Game Thread No. 22 Oregon Ducks at Nebraska Cornhuskers

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  1. ripcityboy

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    Getting to two national championship games was a huge accomplishment. Do you honestly think it was any wonder we played two teams who had a level of talent we can't conceive of? But getting there actually means something. This is the worst place in the country for college recruiting in football. All California teams have to do is get the kids on campus so they can see the girls and they commit. I will never understand why Oregon didn't hire somebody like Altman sooner. College basketball is the kind of game a school like Oregon can win at. He's been here what six or seven years and he's already recruiting Top Ten classes. When has that ever happened in football? This state will never ever win a Natty in football. The very idea is hilarious to anybody who knows a damn thing about big college athletics and boosters who carry "burners" and shoe boxes with cash. The Ducks got into playing the big time football game which is like heroin and can kill your university standards. I'm not sick of the ever plucky Ducks sports fan who secretly dreams of relevance. But I am sick of the delusion of big time athetics when we don't have the culture to support it.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    We were right there with Auburn.... but Ohio State crushed us.
     
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    You don't win the championship unless you can get a Top Ten recruiting class. Every championship team for like the last 15 years has at least one consensus top ten class. It doesn't matter how gimmicky your offense is when your playing against players that can play at an NFL level. The Ducks recruit nice two star overachievers that appeal to the long time recruiting coordinators. That doesn't work any more. The game done changed. Look at Harbaugh. He'll go to Gaum if he thinks its necessary or use a player's girlfriend to get them to come. Helfrich is a super nice guy who wants players to like him and follows them on twitter. He can't sell chicken shit as chicken salad. You have to do that. The next guy in charge will need to bring in his own people.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yup. It's time for Helfrich to go. I think a lot of Oregon fans would agree. He was propped up by Mariota and Chip's recruiting classes.
     
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    In favor of who? It's one game Oregon will be fine this year.
     
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    It speaks volumes when the high point of the Beavers season is when the Ducks lose a game.

    How many games in a row did the Beavers lose until they ran into Idaho?
     
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    To be fair, Riley is Beaver for life.
     
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    I've always liked Riley. Nice to see him go someplace that actually wins games.
     
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    You know what I respect about OSU. That their mascot looks more like a rat than an actual Beaver.
     
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    lol, that meme came from Husker Nation
     
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    The nation that goes from Arby's to Arby's and gorges itself on hamburger pizza every Saturday night? Hell. A lot of my friends are Husker fans. I'll take them over the judgemental neo-hipster douchebags that make up Timbers fans.
     
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  14. Eastoff

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    And you aren't beating the beavers either! Hahaha
     
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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    We lost by 2 to a ranked team.
     
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    ...did they move the point-after-kick back in college too?! :dunno: does Oregon even recruit kickers nowadays?!
     
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    But it's not 1 game. It's 4 games last year. We lost to freaking Washington State at home. Not to mention, Helfrich simply hasn't been able to recruit. His classes have ranked 22, 23, 17, 28. How does a coach of a program like Oregon justify having to start 2 lower level transfers at QB?
     
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    Oregon has a great kicker. Helfrich was both right and wrong. He said they liked their look. The first 3 extra points all should have been converted. They simply weren't executed because the QB talent just isn't there. That's where Helfrich is at fault. He has to know Prukop isn't a rwal D1 QB
     
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    Lol
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    The number of UO stickers on cars has fallen drastically ever since the Ducks lost to Auburn. Took an even bigger hit after losing to Ohio State. After this season I figure you will see even less than before... Hopefully all those phonies don't start putting Blazer stickers on their cars.
     
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