Mario Cristobal in the postgame locker room: “I cannot put into words the gratitude for your effort, your resiliency, your commitment. ... You have changed a culture. You have reset a program. ... I love you guys. Thank you.”
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The Jekyll and Hyde of
@oregonfootball
. What these dudes have been through — and led the Ducks through — side by side the last four years ... so fun to see them celebrate a Pac-12 title together.
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Dan Lanning on rumors linking him to other jobs: "The reality is, the grass is not always greener; in fact the grass is damn green in Eugene. I want to be in Eugene for as long as Eugene will have me. .. This is a destination, not just for me but for elite players."
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"This is so much more than a game to me," said Tyrell Crosby, who will wear No. 58 Saturday to honor the shooting victims. "I take a lot of pride in being from Vegas — especially being a football player from Vegas."
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STORY:
Bo Nix: "There was times I was like, I can't even walk. (But) I felt like the team deserved my shot, deserved for me to go out there and give them what I had. Because they work tirelessly all week, through injuries, through some sickness. I did it all for my teammates."
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RT if your school had a player selected in the first round of the NFL, NBA and WNBA drafts this year.
Not so fast, everyone else. It’s an Oregon thing.
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#ProDucks
Verone McKinley III on the movement around the program in recent weeks: "Coaches are going to move, players are going to move, but the 'O' is going to stay the 'O' regardless."
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Just to be clear, that's Keanon Lowe, who knows a thing or two about deescalation through love, and who sounds like he was just asking for some mutual respect between the programs ...
Colorado Football HC, Coach Prime quickly dismantles an Oregon heckler with a little bit of love. He has done nothing but uplift his biggest critics and he still remains poised under what some would call pressure.
#WeComing
#SkoBuffs
The only two schools in the FBS with both a top-10 scoring offense and top-10 scoring defense:
Georgia
Oregon
Ducks’ average margin through 11 games is an FBS-leading +29.8 (46.5-16.7). Georgia is third at +25.3 (40.4-15.1).
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Locker room vibes: Dudes are stoked for Lewis after the kick, but dudes are also FIRED UP for Juwan Johnson after he broke through and had a big impact tonight.
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Mario Cristobal: "It's hard to express in words the magnitude of coming out here down a couple guys due to injuries and just playing gritty, gutsy football."
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The video Dan Lanning released earlier this week is currently playing during a timeout at Matthew Knight Arena. Lanning and his wife are sitting courtside, and when the video wraps up, he gets a standing ovation from the
@OregonMBB
crowd.
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Oregon is currently on a streak of eight straight games with 40 or more points, longest in the nation.
In the history of major college football, there have been 21 streaks of eight games or more scoring 40+. Five are by the Ducks; no other school has more than three.
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2020 Rose Bowl starters for
@oregonfootball
who have played in a regular-season NFL game:
Justin Herbert
Juwan Johnson
Penei Sewell
Shane Lemieux
Jake Hanson
Calvin Throckmorton
Austin Faoliu
Troy Dye
Jevon Holland
Brady Breeze
Deommodore Lenoir
Thomas Graham
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#ProDucks
These two guys — who faced each other in the 2019 season opener between Oregon and Auburn — have now quarterbacked the last two bowl wins for the Ducks, by identical scores of 28-27. Pretty cool symmetry.
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Chip Kelly on playing in Autzen Stadium: "It’s a great place to play, it’s one of the iconic places in college football. ... It’s a lot better feeling when you’re on the right side, but these fans are great and it’s one of the great places in college football.”
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Sorry gotta go get my hearing checked because it sounded like somebody on this telecast just questioned Troy Dye’s commitment to the game, and no sane person would do that. Must be a problem with my ears.
Cristobal said his mother has fallen ill, and he'll make a quick overnight trip to visit her before getting back to town tomorrow.
Asked that folks keep her in their prayers.
The thing about Spencer is, he was so very, very human.
Out of difficult circumstances, he yearned to make more for himself. To be a good and honorable man.
