I think way too much credit to Oregon's success is laid upon the fast tempo, and not enough is credited to the great execution and great players on Oregon's team. hey Duck not me - I watched you guys handle Cam much better than the great LSU D did I am worried - not can't sleep worried but I have a level of concern you guys do run a trick O but you do have very good talent - not sure how deep but good talent
I read something mildly interesting in an article from a paper here in Oregon that says Oregon representatives lobbied to have the roof closed at Jerry's World / Cowboy Stadium for the big game. Not sure how accurate it is. I suppose it would be an advantage for LSU to have Oregon play in the heat. Here is the article. George Schroeder: Ducks in for ol
if the roof is opened and it starts raining that is not fair Ducks and water - you know I am sure the roof will be closed
Quack addict I love your name. Made me laugh. That was a great post. I have to say again that duck fans that have came over to vist have been classy and fun to talk football with. There has been little to no name calling and lots of great football talk. Hope noone gets hurt and is a great game. I have enjoyed the ducks over the last few weeks and will be pulling for the ducks success after sept 3 rd. Duck fans are a hell of a lot better than Texas am fans or wvu fans that have came on here. Good luck duck. You all have been cool
With a team like Oregon, this is paramount. I know many of the fans want to see bomb after bomb and a high energy passing attack, but it's not going to happen. CLM has never hidden the fact that he enjoys grinding an opponent down and controlling the tempo of the game through smash-mouth football, and LSU has the team to do it. I'm sure they are building the game plan around winning the time-of-possession battle, which allows our defense to stay fresh. I just hope we don't make a bunch of big mistakes like turnovers, penalties, and allowing Oregon big plays that result in a score. That said, if we get way ahead early, you might see them deviate from that plan a bit.
Not run it up the gut, but inside, outside, and in-between. And passes designed to get the ball in the hands of some very swift and athletic receivers. Ball control is the way to beat an up-tempo team that likes to score quickly. Don't let them have the ball very often. I think the LSU defense can hold you, but the LSU offense will try to stymie you by keeping control of the ball. There is nothing as frustrating to a hot offense like watching the clock tick away and you can't get the ball back. Ask Tebow. It's because we've had a Duck here all summer who claims that Oregon has seven or eight sub-4.3 players with blinding speed that no defense can handle. LSU will tire out running after these fireballs, but Oregon never gets tired, somehow. We realize that Oregon is fast, but LSU is faster than you folks imagine. We play in a very fast league. We also play in a very physical league and Oregon will have to not be exhausted by the battles on the line and some hard hitting tackles. DC John Chavis has the kryptonite, amigo. We don't need 8 men in the box and will probably play nickel most of the night. The linemen are quick and powerful. It ain't our first rodeo. Every system has a counter-system. If Oregon isn't fundamentally sound in every phase of the game, LSU will find a way to exploit it. We've won two national championships with this system.
See Stanford game (Stanford up 21-3 after 1st quarter, then outscored 49-10 the final 3 quarters by Oregon). Oregon's played from behind to a good team before. Also was down 13-3 to Tenn in the 2nd quarter, but they weren't ranked, so by SEC standards, that doesn't count.
Precision is what made Oregon almost unstoppable last year. The same can be said for this year as well. DT has been in the system now for 4 years, and knows the offense even better. New wrinkles will be thrown in that no team saw last year. Kelly's been chomping at the bit to run more 2 RB's in the backfield plays. Oregon ran it a bit against OSU, but only once against AU, because LMJ was banged up (From what I've heard). I really doubt that Chavis has the "kryptonite" for Oregon. What stops Oregon, is a defense that doesn't over pursue (teams that have over-pursued, are usually teams with a fast front 7-trying to get to the ball as fast as they can), and plays gap assignment football. AU did a great job of that, as did Cal.
