I really don't think this is the time to preach "the Oregon way", that it is the holy writ that some maddeningly insist that somehow we sparkle with a hard , gem like glow by rewarding time served by elevating it to it's level of incompetence. I thought that was the purview of entrenched bureaucracy.

Here at Oregon we view it with resignation, that it is something to cherish...that it's cruel to let coaches go because they've served loyally for ages....even if they've proven his, their , inability to manage the job or recruit enough competent athletes to get the job done. Enough.

I'd like a show of hands of those who felt it lost when Adams went down. It was our season opening redux. And while it's on Pellum....again....to buck up and win one when the offense is on vacation, its on Helfrich for not developing a scintilla of a backup quarterback who doesn't resemble a deer in the headlights or a center who can't hike the ball above grass level.

The level of coaching incompetence in the second half merits a firing squad. The sad thing about it was its sheer predictability. When we have no offense....we lose.

And if we enter next year with all of the same faces who disgraced us tonight, because it's "the Oregon way", well then we know the way forward will be one hell of a lot different than the one we've become addicted to.

Pretty damning quotes from him on 247... This kid is on flip watch.

His commitment to Oregon is charmin soft right now at best. If he visits FSU it's over.

Maybe this could be a good battle cry!

OK....I'm signing off.

Great season. Thanks to all of you....especially AJ.

Better days lie ahead. Football is only a game. Don't let it bring you down. It's been fun. Now let's see if the Ducks can land a great recruiting class, and make a few adjustments to the staff. I am looking forward to next season.

Go Ducks!

Who would run his all star QB vs a frustrated D in the 1st half up 31 ?????? Helmet on helmet targeting is legal, i guess, when in TX (ESPN).

transferred for there last season, gave their all tonight and put up 31 pounds seemilingly by themselves (snapping and throwing).. Only to have their fellow brothers and coaches not have their backs and lose it being up by 4 touchdowns.

Sad, sad way to go out in their final game.

and I don't think Robert is going to accept the head football coaching job!

actually that isn't very nice., but i'm just kidding. I like Mark. He's a good football coach.

We're here in the booth at the Alamo Dome. Went down on the field for awhile watching the specialists warm up. Ducks seem pretty loose and it seemed the TCU guys were kind of tight. I think this favors Oregon but who knows.

Chatted with Coach Lubick for a bit and told him we know he is going to do a great job calling today's offense. I truly believe that.

Coach Neal played catch with us for a bit. He has a pretty good arm!

Coach Greatwood told me he thought the team had an "outstanding week of practice". I like how this is shaping up so far.

Kickoff is about 75 minutes away. We will add some of our photos to this thread before the game.

no stops in second half too much to overcome...yikes.

TCU had the advantage of playing with their 2nd string QB who only got the job 2 days before the game. Also, TCU was missing some starting offensive linemen and a wide receiver. We had our normal starting defense which wasn't ranked better than 100 in almost all categories that count.

So before anyone spouts off about "Fire Pellum" just think about that.

this is not about Vernon Adams injury.

Eddie McDoom is a Duck per his twitter account.

at least with Boykin and Doctson. My reasoning is this is now a no win situation around the country. We win and it's because those two didn't play, we lose and we look ridiculous. It would kind of be like losing to a team playing their 3rd string Q.B. Oh snap we've been there....LOL.

I understand the most important thing is a win and in the long run who cares how you got it......just sharing my initial thoughts. I also realize it really isn't important what the rest of the country thinks but I just happen to enjoy good press personally....

Anybody else see it this way or am I alone on an island??

GO DUCKS!

Going into the recruiting home stretch the Ducks have 19 commits plus (yet another!) QB graduate transfer. Some classes total 20 scholarships but of course the math is always fuzzy because of unknown attrition, etc.

How many more do you think will be Ducks between now and signing day?

It will be interesting to see the Ducks play against this 4-2-5 that is very quick but small. I expect the Ducks to start out pounding it between the tackles. Less passing and less outside run game than usual.

Ducks win 48- 38

Not helping the DUCKS that the BIG12 is so so bad! SEC picks up 3-4 easy wins against this conference...hope we give them a beat down too, cause we'll never hear the end of it, if we're the only team to lose to them!
Most over-rated conference...by far!

Day 2 highlights from UA practices.

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Today I did a prospect profile piece on McDoom. His 100 speed is good, similar to what Charles Nelson ran as a senior in high school... but as a sophomore McDoom is listed with a 48.42 400 time... that is actually faster than what Mike Berry ran at the same age!

Thought Ram would enjoy that tidbit...

Prospect Profile: Eddie McDoom

Would sure be nice if Mayden were rock solid and in the other 2 guys' ears.

For targeting. He is the same dirty player who tried to injure Mariota when they played Oregon.

Is this really true? If so I am really disappointed. Coach H had the chance to hire tons of people and the best one is Lubick? Never been an OC and never coached QB's which is a bigger concern. I just feel Oregon Football is doing things the easy want not innovative enough and we are eroding not getting better as we have done for years. The guy from MSU seemed like a GREAT fit and Lubick wasn't going anywhere. Maybe that guy can come in as QB coach? All our coaches only have experience or their highest lever of experience at Oregon and I just don't think that makes sense. Look at other schools wanting to contend for titles they don't hire Coordinators who have never been coordinators. Last year we were the ONLY School in D 1 who's OC DC and Head Coach had never had that job anywhere else. I would love to hear feedback about this but the "Oregon Way" of hiring from within is old. We have outgrown that. Find the smartest best guy for the job. I bet Costa will be QB coach who again has NEVER had that job anywhere. Just seems lazy to me. Please tell me I'm wrong but I will be tough to sell on that.

i guess I should pay more attention, I didn't know Justin was gone and Sirmon is the fill in DC tonight for USC