I'm watching Oregon and I need to vent something.

[Conan]

I agree with this, I think Purdue could be in for a real spanking next game . . . . .

Just a word to the wise, I think Andre Crenshaw is next in line to be the Duck's starting RB. A reliable performer in his senior season but about 50lb less than Blount. The Ducks will definitely be losing some "punch" at tailback.

The latest development moves a mini-sized freshman RB, LaMichael James up the pecking order into the backup position where he will get plenty of game reps. I have seen him referred to as Quizz Too because he's small but explosive and fast, can cut a 90 on a dime smooth as silk and (like Quizz) he also hails from Texas. He drew rave reviews in practice.

To tell you the truth, I don't think Blount has even so much as a clue that he's a goner. His apology was grossly insufficient and his promise to be good from now on is a waste of time. Due to his history of violent outbursts and past disciplinary issues, I think he's about bankrupted any goodwill he may have accumulated and any offer of apology is worthless.

 

[MackDonald]

Maybe Oregon should change the color of their playing field;
look what happened when Boise did it.

 

[ChrisParadise]

I know an ex Pac-10 player from SEC territory that you should meet. He's from a little town down your way in Mississippi where he played some JC football. He's going home next week. I'm sure that he'd get a big kick out of your shit talking the Pac-10. His name is LeGarrette Blount.

note - hes from MS, yet no SEC school offered him. just the desperate conf-usa teams and Oregon. Scary to think that even Florida or Alabama wouldnt take him yet Oregon does and touts him as a heisman hopeful. truth be told, the pac-10 has more of these type thugs than any conference but since theres like 1 newspaper covering all 10 teams a lot gets swept under the rug.

 

[ripper]

I thought that LeGarrette Blount was auditioning for the Raiders?

 

[Conan]

note - hes from MS, yet no SEC school offered him. just the desperate conf-usa teams and Oregon. Scary to think that even Florida or Alabama wouldnt take him yet Oregon does and touts him as a heisman hopeful. truth be told, the pac-10 has more of these type thugs than any conference but since theres like 1 newspaper covering all 10 teams a lot gets swept under the rug.

Damn, you are as rare as a white boy named Jackson. You must be as dense as you sound. Maybe one day you will take the stage coach and hop a ride out west. Beats a horse and wagon. No wait a minute, you went to the Cal game but apparently you are still in denial about it and you've forgotten all about it. There's more players to be recruited in So. Calif than any 5 southern states other than Florida.

You are truly as ignorant a Dufus as your imbecilic statements suggest. There are at least as many newspapers in the State of California as there are in the entire South. Maybe twice as many. That's probably because of the mass illiteracy still in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, parts of Louisiana. Now I understand why you consider yourself smart. Fuck how can anyone be as stupid as you? You must live 1/2 your waking time thoroughly embarrassed at knowing how totally ignorant you really are. I'd hate to see what's under your rug. Whatever it is must have died there a long time ago.

 

[Incubus]

Honestly I love this as you will get some tremendous value on Oregon in the next game & I will probably be on them huge.

Excellent point!

I plan to join you on this strategy!

Load up on the Ducks in their next game. :cripwalk:

 

[MajorGCG]

Blount is from Florida, not MS.

 

[russ1945]

