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Originally Posted by transplant99
I dont think the Ducks, or anyone else in the PAC12, has a chance to beat USC at home this year. That is one extremely motivated and talented group they have assembled who also have a giant chip on their shoulder.
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USC should no doubt be absolutely amazing next year but I still don't think Lane has an answer for the Ducks offence. It took two of the sloppiest quarters of Oregon's season for them to beat the Ducks and probably would have ended differently had Moldonado made the 37 yard field goal at the end of the game since the momentum had completely shifted Oregon's way. I won't even get into the fact that the Ducks also lost their two best pass rushers early in the game.
I'm not all that concerned about Redd coming to USC either because the Ducks defence is set up to cheat the run, go after the QB and trust the secondary to make big plays when things break down.
The only two things I question about this game are:
1) Can USC torch Oregon's secondary like they did in the first half of last years game? Woods and Lee are both amazing WRs but the defence for the Ducks looks like it will be better than last year (at least on paper) so this should be super fun to watch.
2) Can whoever steps in at QB for the Ducks play to the level they need?History suggests that Chip will have Bennett or Mariota ready to go (and I get vision of Dennis Dixon every time I see clips of Mariota), but both are very inexperience and well you know how that goes...
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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
By far the worst stadium I have ever been in. Just awful.
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Yeah I've heard this too, but at the end of the day I'm there for what should be the 2nd best game of the year in NCAA football (with Bama/LSU being number 1) and not the stadium itself.