#20 Illinois @ #1 Oregon (Oct 26 12:30 PM CBS)

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Kenyon Sadiq, Matayo Uiagalelei, and Dillon Gabriel post-practice:

[nogerO]

As much as I'd like to see "strong west coast football," seeing uw fail is non-negotiable and seeing the same from USC is just so hilarious it's hard to want it to change.

HUCK THE FUSKIES AND FORK THE SPOILED CHILDREN OF LA...don't care if either of them win another game, ever.

[nogerO]

With Lanning as coach, I feel for the first time our football team isn't sitting around listening to the Fake news about anything to do with their team. FEBU!

[Greenblood]

Certainly looks like it's going to be a wet one at Autzen for this game.

[GrandpaDuck]

Opinions on whose advantage heavy rain is? There used to be so many theories about how rain was an advantage to certain styles of play but with modern playing fields, tacky gloves high tech cleats I'm not sure if it doesn't affect the crowd more than the players. Also were playing a team who isnt unfamiliar with wind rain and cold.

[Duck07]

Opinions on whose advantage heavy rain is? There used to be so many theories about how rain was an advantage to certain styles of play but with modern playing fields, tacky gloves high tech cleats I'm not sure if it doesn't affect the crowd more than the players. Also were playing a team who isnt unfamiliar with wind rain and cold.

Helps the defense first, the Run Game and those who practice good ball security.

Jared Goff has some of the smallest hands at QB in the NFL and I'm convinced its why he had 4 fumbles in the rain at Autzen.

The rain forecast is only for small amounts for Eugene, looks like the coast will take the brunt of it based on projected rainfall amounts on Saturday.

[gogreen55]

It is a long held belief in the betting world that inclement weather (or any factors that introduce more randomness to the equation) favors the underdog.

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Ducks breaking out their Stomp Out Cancer uniforms again but going with the Bumblebee combo.

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[73duck]

I've been watching all the analysis on YouTube, and one stat stood out. Gabriel is a mediocre QB when blitzed (that's blitzed, not pressured; everybody is worse when pressured). I'm sure that Illinois knows this, so they will blitz a lot. Illinois has a poor run defense. I have complete faith in Oregon's defense. So I expect Oregon to throw a lot of screens, run for 300+ yards, Illinois to cover, and bet the under. Oregon wins 21-3.

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Kobe Savage, Josh Conerly, and Dan Lanning post-practice:

[UOducksTK1]

I've been watching all the analysis on YouTube, and one stat stood out. Gabriel is a mediocre QB when blitzed (that's blitzed, not pressured; everybody is worse when pressured). I'm sure that Illinois knows this, so they will blitz a lot. Illinois has a poor run defense. I have complete faith in Oregon's defense. So I expect Oregon to throw a lot of screens, run for 300+ yards, Illinois to cover, and bet the under. Oregon wins 21-3.

Coaches will probably rely on run game and do more WR/TE screen plays too. Might be a more vanilla offense but if our defense keeps playing the way they’ve been, it shouldn’t matter.

[dthomas=ddixon]

I've been watching all the analysis on YouTube, and one stat stood out. Gabriel is a mediocre QB when blitzed (that's blitzed, not pressured; everybody is worse when pressured). I'm sure that Illinois knows this, so they will blitz a lot. Illinois has a poor run defense. I have complete faith in Oregon's defense. So I expect Oregon to throw a lot of screens, run for 300+ yards, Illinois to cover, and bet the under. Oregon wins 21-3.

The first couple games he was really bad but has been better since. I’m curious what those stats would look like if you removed the Idaho and BSU games.

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Week 9 Coaches Show with Dan Lanning and Tez Johnson:

[nogerO]

I've been watching all the analysis on YouTube, and one stat stood out. Gabriel is a mediocre QB when blitzed (that's blitzed, not pressured; everybody is worse when pressured). I'm sure that Illinois knows this, so they will blitz a lot. Illinois has a poor run defense. I have complete faith in Oregon's defense. So I expect Oregon to throw a lot of screens, run for 300+ yards, Illinois to cover, and bet the under. Oregon wins 21-3.

Hopefully Stein will us screens, draws and a lot of motion. We should be able to run for a couple hundred yards on them. 35-14

[hslack]

For those of you who follow the NFL Draft/Scouting, I've always enjoyed Rob Staton of SeahawksDraftBlog.com and he had this blurb about Illinois Center

— Josh Kreutz the Illinois center is showing a lot of promise. He anchored the line well against Michigan — handling Kenneth Grant with ease and holding his own against top-10 pick Mason Graham. While it’s true Graham also had his wins — including a rag-doll push-pull move in the second quarter — Kreutz played fundamentally sound football, understood his assignments and did a mostly terrific job blocking straight-on. He’s tough, physical and was able to move defenders off the spot to creating running lanes. His pass-pro was sound. He’s not a center who loves to get up to the second level or move around to block in space but I think there’s a lot to like here. His father is the famous former Bears center Olin Kreutz — so he has the best bloodlines imaginable. I think he could be a day-two pick. He’s a fourth-year junior so might not declare but I hope he does. I want Seattle to build a leadership core through a tough, physical offensive line. Kreutz has the kind of playing mentality that fits that idea. He’s my fourth ranked center behind Logan Jones, Jake Majors and Parker Brailsford.

Kreutz is a baller. Super tough kid and strong as hell. I feel confident with Harmon, Caldwell, and Keyon up front. Plus other with other guys like Washington coming into the fold, should be reasonable to expect Kreutz being neutralized with fresh bodies. On another note, heard his dad is an absolute football psycho (in a good way; think harbaugh) so I'm sure he will be ready for anything we throw at him.