Now that the blue dust has settled in Boise there are a few things to learn from the game. I think that is the point, to come out of that game with something that will help you later on in the season.
1. Kelly was outcoached and he looked shell shocked. He had that deer in the head lights look all night. What else should you have expected. New coach, on the road, in a very hyped up game.
2. Was Oregon ready to play? They did the bend and don't break thing on defense but the sad thing was that Boise's offense really was not very good.
3. Masoli looked just as lost as Kelly did. Again, the Boise defense was not nearly as good as many of the Pac 10 defenses they will face on down the road. They definitely showed that they indeed had some key losses and are in the rebuild and not reload mode. On offense they had no rhythem and athletically did not appear to have physical advantages over Boise St (Pac 10 vs. MWC).
4. On defense neither Oregon nor Boise looked as good as S Carolina did on that side of the ball. South Carolina may have set the bar for College defenses for week one. Oregon coulda/shoulda lost by three TD's or more and against some of the better offenses in the country would have been shredded. Again, one game does not make a season, but for this defense to get it done in the Pac 10 a lot of work needs to get done and fast.
5. Giving credit where credit is due, Boise was ready, used the home field to their advantage and got it done. They had the opportunities to turn the game into a route but did not impress me as a top 15 team. Again, their schedule is their advantage. They have to travel to Bowling Green, Tulsa, La Tech, and get Nevada at home. They will probably lose at least one of those and the significance of this victory will be that it showed they are beatable.
6. Oregon is rebuilding and their most experienced offensive players looked bad in losing. They did not lose to a true BCS buster imho but to a pretty average team that might have lost to many teams last night. Kelly may be another in a long line of great asst coaches who do not make the transition to HC and in the Pac 10 he better improve quickly or they will lose a game or two just because of his coaching.

In summary: Because it was week one many of us watched that west coast game that might not have otherwise watched it. Had I read the results in the paper I might have thought "Oh well I kind of thought Boise might win it". Those of who did watch it had an awakening, Oregon did not look good and Masoli was totally ineffective in the first half. Oregon stayed in the game because Boise was really not that much better. Neither team had juggernaut written all over it and in fact neither team was impressive and this years Boise St addition can and probably will get beaten. Should we give up on Oregon? Well Phil Steele was proabably right and this is not a top 25 team. Can they play spoiler on down the road, could be but they are not a Pac 10 contender. Kelly has his hands full trying to pick this team up off the floor and that punch thrown at the end of the game shows that his players are frustrated already. Ore goes to Purdue next week, if they lose that game they are in for a Washington like season and Belloti will be sitting in his Ivory tower wearing his Nike gear and wondering WTF. Yes if they decline it is really on his shoulders.

 

[SoonerBS]

Now that the blue dust has settled in Boise there are a few things to learn from the game. I think that is the point, to come out of that game with something that will help you later on in the season.
1. Kelly was outcoached and he looked shell shocked. He had that deer in the head lights look all night. What else should you have expected. New coach, on the road, in a very hyped up game.
2. Was Oregon ready to play? They did the bend and don't break thing on defense but the sad thing was that Boise's offense really was not very good.
3. Masoli looked just as lost as Kelly did. Again, the Boise defense was not nearly as good as many of the Pac 10 defenses they will face on down the road. They definitely showed that they indeed had some key losses and are in the rebuild and not reload mode. On offense they had no rhythem and athletically did not appear to have physical advantages over Boise St (Pac 10 vs. MWC).
4. On defense neither Oregon nor Boise looked as good as S Carolina did on that side of the ball. South Carolina may have set the bar for College defenses for week one. Oregon coulda/shoulda lost by three TD's or more and against some of the better offenses in the country would have been shredded. Again, one game does not make a season, but for this defense to get it done in the Pac 10 a lot of work needs to get done and fast.
5. Giving credit where credit is due, Boise was ready, used the home field to their advantage and got it done. They had the opportunities to turn the game into a route but did not impress me as a top 15 team. Again, their schedule is their advantage. They have to travel to Bowling Green, Tulsa, La Tech, and get Nevada at home. They will probably lose at least one of those and the significance of this victory will be that it showed they are beatable.
6. Oregon is rebuilding and their most experienced offensive players looked bad in losing. They did not lose to a true BCS buster imho but to a pretty average team that might have lost to many teams last night. Kelly may be another in a long line of great asst coaches who do not make the transition to HC and in the Pac 10 he better improve quickly or they will lose a game or two just because of his coaching.