That’s not easy. But he was so committed to the goal.
To rise above. To love, and be loved.
He will be missed. Dearly.
Number of times Oregon and Washington have met when both were ranked in the top 10: Never.
That’s despite playing each other 114 times since 1900.
This is gonna be a doozy, folks.
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Bo Nix on Patrick Herbert: "Everything he does for our team, everything he does for the program, what obviously his family has meant to the Oregon family, I think it's only right that he's a captain and goes out there and has two touchdowns."
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Dan Lanning immensely proud of his team, called this the most complete performance of the season by Oregon so far.
Also: "Bo Nix is the best quarterback in the nation," he said.
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Yes, that was long-time UO strength and conditioning coach Jim Radcliffe on the Team USA bench. He’s been working with
@usahockey
leading up to the
#Olympics2018
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Justin Herbert, who grew up watching the Ducks in Autzen Stadium: "I’ve been here for a lot of games, and I think that’s probably one of the best experiences I've ever been a part of. For us to fight back like that and just not lose focus was unreal."
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Here’s the winning touchdown Saturday. Guy on the left isn’t a starter. Guy on the right isn’t a starter. Guy in the middle wasn’t a starter just a couple weeks ago. All three guys are about one thing: The team, the team, the team.
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The definition of an exemplary teammate & role model. 👏
Justin Herbert shares an emotional reaction when
@joey3harrington
and other
#Pac12FB
legends send him some messages ahead of the
@rosebowlgame
.
Watch the full message to QB1 here ➡️
Four years ago we watched these two shine as true freshmen and take over leadership of the
@oregonfootball
program.
Last year we watched them lead the Ducks to
@pac12
and
@rosebowlgame
titles.
Today, we’ve watched them take first-team reps as NFL rookies.
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#ProDucks
There’s a lot I won’t forget from tonight, but the postgame “Shout” is at the top of the list. Seeing the players and their fans celebrating like that ... right in the feels. All-time great work highlight.
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Now that Saturday is in the books ...
FBS leaders in fewest TDs allowed:
1.
@oregonfootball
, 4
1. Wisconsin, 4
3. Penn State, 5
3. Ohio State, 5
5. Iowa, 7
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After arriving at the HDC,
@CoachDanLanning
and his family immediately gravitate to the display featuring Marcus Mariota’s Heisman Trophy.
“What do you think, fellas?” coach asks his three boys. “Pretty cool, huh?”
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Oregon’s offense is …
First nationally in scoring (46.3), pass TDs (32), completion % (77.9), sacks allowed (4).
Second in total offense (540.0), yards per carry (6.16), passer rating (184.56).
Also top five in third-down conversions, explosive plays of 30+ yards.
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During halftime of an NFL game featuring QBs from Oregon going head-to-head, a promo plays for tomorrow's appearance by
@oregonfootball
in the Pac-12 championship game.
Maybe 2020 is finally throwing us a bone, y'all.
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Mario Cristobal: "They managed to find a way to stay healthy, make it to every single game and sure enough found ourselves here in the Pac-12 Championship, and got it done. So, tremendous credit goes to these football players."
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Dan Lanning: "I felt like it was Eugene South down here today. Our fans were absolutely incredible. I saw so much green in the stands, it fired me up. Glad we were able to put together a great performance for them."
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Back in town after a short break, the Ducks just had their first brief bowl workout, after which
@CoachDanLanning
addressed the team for the first time.
“This is like Christmas Day for me, fellas,” he said, “I chose this place. And I’m lucky enough it chose me back.”
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Oregon has 28 rushing TDs and 28 passing TDs, each of which is tied for second nationally — and tied for first in the FBS among teams that have played nine games so far this season.
This offense is a symphony, Will Stein is its conductor and Bo Nix is the concertmaster.
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Cristobal: "We fell all-in with Oregon after being here just a short amount of time. We want to be here until you’ve got to drag me away kicking and screaming. ... I wanted it to be known, I wanted it to be put in writing, so that there is no chatter."
