Oregon 2012 Football Schedule Released: Ducks at USC Nov. 3
by jtlight on Jan 4, 2012 12:55 PM PST
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With the Pac-12 season officially over, the Pac-12 has released the 2012 conference football schedule. With the Pac-12 games announced, we know Oregon's schedule. Here it is (thanks to ProbablyMonty in the comments)
Sat, 9/1: vs. Arkansas State
Sat, 9/8: vs. Fresno State
Sat, 9/15: vs. Tennessee Tech
Sat, 9/22: vs. Arizona
Sat, 9/29: @ Washington State
Sat, 10/6: vs. washington
Thu, 10/18: @ Arizona State
Sat, 10/27: vs. Colorado
Sat, 11/3: @ Southern Cal
Sat, 11/10: @ California
Sat, 11/17: vs. Stanford
Sat, 11/24: @ Oregon State
Fri, 11/30: PAC-12 championship
Obviously, the first thing that jumps out at you is the game against USC. With Colorado following, and a Thursday game before that, the Ducks will hopefully be in good shape injury-wise heading into the likely battle for Pac-12 supremacy.
But once again, Oregon will have a very tough November. After USC, they must go again on the road to Cal's rebuilt stadium (though the visitor's locker room won't have any improvements). Then, Stanford at home, followed by what may be an improved OSU team on the road, followed up by (hopefully) a Pac-12 title game.
With a very weak non-conference schedule, it's very likely that Oregon is set up well for a run into November, but 3 games in a row against USC, Cal, and Stanford, with the first two on the road, don't make me thrilled
With a large chunk of the team back next season, Oregon is expected to be a contender for the national title. With the back-loaded schedule and an assumed preseason ranking, the Ducks are set up well for both if they can take care of business.
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Rich Rod and Leach to start the Pac 12 season
YIPEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Wazzu at the Clink.
We’ll certainly see how our young defensive backs are progressing.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 4, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Is that officially at CenturyLink? I couldn’t find a confirmation of that anywhere.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
FWIW
There are no notes indicating a venue other than Pullman on the Pac 12 site, while there are footnotes for the CU/CSU, USC/Syracuse, and all washington home games.
"What the hell was that?"
"Spaceball One, they've gone to plaid!"
I noticed that too
I know WSU proposed it for both Oregon and WSU games, and Oregon turned it down, plus OSU played there this year, but I never heard it confirmed that it would be there and the Pac 12 site doesn’t state it.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
I don't know either
At this point I think we have to assume it’s in Pullman.
Though scheduling wise it could be there; Stanford and Washington is on Thursday.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Nah, I was going on info from earlier, when Moos said it was likely for this season.
I’m just being optimistic.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 4, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
On CougCenter
they are certain that our game is at CenturyLink. Every home Oregon or Oregon State game for them for the next 10 years is in Seattle. Great for Duck and Beaver fans, and they get to make a little more money out of the deal.
And we don't have to deal with the Palousian wind.
Hmmm….that might effect the usefulness of an air raid offense. I’m just sayin’….
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 4, 2012 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Gods I hope this is true
I think it should be true; Moos was really pushing for it and it adds a ton of exposure to the game and to WSU, and think about all the fans who would love to see a WSU/leach game on this side of the Cascades.
Really really hope.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
I confirmed it with Brian Floyd of Coug Center
He didn’t have a link, but said that Moos wanted the Oregon games played there to increase gate revenue. I’m going to believe it’s at the Clink until I hear otherwise.
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
What I like about this is on initial glance, I don’t see 3 tough games in a row like the Washington/USC/Stanford mess that was this year.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
I don't like these three, but maybe I give Stanford too much credit.
Sat, 11/3: @ Southern Cal
Sat, 11/10: @ California
Sat, 11/17: vs. Stanford
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
It could also be a hangover game.
"I thought we were going to see an @ESPN highlight where (DT) was gonna rip the knee brace off...like Forrest Gump running down the field." Chip Kelly
Takimoto does that to people.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
The home v. Stanford doesn't scare me.
