Game Thread Oregon @ California, 12:30pm FS1 / Beavers at home.

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oldmangrouch said:
Note to Duck defense: the game isn't over.

The Ducks hire a coach who is supposed to be a defensive guru - and wind up with a team being carried by the offense. Who predicted that?
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Easy to let up when the 3rd stringers are in there.
 
Beavers will be ranked in the top 25 tomorrow.
 
oldmangrouch said:
I wonder how much that affects the Ducks in the polls? Like it or not, the system does reward style points.
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probably quite a bit in terms of credit; maybe not much in the polls although they could be 7th ahead of TCU. There are occasional garbage times TD's but it's been extreme in Oregon's case

if it had been....

Oregon over BYU 41-7 instead of 41-20
Oregon over Stanford 45-10 instead of 45-27
Oregon over UCLA 45-16 instead of 45-30
Oregon over Cal 42-10 instead of 42-24

a lot different perception. Those would be 4 pretty impressive scores. One counter could be that Ducks got their own 'garbage TD today, but with 8 minutes left in the game and only up 35-17 Oregon was probably justified in leaving their starters in and getting an insurance TD. After all, the Ducks scored 22 points in 4 minutes against WSU so an 18 point lead is not insurmountable
 
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SlyPokerDog said:
No difference at all. Ducks are the 2nd highest-ranked 1 loss team. The other one loss team ranked ahead of us is Bama and that seems about right.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings
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The only poll that matters is of course the BCS. Once it gets going, what will sway those voters is anyone's guess.

The Ducks are a very good team, but if they somehow garner a playoff invite they'll have to be completely on the top of their game to even hang with the elite schools.

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
The only poll that matters is of course the BCS. Once it gets going, what will sway those voters is anyone's guess.

The Ducks are a very good team, but if they somehow garner a playoff invite they'll have to be completely on the top of their game to even hang with the elite schools.

STOMP
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Yeah offensively I think they can hang. Not so sure on the defensive side. Their o line can compete with anybody in the country.
 
Man, I'm really torn this season. The Ducks, Bulldogs, and Vols are my three favorite teams.
 
So far, I think the Pac 12 has done a very good job of not cannibalizing itself. Oregon has not lost in conference, and Utah/USC/UCLA/OSU have only lost to Oregon or each other. Hoping that trend continues through next weekend.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Oh good.... playing down to shitty competition.
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Not a lot of road favorites cover in this conference. Oregon had a 10+ point lead the majority of the game, as high as 25. Game was never really in doubt.

This is far better than the road letdown games under Mario Cristobal (just look at Oregon's last two trips to the bay against inferior Cal/Stanford teams).

Nothing to complain about here from a fan stand point in my opinion.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
So far, I think the Pac 12 has done a very good job of not cannibalizing itself. Oregon has not lost in conference, and Utah/USC/UCLA/OSU have only lost to Oregon or each other. Hoping that trend continues through next weekend.
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I can picture Oregon winning the Pac-12 championship; I have a hard time believing they'll do it being 12-1. Their last 3 games are all major land mines, and their defense is very vulnerable. Having a bye week or an easy game to break up those 3 tough games would help a lot, but all 3 in a row? Yikes! Even if they are 12-1, I doubt they'll be able to climb all the way out of that 46 point hole against Georgia....although a redemption-rematch of 1 vs 4, teacher vs student, dogs vs ducks might have a lot of appeal for the committee and for the networks.

Georgia is in, even if they lose one. I think a 1-loss Tennessee or Alabama would be in. And a 1-loss Ohio State or Michigan would be in with a no-loss OSU/UM definitely in. That's 4 teams right there and a no-loss Clemson would bump one of those 1-loss SEC/Big-10 teams out. And it's possible (not likely) that TCU could run the table

that's why I'm not buying the Ducks to the playoffs talk. Maybe a 1-loss USC would have a small chance because the media is determined to snorkel around in the trojan/riley/williams ocean of hype.
 
STOMP said:
The only poll that matters is of course the BCS. Once it gets going, what will sway those voters is anyone's guess.

