well played.
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I feel that Florida on both sides of the ball is the spitting image of our playing style, thus likely neutralizing our offense.
They’re us to the next degree, in a bad way. Florida is scary good — every position on their team is loaded. I love the Ducks and how the Ducks are playing and recruiting, but I do not think we could beat Florida. Hang with for a while, maybe. But I do not think we’d win. This is not to say a try at it wouldn’t be fun though.
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They do the spread, but I feel we do it better, actually.
I think our defense is faster. I know if you look at individuals and see size/strength/speed, etc, we really don’t look like we’d be in the same ballpark. But as the USC and all our previous games have showed, these guys make it up with speed, coaching, great cohesion and great judgement/vision.
The really great surprise to me this year has been the play of the secondary, especially after the loss of Thurmond, and of course Ward, and so on…
Of course, it’s difficult to call it – sure would be great if we could play them.
They do the spread, but I feel we do it better, actually.
In what way do we do it better?
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Its a different spread. There spread is built on the dive play and doesn’t open holes the way ours does. Plus they don’t use the bubble, TE or HB screen nearly as much as Kelly does.
Florida’s spread is built on size… ours is built on speed..
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The thing about that is Florida has as much if not more speed than us.
It just so happens that they have more size as well, most notably at QB. I don’t remember the guy’s name but he wears 15 and he runs kinda like Masoli but with a little more grit and north-south. He’s alright.
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Let me clarify that more
Their O-line does not get on the outside and block as much as our’s does. Most of their line play is straight forward (like a bra: lift and push), ours is built on angles and leverage.
The reason our “broken” or screen or outside plays work so well, is because the O-line is able to not only block at the line, but also get down the field and pick up guys at the second level creating more holes at the 5-8 yard range.
You will see a lot of their read plays are built on either Tebow or the RB to read if a hole is open in the middle while the other holds the DE.
I think if the game were at Autzen I would give Oregon a 60-40 chance to win… At Florida 30-70… on a neutral site 40-60. They are fast and big, but that can be beaten too
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Yes, I was just assuming neutral site myself.
Agree to disagree on Oregon’s chances against Florida.
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One more thing
They’re us to the next degree, in a bad way. Florida is scary good — every position on their team is loaded.
But they play a lot less disciplined than us. Their gap control and reading of WR’s on defense is not nearly as good as ours. They may have better athletes in the secondary or even at LB, but our D plays WAY MORE disciplined. Our O would definitely be able to score on them, the question is would we be able to score more? That’s where I am 40-60… I think turnovers, special teams, they end up making more plays and pull it out… by no means do I think…
Florida is way better than us.
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From everything I've seen of Florida, they would take it to us.
They have great receivers. They have a backfield of Tebow, Jeff Demps, et al., and their line is just as talented as ours. I don’t know enough about their experience to talk about that — I just know that their line push other teams around.
Obviously you’re the authority on defense Matt. If you say their gap control and play-reading leaves something to be desired, so it is. I trust your knowledge on that.
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Except they don’t have great receivers. The knock on them all year has been that they’ve missed Percy Harvin and whoever their other stud was last year. They showed the replay of Riley Cooper making that one handed TD catch all night long on SportsCenter because that was like the first good catch a Florida receiver has made all year (yeah that’s exaggeration, but not by much). Their receiving corps is meh, and their tight ends aren’t great either.
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Louis Murphy (plays for the Raiders now)
you’re right Gorby, they don’t have a big time receivers, neither do we. They have a good TE, so do we. They have a lot of speed, we have more. They have a lot of size, we don’t. They run the spread, so do we. They have a good QB in their system, so do we. Their defense plays reckless, our’s plays disciplined. They have a good coach, so do we. It’s even all the way around…
A blow out it would not be. Could we win, yes. Would we be favored on a neutral site, no. Are they WAY BETTER? Not at all
Kenny Wheaton #20; The Pick - 1994 v UW. Matthew Harper #20; The Pick #2 - 2007 v USC. John Boyett #20;...
Riley Cooper is a great receiver from everything I've seen.
As well, Hernandez is a very good Tight End.
Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Six-hundred and ninety-four yards of total offense.