That Cal game scares me very very much.
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
by omb on Jan 4, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
The “Obvious Hard Game is Obvious” Game: @ USC
The “Stanford 09 Memorial Dreaded Potential Trap Game” Game (brought to you by Admiral Akbar Cereal): @ Cal
The “Sneaky Tough Plus Pirates” Game: @ WSU
The “Who the Hell Knows; It’s the Civil War” Game: @ OSU
Honestly, I’m a bit worried about that game @ WSU, especially if it’s at the Palouse. If not, it’s not that big a deal, but we always seem to struggle there, it’s our first away game, and we will probably not have been tested to that point. Mike Leach scares me.
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At least the palouse is in October
That helps a lot.
If it is in the Palouse and they’re undefeated, I can almost guarantee you gameday may be in play. ESPN loves Oregon and everyone loves pirate scoring matches of death.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Oregon is expected to not only compete for a Pac-12 championship and national championship.
incorrect conjunction perhaps?
Just a little bit of pointless self-trivia
I have seen two Duck games in my life: 2001 at WSU and 2010 at WSU. I also plan on attending next years WSU game. Thus far, when I witness a game live, they go onto play in the Natty (I count ‘01 because everyone agrees they were the most deserving to play Miami). Let’s hope this “trend” holds true.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
We certainly should
Barring injury or probation, that is absolutely what we should expect. The toughest game right now is Washington and that’s at home. WSU might be tough but we still should have the talent advantage. Arizona shouldn’t be improved that dramatically (especially with Foles and Criner gone).
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
I was hoping to see USC earlier,
But it seems like the Pac might have been banking on this so they could set up a later-season “Game of the Century, For Real This Time, We Swear.”
Somewhere, somehow, a Duck is watching you.
by omb on Jan 4, 2012 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
I've given this a lot of thought. I looked over the entire schedule, done some advanced statistical analysis, and have a laser-accurate projection of the score from each game. My conclusion:
Sat, 9/1: vs. Arkansas State
THIS GAME IS OUR SUPER BOWL YOU FREAKS. STOP TELLING ME WHAT OUR RECORD WILL BE IN GAME NINE AND FOCUS ON WHAT THE HELL WE’RE GOING TO DO GOING UP AGAINST NEW HEAD COACH GUS MALZAHN AND THE POTENT ATTACK OF THE ARKANSAS STATE…UMMM…Wildcats? RED WOLVES FROM…yeah, uhh…Little Rock? JONESBORO.
ARKANSAS STATE IS OUR SUPER BOWL. MALZAHN KNOWS HOW TO BEAT US.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 1:55 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
What about the GOLDEN EAGLES OF TENNESSEE TECH?
"I don't do well with pain medicine."
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 4, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
THAT'S SUPER BOWL III
FOCUS ON SUPER BOWL I. MALZAHNOMANIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Super-rec!
MALZAHNOMANIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
OHHHHH YEAH!!!!!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 4, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
how dare you confuse the Macho Man and Hulk Hogan, brother.
"Fuck you UW. How many days since you last beat us?" -skywaker9
by QuackQuackAttack on Jan 4, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
What's that, jabrony?
And here ends the extent of my wrestler catchphrase knowledge.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
I was being the MMRS to his HH
They appeared in lots of MM together.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 4, 2012 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
Oh I know they did.
Back in my middle school years (2002-ish to 2006-ish) I was a huge fan. I actually have every WrestleMania from 1-23 on DVD. Then Chris Benoit went berzerko and I just stopped being interested. But Macho Man was one of my favorites to watch in the old WrestleManias.
"Fuck you UW. How many days since you last beat us?" -skywaker9
by QuackQuackAttack on Jan 4, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
And a lot of GPP too.
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Gus Malzahn!!! O noes!
His offense, led by the Theisman winner, pounded us for 22 points! And Arky State will have better ath-a-leets!
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 4, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
Well there goes my September Saturdays.
4 home games in a row. The guilt trip is already starting for missing a whole month of my son’s soccer games.
Bad mom. Bad, bad mom.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
He'd want you to go.
