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I mentioned this in another thread too... Going into this year, local football pundits predicted that this year, Oregon would have its best D-line EVER, with 5 star recruit Arik Armstead in his second year expected to be unstoppable. Prior to this game I was looking forward to the matchup...

At the time our uber QB, Mariota, committed to Oregon, he was a two star recruit! (He was eventually upgraded, but still!) In the last few years, Oregon has excelled at finding those players that are under rated by the national recruiting services, thus while our "official" recruiting rankings...

We tried! This game was scheduled 9 or so years ago, back when you all were title contenders.

My Two Cents... Going into this season, local pundits were saying that Oregon's defensive line this year would be the best EVER. (even better than those glory D-line years with Haloti Ngata) We have several DL players that will be playing in the NFL. Arik Armstead (2nd year) was a 5 star...

USC beat us 2 years ago too....with offense. USC has had great talent the last few years, but has played VERY inconsistently. That particular day Matt Barkley was in the zone, and lit us up. We also had some costly turnovers. Came down to a last second field goal, and we missed. (Same...

I think you guys are better than UVA. Never underestimate the power of JET LAG. We stomped UVA even though we were jet lagged. You all were playing on the road, with massive Jet Lag. (You do need to do something about your QB tho, he sucks badly when pressured.)

You should have gone for it on 4th and short. Oregon's offense is so different that it really distorts "sound" football decisions. When Oregon's offense is clicking, it does not matter what their field position is, see our several drives of over 80 yards today. And if it's not clicking we...

From a duck fan's perspective, Worley missed a LOT of wide open recievers, and seemed to get rattled whenever we blitzed him. I saw Peterson throw a very accurate pass on third down for a completion, in the face of a serious blitz. It was only one play, but I was impressed. If I was a...

The western part of the state, and the mountainous regions of the state have mostly evergreens. (The mighty Douglas Fir) So, compared to the eastern half of the nation, Oregon has lame fall foliage.

Thought provoking, true but giving a false impression, rushing stats: So far this year rushing..... Marcus Mariota is averaging 26.1 yards per carry, and scoring a touchdown every 3 rushes. (That is not a typo, he really is averaging 26.1 yards a rush.) Thomas numbers are 8.7 ypc and...

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