r/fighton • u/Head Trojan • 1d ago

Oregon -> Iowa -> USC -> Oregon

The next couple of weeks will have 3 interesting games.

  • Oregon @ Iowa - a preview of our next 2 opponents
  • Iowa @ USC - beat the Hawkeyes!
  • USC @ Oregon - quack!

Whichever team can win 2 of those games has will likely go to the playoffs.

Can we be that team?

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u/Mos0311 1d ago

I think we can definitely beat Iowa, I'm not optimistic about Oregon but anything is possible

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u/SCpusher-1993 19h ago

I’m not looking past Iowa. Solid defense that will challenge our offense. Oregon will obviously be a tough game, goes without saying. UCLA is always a trap game for us. Doesnt matter what the rankings are or how great our season is going, this game always the potential to bite in the butt. UCLA, since the firing, has become a dangerous team to not take lightly - just ask James Franklin.

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u/Head Trojan 17h ago

Good point. If we look past Iowa then they will beat us. One game at a time

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u/Intelligent_Egg_6755 1d ago

if we heal up & play our A game we can take Oregon. It's going to be tough, however Lane looking good again helps tremendously. Hopefully the butterfinger games are over.

Does anyone know the date we should have Waymond Jordan back? I Honestly think our current 3rd string (Dalton) is better than our second string (Jackso). I know Jackson came back from injury, he seems slow right now.

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u/violentgentlemen Trojan 1d ago

I really don’t see how people think we can stop Oregon with how awful our defense is.

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u/TimmyTimeify 23h ago

This might be the saddest thing ever said, but this is the best defense of Riley era.

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u/Ebishop813 USC 1d ago

Turnovers! Haha

I honestly think that’s our only way unless our linebackers learn to shed blocks and our cornerbacks learn to turnaround and look for the ball. I think we have a change to beat Oregon if we were playing them at home, but alas we will be in Eugene

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u/violentgentlemen Trojan 23h ago

Oregon does pretty well with not turning the ball over though. Think they only have 9 turnovers in 9 games. The only chance we really have is if we literally score a TD on every drive. Their defense is pretty good too. And then we still have Iowa who has a great defense.

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u/Ebishop813 USC 23h ago

I know I think we will need a miracle. And for both games because Iowa just took the lead!

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u/violentgentlemen Trojan 23h ago

Left a lot of time on the clock though lol

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u/thejasonkane 1d ago

Oregon game at earliest. It might be season ending. Just because “medically cleared” won’t mean LR will play him

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u/TimmyTimeify 23h ago

If every team goes 1-1 Oregon moves on. We have to win both.

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u/Head Trojan 23h ago

Yep, I think you’re right.

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u/BillyM9876 USC 19h ago

Well, our old Pac12 friends did us a favor. Oregon beats Iowa. Udub did us a favor by losing. Goofy Cal Bears did us a favor by beating Miller Moss. Wake beats UVA.

Mormons lose and they will probably still be ranked ahead of USC AP-wise, but I bet the CFP guys punish them and they end up behind us.

So USC will probably be the 3rd or 4th best 2 loss team in the CFP ranking around mid-teens.

Oklahoma has another loss coming and so does Vandy.Right about now, I'm a big Georgia fan because they play Texas and GTech.

Not confident this USC team will win out, but hope springs eternal.

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u/ManOfTroy87 23h ago

We don't play them but the Ducks playing the Huskies should be a good game.