We got drubbed by a far-superior USC team. Our defense is flat-out terrible. Teams have rediscovered that our "bend, but don't break" defense is a poor strategy. We try to get too cute on offense, and opposing teams make us pay. Our game day coaching is awful. With that said, our Ducks are back to being a laughing stock in college football right now.I'm not one to always to "fire this person", but clearly, some changes are needed here. It might be time for Coach Bellotti to put his friendship with Nick Aliotti aside, and let him go. We need a defense that's going to take some chances, and not play 10 yards off of wherever the football is going.
Also, I'm really getting tired of hearing about our uniform combinations by commentators, along with things that have nothing to do with football, during the game. I like our uniforms, but maybe the time is right to go back to simple helmets (the ol' lemonheads, with the green stripe down the middle, for example) and jerseys with pre-1998 block numbers. At least, that way, the media will hopefully... hopefully talk about the Ducks' field play, rather than what's coming down the catwalk.
After thinking about who we've beaten this year, I think the best the Ducks can hope for is becoming bowl eligible, and seriously evaluating the state of the team for the 2009 season. I will say this, much to some people's chagrin, we will never excel on the national stage until we play to win... ALWAYS!
