re: Ted Miller BCS chat still blaming Oregons turnovers

Nobody ever mentions Oregon gave up 40 to a team that had to change quarterbacks 8 days before the game.

Yes, Oregon still beats Stanford without the turnovers. Of the Oregon turnovers, Stanford managed 3 points. Of the three Stanford turnover that occurred while the game was still in doubt, Oregon scored three TDs. Two of Stanfords turnovers were late in the game with the game out of reach and Oregon didn't make an effort to score on those, it was garbage time.

That's all I'm saying on that. As for comparing how Oregon would do right now vs. LSU relative to how we did in the opening game. I don't know. We certainly are a much better defensive team than we were early in the season. Of course I think LSU has improved as well so who knows what would happen in a rematch. Certainly LSU would be the favorite and it would be up to Oregon to prove themselves.

Personally, Alabama doesn't belong in the NC. I'll say this kicking IS part of football, coaching and part of being a top program. Bama was pathetic. I think they rank around 70th or 80th in the country in the kicking game.

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Myself as a Duck fan have great respect for LSU, you've earned it and you have great fans.

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Stop giving us reasons to not hurl personal insults on you and your conference. arse.

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Yes, Oregon still beats Stanford without the turnovers. Of the Oregon turnovers, Stanford managed 3 points. Of the three Stanford turnover that occurred while the game was still in doubt, Oregon scored three TDs. Two of Stanfords turnovers were late in the game with the game out of reach and Oregon didn't make an effort to score on those, it was garbage time.

That's all I'm saying on that. As for comparing how Oregon would do right now vs. LSU relative to how we did in the opening game. I don't know. We certainly are a much better defensive team than we were early in the season. Of course I think LSU has improved as well so who knows what would happen in a rematch. Certainly LSU would be the favorite and it would be up to Oregon to prove themselves.

Personally, Alabama doesn't belong in the NC. I'll say this kicking IS part of football, coaching and part of being a top program. Bama was pathetic. I think they rank around 70th or 80th in the country in the kicking game.

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honestly, for me, oregon post lsu looks just like they did pre auburn last year. i don't see any difference. they score a ton of points and have a decent defense. but when they play big defenses that have players just as fast as theirs, they can't just roll on them offensively. i fully expected oregon to do just what they've done since playing lsu. the pac 10 is much like the big 12 where there just really isn't a lot of defense played. it's just a different brand of football and a bad matchup against a lot of sec teams. i think if lsu and oregon were to play again, the game would yield very similar results. LMJ and DT are not big enough to run b/t the tackles on LSU and LSU is fast enough to not allow them to get to the outside. lsu's running backs are also just too big for the oregon defense and eventually wear them out in the 2nd half.

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Myself as a Duck fan have great respect for LSU, you've earned it and you have great fans.





Stop giving us reasons to not hurl personal insults on you and your conference. arse.

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Uh, Ok...... Life's good, I do hope we get another shot at you guys. I'd still love to see a home and home with LSU. I think that would be great.

Whom does Ted Miller blame for the knuckle head DB/KR being off the field, and turning over duties of defending vs RR and returning kicks, to a freshman?

half those turnovers were due to the best Oregon defender being punished for knucklehead-ism. Last I heard, he went out and drove his car in the dark without the lights on, while driving on a suspended license, after he had been briefly reinstated.

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Of the three Stanford turnover that occurred while the game was still in doubt, Oregon scored three TDs.

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21 of 23 point win no factor in W, and of course wouldn't have affected the playcalling later in the game?

I remember you being much more sensible at start of the season.

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Of the three Stanford turnover that occurred while the game was still in doubt, Oregon scored three TDs.


21 of 23 point win no factor in W, and of course wouldn't have affected the playcalling later in the game?

I remember you being much more sensible at start of the season.

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I don't think I've changed significantly. I do understand what you are saying. Still if you removed points off turnovers, 21 for Oregon and 3 for stanford. Ducks still win by five. Sure play calling changes. Maybe Stanford would have run more in the fourth and Oregon would have kept the first unit on the field at the end of the game. Still Ducks win. What is important to remember is that Oregon was very "healthy" for this game and Stanford was missing about four key players. If they'd have had those players and no turnover and playing at home. It might have been different.

Also, looking at the fumble stats, I think LM's fumble on a punt return is missing from the stats. Interesting. Maybe it was recovered by Oregon and doesn't show.

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Stop giving us reasons to not hurl personal insults on you and your conference. arse.

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This is exactly what I was thinking.

GoDucks349,
Thanks for being a rational Ducks fan. The hypocrisy of some ducks fans blaming their LSU loss on the turnovers, then ignoring the fact that they got +3 TOs last week and taking all the credit for demolishing Stanford just grinds my gears. You can't have it both ways. Turnovers or no, I think the team that wins a game by multiple score would have won the game without those turnovers.

Lack of respect comes from all the fanbases we have beat. Very few have your outlook. The media seems intent on tearing down the image of LSU as a juggernaut. If one of their darling teams had the schedule/record/point differential we have this season, they would be the GTOAT and nothing could stop them(read as Oklahoma every year).