In summary: Because it was week one many of us watched that west coast game that might not have otherwise watched it. Had I read the results in the paper I might have thought "Oh well I kind of thought Boise might win it". Those of who did watch it had an awakening, Oregon did not look good and Masoli was totally ineffective in the first half. Oregon stayed in the game because Boise was really not that much better. Neither team had juggernaut written all over it and in fact neither team was impressive and this years Boise St addition can and probably will get beaten. Should we give up on Oregon? Well Phil Steele was proabably right and this is not a top 25 team. Can they play spoiler on down the road, could be but they are not a Pac 10 contender. Kelly has his hands full trying to pick this team up off the floor and that punch thrown at the end of the game shows that his players are frustrated already. Ore goes to Purdue next week, if they lose that game they are in for a Washington like season and Belloti will be sitting in his Ivory tower wearing his Nike gear and wondering WTF. Yes if they decline it is really on his shoulders.

I agree on some of what you said and I have wrote some notes down on the games I watched last night as well. Sometimes people see different things in a game, so I'll post what I have written on the games:


Since I have OneNote on my computer and have a file on every team in college football, I am writing short remembrances and reviews on the games I watched to help me remember the strengths and weaknesses of teams as we go along in the season. I thought I would share them with you:

Oregon vs. BYU Game Opener 9-4-09

Results: Boise won 19-8

Although Boise's execution last night in this game was not impressive either, the new QB for Boise, Kellen Moore, impressed me a great deal. For a first start, and even though he still made mistakes, Moore was very composed and his talent of running the offense and throwing the ball was evident. This kid has a chance of being the best QB Boise has ever had if he can stay healthy. While the passing game looked good for Boise, both the running game and special teams play was lacking. The newly revamped offensive line did a good job of pass blocking, but did not do a good job of opening holes for the RBs. Even Ian Johnson would have had a hard time running last night with that blocking. The 3 fumbles didn't help the run stats any either.

Defensively, Boise's defense looked good. They took advantage of Oregon's lack of preparedness and put some pressure on Masoli. Every aspect of their defense was sound against the run and the pass. It was clear that their defense was ahead of their offense in maturity right now.

Oregon vs. BYU Game Opener 9-4-09

Results: Oregon loses 19-8

This was a sloppy game on both sides of the ball with poor execution and a lot of turnovers. Oregon's offense looked inept and the game plan chose to "dink and dunk" instead of going down field to stretch the field out. I was not impressed with Oregon's preparation for this game at all and I have to place most of the blame on the new coach and his assistants. Masoli showed he has great arm strength, but his accuracy was off and he tried to overpower the throws to his receivers too often as well. Oregon has the talent to be better, but whether they have the coaching ability to get them there will remain to be seen.

Defensively, the "bend but don't break" defensive scheme of DC , Alioti, was in full force and allowed Boise 361 yards to Oregon's 152. Had Boise been executing better, this would have been even worse , including the score. This defense is going to allow teams to hang in the game all season long if nothing is changed. Oregon has some speed and good players on defense, but the scheme will never allow them to reach full potential.

South Carolina vs. NCST 9-3-09 Game Opener

Results: South Carolina won 7-3.

NCST is going to be good offensively again this season against most teams, they just simply could not contend with the power and speed of South Carolina's defense in this matchup. No real changes from last season although it was interesting that O'Brien put his back-up QB, Glennon, in the game for one series in the 2nd quarter. Both QBs looked good, but Wilson was hassled by SC pressure all night long.

I was impressed with how NCST's defense did especially without one of their best defensive players, Irving, not playing the game. This was the area they lacked last season to go further. The real question though is -- was the defense good, or was S. Carolina's offense just not very efficient? One thing that NCST will have to get better at is strengthening their front line against the run. SC's offensive line was pushing the defensive line around throughout the night.

South Carolina vs. NCST 9-3-09 Game Opener

Results: SC won 7-3

While I was still not impressed with S. Carolina's offense again this year, I was impressed with two things that I deem improvements over last season:

1.) Better blocking by offensive line, especially run blocking, and

2.) Better decisions by Garcia even though he still threw an interception in the game.