/whati’dbetellingmyself
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 4, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Sadly that doesn't help
the guilt comes from the fact that I’m supposed to want to go to my kid’s soccer game MORE than a college football game.
AND I DON’T. Uuuugggh. Calling my shrink now. Bad mom bad mom bad mom bad mom.
ATQ's #1 fan of WINNING THE ROSE BOWL
FWIW
I played highschool and collegiate soccer for 8 years (total) and every Saturday in the fall, I only had one focus: Ducks football. I honestly would have traded a victory by my team for a Ducks victory every time. Do I have a problem? Yes. Do I care? Not really. :)
Different situation then watching your child’s game perhaps.
"It's not about style. It's about winning the game. That's it." - Chip Kelly
by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 4, 2012 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
So, my 2012 in a nutshell
Sat, 9/1: vs. Arkansas State <——————- Get the rust out, off-season idiots 1 game suspension executions
Sat, 9/8: vs. Fresno State <———————— Revise plan to use DAT more
Sat, 9/15: vs. Tennessee Tech <———————- Bryan Bennett plays 3 quarters
Sat, 9/22: vs. Arizona <——————————— THE RICHROD ERA, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! [DUCKS CRUSH WILDCATS]
Sat, 9/29: @ Washington State <—————— TRAP GAME TRAP GAME MIKE LEACH KNOWS SHARKS TRAP GAME TRAP
Sat, 10/6: vs. washington <—————————— annual increment of [insert correct # + 1 ] days since washington has beaten Oregon
Thu, 10/18: @ Arizona State <———————- TRAP GAME TRAP GAME TRAP GAME NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS IN ZONA
Sat, 10/27: vs. Colorado <———————————- Bryan Bennett plays 3 quarters [SHUT UP ALREADY]
Sat, 11/3: @ Southern Cal <—————————- ALL THE MARBLES, BOYS AND GIRLS [PANIC EDITION]
Sat, 11/10: @ California <———————— TWIST TROLLING US WEEK [OH HAI GUYS!]
Sat, 11/17: vs. Stanford <—————————- CARDINAL FANS WATCH FOOTBALL ON SUNDAYS NOW
Sat, 11/24: @ Oregon State <——————— HOW MANY YEARS SINCE OSU WON A ROSE BOWL?? HEY LITTLE BRO!
Fri, 11/30: PAC-12 championship <—————- FOR ALL THE MARBLES, TAKE TWO [HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE]
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
I can't believe this so commonplace now that I don't even blink when you write it. Freaking offseason.
1 game suspension executions
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Let's hope it isn't anyone important and we're not in contention for the Fulmer cup for a change
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Makes one wonder though.
Did Saint Mike “let things slide” more than Chip does? It’s harder now that the spotlight is always on as far as that goes.
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 4, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
My dad and I are thinking of driving up to Autzen for a game
Arky State was not on the list for this very reason.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 4, 2012 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
In all fairness, I will be so pumped
Setting a land speed record or tearing apart the inside of the car are both definite possibilities.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 4, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
Only one Thursday game for Oregon
The rest are on a Saturday, and no one plays us coming off a bye week. So we have that going for us, which is nice.
by NinjaDuck on Jan 4, 2012 3:24 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Only Arkansas St. and washington gets extra prep time against us
Arkansas State is our opener, and washington has a Thursday game the week before, so they get a couple of extra days, but thats it. No one else gets more than a week to prepare.
Not that it matters really. WINNING the ROSE BOWL kind of puts that canard (see what I did there?) to rest.
I SEE IT I SEE IT
My brother, also a homebrewer, just tapped a keg of his Saison du Canard for New Year’s Eve. I credit this beer for the RB victory.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
Nope
It was the open thread CAPSLOCK and very likely the fact that I did not attend the game in person. Juju hates me.
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Last three Duck bowl games I attended
BCSNCG
Holiday Bowl vs the Oklahoma Adrian Petersons
Rose Bowl 1994
IS THERE A TREND YOU SEE HERE?
