Glad Oregon lost, but mostly just pissed
I just re-watched last night's game. Three things were apparent:
1. Stanford was lucky. Oregon underthrew a wide open TD. They had two fumbles. Failed on 4th and goal. A very close PI call negated an Oregon pick and led to a Stanford TD. That game could have easily been tied at halftime, and that would’ve changed everything.
2. Stanford blitzed far more than we did. Especially in the second half. Mariotta is completely different when he is under pressure. Stanford chose to be aggressive on defense. We chose to be passive.
3. Stanford ran the ball and the clock. Stanford only threw the ball 13 times. They weren’t “balanced,” THEY RAN THE BALL. By doing so they limited Oregon to only 8 offensive possessions. We ran the hurry up. We threw 32 passes. We moved the ball and scored some points, but Oregon got 12 possessions against us – four more chances to score. We tried to beat them at their game, playing their tempo.
Bottom line: Stanford, was lucky, and had the right game plan. Really truly commit to the run. Slow the game down. Run clock. And blitz.
Coaching.
I almost find myself rooting for a catastrophe tomorrow night.
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You had to watch the game again to figure that out?
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Yes. Coaching. Recruiting. Same as it ever was.
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In other news, water is wetAuburndawg said:Stanford is a very good football team. But the past two years we have played them dead even. Stanford is not dramatically better than UW. Why can they handle Oregon and we can't?
I just re-watched last night's game. Three things were apparent:
1. Stanford was lucky. Oregon underthrew a wide open TD. They had two fumbles. Failed on 4th and goal. A very close PI call negated an Oregon pick and led to a Stanford TD. That game could have easily been tied at halftime, and that would’ve changed everything.
2. Stanford blitzed far more than we did. Especially in the second half. Mariotta is completely different when he is under pressure. Stanford chose to be aggressive on defense. We chose to be passive.
3. Stanford ran the ball and the clock. Stanford only threw the ball 13 times. They weren’t “balanced,” THEY RAN THE BALL. By doing so they limited Oregon to only 8 offensive possessions. We ran the hurry up. We threw 32 passes. We moved the ball and scored some points, but Oregon got 12 possessions against us – four more chances to score. We tried to beat them at their game, playing their tempo.
Bottom line: Stanford, was lucky, and had the right game plan. Really truly commit to the run. Slow the game down. Run clock. And blitz.
Coaching.
I almost find myself rooting for a catastrophe tomorrow night. -
I like to be AuburndoogFuckingStupid and call Stanford lucky when they kicked Oregon's ass all over the field.
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Obviously what you say is obvious. If you post this on doogman, it would be an interesting contrast of responses.
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Not sure how their lines can manhandle Oregon yet we can play with them. Our lines are horrible.
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Stanford has a decent location, shit tradition, and some money. How are they so good at football?
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Lol that was the biggest 6 point win plunger rape ever. Oregon's asshole is till bleeding from last night.
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Unlike 7, Stanford realizes that a decent offense and a stellar defense involves recruiting the fuck out of the big ugliest up front. 7 still thinks we can run by them with only finesse and a little speed.TierbsHsotBoobs said:Stanford has a decent location, shit tradition, and some money. How are they so good at football?
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Exactly. As if Stanford did nothing to cause the fumbles and stop Oregon on 4th down.TierbsHsotBoobs said:I like to be AuburndoogFuckingStupid and call Stanford lucky when they kicked Oregon's ass all over the field.
I do that.
You could argue Oregon was lucky to get the 20 points by the same logic.