You’re right on their tight end, I was thinking of someone else. But I haven’t heard anyone say Cooper is great, he’s good, but not anything to write home about.
I basically echo Matt’s comments – Florida is good, and they would probably beat us more often than not, but by no means are they that much better – not at this point of the season. I think it’s pretty close to 50/50, with Florida getting the edge because of their O-Line.
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I think if you look at the stats (even with Florida’s pansy schedulers in there) situation by situation (i.e. secondary, line, QB, receivers, eff %) you would be surprised how close they really are… I think I have the idea for my next fan post [lightbulb]
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what do you guys thing? should i make a massive spreadsheet breaking down all the critical areas of each team (stats, %’s, size, speed, etc) for each of the top 10 teams to see how we stack up and publish my findings?
Kenny Wheaton #20; The Pick - 1994 v UW. Matthew Harper #20; The Pick #2 - 2007 v USC. John Boyett #20;...
By all means, if it's not too much.
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If Quinn wants it, Quinn gets it.
what the hell do I have to do? hehe
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Our offense, the last few games, has been much better than Florida’s offense. Florida’s passing game has struggled just as much, if not more, than ours has. The difference in stats is mainly because they played teams like Charleston Chew College or whatever in OOC. Yeah, they’re more talented than Oregon, but so was USC. Oregon is executing on offense better than any other team in the nation except maybe Texas. And the defense has been more than solid. I think we’d give the Gators as much as they could handle.
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Execution is the optimal word. Florida plays strong and fast, and at times they lose focus and are able to make up for it with their size and speed (Arkansas anyone?).
If we could execute the way we have, we would give them a game… no doubt in my mind. If they execute to perfection, they win against anyone in the country, no matter what…
It comes down to two things: who executes better, and the toughest guy always win (thanks Azz)
Kenny Wheaton #20; The Pick - 1994 v UW. Matthew Harper #20; The Pick #2 - 2007 v USC. John Boyett #20;...
Great point. I haven’t been able to chime in much, but I think you hit the nail on the head in regards to execution. With the way we played USC, we can beat anyone in the country, and blow out anyone in the country. It just comes down to that execution….
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
IMO, Florida has been unimpressive this year
I’m not saying we necessairly beat them, but I honestly think its 50/50.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
Totally anecdotal evidence, but
my best friend is a HUGE Florida fan and SEC backer. Year after year after year I have to hear about how good the SEC and Florida are (not in a bad way, but in a very confident, we’re just better way). 2 weeks ago after the UW game, he called me and said, “I watched the entire UW/UO game because I couldn’t turn away from how Oregon plays, and I can tell you right now, the last team I would want Florida to play is Oregon” (I was dumbfounded). I asked why and he said, “you guys have speed everywhere and they play as a team better than anything I have seen all year, from any team.”
Now for me that is a HUGE compliment, that a guy who has basically been going to UF games since he was 3 called me to let me know that Oregon is the scariest team to him in the country… needless to say, I didn’t hear from him after the USC game… :-)
Kenny Wheaton #20; The Pick - 1994 v UW. Matthew Harper #20; The Pick #2 - 2007 v USC. John Boyett #20;...
You're right, that's an incredible compliment.
It’s about how I felt about LSU back in 2007 when we were in the title run.
Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Six-hundred and ninety-four yards of total offense.
WOW, I thought our remaining schedule was tough
Stanford’s remaining schedule of 4 games, and need 1 win to become bowl eligible
Record of the five teams Stanford has beaten: 12-27.
Record of the three teams Stanford has lost to: 14-10.
Record of the four teams Stanford’s about to play: 25-7.
Kenny Wheaton #20; The Pick - 1994 v UW. Matthew Harper #20; The Pick #2 - 2007 v USC. John Boyett #20;...
Holy Shit...am I reading this right??????
Sagarin has Oregon rated #2
Kenny Wheaton #20; The Pick - 1994 v UW. Matthew Harper #20; The Pick #2 - 2007 v USC. John Boyett #20;...
We were #3 after Washington (or close)
Posting that w/o checking my facts, but I do recall our jump after beating USC was about one or two spots.
"Moseley also writes about how the Ducks worked out in only helmets on Monday"
Um – - – can we get a photo of that?
Life is a sport: Watch other people play it.
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