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
No, but I did get embarrassingly drunk after one of them.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Scout's honor.
/nevergotpastbearscout
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 4:55 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Wasn't "bear" a Cub Scouts level?
I thought you had to be an Eagle Scout to get into med school. Except in the Caribbean.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
Yeah, it's the one below Webelos
LOLOLOLOLOL WE BLOW
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
Back in the day when i was fighting for merit badges it was Wolf, Bear, Lion, Webelos.
Then start all over again in Boy Scouts as a Tenderfoot, which was as far as I got, because I wasn’t going to med school, at least not stateside.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
I never got past Tiger Cub.
My damn cubmaster ran off with the money for our fundraising prizes, and I promptly quit. I didn’t sell 87 damn tins of popcorn to get zilch.
"Fuck you UW. How many days since you last beat us?" -skywaker9
by QuackQuackAttack on Jan 4, 2012 6:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't recall what I had to sell for fundraising
But I’m pretty sure I ate all the samples.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
Did you guys have to sell "Scout-O-Rama" tickets?
Worst fucking product ever.
What do the Girlscouts Sell? Sugary goodness with crack cocaine sprinkles. Oh, those must be hard to sell. If you’re not talking to a junky, just turn on some sweet 4th grade girl disappointment and it’s done.
What did we sell? A ticket to the scouting jamboree with a few shitty coupons on the back. It’s like trying to sell tickets to the Independence Bowl, only it’s held in Drain, Oregon, and it’s a flag football game for insurance agents, 40 and up. BUT WAIT, I can get 50 cents off of some fabric softner? SIGN ME UP.
I’m not bitter.
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 4, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
being from Yoncalla I would not attend
by hasty duck on Jan 4, 2012 7:13 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Tickets to the scouting jamboree?
Man, not even my parents wanted to attend those. Maybe your socutmasters were trying to toughen you up for all that future failure in life.
Come on man, there were some pretty fucking cool whittling exhibits.
Hahaaha, I cannot even believe I went door to door trying to convince total strangers to attend the SCOUT-O-RAMA, for $3 (or whatever it was).
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 4, 2012 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
I have
a cub scout ( Bear) at home and whenever there is a fundraising activity I look a the “goal”, write a check for that amount and send the sucker in. Nothing is worth taking a kid panhandling to neighbors, unless you are trying to prepare them for a career in magazine sales.
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There should be a duck badge, top of the heap. Fuck eagle.
Hey momma, I’ve got some fundraisingto finish up for my “go to tanzania” merit badge, can you cut me a check?
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 5, 2012 10:30 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
God, I remember helping my sister sell girl scout cookies.
NO I AM NOT A GIRL SCOUT
"Forget it. If 21 gets behind you, you can play the fight song." --Scott Van Pelt
Wrong again, Brownie
Santa Claus' #1 fan
by Bill Musgrave on Jan 6, 2012 11:45 PM PST up reply actions
Not so fast
Perhaps Juju loves beer more than he hates you. Perhaps an offering of a tasty alcoholic beverage before each game is in order. I’ll be happy to accept the offering for Juju before each game.
I call BS
This was the first Duck game where I didn’t have anything to drink.
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 4, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Thats ok...
Because I watched the game at home, I drank enough for both of us. :)
Thanks
I knew I could count on you! 8-]
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 4, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't even know
Arkansas had a State, or that Tennessee had a Tech.
Can't spell "Colletti" without LOL.
I-5 Hell this fall
4 days when Ducks and Beavers both have a home game. The worst day is October 6th — the Cougars are in Corvallis and the Huskies are in Eugene. Could they have set that up any worse?
Not just that. Look at Sept 22
UCLA and USC are both at home. I bet the freeways of LA will be PACKED
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
No way
That almost never happens!
¡Me gustan las tortugas!
And Cliff Harris was like, "VRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jan 4, 2012 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
The difference is
they actually have more than 1 4 lane freeway.
Andy Wooldridge, andy_wooldridge@yahoo.com
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Go Beavs!
As opposed to....?
