[Tuck4Bama]

Week 10 - Saturday 11/7


Stanford Stadium, CA 3:30 PM ET

[Quack Attack]

(7) Oregon at Stanford



Oregon-Stanford Preview


Despite rumors to the contrary, Oregon coach Chip Kelly isn't ready to reinstate suspended running back LeGarrette Blount this week.
Thanks to the play of freshman LaMichael James, the seventh-ranked Ducks haven't missed Blount this season and they are leading the Pac-10 race going into Saturday's game at Stanford.

After rushing for 1,038 yards and 17 touchdowns last season, Blount was expected to be one of the top playmakers for Oregon (7-1, 5-0) before being suspended for punching Boise State defensive end Byron Hout following a season-opening loss.

Kelly allowed Blount to practice with the team and said he could return if he met certain conditions. The Oregon coach targeted the Stanford game as a possible end to his suspension, and that speculation was further fueled by a visit from Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott following last Saturday's 47-20 win over then-No. 4 Southern California.
Kelly, however, didn't say Monday if Blount would return.

Oregon Ducks vs. Stanford Cardinal Preview, November 7 2009 - NCAA College Football - ESPN



The first thing I have noticed this year about the Stanford Cardinal is how good of a home team they are. Cardinal are 4-0 at home this year and beating most of the teams they played pretty easily. They are 1-3 on the road. Great young QB in Andrew Luck who really could give the Ducks some problems along with a really good RB in Toby Gerhardt. Cardinal have been pretty tough this year on defense and sit in 3rd place of the PAC 10.


I sure hope this is not a trap game for the Ducks who are coming off one of their biggest victories in years. Chip Kelly has did a good job of not letting the Ducks get too high or too low for any game. Everybody appears to be healthy after the USC game and think this game will be business as usual. Cardinal will play the Ducks tough...for awhile anyways.



Prediction: Ducks 41 Cardinal 21

Anybody like the Stanford Cardinal in an upset here?

[Wittlebaby]

Originally Posted by Quack Attack

Anybody like the Stanford Cardinal in an upset here?

Yeah, I think they migh- o ****.

[Quack Attack]

Originally Posted by Wittlebaby

Yeah, I think they migh- o ****.

That game was sure hard for a Duck fan to watch. Too much media hype and players reading their press clippings may have been the culprit here as the Ducks came out real flat to start this game. Our defense which has been so strong this year disappeared completely in this game.



( Oregon 42, Stanford 51



Stanford rides Gerhart's legs past No. 8 Oregon



STANFORD, Calif. -- Toby Gerhart and Stanford did to the Oregon defense what the Ducks did a week ago to Southern California, opening up the Pac-10 race with a program-defining victory.

Gerhart ran for a school-record 223 yards and three scores, Andrew Luck threw for two touchdowns and Stanford held on to beat Oregon (No. 8 BCS, No. 7 AP) 51-42 Saturday to become bowl eligible for the first time in eight years.

"This was definitely my biggest win since I've been here at Stanford," Gerhart said, ranking it ahead of the victory over No. 2 USC two years ago.

"I think it's definitely bigger than the USC win because it gets us to that bowl game. All our seniors, the goal coming in was to be a bowl team. This was by far the biggest win. The students storming the field, that was an awesome feeling."

Stanford rides Gerhart's legs past No. 8 Oregon - NCAA College Football Recap - ESPN

[Wittlebaby]

Yeah, I'm like "what?!". Oregon's defense was one of the best in football in my opinion, but it couldn't stop Stanford.

[loco4pablo]

I'm glad the SEC "elite" teams don't have that pressure that the pac 10 does. & We never get press clippings!!
Once again the Pac 10 is exposed for the fraud that it is

[Quack Attack]

Originally Posted by loco4pablo

I'm glad the SEC "elite" teams don't have that pressure that the pac 10 does. & We never get press clippings!!
Once again the Pac 10 is exposed for the fraud that it is

Ok loco4pablo, one thing I like about you is that you are consistent. Consistently an East Coast/SEC homer. This is all good though and glad to see you over here commenting on PAC 10 games.

If the PAC 10 is a fraud, what does that make the SEC, Big East and the ACC?

Stanford is a good team...especially @ home and could probably beat any team in the SEC ...at home. We will never know because SEC doesn't play them ever. They did lose on the road to Wake Forest but they are 1-3 on the road this season. Stanford will blow Notre Dame out is my prediction...is that next week? I actually thought there was a good chance Stanford could win this game coming off a bye week. It is hard to get up for every game when you play in the arguably the toughest conference in NCAA football, namely, the Pacific 10 Conference...Conference of Champions.

Why do you think the SEC has two undefeated teams? It is basically Florida, LSU and Alabama...this is it. I can remember when the SEC was very tough but the last couple years they really have not been in my opinion.

I rest my case and lets see what happens in the Bowl games.