Obviously the crowning glory of SC is their defense that literally shut down NCST's offense by pressuring the QB and overwhelming the entire unit with speed. South Carolina's defensive speed was impressive! Is this the result of SC truly being faster than most defenses in the nation, or is a talent difference between ACC and SEC?

 

[SoonerBS]

I meant Boise instead of BYU in above post. I'm a Sooner fan so you can tell where my mind is . . . .

 

[midman2161]

I expected Chip to get a lot more out of his team than that.. if you had told me they were holding Boise to under 20 points on the Blue Turf, I would have taken Oregon getting points even more than I did in the first place

Where was the offense from the last game they played against OK St who opened up the game going deep against the Cowboys? Masoli looked JV out there and had a hard time hitting open receivers. Boise's defense might be underrated, but 15 yards in a half of football aint gonna cut it, especially out of a team that relies on scoring points quickly

 

[GoSooners]

South Carolina vs. NCST 9-3-09 Game Opener

Results: South Carolina won 7-3.

NCST is going to be good offensively again this season against most teams, they just simply could not contend with the power and speed of South Carolina's defense in this matchup. No real changes from last season although it was interesting that O'Brien put his back-up QB, Glennon, in the game for one series in the 2nd quarter. Both QBs looked good, but Wilson was hassled by SC pressure all night long.

I was impressed with how NCST's defense did especially without one of their best defensive players, Irving, not playing the game. This was the area they lacked last season to go further. The real question though is -- was the defense good, or was S. Carolina's offense just not very efficient? One thing that NCST will have to get better at is strengthening their front line against the run. SC's offensive line was pushing the defensive line around throughout the night.

South Carolina vs. NCST 9-3-09 Game Opener

Results: SC won 7-3

While I was still not impressed with S. Carolina's offense again this year, I was impressed with two things that I deem improvements over last season:

1.) Better blocking by offensive line, especially run blocking, and

2.) Better decisions by Garcia even though he still threw an interception in the game.

Obviously the crowning glory of SC is their defense that literally shut down NCST's offense by pressuring the QB and overwhelming the entire unit with speed. South Carolina's defensive speed was impressive! Is this the result of SC truly being faster than most defenses in the nation, or is a talent difference between ACC and SEC?

Garcia really hasn't changed much from last year. He still looks way too long at his receivers. I held my breath everytime he did it because I felt for sure the DB's were going to catch on. I thought SC did much better in the running game when they threw some kind of QB option in there. Gracia did a decent job there. But I'm still surprised that a PS#10 rated QB like Garcia is this bad in the passing game. And I'm equally surprised that an ex-QB like Spurrier doesn't have more quality at this position since he's been at SC. He's obviously very hard on these guys since Smelly and Beecher both left the team. At any rate, as far as opposing defenses go, SC hasn't seen anything yet. The SEC will be much tougher on them. If I was Spurrier i would throw more wrinkles in with the running game. This seems to be their strength on offense this year. Their good defensive didn't surprise me because of all the VHT talent they have back there compared to what NCST had on offense..I still thought that NCST would win a close game at home. And if the line had gone back down to 3 I would have probably bet it.

 

[SoonerBS]

Garcia really hasn't changed much from last year. He still looks way too long at his receivers. I held my breath everytime he did it because I felt for sure the DB's were going to catch on. I thought SC did much better in the running game when they threw some kind of QB option in there. Gracia did a decent job there. But I'm still surprised that a PS#10 rated QB like Garcia is this bad in the passing game. And I'm equally surprised that an ex-QB like Spurrier doesn't have more quality at this position since he's been at SC. He's obviously very hard on these guys since Smelly and Beecher both left the team. At any rate, as far as defenses, SC hasn't seen anything yet. The SEC will be much tougher on them. If I was Spurrier i would throw more wrinkles in with the running game. This seems to be their strength on offense this year. Their good defensive didn't surprise me because of all the VHT talent they have back there compared to what NCST has on offense..I still thought that NCST would win a close game at home. And if the line had gone back down to 3 I would have probably bet it.