Ducks GOOOOD. Fuskies BAAAAAD.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 4, 2012 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
See, that's what's nice about visiting Santa Monica.
You can skip the freeways, just drive up Hwy 1 from LAX.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
I know what this post's headline really means
But I’ll be damned if it doesn’t make it seem like USC is the only game on the schedule.
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What do you mean?
Sat, 9/1: vs. USC
Sat, 9/8: vs. USC
Sat, 9/15: vs. USC
Sat, 9/22: vs. USC
Sat, 9/29: @ USC
Sat, 10/6: vs. USC
Thu, 10/18: @ USC
Sat, 10/27: vs. USC
Sat, 11/3: @ USC
Sat, 11/10: @ USC
Sat, 11/17: vs. USC
Sat, 11/24: @ USC
Fri, 11/30: PAC-12 championship
"the putz from that UO blog, Matt Daddy" - Steve Tannen
The Daily Faberian
Honestly....
with that schedule and the talent you bring back, the only way the Ducks don’t win out and play for a national championship next year, is if they don’t stay focused.
"NCAA/BCS is about cash money, and Boise can't afford the buy in" - president of "the" Ohio State University.
SOLID ANALYSIS
We’d also better want it more.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 4:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks
look at it this way, if WSU stays focused all season long and plays consistently at their best, do you think they’ll come close to 6-6?
"NCAA/BCS is about cash money, and Boise can't afford the buy in" - president of "the" Ohio State University.
Leach is a very compelling personality...
but what athletes does he have? The Cougs would not be any worse if they were banished to the ACC to play football against basketball schools.
"NCAA/BCS is about cash money, and Boise can't afford the buy in" - president of "the" Ohio State University.
Good skill position players on both sides returning.
The kind of guys Leach can work with. And he’ll pull in a bunch of JC recruits. Just watch.
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
Oh, I forgot he has a secret weapon
His motivation closet!
"NCAA/BCS is about cash money, and Boise can't afford the buy in" - president of "the" Ohio State University.
If talent was the only thing involved
wouldn’t TOSU have done better than 6-7 this season?
The "Beano Cook" of ATQ
point well taken but
Yes, some guys are a force of personality, but OSU was pretty shallow at reciever, and eventually had to turn to a frosh QB. The MSU defensive line never thought for a minute the play would happen behind them. Oh and the line backers were pretty thin too. From an OSU vantage, I’d say the cupboard was pretty bare. Still, I see what you are saying.
"NCAA/BCS is about cash money, and Boise can't afford the buy in" - president of "the" Ohio State University.
Also...
I don’t think its fair to compair Wuff to Fickell. Fickell is a bright defensive coordinator who is going places, but not nearly as experienced as Wuff. He found himself with an interesting opportunity, and had a rough time with it. Still, when all is said and done, I bet Fickell ends his career in a better place, with a better result than Wuff.
"NCAA/BCS is about cash money, and Boise can't afford the buy in" - president of "the" Ohio State University.
He didn't need them at TTech
And didn’t have them until significantly later on in his coaching career. I don’t think that he’ll get a rose bowl this year, but I absolutely believe two things:
1) they will win the Apple Cup
2) they will already be bowl-eligible before that.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
He has Lobsterclaw!
What more do you need??
by INducktrination on Jan 4, 2012 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
This is a very fair point.
However, the elephant in the room is SC, and trap games all over. We could reach RB, but we could easily be knocked out of NATTY contention, BCS top 14 (need at least BCS 14).
Oregon loves you, Chip Kelly!
Just what defines a trap game?
A team forecast to be weak who suddenly plays big, or a better team that fails to take its opponent seriously?
"NCAA/BCS is about cash money, and Boise can't afford the buy in" - president of "the" Ohio State University.
A trap game is more about schedule than anything else. The classic example is Stanford in ‘09 for us. You’re coming off of a big win, you’re playing an opponent you should beat, but who is a decent team, and there’s a reason to be focused on things ahead (like another tough opponent coming up, or the fact that you’re undefeated or on pace for a conference title).
