Oregon's inexperience takes center stage in loss to LSU

Where we needed a few games to get back to speed in time for Pac-10 play. Good thing we play a depleted Nevada that had an unfortunate bye week right off the bat and then an FCS.

As a silver lining, we kinda get the bulls-eye off our backs until we get down to Palo Alto.

The wide receivers were really not good. Granted, they were up against the best secondary in the nation. We need the young guys to start stepping up pronto.

Giving LSU free points when our own offense was sputtering was a recipe for disaster

Also someone needs to give Darron a Xanex or something before these big games because he was waaaay to amped

SCREAMING at his players. How CK handled his players after gaffs made me very proud

LSU had some monsters up front, but you’re right, Golphasin got beaten a lot last night

At least Fisher physically looked the part of a great lineman.

I think to work against a very good D you need all phases. Receivers who can get separation one on one. Tight ends to occupy the linebackers and keep them honest. A qb who is a legit threat to run. And to beat a good team on the road- basic stuff like taking care of the ball is critical.

This spread offense with Dennis Dixon and JStew beat a USC defense with extreme talent all over the field- running 47 times in 72 plays.

the line doesn’t get a push. florida did pretty well running in the two years en route to the national title game.

Or are you talking about the fumbled exchange?

Twice Oregon players were unanimously bounding out of the pile like they’d gotten the ball while LSU stood around dejected. Not to mention the fact that during the replay on Huff’s 3rd down conversion, 2 officials were standing around, laughing and joking with Miles. And where was this crew from? The Big 12 (which is looking like it’s gonna fold and put these refs out of jobs within the year). Not to mention a couple major penalties (LMJ’s clipping) that were bullshit.

But I figured we’re a good enough team to overcome those calls (especially since it’s impossible to tell who really has the ball at the bottom of those scrums). The bounces were just one of those weird, Les Miles voodoo things. Both the Kenjon and DAT fumble just landed right in the LSU players’ hands. Our team didn’t even have a chance to return them.

Also, LSU’s punter should be their MVP for that game. For an area where everyone thought they were going to be struggling, LSU’s special teams got the job done.

Difference makers make a difference.

LSU fans. I’m sorry ASD, but LSU fans are the most obnoxious, smug, spoiled brats of pissant fans I’ve ever encountered in my life. They cussed out Oregon fans and players, threw ice at my 55 year old mother, openly pointed and laughed at Oregon during the 3rd quarter, slung racial and other inappropriate slurs around like a clown does candy, and were all around awful human beings. I hope they all got arrested for DUI last night. Fuck those guys.

For DATs yes, for Barner’s no, because I could see Harris doing the same thing not call the fair catch when the coverage team had you dead to rights.

The guy was everywhere. Hopefully, Lyerla can get up to speed, because I think he and Paulson can make some things happen in the 2-TE formation. Also, I liked seeing Barner and DAT in the slot – if WR isn’t going to be a position of strength this year (Huff will really need to step up, maybe even one of the freshmen, because I think Tuinei and Hoffman will give effort but just don’t have the raw talent to excel at this level) you may as well get your playmakers out there and let it roll.

In fact, my comment above about leaders making mistakes was meant to include this point. Barner is a Captain, needs to play like one.

So whether it’s on Osborne for not drilling him enough, Kelly for letting his guys “try to make a play where there was none” or Barner for listening to his coaching, we had a mental let down from exactly who’s supposed to step up.

easily saved another two TDs

Assuming he keeps it up, he and Cliff on the corners are going to be badass.

He’s played like a senior who knew what he was doing and executed.

He hasnt looked anywhere near special in some past appearances. Him stepping up this season will be huge for us.

How the hell did Boyett have 14 tackles? His play didn’t stick out either way, and he led the defense significantly.

Well said MD.

maybe its not the end of the world, and we just aren’t at that best team in the country/consistently top-5 team level.

I for one don’t need us to be a top 5 team to proudly support my Ducks.

That being said, your “bully” analogy does hold some merit.

Barner probably had one of his worst games and LMJ looked incredibly indicisive

He got pulled, Chip was at him, then Scott Frost, then Gary Campbell.

All within like… 7 seconds.

Huff didn’t look 100% Tuinei got his usual screen and quick hits but besides DAT on that series in the 2nd no one was running crisp routes, getting out of their breaks on time and giving him a good target.

I think what is strangest about our passing game is how absent Paulson was

is that Thomas didn’t go thru his reads like he did last year. And he had time. Pass protection was pretty good, but he would lock in on one guy and then launch. A couple of times you could see guys open on the other side of the field, but DT wasn’t scanning.

Definitely a regression for DT last night.

I tend to kind of pick one player on defense and fixate on them and I found myself watching Jordan a lot last night expecting him to make a big play. He never did. Maybe some jitters on his behalf too.

I also think the defense will benefit from playing lesser opponents these next couple weeks where they can fly around and get a group mentality of running to the football as a unit down.

Moseley noted that earlier too on twitter. He was also on the sideline getting help on the big 4th down Barner stop of the national championship game.

We’re going to see a LOT more of DAT a LOT faster than we thought we would (unless something drastic changes). That mean’s he’ll get a LOT more experience, and a LOT more comfortable a LOT faster.

See a pattern?

he did make a great catch on a 3rd and long early in the game, so does Dungy.

We’re not going to beat elite teams with Hoffman and Murphy playing a lot of receiver. Their inability to get any sort of separation was shocking. I expected them to be average, and they were about an F-.

It doesn’t surprise me that the D line was somewhat ineffective. They still held their own for most of the game.

LSU went almost exclusively to quick pitches in the second half to reduce the impact of our D Line. At the point the ball is pitched, it was up to the LBs and DBs to finish the plays

The defensive line did an excellent job. They allowed the linebackers to make plays for much of the game.

IF it does come down to one undefeated team and 3-5 one loss teams, we have a pretty damn good one loss.

RB is probably the easiest position to pick up as a non-starter. Both RBs that did anything last night played last year. The WRs for LSU didn’t do much. The guys that made big plays on the defensive side were experienced, like Mathieu for example.

We had a ton of young players play who had literally no experience whatever. No snaps, no game time at all. So your point doesn’t make much sense. It’s hard to coach basics to a group of true and redshirt freshmen.

Our more experienced players looked tentative, or worse, at times. But it wasn’t Barner’s muffed punt that cost them the game, it was the two turnovers by the true freshman who had to come in during the 3rd quarter when the upperclassmen were dinged up.

How many true freshmen did LSU have playing significant snaps on offense?

Have to say both teams had the same amount of time to prepare for this game. In the end I think LSU had more talent + experience where it mattered.