I mildly disagree with your uncomfortableness at the score. This was not Steve Spurrier running flea flickers in the 4th quarter up 50 with the starters still in.
Bo was out early in the 3rd. Even Ty was out in the 4th, and it could be argued he needed more time.
Bucky had 4 rushes. Jordan James had never had the opportunity to play this m…
I mildly disagree with your uncomfortableness at the score. This was not Steve Spurrier running flea flickers in the 4th quarter up 50 with the starters still in.
Bo was out early in the 3rd. Even Ty was out in the 4th, and it could be argued he needed more time.
Bucky had 4 rushes. Jordan James had never had the opportunity to play this much. He needed game experience even against psu. Both of the true freshman running backs scored and got good game experience. Noah was out.
The other thing is over the last few years, this opening game was made closer by Duck errors. Aside from psu's first drive, they really didn't have any. When was the last oregon team that played that clean? I can't remember??
Anyway- maybe you don't kick the field goal- but the kicking team does need experience too. I didn't feel Lanning ran it up- more of a pretty perfect game from a team that way over matched their opponent.
I don’t blame Oregon for scoring. I also feel bad for the PSU kids. I also know PSU needs to play the game because it because it needs the money. Tricky.
Agree on the clean game...A good sign for Oregon...question is can they maintain it when someone else punches back. The season gets real now, with tough road games at Texas Tech, UW and Utah. Thankfully have SC and Colorado at home. Bo looked sharp. Love to see teams that take care of their business in playing clean (the greatest opponent sometimes is yourself).
Completely agree. My point was the last few seasons, especially in the Cristobal years, they had so many mental errors and dumb penalties. Didn't see thos yesterday. Playing clean will really help in big games if they will keep it up.
If you ever were to ask...PSU, EWSU, Montana, etc etc...All beg BCS teams to play them...the FCS level teams need the revenue. The BCS teams have to be judicious in who they play in order to spread the wealth and actually get competitive experience for their teams.
No doubt those schools beg to get those games. The entire NCAA football business model is built on how much money can be generated. Doesn't mean a team like Oregon has to play that silly game. Oregon didn't get any competitive experience on Saturday. A Ducks A team versus B team scrimmage would have been more valuable. PSU knows they can't compete... schedule a game they have a hope to win, otherwise it's a sham that allows Oregon to pad their record.
I mildly disagree with your uncomfortableness at the score. This was not Steve Spurrier running flea flickers in the 4th quarter up 50 with the starters still in.
Bo was out early in the 3rd. Even Ty was out in the 4th, and it could be argued he needed more time.
Bucky had 4 rushes. Jordan James had never had the opportunity to play this much. He needed game experience even against psu. Both of the true freshman running backs scored and got good game experience. Noah was out.
The other thing is over the last few years, this opening game was made closer by Duck errors. Aside from psu's first drive, they really didn't have any. When was the last oregon team that played that clean? I can't remember??
Anyway- maybe you don't kick the field goal- but the kicking team does need experience too. I didn't feel Lanning ran it up- more of a pretty perfect game from a team that way over matched their opponent.
I don’t blame Oregon for scoring. I also feel bad for the PSU kids. I also know PSU needs to play the game because it because it needs the money. Tricky.
Agree on the clean game...A good sign for Oregon...question is can they maintain it when someone else punches back. The season gets real now, with tough road games at Texas Tech, UW and Utah. Thankfully have SC and Colorado at home. Bo looked sharp. Love to see teams that take care of their business in playing clean (the greatest opponent sometimes is yourself).
Completely agree. My point was the last few seasons, especially in the Cristobal years, they had so many mental errors and dumb penalties. Didn't see thos yesterday. Playing clean will really help in big games if they will keep it up.
Sounds right to me. The joke is that the game was ever on the schedule.
If you ever were to ask...PSU, EWSU, Montana, etc etc...All beg BCS teams to play them...the FCS level teams need the revenue. The BCS teams have to be judicious in who they play in order to spread the wealth and actually get competitive experience for their teams.
No doubt those schools beg to get those games. The entire NCAA football business model is built on how much money can be generated. Doesn't mean a team like Oregon has to play that silly game. Oregon didn't get any competitive experience on Saturday. A Ducks A team versus B team scrimmage would have been more valuable. PSU knows they can't compete... schedule a game they have a hope to win, otherwise it's a sham that allows Oregon to pad their record.