I'll agree that Garcia seems to have trouble with choosing the right receiver to throw to. That is where the "play action pass" worked so well last night with the running game clicking and Garcia only had one choice to pass to. However, last season he had a tendency to force the throw whether it was open or not. That is where I think he has improved a little.

 

[GoSooners]

I'll agree that Garcia seems to have trouble with choosing the right receiver to throw to. That is where the "play action pass" worked so well last night with the running game clicking and Garcia only had one choice to pass to. However, last season he had a tendency to force the throw whether it was open or not. That is where I think he has improved a little.

Yeah, I would much rather have Garcia passing on the run. He looks much more comfortable doing this. He still needs to slow the game down a little. He got nervous at times last night and even threw the ball right at a NCST player with nobody else around and got it intercepted. He just seems a little too antsy to me when he's standing in the pocket. Move the kid around and he's a better player..

 

[russ1945]

Not much to celebrate in Eugene today. The plane landed this morning and the team is expected later today. Well, they damn sure did not show up last night, maybe they missed the plane as well. The terms "like shooting ducks in a pond" took on a whole new meaning on the blue turf last night.
Kelly looked lost and he left no crumb trail for his players to follow either.
Ouch. I feel sorry for Conan and Ducks, I know you guys are in shock. This is not meant to rub salt in your wounds. I think last night proves in the very least the old "on a given day" theory. It was not like Boise looked like a top 10 team. In fact, unless Oregon turns it around, this win by Boise over an ill prepared Oregon team may not hold up as a feather in their cap when it comes to BCS busting. Would not be surprised to see Boise lose to Tulsa or Nevada. I, like everyone else, just expected more out of both teams. Six first downs and one for 10 on third down conversions for Oregon (o for 2 on fourth down). One game does not a season make but if Oregon loses to Purdue Kelly may get demoted to cheerleader. Maybe that embarassment will give them something to build on but this team is truly rebuilding and not reloading. Steele had Oregon pegged.

 

[BigPIG19]

I know an ex Pac-10 player from SEC territory that you should meet. He's from a little town down your way in Mississippi where he played some JC football. He's going home next week. I'm sure that he'd get a big kick out of your shit talking the Pac-10. His name is LeGarrette Blount.

Good thing you agree with me. LaGarrette Blount and his Oregon Duck team performed in such a way tonight that backs my statement up (in case you missed the game, Oregon's high powered offense scored 8 points tonight on Boise St). I am a fan of the SEC, so am allowed to talk shit about any conference I wish. It is a right of mine that was earned. It is common knowledge that the SEC is the best conference in the land. Next Question

 

[Legend-I-Aint]

Good thing you agree with me. LaGarrette Blount and his Oregon Duck team performed in such a way tonight that backs my statement up (in case you missed the game, Oregon's high powered offense scored 8 points tonight on Boise St). I am a fan of the SEC, so am allowed to talk shit about any conference I wish. It is a right of mine that was earned. It is common knowledge that the SEC is the best conference in the land. Next Question

Where did you earn your arrogance?

 

[Conan]

Not much to celebrate in Eugene today. The plane landed this morning and the team is expected later today. Well, they damn sure did not show up last night, maybe they missed the plane as well. The terms "like shooting ducks in a pond" took on a whole new meaning on the blue turf last night.
Kelly looked lost and he left no crumb trail for his players to follow either.
Ouch. I feel sorry for Conan and Ducks, I know you guys are in shock. This is not meant to rub salt in your wounds. I think last night proves in the very least the old "on a given day" theory. It was not like Boise looked like a top 10 team. In fact, unless Oregon turns it around, this win by Boise over an ill prepared Oregon team may not hold up as a feather in their cap when it comes to BCS busting. Would not be surprised to see Boise lose to Tulsa or Nevada. I, like everyone else, just expected more out of both teams. Six first downs and one for 10 on third down conversions for Oregon (o for 2 on fourth down). One game does not a season make but if Oregon loses to Purdue Kelly may get demoted to cheerleader. Maybe that embarassment will give them something to build on but this team is truly rebuilding and not reloading. Steele had Oregon pegged.

