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cool to see... still doesnt matter now. Chip Kelly has burned in my brain the WTD mantra :)
 
Wheels said:
cool to see... still doesnt matter now. Chip Kelly has burned in my brain the WTD mantra :)
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What The Duck? Waiting To Die? Win Tomorrow, Damnit? Why Take Drugs?

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lol basically it was "No one remembers who was #1 in week 6 last year"
 
Finally. It only took 75 years, since the AP Poll got started.
 
Some numbers:

First #1 Pac-10 team since USC, 21 Sep 2008

First #1 Non-USC Pac-10 team since Washington, 3 Nov 1992

The Pac-10 has held the AP #1 spot 106 times:

83 - USC
12 - Washington
7 - UCLA (last 25 Oct 1988)
3 - California (last 15 Oct 1951)
1 - Oregon (current)
 
Now we'll see how the Ducks play while weighted down by a millstone with a bulls-eye drawn on it!
 
I'd like to see the Ducks make it to Dec. 4th undefeated, but I don't think they will. USC will probably get them.
 
They won't be the #1 in the BCS and that's all that matters. Still work to do. Get past USC though and I really like the Ducks' chances to run the table. Oregon State doesn't scare me at all.
 
I hate saying this, but I've had this terrible feeling about the Bruins game (suspensions? not sure).

I hope I'm wrong, though.
 
RoyToy said:
They won't be the #1 in the BCS and that's all that matters. Still work to do. Get past USC though and I really like the Ducks' chances to run the table. Oregon State doesn't scare me at all.
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Actually, you've got it somewhat backwards. I understand what you're trying to say, but read that back and think again about what you just said.

The BCS isn't really what matters right now because the BCS isn't even used until the regular season is over, so as of right now in October, it is 100% meaningless. Oregon could be ranked 5th in the BCS right now, but it wouldn't mean anything because Oregon has the toughest strength-of-schedule of the teams that will (or could) still go undefeated over the reamining weeks (which is what the computers use). And they are #1 in the polls and can't move down even with 1 point victories for the remaining games.

So this all means that no matter what the BCS says tomorrow, Oregon would mathematically HAVE to be #1 due to the nature of the way the BCS works, so long as Oregon gets a win by at least one point over their final six games. I doubt that will happen, but the point is the last thing Duck fans need to be worried about is their BCS ranking six weeks before they mean anything since the computer rankings that account for 33% of those pts will destroy BSU and TCU here over the next six weeks and drop them completely out the top 5. That said, either Oregon or Oklahoma is projected to be #1 by every onine site I see, so they're definitely up there on top somewhere.

But anyway you're second part is the big statement. Get past USC and OSU first and take care of business, the BCS has no choice but to follow.
 
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Let's just hope they don't get a big head. Still, it's pretty damn amazing.
 
espn_hall_of_famer said:
Actually, you've got it somewhat backwards. I understand what you're trying to say, but read that back and think again about what you just said.

The BCS isn't really what matters right now because the BCS isn't even used until the regular season is over, so as of right now in October, it is 100% meaningless. Oregon could be ranked 5th in the BCS right now, but it wouldn't mean anything because Oregon has the toughest strength-of-schedule of the teams that will (or could) still go undefeated over the reamining weeks (which is what the computers use). And they are #1 in the polls and can't move down even with 1 point victories for the remaining games.

So this all means that no matter what the BCS says tomorrow, Oregon would mathematically HAVE to be #1 due to the nature of the way the BCS works, so long as Oregon gets a win by at least one point over their final six games. I doubt that will happen, but the point is the last thing Duck fans need to be worried about is their BCS ranking six weeks before they mean anything since the computer rankings that account for 33% of those pts will destroy BSU and TCU here over the next six weeks and drop them completely out the top 5. That said, either Oregon or Oklahoma is projected to be #1 by every onine site I see, so they're definitely up there on top somewhere.

But anyway you're second part is the big statement. Get past USC and OSU first and take care of business, the BCS has no choice but to follow.
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I don't care about any rankings right now, but in the end the BCS is all that matters.

USA Today and Harris Interactive factors into it, but the BCS is all that matters when it's all said and done. If they're not #1 in the BCS it doesn't matter.
 
ABM said:
I hate saying this, but I've had this terrible feeling about the Bruins game (suspensions? not sure).