This can also happen BEFORE you play a tough opponent, if you’re looking ahead to the bigger game.
I don’t think WSU is a trap game. There’s not really a big game to look ahead to in the immediate future. I just think it’s a game where the team could be taken advantage of if they come out flat. WSU will be motivated, and it will be a road game.
I think @Cal or home against Stanford are the potential trap games on this schedule.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I dont' think stanford was a trap game
Cal was a trap game. Stanford was simply Stanford asserting dominance in the later part of the season; they also obliterated USC the following week, so it wasn’t like they were a bad team. They just caught fire later on.
Cal in 2010 was a trap game. They had played weirdly, weren’t particularly good and had all sorts of issues and we had just beaten Washington in a game that was a lot closer than we wanted it to be (and lost Costa). I guess by definition Stanford was a trap game because it came between USC and Arizona, but that was just a pretty tough schedule, period.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
In some sense, it’s irrelevant how good Stanford became. It’s about how Oregon prepared for the game, and there were definite rumblings that preparation for that game wasn’t the best coming off the emotional win over USC. The preparation factor is what makes a game a “trap game.” At least, that’s the way I’ve always thought about it.
It’s a game you feel you should win, and that, along with some other factor (coming off a big win, looking ahead to a big game) leads to below average preparation.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
You can call it a trap, or a letdown (which I probably would), or whatever you want
That was a game Oregon wasn’t prepared for, and lost as a direct result of that.
That was a good Stanford team, but it wasn’t that good. They beat USC, only to lose at home to a not very good Cal team the next week.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
A trap game is defined as anything The Media calls a "Trap Game."
It’s a Possible Trap Game if The Media Analyst thinks there’s a chance Favored Team might lose for [insert nebulous reasoning here].
If Favored Team loses game to team that was a Significant Underdog, it will henceforth be referred to as a Trap Game by The Media Analyst.
If Favored Team wins said game, it was not a Trap Game after all.
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by benzduck on Jan 4, 2012 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
LSU was a trap game...
because I couldn’t get out of JerryWorld after being Tiger Bait for four hours…
by Quackjunkie on Jan 5, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The way I see it
In addition to surviving the usual ups and downs of a 13-game season, we have to beat USC twice in the same year to reach the NCG. That’s going to take a hell of a lot more than ‘staying focused’. I look at the schedule, and yes, 13-0 is a real possibility. But so is 10-3.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Jan 4, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
The drawback to that schedule
is with the weak perception of the Pac-12, a 13-0 schedule probably wouldn’t be enough to get into the national championship game if two undefeated teams from the SEC, Big 10 and Big 12 emerge. Going to be that much harder to be the top one loss team if case only one undefeated, as well.
That might be
However, the chances of that happening are pretty insanely remote. In the history of the BCS we’ve had what, once where there were more than 2 teams from those conferences that were undefeated – that was the USC/Auburn/Oklahoma bit.
Yes, if we’re there we’re probably left out, and honestly? That’s rightfully so. But that schedule is pretty much about par with our schedule in 2010, and we’ll likely be starting top 5 in the polls.
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Three undefeateds seems unlikely, true
But having one undefeated team and multiple 1-loss teams has happened multiple times. SoS could be a significant factor in that case. USC’s about the only team in the Pac-12 guaranteed to be a “quality” opponent next year.
Not sure i'd include a Big 10 team in that troika.
The B1G has lost a bit of credibility over the last couple of seasons of BCS/Jan1 games with its “performance.”
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If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
If either USC or Oregon go 13-0
They’re in the Natty. Both teams will start out in the top 5 and should finish in the top 10 even with 2 losses. The rest of the schedule is solid enough, with at least Cal, Stanford or someone else stepping up and getting into the top 25.
I think it’ll help that all of our games will be national next year as well.
It doesn’t nearly matter as much how good our schedule is, as much as the conference as a whole is.
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by omb on Jan 4, 2012 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
What's USC's schedule?
I’d like to see their path to the showdown side by side to our path.