This is a perfect example of someone trying to draw too much from too little. For chrissakes, this is the FIRST game in a 12-game season and NOBODY but NOBODY plays up to their potential in most aspects of their game in the first week. What you saw was ONE game the FIRST week and from that you can deduce next to nothing. Neither team you saw last night was even barely representative of the team that will be showing up to play in 2 weeks. Anyone that thinks they can deduce any useful information from Game 1 Week 1 either has no memory or experience or is careless with their information and doesn't know the ropes at all. The only people here who's opinions count are those who have not attempted to read a seasons effort and opinion into the first week. That is utterly ridiculous and I won't be bothering to comment on any such conclusions, (with just a few exceptions based on a lot more data available now than W1 results have indicated thus far)

As far as my feelings about the game go, first of all, the first half didn't happen. It was a litany of errors that neither team on the field will repeat, probably ever. That's probably the most obvious conclusion that I can draw from a W1 game. You can't just UNestablish the nature of ANY football program based on what they do in one game, especially a W1 game. That is an extremely naive thing to do.

The wisest thing anyone can do is to rely on at least 10 years of watching CFB or more and at the very least admitting to one's self that the GREATEST amount of change almost EVERY team experiences in a given year occurs between the first 2 weeks of the new season. I have said that and seen it mentioned at least 1/2 dozen times this past summer/fall right here in this forum. And every year going back as long as I can remember.

From there, the changes begin to tail off in magnitude. To even think otherwise is to infer that game reps are of no value to an individual or a team. Every team this year begins with x number of days practiced (according to NCAA rules) and zero game reps. Game experience is much more important than playing vs your own teammates in a controlled situation. Nobody would argue that. W1 is more like the first week of spring practice than the last game they will play that year. To assume that just because a team plays poorly one week doesn't mean it will return and play at the same level the next week or the next month. That holds true for every team that has ever played the game in the entire history of the game. PERIOD.

This is starting to sound too stupid to me. It's like explaining handicapping to someone that hardly knows the game. So I'll leave it at this... the ONLY wise thing ANYONE should do is to reserve their judgments at least long enough for some kind of pattern to emerge. Aside from that, knowledge of the players and coaches capabilities is STILL most of what you have to go on.

What I saw last night was one 0-12 team and one 7-5 team. Neither of them will perform that way this season. I can only speculate the reason for the difference between the two teams that we witnessed last night. I have my theories and I will be sure to express them in the coming days.

But there is one thing so far that I believe was relevant. That amounts to what the players were focusing on most of the time. Oregon was out to prove something that they hardly had enough playing time together to demonstrate, payback, ass kicking any way you want to say it. Oregon players did not seem focused on their assignments and execution most of the time. The need to avenge was greater to them and that was one big contributing reason why they were not focused on their own game, individually and as a team. Does anyone think they will come back in week 2 and repeat week 1? So far that's all I am hearing from many people here, too much to ignore at once. Overload of ignorance.

Boise St. was not so distracted. They were much more prepared with at least as many new players as Oregon brought into the game. If I had bothered to remember Chris Peterson's first season at Boise, I may have expected that they would be much sharper than most teams would be at this stage. I saw this when they played Oregon St. in Peterson's first game as Boise's HC. I should also mention that the pro-set is a much simpler offense to teach because player assignments are simpler than the spread option. Consider where everyone is at this point.

I'm tired of explaining these things, but one thing stands out. Anyone that thinks they know either team from watching one game either has memory issues and thinks they can make accurate predictions based on almost nothing or they have no experience in handicapping.

I'm not happy with what happened but I am not distressed. The best part of yesterday resulted in a sucker punch nobody saw. And at least I'm happy about one thing. Boise sucker punched the BCS.

