My oh my what a day!
Despite giving up a good deal of the day to football, I did get quite a but done around the house. I know the house updates aren't the most thrilling, but the outside is starting to undergo some significant changes. I stripped the old cedar shake off of the garage and the lower half of the house (well half way around the lower half of the house). By the end of the day Monday we should have it all re-sided. Check back later this week for pictures :)
On to football!!
I am not sure there is a whole lot I can say about the Duck game that hasn't already been said, or that won't be said by some news outlet with 100,000 times the readership I have. Still, since I like hearing the sound of my own voice (or keyboard, as it were) I will mention a few key points.
- I think Chip Kelly has the offense on the right track. They may have left as many as 24 points off the board today, but I am not seeing the red zone futility of last year.
- I don't know if it was just Dixon maturing, or if Kelly has worked with him, but DD is throwing a very nice long ball at the moment.
- The Oregon defense is still a big question mark in my opinion. Yes, this week they looked much much better, but there still seems to be trouble stopping the run. Looked much better against the pass. r
- Special teams are looking better each week. I don't know if it was noticed by many, but early in the 1st half, Oregon even tried to steal a kick off back with a high pooch to the sideline. If it hadn't bounced out of bounds it would have been real close to Oregon ball again.
- Its a lot of fun to see the Ducks on ESPN's Top 10 twice in a single night (both with #1 and #10)
There has been a good bit of a shake up in the rest of the Top 25 this week too. I would look for Oregon to enter the Top 25 polls this week. I would say somewhere between 21 and 25, most likely at 24.
Next up Fresno State. They aren't the giant killers they used to be, but it will be a tough game nonetheless.
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I spent most of that game going, "Oh my God, oh my GOD, OH MY GOD, he kept his feet, how did he keep his feet, holy crap HE'S STILL GOING!" and then giggling and clapping live a five-year old. I said, "This game is so exciting! And I hate football, so it must be really exciting!" Mom said, "You don't hate football. You just hate football without scoring." And that is so true! So long as we're talking about the Ducks. I really do hate NFL football all the time. But that was the best game! It was so much fun! And we made a fat Michigan fan cry - what more could we ask for? Rip is looking forward to watching Michigan and Notre Dame crushed under their own hype next week. Classic!
I have a huge Man-Crush on Stewart. Is that wrong? Is the fake Statue of Liberty the greatest play of all time? So many other questions remain. What a game...
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