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Phil Knight addresses the team after watching practice; he wasn’t able to attend the workout last week at Nike. He told the Ducks, “I’m not just from Oregon; Oregon is who I am.”
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Four years after winning a Rose Bowl together with
@oregonfootball
, Justin Herbert, Jevon Holland and Penei Sewell have all been named captains with their respective NFL teams.
No surprise given how special that group was here.
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Dan Lanning on his staff's messaging to recruits, and the authenticity of the relationships they've built: "One thing I’m proud of right now is, we don’t have a single freshman in the transfer portal. What does that mean? It means what we said last year is reality."
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Monday: Ducks hold two practices for two opponents
Wednesday: Highest-rated ever recruiting class signs
Thursday: Cristobal and Oregon agree to an extension, plus Mariota-Herbert
Friday: Pac-12 champs
"One heck of a week, huh?" Cristobal said. "One heck of a week."
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Dan Lanning on winning at WSU: "I don’t know how many messages I got this week about, 'Hey, have you played there before? Have you been there before? It’s a tough place to play.'
"And you know what? It was. But we got a win."
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Just landed with the Herbert family in New York, where the Campbell Trophy will be awarded at a
@NFFNetwork
ceremony Tuesday.
Justin Herbert, one of the finalists, spent part of the flight working on a paper for final exams this upcoming week at
@uoregon
.
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In 2016 Oregon won four games.
Class of 2017 recruits could have looked at that, and the ensuing coaching change, and opted to go elsewhere.
Guys like
@Fat_Mac34
and
@NLMBNICC
and
@Dmo_lenoir
trusted they could turn it around. And they did.
Best of luck, gentlemen!
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Justin Herbert leads the
@pac12
and is top-10 nationally in passing touchdowns (15) and efficiency rating (180.91). He’s also averaging 8.98 yards of offense per play; in his Heisman season of 2014, Marcus Mariota averaged 9.01.
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Don’t look now but the Oregon defense is tied for 10th nationally in yards per play allowed, at just 4.22.
The Ducks are tied for first in sack yardage at 133, and tied for second nationally in yards per pass attempt allowed at just 4.6.
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Dan Lanning tonight, on rumors connecting his names to other jobs: "I'm not going anywhere. There's zero chance I'd be coaching somewhere else."
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Had a long-time, neutral observer of Oregon football suggest this is the biggest win in program history — even bigger than a couple Rose Bowl wins.
Thoughts?
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Within a week these guys created a community that was so authentic and legitimate that Rob Mullens just dropped in to speak with fans and take questions from players’ parents. Awesome acknowledgement of some awesome fans and program family members by an awesome leader.
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Blocked a few people already this evening. Totally get the frustration and appreciate the passion, and critiques are fair game. Just don't get personal about our guys. I get really thin-skinned with that stuff.
Putting a bow on
#Bovember
…
This month, Bo Nix completed 109-of-138 passes (79%) for 1,569 yards and 16 TDs, with one INT. He averaged 11.4 yards per attempt, with a rating of 211.31.
All with the one-loss Ducks needing to win out to stay in championship contention.
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Dan Lanning: "What an awesome atmosphere. This is why you come to Oregon. So thrilled to have our alumni come back, and our fans to be so supportive." Called experiencing "Shout" in person at Autzen Stadium "a special moment."
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Mullens said Cristobal communicated to Oregon's current recruits that "Oregon has everything they need to fulfill their dreams, and that he in fact encouraged them to continue on the path they’re on."
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And one more: Cristobal told the team, “You’re gonna play for and win championships, and take college football to a whole ‘nother level. You’re gonna be a team no one wants a piece of.”
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Troy Dye and Justin Herbert are hanging out on the UO sideline pregame — just a coupe of dudes being bros — and you just love to see it. Couple all-timers.
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Dan Lanning said he met with UO players earlier today about the Fiesta Bowl matchup: "Our guys are thrilled and excited about the opportunity. One of the best things about bowl games is the opportunity to finish this season with a highlight, and our guys are excited."
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