 

[ChrisParadise]

This is a perfect example of someone trying to draw too much from too little. For chrissakes, this is the FIRST game in a 12-game season and NOBODY but NOBODY plays up to their potential in most aspects of their game in the first week. What you saw was ONE game the FIRST week and from that you can deduce next to nothing. Neither team you saw last night was even barely representative of the team that will be showing up to play in 2 weeks. Anyone that thinks they can deduce any useful information from Game 1 Week 1 either has no memory or experience or is careless with their information and doesn't know the ropes at all. The only people here who's opinions count are those who have not attempted to read a seasons effort and opinion into the first week. That is utterly ridiculous and I won't be bothering to comment on any such conclusions, (with just a few exceptions based on a lot more data available now than W1 results have indicated thus far)

As far as my feelings about the game go, first of all, the first half didn't happen. It was a litany of errors that neither team on the field will repeat, probably ever. That's probably the most obvious conclusion that I can draw from a W1 game. You can't just UNestablish the nature of ANY football program based on what they do in one game, especially a W1 game. That is extremely naive thing to do.

The wisest thing anyone can do is to rely on 10 years of watching CFB and at the very least admitting to one's self that the GREATEST amount of change almost EVERY team experiences in a given year occurs between the first 2 weeks of the new season. I have said that and seen it mentioned at least 1/2 dozen times this past summer/fall right here in this forum. And every year going back as long as I can remember.

From there, the changes begin to tail off in magnitude. To even think otherwise is to infer that game reps are of no value to an individual or a team. Every team this year begins with x number of days practiced (according to NCAA rules) and zero game reps. Game experience is much more important than playing vs your own teammates in a controlled situation. Nobody would argue that. W1 is more like the first week of spring practice than the last game they will play that year. To assume that just because a team plays poorly one week doesn't mean it will return and play at the same level the next week or the next month. That holds true for every team that has ever played the game in the entire history of the game. PERIOD.

This is starting to sound too stupid to me. It's like explaining handicapping to someone that hardly knows the game. So I'll leave it at this... the ONLY wise thing ANYONE should do is to reserve their judgments at least long enough for some kind of pattern to emerge. Aside from that, knowledge of the players and coaches capabilities is STILL most of what you have to go on.

What I saw last night was one 0-12 team and one 7-5 team. Neither of them will perform that way this season. I can only speculate the reason for the difference between the two teams that we witnessed last night. I have my theories and I will be sure to express them in the coming days.

But there is one thing so far that I believe was relevant. That amounts to what the players were focusing on most of the time. Oregon was out to prove something that they hardly had enough playing time together to demonstrate, payback, ass kicking any way you want to say it. Oregon players did not seem focused on their assignments and execution most of the time. The need to avenge was greater to them and that was one big contributing reason why they were not focused on their own game, individually and as a team. Does anyone think they will come back in week 2 and repeat week 1? So far that's all I am hearing from many people here, too much to ignore at once. Overload of ignorance.

Boise St. was not so distracted. They were much more prepared with at least as many new players as Oregon brought into the game. If I had bothered to remember Chris Peterson's first season at Boise, I may have expected that they would be much sharper than most teams would be at this stage. I saw this when they played Oregon St. in Peterson's first game as Boise's HC. I should also mention that the pro-set is a much simpler offense to teach because player assignments are simpler than the spread option. Consider where everyone is at this point.

I'm tired of explaining these things, but one thing stands out. Anyone that thinks they know either team from watching one game either has memory issues and thinks they can make accurate predictions based on almost nothing or they have no experience in handicapping.

I'm not happy with what happened but I am not distressed. The best part of yesterday resulted in a sucker punch nobody saw. And at least I'm happy about one thing. Boise sucker punched the BCS.

excuses excuses

 

[ChrisParadise]

hey Conan you can at least be proud of the Ducks for traveling a few states away to play an OOC game. who cares if they looked like ass, they tried