Game Thread: #<23 OREGON DUCKS vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 3:30 PM EST ABC

[Wamu]

I hope the Quack Attack wears a different uniform each quarter when they play Nebraska.

 

[Olyduck]

Im by no means happy with the defense from last year or even all that happy so far this year but I still take Oregon's defense with a grain of salt. 116th ranking but Oregon still faces more than the usual offensive plays than lots of schools and yes they give up yards but yards don't win games.

 

[Brasky]

Im by no means happy with the defense from last year or even all that happy so far this year but I still take Oregon's defense with a grain of salt. 116th ranking but Oregon still faces more than the usual offensive plays than lots of schools and yes they give up yards but yards don't win games.

If they were just in the middle of the pack on D they'd be dominant.

The year you guys made it to the playoff I thought your D was awful, but it came up with turnovers in the most clutch moments, so there's that factor.

I have nightmares about Tommy chucking up YOLO bombs on 1st and 10. If that happens, we are in for a wild night.

 

[Brasky]

Husker wideout highlights from last year. Oregon might have "speed", but our WR corps is just as talented and is likely the class of the B1G

 

[Innermind]

Meanwhile, in the Oregon locker room:

 

[WizardHawk]

If they were just in the middle of the pack on D they'd be dominant.

The year you guys made it to the playoff I thought your D was awful, but it came up with turnovers in the most clutch moments, so there's that factor.

I have nightmares about Tommy chucking up YOLO bombs on 1st and 10. If that happens, we are in for a wild night.

The reason most teams haven't jumped on the HUNH bandwagon is what it does to defenses. Well that and the vanilla offensive plays you are locked into. If you score fast your D is back out before they have a chance to rest. 3 and out? Well at that speed your D doesn't even have time to drink a gatorade. And every team that scores 50+ also puts their D out there a lot. Slow down the offense and control the clock and your D is fresh.

That's oly's reasoning behind the stat disparity. I mean there's nothing that says you can't put a dominating defense out as well, but it hasn't been required for the Ducks run. Of course adding a decent defense might have allowed them to actually get a 'natty' so I'm quite pleased they are content with the status quo on that side of the ball.

 

[Olyduck]

If they were just in the middle of the pack on D they'd be dominant.

The year you guys made it to the playoff I thought your D was awful, but it came up with turnovers in the most clutch moments, so there's that factor.

I have nightmares about Tommy chucking up YOLO bombs on 1st and 10. If that happens, we are in for a wild night.

yeah I posted the numbers somewhere Oregons D was not good when it came to yards, maybe avg on points allowed but I think led the nation in takeaways

 

[OregonDucks]

Someone did mention it earlier in this thread, but can mods please change the #<23 OREGON to #21 OREGON DUCKS?

 

[HuskerCradle2Grave]

Football is life here bro.

We take shit seriously.

 

[HuskerCradle2Grave]

Glad they finally figured it out, seems like they've been confused about it for a while now.

Well, not quite. Their goal is only to get to the CFP. The successful schools, you know, the ones with nattys, the goal is to actually win the CFP...

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Well, not quite. Their goal is only to get to the CFP. The successful schools, you know, the ones with nattys, the goal is to actually win the CFP...

To be fair if we are talking CFP I cant say USC has won a CFP game. Not many teams can

 

[HuskerCradle2Grave]

To be fair if we are talking CFP I cant say USC has won a CFP game. Not many teams can

Well, that system is, like, what, two years old?...

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Well, that system is, like, what, two years old?...

I know and it is a far better system than what we had in the past imo

 

[WizardHawk]

Someone did mention it earlier in this thread, but can mods please change the #<23 OREGON to #21 OREGON DUCKS?

Please don't change a thing. This needs to stand as is. That you made it before the rankings even came out, more or less a full week before the game, needs to remain as part of the story.

And for the record, it's #22 Oregon, not #21. No one goes by the coaches poll. But lol at taking that one because it's one lower.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Someone did mention it earlier in this thread, but can mods please change the #<23 OREGON to #21 OREGON DUCKS?

No need to change anything <23 means less than 23 which 21 is a lower number .Mathematically you're on point

 

[bamabear82]

Someone did mention it earlier in this thread, but can mods please change the #<23 OREGON to #21 OREGON DUCKS?

No.

 

[BigRedMoe]

No.

Teabaggo Baggins hath spoken.

 

[B_dub]

Husker wideout highlights from last year. Oregon might have "speed", but our WR corps is just as talented and is likely the class of the B1G

Think it was Westerkamp, but that behind the back catch after the deflection was one of my favorite catches in college football. That one and Dobson one were up there on my list.

 

[B_dub]

Teabaggo Baggins hath spoken.

 

[Skerpokes]

Westerkamp had 65 receptions and over 900 yards receiving last year, and one could potentially argue he's the 3rd best receiver on the roster so far this year. Just sayin'