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Title: Oregon May Use Backup Qb and/or Running Back as DB Due to Several Injuries Post by: Marshal Dillon on November 13, 2012, 08:23:56 PM This is an incredible story. Less than one week of practice as a DB in a major game against Stanford. This should be interesting.
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/13/ducks-backup-qb-getting-prepped-for-defensive-emergency/ :popcorn2: Title: Re: Oregon May Use Backup Qb and/or Running Back as DB Due to Several Injuries Post by: SUPERCOACH on November 13, 2012, 08:31:10 PM Oregon is very vulnerable right now. I watch the game against Cal the other night. Cal was going toe to toe with them for a long time and I thought they might even pull off the upset. Of course they turned it on the last 20 minutes or so of the game and pulled away with a blow out. But a physical team like Stanford should give them lots of problems. The lowly Cal D forced several 3 and outs, but they didn't have the depth to stay with them for 4 Qtrs. The Cal O moved the ball fairly well on them too.
:popcorn2: Title: Re: Oregon May Use Backup Qb and/or Running Back as DB Due to Several Injuries Post by: Marshal Dillon on November 13, 2012, 08:33:46 PM Oregon is very vulnerable right now. I watch the game against Cal the other night. Cal was going toe to toe with them for a long time and I thought they might even pull off the upset. Of course they turned it on the last 20 minutes or so of the game and pulled away with a blow out. But a physical team like Stanford should give them lots of problems. The lowly Cal D forced several 3 and outs, but they didn't have the depth to stay with them for 4 Qtrs. The Cal O moved the ball fairly well on them too. :popcorn2: This DB situation along with the Stanford D can win this game and I will not be surprised if they do. :clap: Title: Re: Oregon May Use Backup Qb and/or Running Back as DB Due to Several Injuries Post by: Catch Prothro on November 15, 2012, 07:56:42 AM Oregon is very vulnerable right now. I watch the game against Cal the other night. Cal was going toe to toe with them for a long time and I thought they might even pull off the upset. Of course they turned it on the last 20 minutes or so of the game and pulled away with a blow out. But a physical team like Stanford should give them lots of problems. The lowly Cal D forced several 3 and outs, but they didn't have the depth to stay with them for 4 Qtrs. The Cal O moved the ball fairly well on them too. ^THIS^:popcorn2: Oregon is vunerable, but I don't know if Stanford is the team to pull off the upset. Are these converted D players backups, or are they going to start now? What film I saw showed Cal able to run the ball fairly well on the Oregon D. Stanford should have similar success, and given their persistence, could wear down the Oregon D, if Stanford's D can get some stops and keep the game from being a shootout. The Vegas line is over 20 points? Oregon has beaten Stanford by more than 20 the past two years, even with Luck. That is because Oregon took advantage of Stanford's lack of speed -- Stanford's weakness played into Oregon's strength. One commentator thinks Stanford has worked to address that, in the link below. An excellent analysis of the matchup can be found here: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/11/14/3644242/stanford-oregon-2012-marcus-mariota-chase-thomas Title: Re: Oregon May Use Backup Qb and/or Running Back as DB Due to Several Injuries Post by: SUPERCOACH on November 15, 2012, 10:35:11 AM I am calling for the upset. I saw on College Football Live yesterday that they are down to there 3rd string nose tackle. I believe they said they were rotating several guys through that position looking for someone who could do the job, and they were all in the 230-250 lb range. Cal had no trouble running the ball. Stanford should be able to run the ball at will against them, which will give their D time to rest on the sidelines and lower the number of overall plays in the game. Oregon generally pulls away late in the game and turns it into a blow out when the number of plays starts to get up there pretty high and the opposing D is worn out. We shall see.
:popcorn2: Title: Re: Oregon May Use Backup Qb and/or Running Back as DB Due to Several Injuries Post by: Marshal Dillon on November 15, 2012, 10:56:52 AM I am calling for the upset. I saw on College Football Live yesterday that they are down to there 3rd string nose tackle. I believe they said they were rotating several guys through that position looking for someone who could do the job, and they were all in the 230-250 lb range. Cal had no trouble running the ball. Stanford should be able to run the ball at will against them, which will give their D time to rest on the sidelines and lower the number of overall plays in the game. Oregon generally pulls away late in the game and turns it into a blow out when the number of plays starts to get up there pretty high and the opposing D is worn out. We shall see. :popcorn2: That would have been a good-sized NT........in 1973. :o |