I just saw the article on O-live that said Kirby Smart says it's not Dan Lanning and that he knows his players are way better. This was really my biggest takeaway watching the game in that it didn't look like the Ducks had a single position group that was as fast or strong. The experienced and very large O-line was getting pushed around.

The missed tackles on defense is real concerning. The same with not being able to get pressure. Although Georgia has allowed exceptionally few sacks as of recent.

For all the talk about Bo's athleticism it seems going forward he's not athletic enough to make up for bad decision making and picks. He threw a stupid pick in the spring game even.

It's concerning going forward that Bo might have been promised the job. Even though I wanted to see Ty in the first half I get why you leave the starter in to redeem themselves and build confidence. It was late in the game with Georgia taking out their starters is what bothered me. Mario was like this too so it's hard to say that Bo was promised to be the starter, but whatever the reason it's concerning. If I was Ty I might be thinking about leaving about right now. 

It's hard to find anything that looked positive. A few of the early offensive drives when the rhythm got going didn't look that bad including the play calling. I wasn't too thrilled with trying to pass the first 2 downs when they were goalline in the first half.

It's hard to say what they'll look like next week except that it can't be any worse.

Coach Bellotti always said the most important week of the season is after Game 1 and before Game 2.

yesterday reminded me of the [collection of individuals] Oregon put on the field during the pandemic-beset 2020 season: distracted, unfocused, and bearing personal agendas (for understandable reasons at the time). that squad suffered inexcusable losses to Cal and OS, barely escaped a mediocre UCLA team. decided to play real football for one week v SC in the Coliseum on ESPN-national in front of family and friends, and then went back to sleep.

2020 season ended with a 34-17 loss in a NYD bowl to a so-so Iowa St team, led by a . . . (wait for it) . . . three-year starter QB who made all the right reads and distributed the ball to whomever was open. Stetson Bennett is a marginal NFL prospect, but he sliced & diced the UO D yesterday. there is no substitute for continuity, familiarity, and cohesion (Cyclones played 11 games before the bowl that year, Ducks 6).

twenty-one transfers, and a nucleus of house players who are still younger-than-median, inexperienced, or have missed playing(development) time due to injuries. real lack of cohesion across the board, from blown assignments to difficulties lining up in correct formation. right now this is not Lanning's team, or Mario's, or even Taggart's. it's not a team. so it's up to Lanning & staff, and whatever upper-class leadership can be found in the locker room, to make it a team.

we'll be at our tailgate spot near the Serba Sat afternoon. all 14 tics in our group are spoken for. time to get to work. the shape of the road is the road. there is not some other road that wears the shape but only the one. and every voyage begun upon it will be completed. whether horses are found or not. Go Ducks. 

Last edited by OldMacManaic (9/04/2022 10:56 am)