The Ducks are a very good team, but if they somehow garner a playoff invite they'll have to be completely on the top of their game to even hang with the elite schools.

STOMP
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The BCS was discontinued in 2014. In regards to what will sway the Playoff Committees rankings, it's pretty much a math formula and has very little to do with their opinion, despite what most think.

Follow Dave Bartoo on twitter if you want a highly educated prediction on how each weeks rankings will turn out. His track record is incredibly high.

 
Tince said:
Not a lot of road favorites cover in this conference. Oregon had a 10+ point lead the majority of the game, as high as 25. Game was never really in doubt.

This is far better than the road letdown games under Mario Cristobal (just look at Oregon's last two trips to the bay against inferior Cal/Stanford teams).

Nothing to complain about here from a fan stand point in my opinion.
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Oregon left a lot of points on the field in the 1st half yesterday. Hutson dropped a sure TD; two uncharacteristic 4th down fails on really questionable play calls (questionable for Dillingham at least); and that tipped-ball interception on the 2 yard line. Add 17 points, which seems reasonable, and it would have been a 59-24 game. Have the 2nd/3rd unit defense actually make a 4th-Q/garbage-time stop and it's 59-17

but it may be better to have had those failures...it gives the team motivation to get better
 
Tince said:
Not a lot of road favorites cover in this conference. Oregon had a 10+ point lead the majority of the game, as high as 25. Game was never really in doubt.

This is far better than the road letdown games under Mario Cristobal (just look at Oregon's last two trips to the bay against inferior Cal/Stanford teams).

Nothing to complain about here from a fan stand point in my opinion.
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it was the first quarter. We hadn’t scored. Kindly go back in time and respond to my post during the first quarter of the game.
 
wizenheimer said:
Oregon left a lot of points on the field in the 1st half yesterday. Hutson dropped a sure TD; two uncharacteristic 4th down fails on really questionable play calls (questionable for Dillingham at least); and that tipped-ball interception on the 2 yard line. Add 17 points, which seems reasonable, and it would have been a 59-24 game. Have the 2nd/3rd unit defense actually make a 4th-Q/garbage-time stop and it's 59-17

but it may be better to have had those failures...it gives the team motivation to get better
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No doubt they didn't play a perfect game, but it was more than a solid performance in my eyes.
 
Natebishop3 said:
it was the first quarter. We hadn’t scored. Kindly go back in time and respond to my post during the first quarter of the game.
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Me responding to you in the first quarter:

"You aren't seriously taking a 2 drive sample size for each team to determine what level they're playing to, are you? You know better!"
 
Tince said:
Me responding to you in the first quarter:

"You aren't seriously taking a 2 drive sample size for each team to determine what level they're playing to, are you? You know better!"
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We have lost plenty of games over the years by playing down to competition. Those games started out very similarly to that one.
 
My general rule for college football is unless the team with more talent is down by 10+ going into the 4th quarter than there’s no reason to panic.

The more talented teams are loaded at each position. While the scrubby teams generally are thin.

Just my rule of thumb
 
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just an interesting factoid: Oregon's two primary RB's have combined for 163 runs and 26 pass receptions. That's 189 touches without a fumble. And yeah, I know this is a jinx post, but thought it was worth mentioning.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Beavers will be ranked in the top 25 tomorrow.
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Shaboid said:
I was told we have to beat Washington first.
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SlyPokerDog said:
Enough teams lost this weekend the Beavers should move up.
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Shaboid said:
I guess we'll see.
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PtldPlatypus said:
Whom do you think will drop out of the polls? South Carolina and Cincinnati... anyone else?
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wizenheimer said:
just an interesting factoid: Oregon's two primary RB's have combined for 163 runs and 26 pass receptions. That's 189 touches without a fumble. And yeah, I know this is a jinx post, but thought it was worth mentioning.
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Trust me I think about it every game, think they are due. I am amazed it has not occurred. The colder wetter weather coming up won't help though.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Trust me I think about it every game, think they are due. I am amazed it has not occurred. The colder wetter weather coming up won't help though.
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what's crazy is that Oregon has not lost a fumble this season. They have fumbled 3 times but recovered all of them
 
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