Are the Beavers Poised to Pass the Ducks on Offense?
I have noted a ton of respect for Coach Jonathan Smith and the emerging offense at Oregon State among those who comment on this site. I also give Coach Smith kudos for what he accomplished as Washingtons offensive coordinator. It feels that way to me as the Ducks could not stop Oregon State at the clutch times in 2020, and the Beavers almost pulled off an upset in Eugene in 2019. I love the balance on offense the Beavers have achieved, and frankly I admire the recruiting they have done at running back. This year they have a Pac-12 transfer star in quarterback Sam Noyer joining them along with returning a full offensive line that was already doing well. Fleet wide receivers and gamers at tight end round out an impressive offense as I checked out last years games of OSU. My review left an unsettling feeling  Tom Corno  It is an interesting ponder-point for us to discuss today, because it comes more from our feelings as opposed to facts. When checking the scoring outputI was surprised at the truth over the last three years  2018: OSU 26.10 UO 34.80  2019: OSU 31.20 UO 35.40  2020: OSU 28.90 UO 31.30  As much as we were frustrated with the rivalry gameit was the high point of scoring for the Beavers this last year. Another question would be  does the 41 points planted on Oregon say more about the Beavers or the Ducks in that game?  As Ive discussed many times and written about here, the Ducks must increase their scoring to the 45 point-per-game average the Playoff-3 achieved in the last three years if we seriously want to make a run at a National Championship. Oh, how we love to ponder about Our Beloved Ducks!  Charles Fischer (Mr. FishDuck)  Eugene, Oregon  Top Photo by Kevin Cline  Phil Anderson, the FishDuck.com Volunteer editor for this article, is a trial lawyer in Bend Oregon.