I thought Moga looked like he could legitimately be the heir to whoever is next. He doesn't really go through progressions, but you see the talent and his development is coming along.OregonFan4Life wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:20 pm
Whether it’s Moore or Novasad starting there is a lot of talent but we’ll probably have some growing pains, hopefully it doesn’t cost Oregon games that they shouldn’t lose. Though honestly, part of me thought at times Moga looked better than both of them, and his elite speed does add an element that opposing defenses need to account for.
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Not sure how long this will stay up on YouTube (likely copyright issues) but here's a replay of the full spring game:
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Curious to hear more from the Xs and Os guys on here. The O-line was pretty bad, but the offense seemed extremely limited and I think the defensive (guest) coaches were having a lot of fun sending blitzes. So not sure if it's really worth trying to draw conclusions here. In real in-season football, there's a set O-line rotation and performance often improves significantly from that alone, so I'm willing to set aside my o-line PTSD for now.
My big takeaway is that our QB room is stacked. I can't believe how good most of our QBs looked. And if I didn't know anything about Oregon football and you asked me who our starter should be after watching that game, I'd probably say Novastad. He had a great game and seemed to thrive in most "clutch" situations. Moore looked good in moments too. It's far too small of a sample size to draw any real conclusions, but I feel like we'll be fine this year at QB. Zero worries.
I was also really excited to see Akili Smith Jr. His dad was QB when I arrived at Oregon and to see his son on the field is quite the trip! I really want him to be "that guy" and eventually be our starter. I loved what I saw yesterday, but clearly the competition is going to be fierce. (And that's considering we may have some 5* guys possibly committing.) Hard to imagine him not being a starter somewhere though.
Also loved seeing our young corners make plays. I'm not nearly as confident about this team as I was about last year's team at this point (just so many unknowns) but the potential is certainly there for this group to be special.
My big takeaway is that our QB room is stacked. I can't believe how good most of our QBs looked. And if I didn't know anything about Oregon football and you asked me who our starter should be after watching that game, I'd probably say Novastad. He had a great game and seemed to thrive in most "clutch" situations. Moore looked good in moments too. It's far too small of a sample size to draw any real conclusions, but I feel like we'll be fine this year at QB. Zero worries.
I was also really excited to see Akili Smith Jr. His dad was QB when I arrived at Oregon and to see his son on the field is quite the trip! I really want him to be "that guy" and eventually be our starter. I loved what I saw yesterday, but clearly the competition is going to be fierce. (And that's considering we may have some 5* guys possibly committing.) Hard to imagine him not being a starter somewhere though.
Also loved seeing our young corners make plays. I'm not nearly as confident about this team as I was about last year's team at this point (just so many unknowns) but the potential is certainly there for this group to be special.
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Won't be watching the game until tonight but O-line always is horrible when you split the starters between 2 squads. It actually works better when you give one squad the whole 1st string O-Line and the other the whole second string as a unit. I'm not sure which way they did it yet but hopefully them sucking was because of how they were split.
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Halfway through a rewatch, and just some unproven individuals who have stood out for good and bad reasons.
Between Platt and Mixon, I think we're good at that second linebacker spot alongside Boettcher. Both made instinctive plays. Platt is better in the run game and Mixon covering up the running back in the pass game, but both good players. Ashton Porter looks like a stud. Purchase is a fairly proven commodity, but he did miss almost a year, but he looks to be an NFL player. Aaron Flowers looked really good both in the pass game and run support, so much so that I wonder if Woodyard is the fourth safety after Thieneman, Flowers and Lopa.
Dante Moore's offensive line was so bad. Harkey and Crader are making me immediately miss George Silva, because I don't know who the third offensive tackle is going to be after World and seemingly Genorris Wilson.
I'll keep watching but just wanted to throw some names out there.
Between Platt and Mixon, I think we're good at that second linebacker spot alongside Boettcher. Both made instinctive plays. Platt is better in the run game and Mixon covering up the running back in the pass game, but both good players. Ashton Porter looks like a stud. Purchase is a fairly proven commodity, but he did miss almost a year, but he looks to be an NFL player. Aaron Flowers looked really good both in the pass game and run support, so much so that I wonder if Woodyard is the fourth safety after Thieneman, Flowers and Lopa.
Dante Moore's offensive line was so bad. Harkey and Crader are making me immediately miss George Silva, because I don't know who the third offensive tackle is going to be after World and seemingly Genorris Wilson.
I'll keep watching but just wanted to throw some names out there.
Novosad's unit had World, Rogers, Poncho, Bedford and Wilson, which I think might be 4 of 5 starters with only Pregnon missing at left guard. Moore's first unit was Crader, Pregnon, Pickard, Iuli, Harkey.GrandpaDuck wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 10:02 am Won't be watching the game until tonight but O-line always is horrible when you split the starters between 2 squads. It actually works better when you give one squad the whole 1st string O-Line and the other the whole second string as a unit. I'm not sure which way they did it yet but hopefully them sucking was because of how they were split.
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Jurion Dickie jumped out to me. He may have finally arrived. That would be very welcome.
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Our depth in general is ridiculous. WR depth had loads of talent. Our 2s could be 1s on like 85% of rosters.
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O-Line looked suspect. That is a big concern for me. If our Line looks anything like the first three games of last year, it’ll be a problem.
