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Way more concerned about Harper’s injury over Tez. Hopefully they are able to heal up quickly.

Good to see a TD run in the trenches to end the game! With Harper out that should help the OLine confidence going forward.

webfoots2001 wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2024 3:54 pm Way more concerned about Harper’s injury over Tez. Hopefully they are able to heal up quickly.

Yeah that’s very concerning, I will say I think Harper was the OLine we could most afford to lose if that makes sense. With Iuli being healthy I wonder how much we see him next week.

Nice nod to Jerry Allen at the end of the telecast. I am surprised, frankly, by the respect Oregon is getting in the Big 10 so far. I guess winning helps.

It would be great to get Luli back but, I think he has 176 snaps on the OL compared to Rogers who had 111 snaps on the OL (plus another 12 today). Neither guy has gotten much play so far. Rogers I believe is primarily a RT. So either a guy who is moving over to another spot or a guy who has been unavailable and barely practiced since fall camp. Ugh!

OrTDuck wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2024 4:14 pm It would be great to get Luli back but, I think he has 176 snaps on the OL compared to Rogers who had 111 snaps on the OL (plus another 12 today). Neither guy has gotten much play so far. Rogers I believe is primarily a RT. So either a guy who is moving over to another spot or a guy who has been unavailable and barely practiced since fall camp. Ugh!

This is where the lingering injury to Bedford is really hurting. I do think Iuli has a higher ceiling than Rogers so wonder if we’ll see him for that reason.

I’m very anxious about the results of Tez’s and Harper’s injuries.

Four things:

1) That legit might have been the best game by Michigan all season.

2) I wonder if Lanning/Stein/Terry were trying for a rushing TD up the trenches at the end just to give the OLine confidence without Harper.

3) We probably have forgotten how hard it is to play halfway across the country like that, ducks are still getting used to doing that on a regular basis.

4) CRUSH MARYLAND!!!!

I wondered about the extra snaps/ confidence angle too. I also note that by scoring, Oregon eclipsed the margin of victory that Texas had when they won at Michigan early in the season. No idea if that is significant in terms of figuring out playoff qualification/seeding, but a data point anyway. There has to be a reason. Lanning has taken a knee in that situation in other games.

Another one could be to remove whining about the first touchdown where Stewart may have dropped the ball.

I don't think we'll need our best On-line for the next few weeks. I also think Harper will be back soon. Never went back to the locker room and didn't have crutches.

That last score was for emphasis, a punch to the gut by the new guy on the block.

Check the box score and see Holden has 6 for 149. The offense is a machine yet every week there’s a handful of people that want Stein fired.

Happy for the win but I'm most concerned about the injuries to Tez and Marcus Harper. I think they can get by without Tez but Harper is a key OL piece. Maybe that final drive gives them a little confidence without him.

greenyellow wrote:Happy for the win but I'm most concerned about the injuries to Tez and Marcus Harper. I think they can get by without Tez but Harper is a key OL piece. Maybe that final drive gives them a little confidence without him.

A thankfully Oregon won’t face another interior defensive line as good until the playoffs (hopefully)

re not taking a knee, one of the Big 10 title game tiebreakers is "Highest ranking by SportSource Analytics after the regular season." If that service considers MOV, it was a legit play. Otherwise it was poor sportsmanship.

webfoots2001 wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2024 4:33 pm

greenyellow wrote:Happy for the win but I'm most concerned about the injuries to Tez and Marcus Harper. I think they can get by without Tez but Harper is a key OL piece. Maybe that final drive gives them a little confidence without him.

A thankfully Oregon won’t face another interior defensive line as good until the playoffs (hopefully)

Honestly Michigan is probably the most talented DLine in the nation, maybe not the best due to coaching, but the most talented. I don’t think Oregon faces a DLine that tough again, even in the B1G championship game and playoffs, if ducks make both.