[Chris Hummer] It’s trending toward Oregon starting Brock Thomas at QB tomorrow against Nebraska, sources tell @mzenitz and me. Thomas began the year as the Ducks’ 3rd-string QB but replaced Dylan Raiola late in Oregon’s game vs. UCLA.

[u/AkfurAshkenzic]

https://x.com/chris_hummer/status/2111243355661447482?s=46

[u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Raiola will be starting at Rice next year at this rate 

[u/LavinciBall → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Dylan “JT Daniels” Raiola

[u/basquiatvision → u/LavinciBall]

JT Daniels was such a odd case. He was solid for us and actually pretty decent at West Virginia and Rice—just didn’t have the talent he needed around him there (besides Luke McCaffrey at Rice). Injuries really messed with him.

Like someone else said, DJU is probably the better comp lol.

[u/DrVonD → u/basquiatvision]

He’ll always be a DGD. Got Wally Pipped and from all accounts was nothing but a great teammate to Stetson in 21. It would have been real easy to mess up the QB room vibe and he didn’t

[u/the_D1CKENS → u/DrVonD]

This sub clowned on him for bouncing around, but good on him for being a solid teammate for Stet

[u/dabears8686 → u/basquiatvision]

That’s former Nebraska QB Luke McCaffery, too

[u/VolsTuba13 → u/LavinciBall]

DJU came to my mind.

[u/Neuroccountant → u/VolsTuba13]

Even DJU didn't transfer somewhere just to be a backup.

[u/Tim_Drake → u/LavinciBall]

That is a name I completely forgot about

[u/Revolutionary_Elk791 → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

The ol Tathan Martell route. Or for those of us old enough to remember, ol QBForce himself Tate Forcier

[u/MoosilaukeFlyer → u/Revolutionary_Elk791]

Man that name brings me back, haven’t thought about Forcier in years

[u/Revolutionary_Elk791 → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Good times. Me and my roommates used to go on qbforce.com for shits and giggles back in the day. Nobody was higher on Tate than Tate was. Well maybe his dad. But I remember when he transferred from Michigan he was making this huge announcement about transferring to you guys. But then he didn't (I think the rumor was he didn't have grades or something, I don't know it's been a while) then he ended up landing at San Jose State instead. Quite the roller coaster for the one time starter ahead of Denard Robinson.

[u/muttonchops215 → u/Revolutionary_Elk791]

That's Ass, My Dude.

[u/mechajlaw → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Luke McCaffrey deep cut

[u/Ghiggs_Boson → u/mechajlaw]

I’m still pissed at him. We wanted him to convert to WR because we thought he’d be great at it. He bailed to go to Rice cause he was dead set on being a QB only to become a Rice receiver and then go to the NFL as a receiver…

[u/TheyTookByoomba → u/Ghiggs_Boson]

Didn't he transfer somewhere else first? Louisville I think? And they promised him he'd be a QB then tried to move him to WR as soon as he got to campus so he bailed and went to Rice, where he became a WR anyway.

[u/Substantial_Rise3318 → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

I got downvoted on the Huskers sub for saying this (although I think I said FIU or Fresno State)

[u/No_Preparation2766 → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Malachi Nelson speedrun

[u/jmr39 → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Last time a Nebraska qb transferred to rice he got drafted as a wr. Not sure that’s in the cards this time

[u/Sha489 → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Dylan Raiola and Madden Iamaleava are going to be competing for that Q1 position at Rice next year*

[u/Itchy-Advantage-4010 → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

You misspelled McDonald’s.

[u/WitchNight → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Well Rice doesn’t need him to pass so this might actually work lol. (Rice runs the option)

[u/badtakemachine → u/WitchNight]

The problem is that he’s Peyton Manning level immobile, but I do desperately want to see him try

[u/Tarmacked → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

Raiola will just end up at Georgia or Miami and be Beck 2.0

[u/BrettSchirley22 → u/Tarmacked]

I don’t like Carson Beck but a lot of you really underrate his play on the field

[u/Agile_Land_9951 → u/BrettSchirley22]

What about Georgia great Stetson Bennett?!

