GAME #9 OREGON DUCKS vs #21 oregon state rodents: 3:30 PM EST on ABC

[Huskers4me]

CLEMSON GOES DOWN!!!!!! CLEMSON GOES DOWN!!!

 

[DayButtAssMans’s]

We just having fun folks. LOL

Indeed.

 

[Peter Gozintite]

I don't know why people knock the Vegas bowl,
you can ask @Peter Gozintite to drive you around town in his van

I traded the old rape van in years ago. Miss her musk

 

[DayButtAssMans’s]

All 10k beavers fans there are hyped LOL

Yeah they were.

Ducks offense makes it look so easy

This beavers D was supposed to be stout?! LOL

Dudes we are going up against the little bro’s LOL to think they got a shot. But I get it everyone roots for the smaller underdog. Especially when Oregon always has a target on their back.

But Oregon state can be up 24-7 for all I care and the Ducks will win

I mean you’d think they’d know Oregons defense is STOUT being just an hour away

We just have fun

Lanning/Dillingham/Nix just have fun with this league

Now we flex folks

Reliving this shit is pretty much just as fun.

 

[iowajerms]

 

[iowajerms]

 

[UNA Lion]

This thread delivers.

 

[Wizardhawk]

They were doing God's work yesterday.

 

[Huskers4me]

Beava feava

 

[steelerssb]

Can't believe hasn't come up with a conspiracy about how Felicia at the electric company killed the power to mess with the Ducks

 

[steelerssb]

As good as this was it's just not as good as the original one. Quality meltdown and had geneh and @Thumper mixed in

 

[steelerssb]

@trojanfan12 nailed it

 

[Wizardhawk]

This years OD game meltdown thread. Spoiler, the UW/WSU thread had better OD action, but this is still worthy of a 'closer look'

CLEMSON GOES DOWN!!!!!! CLEMSON GOES DOWN!!!

You can feel the excitement here as his far-fetched notion of a Duck playoff berth seems just a bit closer.

Down but feels like we are up

Already in the late game meltdown by the team, but he's still strong in the defense. Still spelling words without smashing the KB at this point.

When we actually get serious can’t be stopped

Maybe a hint of questioning the team's effort here? Almost feel the second guessing, but probably not.

I forget there are people here who actually think Oregon ends up losing this game. Haven’t watched Oregon games the last 18 years. We will win this.

Think he's more or less trying to convince himself here more than others, but holding faith!

STIL TIME

OK, the tides have turned a bit. Starting the all caps and missed letters, but not quite smashing keys. Probably rushing a bit though.

Defensive stop and Bo gets ONE MLRE Shot!!!!

You can sort of feel the nervous twitch in this post as he's still trying to hold onto that last gasp of hope.

ONE MORE SJOT???!!!!!

Not quite over yet, but nearly came to terms with reality. STILL DOING THE CAPS THING and only just overshot the H key a bit. Not quite there yet...

NO DUXKINF WAY

OK, now we get to the heart of this years meltdown. Over/undershot several letters, but still hitting neighboring keys. It's not quite smashing KB, but he's clearly coming unglued. Then he goes silent for quite a while. This was all we really got from the immediate aftermath (a bit disappointing TBH)

BETTER NOT BE DUE TO ASU RUMORS

Right, so back a bit later to tell us why/how this atrocity happened! CAPS AND BLAME!!!

DONT DO THIS AGAIN

He's stewing in the rumor of the OC leaving to ASU and you can feel it a bit, but still not quite up to his normal meltdown standards here. This years effort left us wanting a bit.

WhATEver ain’t shit going to get heard tonight with a room full of jackals

Not happy with the reactions, but weak effort to counter it. He's spent... for now

I take a moment to gain composure after this BULLSHIT and log back in to 79 damn notifications.

GO COUGS TONIGJT

Angry and looking for the Cougs to salvage what little of their CCG hopes were still left.

Bah bah wag wag You GUYS top 10 with 2 losses?! No! Your brand sucks

As of this writeup, the AP has UW at #9.
Even the sour grapes to end this thread were kind of underwhelming.

I'd have to give this entire effort only a 5 out of 10. No real marquee quotes, lackluster anger. Kind of matched the effort by the team. Maybe UW really already partially broke him?

Right now I'd probably put the later effort in the UW/WSU thread at a 7 out of 10, but I could be convinced it was only a 6. Time will tell if any of his posts reach long-term quote status.

 

[DayButtAssMans’s]

As of this writeup, the AP has UW at #9.
Even the sour grapes to end this thread were kind of underwhelming.

Don't forget pretty much everyone now having UW in the Rose Bowl in their bowl projections. Maybe that'll help.

Thoughts @OregonDucks ?

 

[TheReal_NU]

Don't forget pretty much everyone now having UW in the Rose Bowl in their bowl projections. Maybe that'll help.

