That is where frank gets his bad rap, no doubt. But looking at it logically it was his 5th year, and initially you have to expect some sort of letdown in recruiting when a coach like Osborne leaves. I think we were seeing that lull at that point, and things had picked back up. You look at the guys playing in the NFL now, with a competent coaching staff, you have to wonder what might have been. There were also other internal issues with some long time assistants which were corrected in Solich's final year there...

The only point I'm making is saying that Solich's hire was a mistake isn't something I totally buy. Teams can go down the tube a lot quicker than they did with him if you truly have a guy who can't coach well. We had a rough year in 2002, (but not nearly as bad as we've seen since) and it seems rough years go around like the flu in college football.

We were spoiled, hired an over-zealous AD who had the intention to make his mark on the program, and mistakes were made. Now Osborne is going to attempt to start to fix them... I'd take him over just about anyone else to handle this problem.

I play in a fantasy football league with all Huskers and here's a response to the TO hiring that you might find interesting:

Well, so much for South Florida. Is BC the next Top 5 to go down when they play Virginia Tech next week? Will #1 and #2 lose in the same weekend again as Ohio State will be playing at Penn State (assuming they beat Mich. State)? Wouldn't surprise me the way this football season has gone.

South Florida goes down to Rutgers!

At least now I can stop hearing about their Cinderella season!

Go Bucks!

We don't give a damn for the whole state of michigan, the whole state of michigan, the whole state of michigan.

We don't give a damn for the whole state of michigan 'cause we're from Ohio, OH
We're from Ohio, IO
We don't give a damn for the whole state of michigan 'cause we're from Ohio!



Go Bucks!

It's not a better job or program than any of those 4 imo, and I don't think it's all that close, but whatever.

Ducks have a trap game tonight in Seattle. Even when that team is down that's a tough place to play. Injuries are becoming huge, especially at WR. Hope they can get through this and aren't looking ahead to USC next week.

Wonder if the domers actually cut the grass this year for the USC game? :rolleyes:

Just chiming in to say.....

GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn, we got owned again by Mizzou. I guess they're our daddy and I'm glad we don't play them next year. As for the south, nothing's really changed as we still have to beat UT and OU just like before.

Close for awhile, but Oregon won 55-34. Shitload of yards, 39 first downs, and Stewart ran for 251 yards.

Get this - Oregon had 3 guys with 100 + yards rushing, and in total they rushed for 467 yards.

Oregon now controls their own destiny. Win out and they'll win the Pac 10 title, and be in the Rose Bowl or National Championship game. Sadly I think they'll drop at least 1 before bowl season, but I could be wrong.

Great year to be a Duck.

Oregon's at 5 in the Coaches this week. Number 8 USC coming to Autzen this Saturday.

Gameday back in Eugene???

Sure, they've been to Norman so they might as well head up there to Oregon.

They were in Eugene for the Oregon-Cal game. My guess is that they won't come back for Oregon-USC, but if Oregon and Arizona State both win (currently 5 and 4 in the BCS, respectively) I'm sure they'd make a second trip for that matchup.

Oregon jumped the Sooners in the BCS standings, by the way.

Go ahead and get cocky and see how that works out for you.

Being cocky doesn't fit well with being an Oregon fan. Our opponents have a name for what more often than not happens to us...

...The Big Fade...

KU...

7-0...

WTF?

That was a great game... too bad the Wildcats lost. Tim Tebow is a badass... as a fan of college football, it was a lot of fun watching him play, even though it was at UK's expense.

Is that for Tim Tebow to wear to the pre-game festivities?

Seriously, it's cute. Knowing this board, I'm sure a shot of you modeling it would be a hit.

ETA: PNWBeers, looking at Oregon's upcoming schedule, we'll see what they're made of soon enough. Since UCLA & Oregon St. beat Cal, who beat Oregon, hope the Ducks don't get caught looking ahead to the Bruins and Beavers with USC and Arizona State next on their dance card.

3Q now...

...So, BC is the second best team in the country? :rolleyes:

Ugh. They fucking escaped. What an ugly game.

Here's to JoePa and co. upsetting OSU this weekend! :FUCK"THE"OHIOSTATEUNIVERSITY!:

Big one coming up soon - USC at Oregon. That defense scares the crap out of me, but what the hell. If Oregon limits turnovers and gets the early lead they've got a good shot in this one. If not, well, it's been a hell of a ride so far.

USC - CHECK! We got a little too conservative there at at the end of that one, but still took care of business.

ASU: Gonna be tough, but the Ducks should take 'em down if they play smart.

I'm moving my entire work schedule to Sunday so I can focus on the game.

GO BUCKS!

4 v. 5 today in Autzen, Gameday back for the second time, Oregon favored...

...hope we don't fuck it up.

ASU's defense matches up against us fairly well, actually. Both DE's have good speed and that could hurt the option, and they have a very talented and fast LB that's leading the team in tackles. Unlike USC, the entire front 7 isn't NFL caliber (no, I'm not exaggerating at all - those fuckers are incredible), so if we don't turn the ball over I like our chances in this one.

Best sign from last week: "No Trojan can hold our Dixon."