[u/BrettSchirley22 → u/Agile_Land_9951]

The GOAT?

[u/n00b_racer → u/Agile_Land_9951]

Rams legend

[u/MoosilaukeFlyer → u/BrettSchirley22]

Yeah he was awesome, cost us all 3 games we lost last year but was a fantastic leader

[u/ImmNottCurious → u/MoosilaukeFlyer]

As much as he lost games he never really gave up which I really appreciated. Those 2024 Alabama and Tech games would've gone very different if he stuck his head in the sand and just said he couldn't do it.

[u/taita25 → u/Tarmacked]

Not a chance. Been over rated since day 1

[u/AkfurAshkenzic → u/taita25]

I don’t know why people downvoted you for the truth

[u/taita25 → u/AkfurAshkenzic]

Watch every game of his at Nebraska. Hes a statue that cant handle pressure. The people downloading me are probably family that helped get him on the team at Neb.

[u/Tarmacked → u/taita25]

If Raiola got on the Oregon roster, I guarantee you a QB needy team in the top 15 will take a former 5 star

We’ve seen worse guys get transfer starting jobs over the last three years

[u/taita25 → u/Tarmacked]

Ive seen him play more than most on this sub. What you saw last Saturday and the one prior wasnt an anomaly.

[u/Bill3ffinMurray → u/taita25]

His two games against UCLA have been really bad.

[u/taita25 → u/Bill3ffinMurray]

Hes so streaky. He has moments but a good d makes him panic and if he's off on his throws that day it just compounds his poor decisions.

[u/Bill3ffinMurray → u/taita25]

Man coverage. If teams run man coverage, it’s over for him. Add pressure and you get what you got last weekend.

[u/Mammoth_Impress_3108 → u/Tarmacked]

That would actually be hilarious if ended up committing to uga again

[u/NecessaryEnough5202 → u/Tarmacked]

i would be stunned if he wanted to come to miami to back up underclassmen which is exactly what would happen.

[u/Ok-Soil-5133]

This will be a peak 11pm ET game

[u/Physical-Bee-8198 → u/Ok-Soil-5133]

Yep. PAC12 After Dark responsibilities are all ours this week.

[u/tylerhovi → u/Ok-Soil-5133]

I wanted night games at Autzen…..but maybe not like this.

[u/Itchy-Advantage-4010]

Even as a hater, I’m kinda stunned how vulnerable Oregon is this year.

Losing one coordinator is one thing. You adjust. Losing both…well…

[u/BroadbentBum → u/Itchy-Advantage-4010]

Lanning didn't go out and find real coordinators. We've earned this through our hubris. Let this be a lesson to any head coach who's feeling himself!

[u/Temassi → u/BroadbentBum]

I hope it's a lesson he carries with him moving forward. It's just crazy because it's not the first time he's had to find new coordinators.

I bet he did it to try to keep things the same a last year. Don't upset the apple cart for Moore's final year. That strategy has not worked out though.

[u/BroadbentBum → u/Temassi]

I guess we'll see this off-season. Right now it might be the Pop Tart bowl. Edit: Cheez-it Citrus Bowl or Reliaquest bowl 😂

[u/Temassi → u/BroadbentBum]

I want the Duke's Mayo Bowl. So when we win Dan can get a bunch of mayo dumped on him as a humiliation ritual so he doesn't promote from within again.

[u/couducane → u/BroadbentBum]

Hampton is fine, maybe even good. He did very well against UCLA and against USC the defense did well. He is hopefully just getting into a groove.

[u/Vocen → u/couducane]

I thought even the Boise State game was pretty good. They converted short yardage and we made a couple errors, but otherwise we held them in check pretty well, they just played a good game. The Oklahoma State game is the only one that was really bad and I'm not gonna throw Hampton in the same boat as whatever the fuck is happening on offense for one bad game out of five

[u/Revolutionary_Elk791 → u/BroadbentBum]

Hampton at least seems to be improving, let's see how the rest of the season plays out on that side of the ball. Purely in terms of defense I thought we did good against the LA schools. This OC so far is......oof. On one hand, sure it's difficult to adjust when you go a whole off-season planning on Moore being the guy. But I dunno, we were very unimaginative when we had him healthy.....zero urgency against Oklahoma State for example.....and it's a big steamy mess without him. Raiola shitting the bed so badly......to a legendary degree against UCLA that it put him so firmly in the doghouse despite how admirably he played against USC....it's very bad. We really need to go in another direction with OC at minimum.