Thoughts @OregonDucks ?

WASBINFTON DOES NOT GO TO THE ROSE BOWL

 

[Wizardhawk]

Thoughts @OregonDucks ?

 

[Collegefbfan]

That was either a bad call, or really stupid option by Nix. Probably a bit of both. Send your gimpy QB on a run with the season on the line. Pretty dumb.

I honestly thought that was gonna be the play. Nix supposedly gimpy gonna show up and catch the Beavers off guard with a run. Nope. He was actually gimpy. Dumb play.

 

[Red_Alert]

Thoughts @OregonDucks ?

Meh
$11K is chump change.
Should be for a booster anyway.

 

[Wizardhawk]

Here's more of that article. It's not just about 11k They will probably get back on the secondary market anyway, they have put up big money to buy championships they are failing at and they are frustrated with the AD over it.

There’s considerable frustration among some high-profile donors and boosters at the University of Oregon.

They had a front-row seat on Saturday for a modern remake of one of Aesop’s greatest hits — “The Tortoise and the Hare.”

Oregon State beat Oregon 38-34.

The Ducks spent a pile of money, built lavish facilities, hired a line of high-dollar recruiters, worked the analytics, but got beat by the slow and steady act of Jonathan Smith and Oregon State.

One frustrated UO donor saw the Ducks ahead by 21 points in the second half, picked up the phone, and bought a luxury suite at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Championship game.

The cost: $11,000, plus catering.

“Last box that wasn’t in the corners of the stadium,” the donor said.

I’m still trying to wrap my head around what we saw at Reser Stadium. Oregon State deserves big-time credit. I wrote about the Beavers unthinkable path to victory in my post-game column.

Smith’s team demonstrated exceptional resilience. It overcame terrible officiating and three turnovers. It endured a horrendous start to the second half and walked off winners. But the focus now is on the hand-wringing currently going on at Oregon.

The Beavers overcame that massive second-half deficit against the youngest coaching staff in major college football. They did so with only 60 passing yards. Blame Dan Lanning for some of it? Sure. He was reckless. But the big-dollar donors at Oregon did not. Instead, they turned their post-game ire toward the athletic director who hired him — Rob Mullens.

It wasn’t just a lost football game on Saturday. The Ducks let a potential Rose Bowl slip through their fingers. They saw millions in revenue evaporate. They lost recruiting advantages, took a brand hit, and were embarrassed on television.

The donors don’t really blame Lanning. They expected growing pains. It’s not his fault he was put in charge. One of them compared the Oregon football operation to a $200,000 Bentley, handed to an inexperienced driver. Do you blame the young driver for dinging up the car? Or the person who gave him the keys?

“It was fraught with risk,” said one booster.

The donors are instead focused on Mullens, the AD, for hiring a coaching staff that looked in over its head on Saturday. They blame him.

Said a second long-time UO donor: “I’m not even mad about the game. I’m mad that it was predictable and the person in charge allowed it to be.”

It’s an interesting time for Mullens, who oversees a $70 million budget at Oregon. His chief booster, Phil Knight, is 84. There’s a sense of urgency. Insiders tell me the Nike co-founder has become “all about recruiting” because he wants to win now. It’s why Willie Taggart and Mario Cristobal were put in charge. Also, why Lanning was the hire last December.

USC athletic director Mike Bohn hired Lincoln Riley, who now looks like a home run. Washington AD Jennifer Cohen appears to have topped that move with a sneaky good hire in Kalen DeBoer. The Huskies are dangerous.

Both of those hires had proof of performance as head coaches. Oregon went with the 35-year old University of Georgia defensive coordinator, who was presented to them as one of the best recruiters in college football by Parker Executive Search. UO paid the firm $95,000 for the assist.

Parker Executive Search is the same firm that brought Mullens himself to Oregon. It’s also the firm currently conducting the search for the next president at UO. That’s not unusual by industry standards, but it’s worth noting that the firm is a stakeholder in what’s happening in Eugene.

Before the Oregon uniforms had even been laundered on Saturday night, 32-year-old Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham was ushered to a Cessna Citation V aircraft at Corvallis Municipal Airport. He flew to Phoenix. Late Saturday night, Arizona State finalized the deal to make him its next head football coach.

Dillingham was supposed to sign the contract, be announced as coach in a Sunday-morning news conference, then bolt back to Eugene to prepare for the Pac-12 title game. But that plan was scrapped when the Ducks lost to Oregon State, per a source. Dillingham changed the play and is staying at ASU to meet with players, boosters, and media over the next few days.

 

[Red_Alert]

Here's more of that article. It's not just about 11k They will probably get back on the secondary market anyway, they have put up big money to buy championships they are failing at and they are frustrated with the AD over it.

Oregon's a stepping stone program. Not sure I'd put it on the AD.