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by QuackQuackAttack on Jan 4, 2012 5:00 PM PST reply actions
vs. Hawai’i
@ Syracuse (at Meadowlands)
@ Stanford
vs. Cal
@ Utah
@ Washington
vs. Colorado
@ Arizona
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 4, 2012 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
plus us, right?
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That was the road leading up to USC’s game against us, as requested.
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 4, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah and we get 2 days more rest than they do
we play ASU on Thursday, they play AZ on Saturday
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That's the previous week, we have Colorado after that. So both come off 7 days as usual
Although they are on the road.
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So you're saying we have another bye?
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by gamedaytribe on Jan 4, 2012 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
Why would they give the rest of the starting lineup a week off
but not Bennett?
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by Duckfanatic10 on Jan 4, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
/getsoutpitchforkandtorch
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hmmmm. I like that they go on the road before playing us.
and glad that they have no byes until after us.
Both teams will be on equal footing coming into it, barring injuries (knock on wood.)
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by QuackQuackAttack on Jan 4, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
Let me parse it for you
9/1 Hawaii
9/8 vs Syracuse @ Giants Jets Whatever Stadium
9/15 @ Stan
9/22 Cal
10/4 @ Utah
10/13 @ uw
10/20 Colo
10/27 @ AZ
11/3 Ore
11/10 ASU
11/17 @ UCLA
11/24 Neutre Dame
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Confused
I’m confused. (No surprise)
I thought with the new Pac-12 we alternated playing USC and UCLA from the South division? Since we played USC in ‘11, shouldn’t we be playing UCLA in ’12?
Also…can we start the countdown clock now? <only stated because I know y’all hate it so much!>
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We cycle across every 4 years.
We play USC at home, USC at USC, then UCLA at home, UCLA at UCLA —→ then repeat this 4 year cycle every 4 years.
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Thanks for clarifying.
I was scratching my head thinking the same thing. I like the fact we play SC though. Want there to be no question about us being the top team in the conference.
by oregonsportsaddict on Jan 4, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Corrected schedule.
Sat, 9/1: vs. Superbowl I
Sat, 9/8: vs. Superbowl II
Sat, 9/15: vs. Superbowl III
Sat, 9/22: vs. Superbowl IV
Sat, 9/29: @ Superbowl V
Sat, 10/6: vs. Superbowl VI
Thu, 10/18: @ Superbowl VII
Sat, 10/27: vs. Superbowl VIII
Sat, 11/3: @ Superbowl IX
Sat, 11/10: @ Superbowl X
Sat, 11/17: vs. Superbowl XI
Sat, 11/24: @ Superbowl XII
Fri, 11/30: SuperDuperBowl
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 4, 2012 5:20 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I’m glad to see Fresno State back on the schedule. New coach, who has said in his 1st press conference, he’s bringing a no huddle, spread offense to the scheme of things.
He was the DC coordinator of Texas A & M, though his name escapes me. And I think we play there in ’13
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Jan 4, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Just beat U$C this time around. Just do it.
I hate Kiffin’s stupid, plastic face. I have no love lost for U$C, for that matter.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 4, 2012 11:52 PM PST reply actions
Should get 2 chances...
But first game determines where the rematch is played.
Fun year- staying focused and improving against weak early competition will be the key.
by Duckfreak on Jan 5, 2012 12:23 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
+1 for the Lance Kiffen hate
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When do the Ducks play Utah and UCLA?
Can someone explain how the North/South scheduling works? I thought that we would NOT play a different pair of South teams each year, on a 3-year cycle so I was expecting to see Utah and UCLA next year. Instead I see we’re playing the same 4 South teams as we did this past year.
It’s on a rotating two-year home and home schedule. So we’ll play the exact same teams in 2012 that we played in 2011, only flip the home team. In 2013, I believe we drop USC and ASU for two years. The schedule should look like this:
2011: @AU, vs. ASU, @ CU, vs USC
2012: vs UA, @ASU, vs CU, @ USC
2013: @UA, vs Utah, @ CU, vs. UCLA
2014: vs UA, @ Utah, vs CU, @ UCLA
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