[u/BroadbentBum → u/Revolutionary_Elk791]

Totally agree. A different fan also said Hampton seems to be improving and I agree. The offense is inexcusable imo. I feel like some position coaches should also be in the hot seat. QB, OL, maybe even DL and LB. LB has never been a strength, and the DL has not performed at the level most expected by a long shot

[u/MoosilaukeFlyer → u/BroadbentBum]

Ironically this is what Mario fucked up bad with at the start

[u/muttonchops215 → u/BroadbentBum]

This is something people don't appreciate enough with the more consistent programs. It's hard to replace good assistants. At some point there is a fuckup and it's a question of how quickly your head coach fixes it.

[u/BIRDSBEEZ → u/Itchy-Advantage-4010]

I feel like “vulnerable” is putting it nicely. We ass

[u/majesticstraits → u/Itchy-Advantage-4010]

It’s not just the coordinators. The O Line is the bigger problem. We’ve gotten worse there very year under the current O Line coach, and parched a hole last year with three transfers. This year it’s all guys he recruited and developed and it’s been a disaster.

Add that to a bad offensive coordinator, a QB injury, and a schedule that’s a lot tougher than it looked going into the year and this is what you get

[u/AkfurAshkenzic]

Brock Thomas is also Oregons walk on QB who went to Sheldon High school before walking on at Oregon: the same high school Justin Herbert went to

[u/Vocen → u/AkfurAshkenzic]

To be clear to unfamiliar onlookers, the similarities to Herbert end there. Brock Thomas is 5'10", not particularly fast, and an adequate arm would probably be the most charitable thing to say. He's a local Eugene walk on that looks like a local walk on.

[u/SuccessfulNinja3550 → u/Vocen]

Yeah but like, how hot is his girlfriend?

[u/AdvisesPTTs → u/Vocen]

How is a qb named Brock Thomas not at least 6'4"?

[u/LovesToTango → u/Vocen]

Don't you guys have Akili Smith Jr too? Is he not good?

[u/Vocen → u/LovesToTango]

He's in his second year and has traits but he came in super, super raw. Wouldn't rule out him turning into a good QB eventually but he was always more of a lottery ticket and doesn't seem ready to play yet

[u/Kidfreedom50 → u/Vocen]

Saw him play in HS - he’s huge. Cam Newton size.

[u/LithHarborGymLeader → u/Vocen]

Is he better than Raiola?

[u/Vocen → u/LithHarborGymLeader]

He is better than how Raiola played vs UCLA and worse than how Raiola played vs USC. I'd probably think of him as like, the starter on a decent FCS team who is competent but no big teams would be recruiting as a transfer

[u/LithHarborGymLeader → u/Vocen]

I feel like this is going to tank Raiola's confidence. Im just barely getting caught up on CFB news for the week, this is a performance related benching right?

[u/AkfurAshkenzic → u/LithHarborGymLeader]

Raiola went 6-19 for 2 interceptions and a fumble. I think he rightfully lost his job when Brock Thomas in ten minutes of the same game went 14/20 for 172 yards and a touchdown

[u/couducane → u/AkfurAshkenzic]

I mean, UCLA changed up how they were playing defense, and seemed to be barely trying against Stewart on that TD reception.

[u/Vocen → u/LithHarborGymLeader]

Raiola's confidence isn't of particular concern now. If he doesn't start tomorrow, it indicates he is probably never going to play a meaningful snap for Oregon again. Certainly he's not going to be on the roster next year if he's getting benched for the walk-on.

Yes, performance based, he played a truly atrocious game last week. He was unplayable.

[u/fazelenin02 → u/Vocen]

Yeah I'm not sure I've ever seen such a career derailing performance, in the span of less than one game, he went from a guy waiting for the keys of a team that has been nothing short of an NFL factory who was a potential first round pick in 2028, to probably hitting the portal again, landing at some low level P4 or maybe even G6, and having very questionable NFL QB potential.