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Individual quality, IMO, is something like World B+, Pregnon A, Poncho B/B+, Bedford B/B+, Wilson B. Then the second unit is Crader D+/C-, Rogers B-, Pickard C+, Iuli C, and Harkey C.UofDuck wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 5:45 pm O-Line looked suspect. That is a big concern for me. If our Line looks anything like the first three games of last year, it’ll be a problem.
Harkey and World are new and hopefully seeing the quality of DL that Oregon has over the summer and fall will help them bump those grades. If we weren't so stacked on DL, I would be clamoring for Iuli to move to NT. Poncho is fine but I think people have gotten way ahead of themselves in hyping him up.
It just sucks because the two positions you can't be poor on offense at QB and OL. Those two can kill any amount of talent around them, so we'll hope they figure it out.
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Your last paragraph is spot on. I watched the game so satisfied with so much of the team, but a suspect OLine is very hard to overcome. Fingers crossed it gels and we remain injury free.StevensTechU wrote:Individual quality, IMO, is something like World B+, Pregnon A, Poncho B/B+, Bedford B/B+, Wilson B. Then the second unit is Crader D+/C-, Rogers B-, Pickard C+, Iuli C, and Harkey C.UofDuck wrote:[emoji[emoji6
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O-Line looked suspect. That is a big concern for me. If our Line looks anything like the first three games of last year, it’ll be a problem.
Harkey and World are new and hopefully seeing the quality of DL that Oregon has over the summer and fall will help them bump those grades. If we weren't so stacked on DL, I would be clamoring for Iuli to move to NT. Poncho is fine but I think people have gotten way ahead of themselves in hyping him up.
It just sucks because the two positions you can't be poor on offense at QB and OL. Those two can kill any amount of talent around them, so we'll hope they figure it out.
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Hopefully with a full spring and summer the starting OLine gels and plays much better.
I heard on a podcast with Geoff Schwartz that according to a conversation he had with Harper there was no stability in the OLine after the Bedford injury for the first 3 games, they didn’t even know Pickard was starting at C and Poncho at RG until Gameday against Idaho, and until they had the established OL with Poncho at C and Strother at RG they weren’t able to build chemistry. Hopefully we won’t have any similar issues this year with injuries and stability.
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I heard on a podcast with Geoff Schwartz that according to a conversation he had with Harper there was no stability in the OLine after the Bedford injury for the first 3 games, they didn’t even know Pickard was starting at C and Poncho at RG until Gameday against Idaho, and until they had the established OL with Poncho at C and Strother at RG they weren’t able to build chemistry. Hopefully we won’t have any similar issues this year with injuries and stability.
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For sure unless Akili Smith Jr ends up beating him out. This Spring game made me not too worried about Curtis’s upcoming decision.StevensTechU wrote:I thought Moga looked like he could legitimately be the heir to whoever is next. He doesn't really go through progressions, but you see the talent and his development is coming along.OregonFan4Life wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:20 pm
Whether it’s Moore or Novasad starting there is a lot of talent but we’ll probably have some growing pains, hopefully it doesn’t cost Oregon games that they shouldn’t lose. Though honestly, part of me thought at times Moga looked better than both of them, and his elite speed does add an element that opposing defenses need to account for.
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As a Ducks fan, I know I'm supposed to be a proponent of the rich getting richer, but guys like Moga, KJ (Akili Smith Jr), and back to a guy like Ty Thompson, would all potentially benefit from going to a small school and getting to start early before transferring up. If Ty Thompson went to Wyoming, Moga to Hawai'i and KJ to San Diego State, I have to imagine they'd all be in a better spot by their 3rd year of starting versus practice reps alone at Oregon. It almost makes me wish there was a farm system, even though theoretically that's what D-1 football is for the NFL.OregonFan4Life wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:38 pm For sure unless Akili Smith Jr ends up beating him out. This Spring game made me not too worried about Curtis’s upcoming decision.
Anyway, I'm glad Lanning kept a traditional spring game format. This all made me care more about Ducks football than I had since the season ended. Looking forward to fall camp.
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How much does time in the system matter? I never played football so I wouldn’t know. But does being in the same system longer help at all?StevensTechU wrote:As a Ducks fan, I know I'm supposed to be a proponent of the rich getting richer, but guys like Moga, KJ (Akili Smith Jr), and back to a guy like Ty Thompson, would all potentially benefit from going to a small school and getting to start early before transferring up. If Ty Thompson went to Wyoming, Moga to Hawai'i and KJ to San Diego State, I have to imagine they'd all be in a better spot by their 3rd year of starting versus practice reps alone at Oregon. It almost makes me wish there was a farm system, even though theoretically that's what D-1 football is for the NFL.OregonFan4Life wrote: Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:38 pm For sure unless Akili Smith Jr ends up beating him out. This Spring game made me not too worried about Curtis’s upcoming decision.
Anyway, I'm glad Lanning kept a traditional spring game format. This all made me care more about Ducks football than I had since the season ended. Looking forward to fall camp.
I personally would enjoy a 1’s vs 1’s and 2’s vs 2’s spring game, or maybe 1’s with Dante then 1’s with Novasad or something like that. A lot of people say they thought Novasad looked better but he had a much better OLine than Moore. But I know that would never happen for a sprint game.
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