carbonpoke
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I always root for the underdog. And I "believe we can pull this out"... just taking sides here. Oregon is badass though! so wouldn't be surprised if we lose this one (sarcasm)... but here are my considerations for this game.
1. MSU didn't stay true to who they are. I watched the game, at least the first half before I had to go to work. I have no idea what dantonio was thinking running spread attack for the majority of the first half... can't speak for the second half... didn't see it. MSU had success, surprisingly, running 5 line man, 0 running backs, quarterback in shotgun. I think this may have been a belief that cook was a better spread quarterback...
I think the reason they had success was that Oregon didn't expect them to run this much spread formation. once adjustments were made at half time, Oregon opened up a old fashioned can of whoop-ass.
*We need to stay true to who we are. this is the key... if we lose, so be it. but it will allow us to keep some sort of time of possession. we tried to stay true to airforce, and we had issues... but had the falcons reeling in that last quarter.
2. this is huge... marshal for Oregon. Nzeocha is going to be very tired at the end of the game. did anybody else notice mark's speed when robinette caught the pass for airforce in the first half and might have had a touchdown... only to be chased down by mark. Marshal is faster and nastier... but I promise you that mark will have the duty of covering this kid. Mark is a grown man, Son!
3. The oline... kirk has shown a glimmer of life... and I like it. however... THIS is the key too the whole game, whether we lose huge, keep it respectable, or pull the biggest upset of the existence of mankind; the oline is the focus for this game. if we can't get yards running, if we can't protect the quarterback: then we will not cover the line Vegas gave us.
4. Ive never wanted to beat anybody as bad as these guys. not even the Nebraska series. more than likely, cowboys feel the same way. bohl has a little bit of medieval magic up his sleeve. the coaching is solid. the play vigen called to win the airforce game was.... how should I say this.... perfect. before the second time out by airforce we lined up exactly the same as the play that won the game. we knew what we were going to do... by staying true to our offense, the goal-line package confused the falcons so much that their fans drove to Missoula afterwards to get home.
5. be who we are! nobody expects us to win except me and coach bohl. this loss will not matter to anybody... its a top 3 team, and we are on their field. nobody cares, its a gimmie. our front seven, and our team wants to show that they play the game tough. we have been proving toughness on a much smaller scale for the past two weeks. however, this team will still plug away in autzin. can you smell the coming storm? I can... the barometer has shifted, my knees hurt. a hurricane is coming to Oregon, not sure if its east bound, or west bound; but there definitely is a earth changing event.
6. pray, to whatever god you worship. pray in the sense of revelations.
1. MSU didn't stay true to who they are. I watched the game, at least the first half before I had to go to work. I have no idea what dantonio was thinking running spread attack for the majority of the first half... can't speak for the second half... didn't see it. MSU had success, surprisingly, running 5 line man, 0 running backs, quarterback in shotgun. I think this may have been a belief that cook was a better spread quarterback...
I think the reason they had success was that Oregon didn't expect them to run this much spread formation. once adjustments were made at half time, Oregon opened up a old fashioned can of whoop-ass.
*We need to stay true to who we are. this is the key... if we lose, so be it. but it will allow us to keep some sort of time of possession. we tried to stay true to airforce, and we had issues... but had the falcons reeling in that last quarter.
2. this is huge... marshal for Oregon. Nzeocha is going to be very tired at the end of the game. did anybody else notice mark's speed when robinette caught the pass for airforce in the first half and might have had a touchdown... only to be chased down by mark. Marshal is faster and nastier... but I promise you that mark will have the duty of covering this kid. Mark is a grown man, Son!
3. The oline... kirk has shown a glimmer of life... and I like it. however... THIS is the key too the whole game, whether we lose huge, keep it respectable, or pull the biggest upset of the existence of mankind; the oline is the focus for this game. if we can't get yards running, if we can't protect the quarterback: then we will not cover the line Vegas gave us.
4. Ive never wanted to beat anybody as bad as these guys. not even the Nebraska series. more than likely, cowboys feel the same way. bohl has a little bit of medieval magic up his sleeve. the coaching is solid. the play vigen called to win the airforce game was.... how should I say this.... perfect. before the second time out by airforce we lined up exactly the same as the play that won the game. we knew what we were going to do... by staying true to our offense, the goal-line package confused the falcons so much that their fans drove to Missoula afterwards to get home.
5. be who we are! nobody expects us to win except me and coach bohl. this loss will not matter to anybody... its a top 3 team, and we are on their field. nobody cares, its a gimmie. our front seven, and our team wants to show that they play the game tough. we have been proving toughness on a much smaller scale for the past two weeks. however, this team will still plug away in autzin. can you smell the coming storm? I can... the barometer has shifted, my knees hurt. a hurricane is coming to Oregon, not sure if its east bound, or west bound; but there definitely is a earth changing event.
6. pray, to whatever god you worship. pray in the sense of revelations.