Key matchup of the weekend

[Sbee]

will be MSU offensive line vs their defensive line, they run a 3-4 defense all the time and they are susceptible to power teams. when Stanford beat Oregon I think Stanford held the ball almost all game, Oregon had 7 possessions, maybe 45 snaps, they usually try to snap it 90 times in a game.

I didn't like what i saw from the running game on friday night, we ran for about 250 yards and that's good but a lot of the big runs were end arounds and trick plays. None of our backs had a great yards per carry, Langford had two injuries, his ankle was twisted at the bottom of the pile by a JSU player. Hill was ok but we weren't opening big holes and breaking away, Delton Williams wasn't great and we need a lot from him saturday night. Maybe things would be a little different if we had Kruse back and Keiler on the bench, hopefully jackson plays. We would be much better off rotating 7 or 8 guys in there, I think we'll rotate 6 with Brian Allen being the last guy in. This does not bode well for us, we could improve a lot between week 1 and 2, that's what I'm hoping.

If MSU can run the ball effectively against their 3-4 we have a great chance of keeping their offense off the field and winning the game. the blueprint isn't rocket science, you just have to be able to execute and do it.

 

[Sbee]

all of this being said JSU did stack the box to stop the run and we passed at will so really we took what they gave us. I would have liked to see some longer runs by RB's though, that doesn't inspire as much confidence for Oregon. We need to control that line and the clock

 

[tinselwolverine]

Nobody knows how good anybody is or isn't, or should be, at this point in the season.

That said, I don't know why Oregon is considered about two touchdowns better than MSU, even at home.

 

[LuciousGameWinner]

Will Oregon throw Trae Waynes way? JSU didn't try him even once! I'm excited for the game. Few good games this saturday, early treat for college football fans.

 

[Spartanmack]

Will Oregon throw Trae Waynes way? JSU didn't try him even once! I'm excited for the game. Few good games this saturday, early treat for college football fans.

Oregon has a pretty solid CB as well (pre-season all-American Ifo Ekpre-Olomu) - we can't expect to whip it all over the yard in Eugene like we did against J'ville State.

 

[LuciousGameWinner]

Oregon has a pretty solid CB as well (pre-season all-American Ifo Ekpre-Olomu) - we can't expect to whip it all over the yard in Eugene like we did against J'ville State.

He got banged up in their first game. Is he playing?

 

[Spartanmack]

He got banged up in their first game. Is he playing?

I don't know. They mentioned him last night on the halftime show of the Arizona game and didn't say anything about him being questionable or even hurt. Either way, I have to think the Oregon secondary overall is a level or two above J'ville State.

 

[Sbee]

I don't know. They mentioned him last night on the halftime show of the Arizona game and didn't say anything about him being questionable or even hurt. Either way, I have to think the Oregon secondary overall is a level or two above J'ville State.

I think it's one all American and 3 new starters. JSU stacked the box to stop the run and had little safety help, they picked their poison.