[u/Odd-Temperature7458 → u/fazelenin02]

Dude, even here he flashed signs of maybe being able to hang one day in the bigs if he could shed the ankle weight. Not getting those vibes anymore.

[u/Gilbert_AZ → u/fazelenin02]

Dude has been hitting the portal every year since HS. ,3 high schools... committed to OSU, backed out, committed to Georgia, backed out, finally landed at Nebraska....then backed out.

[u/No_Preparation2766 → u/AkfurAshkenzic]

Brock Thomas might be a bit rough around the edges and probably can't elevate things to the level that Dante does but at least he's consistent in what he can and can't do. On the other hand, I feel like Raiola is like spinning a slot machine and betting on which version of him plays

[u/Impossible-Flight250 → u/No_Preparation2766]

It’s crazy because Raiola was awesome against USC. Then again, maybe USCs defense is just that bad.

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/Impossible-Flight250]

he was quick on his feet and was great at going through his reads but man even in that game he was just launching shit and hoping his guy got it

[u/Systemic_Chaos → u/Impossible-Flight250]

Two things can be true

[u/Atom3189 → u/Impossible-Flight250]

They didn’t have a game plan for him, UCLA was able to watch tape and actually have a defense prepared

[u/Tamzariane → u/Atom3189]

I think this is a lot of it - plus UCLA looks pretty real this year. I'm not a DR hater at all but he is pretty straightforward to plan against - just bring a lot of pressures from different places and it can freeze him.

[u/Tackoman46 → u/Impossible-Flight250]

USC Defense is a major part of it but also going in to that game not expecting to play probably helped him a lot too

[u/roguerunner1 → u/AkfurAshkenzic]

Someone check and see who the Sheldon High School fishing club president was when Brock was there.

[u/holla15 → u/roguerunner1]

Someone should also check and see where the football coach is.

https://www.kezi.com/news/local/parents-confront-school-district-4j-board-members-on-sheldon-football-coachs-absence/article_0d1f73d6-6b3e-4ffc-8cf8-45715424666c.html

[u/Temassi → u/holla15]

I thought it was the HS coach in Eugene who was fired for going for an onside kick being up 54-0 before the halftime.

[u/GenericNameSimulated → u/Temassi]

Yall don’t have mercy rules?

We had if score was 50+ in first half game was called, 44+ in second half

[u/themistoclesV → u/GenericNameSimulated]

I think they did end it at half time. The other team had 16 players available.

[u/droobs → u/Temassi]

I think that was at Marist

[u/Temassi → u/droobs]

Yeah it was. I wanna see if he has any interest in being an OC now haha

[u/Confused_Wolf_69420 → u/AkfurAshkenzic]

My worst HS football memories all involve Sheldon

[u/WebfootTroll → u/Confused_Wolf_69420]

SEHS?

[u/This-is-getting-dark → u/WebfootTroll]

This was my first assumption haha sounds like they’re just as bad as when I went there 20 years ago

[u/Vocen → u/This-is-getting-dark]

They don't even have a varsity football team this year. Not enough interest to safely play.

[u/WebfootTroll → u/This-is-getting-dark]

Hello classmate. Class of '07. Should have been '06, but I didn't do a whole lot of "homework" or "studying" or anything. And apparently you can only do that for so long before it bites you in the ass.

[u/jamiebond → u/Confused_Wolf_69420]

The last football game I ever played was a loss to Sheldon in the playoffs

[u/Agitated_Suspect2357 → u/AkfurAshkenzic]

Sheldon also a history of producing NFL and D1 QBs prior to Herbert

[u/Wide-Nerve8655 → u/Agitated_Suspect2357]

Real ones remember Alex Brink

[u/Revolutionary_Elk791 → u/Wide-Nerve8655]

Sheldon Irish and Washington State Cougar legend Alex Brink, you damn right I do.

[u/stayclassypeople → u/AkfurAshkenzic]

Justin Herbert? The fishing club president?

[u/Bill3ffinMurray]

Damn Oregon must have more talent if Dylan was a starter here but a third stringer at Oregon.

