GAME Oregon Ducks (10-2) vs. Utah Utes (9-3) 8:00 PM ABC ET

Commence Turkey Day 2022 vacay…..

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78Cyclones said:
A couple of things I was very impressed with last night:

The Pac-12 made a GREAT decision moving the Pac Championship to Las Vegas. Allegiant Stadium looks awesome, and it was rockin' last night! Those Ute fans were incredible.

Utah has a nasty good football team, and I look forward to the Rose Bowl vs. Ohio State! The Buckeyes better not still be pouting about losing to Michigan.

Oregon will be fine. They had a really good year. Sometimes, the other team is just better.
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Me thinks IF we had an 8 or 12 team playoff right now, you would not want to draw Utah as your opponent.
 
Red_Alert said:
Which is why we should have a 12 team playoff. Utah's last loss was half a regular season ago.
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Then give them a “most improved team” award, not a shot at the NT.
 
ELTEXAN said:
Then give them a “most improved team” award, not a shot at the NT.
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P5 conference champs should be an AQ in a 12 team playoff.

Face it, only 3 or 4 of their 12 or 13 games are played OOC.

The "strength" of a conference is typically established in the first 3 or 4 weeks and it's all using the transitive property.
 
Red_Alert said:
Which is why we should have a 12 team playoff. Utah's last loss was half a regular season ago.
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Yep. And that "Every game should matter" crap sounds fine theoretically.

But I heard 'em say today that there is a potential that 7 teams still have a shot at getting the three remaining spots. Think how many temas would still have a shot this late if it were 12? Interest deeper into the season would increase dramatically IMHO.
 
Deep Creek said:
Yep. And that "Every game should matter" crap sounds fine theoretically.

But I heard 'em say today that there is a potential that 7 teams still have a shot at getting the three remaining spots. Think how many temas would still have a shot this late if it were 12? Interest deeper into the season would increase dramatically IMHO.
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Yep.
By all appearances Michigan, Bama, Cincy, Okie Jr, ND, Ohio St, Ole Miss, Baylor are all playing to get a shot at Georgia.

I think Utah could hold their own against those.
Oregon did win @ Ohio St.
 
Red_Alert said:
Yep.
By all appearances Michigan, Bama, Cincy, Okie Jr, ND, Ohio St, Ole Miss, Baylor are all playing to get a shot at Georgia.

I think Utah could hold their own against those.
Oregon did win @ Ohio St.
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IMO they'd win more of those than they'd lose right now.

While their losses to currenty #12 and #19 didn't look too good at the time, they ain't looking so bad right now. They had the audacity to go on the road and play at a G5 school...two if you consider BYU a G5. Oh the heresy.
 
Look forward to seeing Ohio State vs. Utah in the Rose Bowl.

Since Ohio State actually has a competent QB, I would expect the games to be very different from the Oregon matchups.
 
Deep Creek said:
Yep. And that "Every game should matter" crap sounds fine theoretically.
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The games that matter are the ones played when a team still has a shot at the playoff.

The games that don't matter are the ones that are played when a teams shot at the playoff is gone because they lost a game or 2 early in the season.

And if a team gets into the playoff and gets blown out...so what. They can still sell recruits on making the playoff, hopefully start getting better players because of it and perform better next time.
 
michaeljordan_fan said:
Look forward to seeing Ohio State vs. Utah in the Rose Bowl.

Since Ohio State actually has a competent QB, I would expect the games to be very different from the Oregon matchups.
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What's the deal with that? Why doesn't Oregon have a competent QB? Did you have one that got injured early or something? With all the hype around the program and all the props Oregon gets for recruiting, how on earth did you guys end up with a crap sandwich as your best option for QB?
I mean UW had nothing for QB as well, but that's why that staff got fired so quickly. There can't be an excuse why Oregon can't put an above average QB on the field.
 
Wizardhawk said:
What's the deal with that? Why doesn't Oregon have a competent QB? Did you have one that got injured early or something? With all the hype around the program and all the props Oregon gets for recruiting, how on earth did you guys end up with a crap sandwich as your best option for QB?
I mean UW had nothing for QB as well, but that's why that staff got fired so quickly. There can't be an excuse why Oregon can't put an above average QB on the field.
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It's pretty pathetic to be sure, especially since QB play was a big problem down the stretch last season as well.

There's talented freshman QBs waiting in the wings, so it begs the question:

1. Are they unwilling to deviate from the named starter, no matter how bad he plays?
2. Did they completely whiff on the highly touted QBs they signed the past 2 classes?
3. Are they incapable of developing QBs?
 
michaeljordan_fan said:
It's pretty pathetic to be sure, especially since QB play was a big problem down the stretch last season as well.

There's talented freshman QBs waiting in the wings, so it begs the question:

1. Are they unwilling to deviate from the named starter, no matter how bad he plays?
2. Did they completely whiff on the highly touted QBs they signed the past 2 classes?
3. Are they incapable of developing QBs?
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You will at the least have a new OC next year so maybe fresh eyes will find the right kid off the bench.
 
michaeljordan_fan said:
It's pretty pathetic to be sure, especially since QB play was a big problem down the stretch last season as well.

There's talented freshman QBs waiting in the wings, so it begs the question:

1. Are they unwilling to deviate from the named starter, no matter how bad he plays?
2. Did they completely whiff on the highly touted QBs they signed the past 2 classes?
3. Are they incapable of developing QBs?
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I'll say this for Oregon. If you guys do find a good QB you're going to be hell on wheels. There's a lot of talent on that squad. The coaching's there too.
 
What's this about an over heated blouse?
 
Goldbug said:
I'll say this for Oregon. If you guys do find a good QB you're going to be hell on wheels. There's a lot of talent on that squad. The coaching's there too.
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As bad as their QB has been, I would be a lot more concerned with both lines if I was a duck fan. They were entirely dominated by Utah in both trenches. Stanford as well. And they had too many close games with just so-so line play to be considered on the doorstep of the next level.

USC coming in hot at the end of this recruiting cycle isn't going to help them as a few kids are rumored to be looking to reopen their commitment after riley joined USC. And they are likely having to replace their OC.

Sure, they have talent, but a lot of unknowns going into this off season.
 
Does :kiffin: know we can read all this, it will never go away and everyone is laughing?
 
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