I hope I'm wrong, though.
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I believe you will be. Oregon should be able to run it down their throat. Some other leading rushers have and I see James having a big day on National TV to help his Heisman case.
 
To expand on the poll rankings, Oregon was ranked #2 in the AP and USA Today Polls at the end of the regular season in 2001, but 5th in the BCS, thus resulting in Nebraska playing for the NC against Miami, and that was when both of those polls still factored in(AP no longer does).

Like I said, still a lot of work to do and things to go down. Far from a sure thing.
 
WE'RE #1!!!!!! No matter how long it lasts, it's an honor for my beloved Ducks.

That said, we have a lot of work ahead of us.
 
MickZagger said:
What makes you think this? Cal sucks this year. They're brutal.
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Cal's schedule to date...

Sat, Sept 4 vsUC Davis W52-3 1-0 (0-0)
Sat, Sept 11 vsColorado W52-7 2-0 (0-0)
Fri, Sept 17 @Nevada L52-31 2-1 (0-0)
Sat, Sept 25 @#14 Arizona L10-9 2-2 (0-1)
Sat, Oct 9 vsUCLA W35-7 3-2 (1-1)
Sat, Oct 16 @USC L48-14 3-3 (1-2)

They got beat down at USC and Nevada and lost a tight one at Arizona. They clobbered the other 3 teams they've played in Berkeley. They're actually a pretty decent team and they usually play the Ducks well at Cal.
 
I don't want to offend you, but I feel like most Duck fans just don't know much about college football.
 
tlongII said:
I don't want to offend you, but I feel like most Duck fans just don't know much about college football.
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And Beaver fans do? I spent a lot of time in Corvallis when most of my buddies were in College and I can tell you right now that your generalization about Ducks fans is pretty ridiculous. I can make some pretty big generalizations about Beaver alumni as well. ;)
 
Natebishop3 said:
And Beaver fans do? I spent a lot of time in Corvallis when most of my buddies were in College and I can tell you right now that your generalization about Ducks fans is pretty ridiculous. I can make some pretty big generalizations about Beaver alumni as well. ;)
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I don't think we have as many bandwagon fans as the Ducks. That's what happens when you're suddenly perceived as a national power as the Ducks are. People come out of the woodwork to be Duck fans. They generally know very little about the sport, but these people are down with it because it's the in thing to do.
 
Better teams have more bandwagon fans. While that may make the percentage of knowledgeable Duck fans lower, it's an unfair generalization.
 
tlongII said:
Cal's schedule to date...

Sat, Sept 4 vsUC Davis W52-3 1-0 (0-0)
Sat, Sept 11 vsColorado W52-7 2-0 (0-0)
Fri, Sept 17 @Nevada L52-31 2-1 (0-0)
Sat, Sept 25 @#14 Arizona L10-9 2-2 (0-1)
Sat, Oct 9 vsUCLA W35-7 3-2 (1-1)
Sat, Oct 16 @USC L48-14 3-3 (1-2)

They got beat down at USC and Nevada and lost a tight one at Arizona. They clobbered the other 3 teams they've played in Berkeley. They're actually a pretty decent team and they usually play the Ducks well at Cal.
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Lol they haven't won a game against a team with a winning record. Yet, you think they are pretty decent team. Then the next post you bash Ducks fans about not being knowledgeable about the game? Irony at its finest.
 
tlongII said:
I don't think we have as many bandwagon fans as the Ducks. That's what happens when you're suddenly perceived as a national power as the Ducks are. People come out of the woodwork to be Duck fans. They generally know very little about the sport, but these people are down with it because it's the in thing to do.
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and who are you alluding to?
 
MickZagger said:
Lol they haven't won a game against a team with a winning record. Yet, you think they are pretty decent team. Then the next post you bash Ducks fans about not being knowledgeable about the game? Irony at its finest.
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You said, and I quote, that Cal sucks and is brutal this year. I believe the evidence indicates otherwise. They lost by one point at #14 Arizona and beat the crap out of UCLA the week after UCLA beat down Texas. How long have you been a Duck fan anyway? :lol:
 
tlongII said:
I don't think we have as many bandwagon fans as the Ducks. That's what happens when you're suddenly perceived as a national power as the Ducks are. People come out of the woodwork to be Duck fans. They generally know very little about the sport, but these people are down with it because it's the in thing to do.
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I guess I could understand that position. I know some people who follow the Ducks because we don't have an NFL team.
 
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