[u/FyreWulff → u/Bill3ffinMurray]

we're not really a QB team and never really was so it makes sense

[u/notoriousCBD → u/FyreWulff]

This explains a lot from the last 25 years. It's just shocking to me that a good quarterback very often leads to good results on the field. Maybe they should consider being a "QB team."

[u/CornIssues]

It has been a rough past few years for high school 5 star qb’s. Except for maybe Keelon and Sayin

[u/Middle-Newspaper2928 → u/CornIssues]

All these 5* guys with “arm talent” but they don’t process the game fast enough to make it matter so they make slow and bad decisions.

[u/CornIssues → u/Middle-Newspaper2928]

It’s the same mistake NFL gm’s keep making. Drafting based on physicals instead of the actual ability to play QB

[u/The_Unclean_Chadford]

Yeah, but what did he answer to the ice cream question?

[u/frankdatank_004 → u/The_Unclean_Chadford]

Bro chose Strawberry.

We don’t know what the fuck that means.

[u/Wittyname0 → u/frankdatank_004]

He likes strawberry, the qb coach stabbed him

[u/LogicianMission22]

This is a huge must win for both programs. Oregon is extremely unlikely to make the playoffs now, but they still have an outside chance if they can get Moore healthy until Ohio State and play to their potential. Nebraska is facing a 3rd string QB after a disappointing close loss to the defending national champions. Nebraska can prove they are legit by going into Austen and handling an Oregon team that is now on their last legs.

[u/AbsurdOwl → u/LogicianMission22]

I know it might seem silly, given preseason expectations, but this is Nebraska's chance to prove they're not just good, but that they're a real contender for a playoff spot. If we can win this and give OSU a good run, we can be playing for a bid against Iowa on Black Friday.

[u/thunder_1122 → u/AbsurdOwl]

I'm just now realizing how eeriely similar both NU's schedules are. We both have IU, OSU, Oregon and Iowa this year and are in very similar situations - I wonder if both are 10-2 with only losses to IU and OSU on the bubble for the playoff who would get the nod.

[u/AbsurdOwl → u/thunder_1122]

Almost certainly you guys. The throttling of CU and PSU is gonna help your resume immensely, and you're already way ahead of us on the polls.

[u/bub166 → u/thunder_1122]

Probably Northwestern going by SOR but wouldn't it be awesome if we both got in and fought for NU rights in the playoffs?

[u/BlazinBlazerz → u/LogicianMission22]

Idk if beating this Oregon team is proving being legit, they’re clearly hurting with the coordinator losses and a weak line. They just… aren’t good this year

[u/rageb8err → u/BlazinBlazerz]

I’m hesitant to say they’re not good, that’s a stretch. But the coordinator losses hurt them immensely and they’re far from elite.

[u/escientia → u/rageb8err]

They have a talented roster just nobody to put the pieces together so it means anything. They definitely need a new o coordinator.

[u/Pk0885 → u/rageb8err]

Watch the tape, they are no good. No evolution in the playbook, no fundamentals, no cohesive leadership, it’s a team of talented players, not a talented team

[u/WatchfulApparition → u/Pk0885]

Oregon's defense was on the field for 39 minutes in the last game and UCLA could only manage 17 points against them. The defense played very well last game. The only reason Oregon lost was Dylan Raiola

[u/goddamnitwhalen → u/LogicianMission22]

*Autzen

[u/BIRDSBEEZ → u/LogicianMission22]

Moore is not good enough to make us a playoff team regardless

[u/Impossible-Flight250 → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

Another example of a guy who should have just went into the draft after getting a 1st round grade. Dude would have gone in the top 15 and now he might be a later round pick.

[u/EatBootyLoveLife → u/Impossible-Flight250]

he would have been the second or third overall pick if he went out last year. Jets were all over him

[u/BIRDSBEEZ → u/Impossible-Flight250]

He would have gotten an NFL GM fired immediately if he got drafted top 5 last year

[u/Thinned]

With the new 24 team playoffs i truly don’t think we’ll ever get a natty😹

[u/Cdog923]

Generational game upcoming.

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom → u/Cdog923]

I was at the Portland airport this afternoon and there was a decent amount of Nebraska supporters

[u/AbsurdOwl → u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

I suspect we'll have 15-20k people there, Nebraska fans travel really well.

[u/Hugo_Hackenbush → u/AbsurdOwl]

There's also just a lot who already live in Oregon, which is what actually accounts for most teams that "travel" well. My sister lives just outside of Portland and runs into people from Nebraska way more frequently than you would think.

[u/IsawJaneTopless]

Go with the under?

[u/JakeSteeleIII]

Where does Patrick Ravioli go next year?

[u/gumercindo1959]

Woof. Tough rest of the way for the duckies.

[u/RumpEater5000]

It doesn't matter. We have the worst O line in the country. Ucla rushed only 3 men and were in the backfield in under 2 seconds.

[u/the_D1CKENS → u/RumpEater5000]

If that's true, NFL quarterbacks don't face that type pressure against peak Aaron Donald.

[u/couducane → u/the_D1CKENS]

Idk about the time part, but basically all anyone has to do is rush three and they will get home.

[u/clarkision → u/RumpEater5000]

And so talented on paper too. It’s truly a mystery that sometime between being highly rated for allegedly playing well they somehow forgot the basic approach of “hit a guy”

Edit: /s

It’s the offensive line coach and the offensive coordinator

[u/thisisindianland → u/clarkision]

It's no mystery. It's Coach Terry's fault.

[u/clarkision → u/thisisindianland]

I should have put /s

[u/MultiPass21]

Give me AKS. If we’re not going to see if Raiola is our guy for next year, let’s get weird and see what the roster has.

[u/BIRDSBEEZ → u/MultiPass21]

Gonna go out on a limb and assume there’s a reason he’s the 4th string QB

[u/MultiPass21 → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

Oh absolutely. But Brock Thomas is a stopgap, at most.

[u/KennyKettermen → u/MultiPass21]

Yeah Akili would be way more fun to see in action whether it turned out good or bad. Give me the fun option

[u/nnanpei → u/MultiPass21]

I doubt he’s remotely ready but he’s got a cannon and he’s huge, would love to see some reps.

[u/IveBenHereBefore]

Surely a third string QB can't win the playoffs 

[u/lowes18]

You just can't be that immobile in todays game with how good the pass rush is

[u/AbsurdOwl → u/lowes18]

Is Thomas not also fairly immobile? I was under the impression that he's not much of a scrambler.

[u/WebfootTroll → u/AbsurdOwl]

It's not his strength, but he's not a statue.

[u/Bartman383 → u/AbsurdOwl]

In 3 seasons he has 11 rushing attempts for 12 yards.

[u/Quick-Expert-4608]

Oh god we are going to cause the hometown kid look like a Heisman qb aren’t we

[u/Important-Proposal28]

With the talent the ducks have if they can call even decent offensive plays and have a QB who can put the ball where it needs to be they will be fine on offense. Raiola looked so good when he came in against USC and so so so bad against UCLA

[u/couducane → u/Important-Proposal28]

Sadly that’s not true. You can call the best game you want but if the defense can get pressure with three or four guys quickly, no offense can succeed. Not even Tom Brady could overcome that, see the 2007 Super Bowl. We can’t run the ball and we can’t protect the QB at all.

[u/WhiteGudman → u/couducane]

Offensive line couldn’t block worth a shit. I think the ducks stand to lose quite a few more games.

[u/Traditional_Frame418]

Imagine being Raiola and transferring to Oregon thinking Moore would declare, then Moore comes back.

Moore gets hurt so you get the starting job. Only to be yanked the week your former team comes into Autzen.

[u/BeerFarts86 → u/Traditional_Frame418]

Play fucking better. Dude is out there launching fade away three’s into triple coverage from his own endzone.

[u/Traditional_Frame418 → u/BeerFarts86]

Not arguing at all. Just saying it has be a bit crushing for Raiola.

[u/mccainjames11 → u/Traditional_Frame418]

I hope he can transfer to a G6 with less expectations next year and get it back together. He’s had a great attitude the entire time he’s been here and we won’t forget that USC game, but I don’t think he’s ready to be playing for a team with playoff aspirations

[u/GuyHomie → u/Traditional_Frame418]

Wasn't Raiola injured when he transferred and already knew Moore was coming back?

[u/Bartman383 → u/GuyHomie]

Yes.

[u/AbsurdOwl → u/GuyHomie]

Yeah.

[u/Prestigious-Elk6959 → u/Traditional_Frame418]

I honestly don't think he went there with that hope, cuz even Moore waited after Gabriel. I think between their NIL and the idea he could come and learn without pressure then take over after Moore was how they sold it.

[u/pc9401 → u/Traditional_Frame418]

That's Baby Mahomes. You know because he is so Mahomes like.

Imagine in every game the announcers talk more about you and your haircut than the game itself. And then you transfer and this happens.

[u/AkfurAshkenzic]

For those curious, Brock Thomas went 14/20 for a touchdown and 172 yards in ten minutes against UCLA

[u/Jagshemesh_Captain]

We are so cooked ...

[u/Itsbilloreilly]

DR was awful against UCLA honestly so I get it

[u/Jonjon428]

This feels like an overcorretion but maybe I will be proven wrong

[u/bsibe2006]

Nebraska has a habit of making third string, walk one look like Heisman contenders.

[u/Kontos_Stelio]

Way to ruin the storyline

[u/Dndrmflnscrtn]

3rd string walk on starting tomorrow. and its nebraska week too. sure why not

[u/PDXDuckGeek]

A hearty double bird to Desman Stephens II.

[u/mauro_membrere]

The paying high dollar to 5star HS prospect is almost dead if not dead.
Underwood,lagway,iamaleava,raiola,arch manning, even malik washington

[u/PascalsHexagon]

Among informed Oregon fans, why are the Ducks having a tough time? If Nebraska shows up like they did against IU, Huskers win, perhaps by a lot. Are there cultural or teamwork issues this season?

[u/ReliefCrafty7149 → u/PascalsHexagon]

You underestimate our ability to lose by 1 score

[u/PascalsHexagon → u/ReliefCrafty7149]

I'm no stranger to despair, but every cat has his day. Nebraska by 14 tomorrow

[u/hu_gnew → u/PascalsHexagon]

Technically it'll be Sunday by the time that happens.

[u/crwg2017 → u/PascalsHexagon]

Not an Oregon fan.. lol but it is pretty clear that Will Stein leaving is playing a part in them being rough

[u/dcduck → u/crwg2017]

Stein was able to work around the Oline issues. This new guy is lost.

[u/LieInternational7595 → u/PascalsHexagon]

Mostly o-line failures. Some coordinator inexperience and injuries also playing a role. It would seem that exceptional talent at QB and WR is neutralized if you have no run game and no pass blocking.

I think u/hythloday1 has film analysis that shows it's the worst o-line in the B1G. Certainly the worst I remember as a fan.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ducks/comments/1x44ps5/duck_tape_film_review_ucla_bruins_2026/

[u/jamiebond]

Given how they both looked last week I have no idea why Brock wouldn’t be the obvious choice. Hope Koa hasn’t ruined him in the interim.

[u/soloist1980 → u/jamiebond]

Brock told Koa that he's more of a sorbet guy, so he backed off.

[u/inlandsquatch]

Can we put in our 3rd string OC instead?

[u/HeyTherePLH]

Kinda rough to bench Raiola after one bad game. He looked great vs USC. Young QBs have bad games sometimes.

[u/AbsurdOwl → u/HeyTherePLH]

He not not young, but he's not young either. He's started 20+ games at this point, and that was a historically bad game. Almost felt like an anomaly, because he was never that bad at Nebraska.

[u/WebfootTroll → u/HeyTherePLH]

Sure, but there are bad games and then there whatever that was. He had the worst EPA per drop back of anyone in FBS for the last few years. Well behind some G5 Tight End that had to get subbed in an emergency to play QB. It was generationally bad.

[u/mccainjames11 → u/HeyTherePLH]

That was genuinely one of the worst games I’ve ever seen a QB play, up there with the Nathan Peterman game. It’s akin to Panthers benching Bryce Young last year imo. That game indicated he’s mentally broken and he needs to sit until he’s able to handle it

[u/BIRDSBEEZ → u/HeyTherePLH]

He probably looked rough in practice this week

[u/Tubbs2303 → u/HeyTherePLH]

Young? This is his third year in college.

[u/HeyTherePLH → u/Tubbs2303]

I mean, I still don't consider Arch Manning to be a finished product either. There's still growing pains, still coverages you haven't seen, etc.

[u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

Why did Oregon spend $$$ on courting raoila only for him to 6-19 for 43 yards and two interceptions in a critical conference game?!

That investment could have been spent elsewhere

[u/TripleThreatTua → u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

Coaches always think they can fix these big name 5 stars who have all the tools and they think it must be their old coach’s fault that they were bad

[u/MallyFaze → u/TripleThreatTua]

That’s what we did with our two previous QBs. We have been the Phil King Center for Former 5 Stars Who Can’t Throw Good.

[u/After_Wave → u/TripleThreatTua]

But Oregon has been mostly successful with that. First with Bo Nix from who was a disappointment at Auburn to success at Oregon and first round pick then Dante Moore was benched during his first year at UCLA and then had success with Oregon and was a projected 1st round pick last year and this year. But that was probably about Dillingham and Will Stein. I still think the Ducks should start Raiola and give him at least a few possessions to see if he can play l more like he did against USC.

[u/balzun → u/After_Wave]

This. Went from Stein and Dilly coaching QBS to the ice cream guy who basically has admitted to being just as surprised as we all were when he got the job.

All joking aside, I don't know the slightest bit about QB coaching but I sorta feel that as the most important position in the game it should have a slightly more tenured coach or at least someone who played the position.

Koa could be he next coming or Chip Kelly but the this was not the team or time to give him a go.

[u/ChosenBrad22 → u/TripleThreatTua]

Having watched every single snap of Raiola's at Nebraska, he wasn't BAD. He did about as good as you can realistically expect a true freshman to do on a bad team in the Big10.

But then his sophomore year he didn't take the huge jump you'd expect a 5* guy with experience to take. The wonder was if it was because of Nebraska's terrible OLine or if Raiola just isn't that dude. Turns out it was a little bit of both.

[u/WebfootTroll → u/TripleThreatTua]

To be fair, Dan had good reason to think that. Moore and Nix both get much better after coming to Oregon.

[u/GuyHomie → u/TripleThreatTua]

Lanning did have success with Nix so he's done it before

[u/karl_manutzitsch → u/TripleThreatTua]

Raiola didn’t really need “fixing”. He was still pretty good for Nebraska. He wasn’t like a complete bust or anything like that

[u/WebfootTroll → u/karl_manutzitsch]

Well, we took care of that for him, didn't we?

[u/Bartman383 → u/WebfootTroll]

It's kinda ironic that last season, Dylan had almost identical stats to Moore up until he broke his leg. With way less talent.

[u/Vocen → u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

Why didn't Oregon's coaches just make Raiola not shit the bed? Are they stupid?

(they might be, but the meme still applies)

[u/frankdatank_004 → u/CieraVotedOutHerMom]

Tbf he did do very well against USC on the road.

Then he did a complete 180 at home against UCLA.

[u/misterurb → u/frankdatank_004]

He genuinely looked like he forgot how to throw a football. 

[u/VividLies901]

Idk. I feel like I need some sources from these guys saying this. Lanning wouldn’t put Brock in unless Raiola came into practice this past week looking like hot ass. They laid a couple million minimum on the gamble this guy would start next year. So why would you not just play him to get more data and reps so you know wtf you need to do in the offseason?

With this year going down the drain, I have very little faith in 2027. We lose so many starters to the draft this year or being seniors. Then what we have no QB plan for 2027 now? Gamble on a portal transfer? Yikes

[u/InevitableAd2436 → u/VividLies901]

You guys will always get something good bro

After Mariota, you guys got VA who was a baller

[u/voodoohounds → u/VividLies901]

Maybe they feel Nebraska knows him too well. And the mind game within this game doesn’t favor Dylan.