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The Flock Pod

All things University of Oregon Sports and University of Oregon Sports Culture. Hello! And welcome to The Flock Pod. We deliver fresh flockness weekly to your feed to keep you updated on Oregon Duck Football, Basketball (Mens & Womens), Hockey (Oregon is a Hockey School after all) and more! If you have a question for Justin or Shane you can find us on all those major social media platforms @TheFlockPod or feel free to email the show at TheFlockPod@gmail.com. As always, take care your chicken, take care your mentals; we appreciate you, we love, we out.

  1. 10/17/2024

    The Flock Pod #175 "Ohio St Breakdown and Purdue Preview"

    #175 #3 Oregon 32 #2 Ohio St 31 Gameday was awesome. McAfee was hilarious and the Duck continues to win. Oregon fan makes 100k field goal Game script went almost exactly how I predicted  Catch that should have been a pick on first drive. Bassa rips it’s away before Kazmerik has possession. Should have been a pick for sure. Leads to opening TD.  Harmon ripping the ball away from Judkins for a fumble. Hunt the ball, Harmon didn’t even go for the tackle. Jordan James rips off a huge run after to set the tone. Then scores on the next play.  Autzen creates multiple false start penalties  Missed FG from 44… oi vei sappington  Evan Stewart breaks out. Poncho has a bad snap and the next play Stewart hits a double move. 2 plays later he’s catching a fade route for a TD. 4 catches for 109 1 TD yards 2 minutes into the 2nd quarter.  Onside kick. Just like the scene from the replacements, where’s my bitch. Boyle kicks it straight at the upman for osu and Oregon recovers. Saleapaga recovers it.  Traeshon Holden spits on OSU defender. Ejected with 11:31 left. Dan Lanning immediately talks to him on the sideline, confirms that he did spin on him, gives him a pat on the butt.  Tez gets going with a big TD on 3rd and 9, second big play on OSU corner Denzel Burke. Oregon retakes the lead heading into the half. 22-21   Half Ohio St fans in bathroom “by far the loudest stadium I’ve ever been in” Big 4th & 1 call around midfield. TE drag route off play action to TFerg for a chunk play. Leads to another 4th down attempt, Oregon comes up short on 4th & 2.2 straight throws to Herbert, didn’t love that. Tez was wide open.  Love the aggression from Dan. 22-28 Legit nervous at this point in Autzen.  3rd & 3, Will Howard misplays the snap and OSU has to punt.  Nervousness gone.  JJ huge blitz pickup. So awesome. Next play, DG keeps for a 27 yd TD scamper. 29-28 Oregon stuffed on the goal line trying to run behind Conerly. Sappington FG puts Oregon ahead 32-31 with 1:47 left.  Matayo with the big sack to start the drive.  Yes it was OPI, obvious push off from Jeremiah Smith.  Ryan Day missed the fact that the game clock was running.  12th man penalty  Ohio St fans melting down on Twitter Will Howard slides to end the game  Matayo…and the whole DLine . Wow what a game. 19 yards rushing allowed in 2nd half.  Conerly and the whole OLine, unreal game. DG barely bothered all day long. Only 2 TFLs allowed Nitpick- Redzone offense needs to be better.  OSU hasn’t given up 100 yd rusher or receiver, gave up both to Oregon.  Oregon ran through Ohio Sts face. 8 plays over 25 yards. Over 500 yards of total offense.  Gee Scott stats 3 for 46, two of those receptions were on 3rd downs Ducks vs Them Jab jab jab … knockout. Perfect metaphor from Dan this week.  Top 5 sporting event Ive ever been too Oregon solidified itself as a Big 10 championship and National championship contender.  On to Purdue  1-5, 0-3 in conf  #2 Oregon -28.5 o/u 58.5 @ Purdue  Friday Night at 8pm  Is West Lafayette the Big10 Pullman? Weird things happen there at night.  Purdue changed QB (Ryan Browne) and OCs going into the Illinois game and played much better.  Lost in OT 49-50  Browne ran for 118 yards on 17 carries while throwing for 297 and 3 TDs.  Purdue was down 27-3 in the 3rd quarter and battled back vs Illinois. Should have won the game on a late fumble by Illinois QB Luke Altmeyer,  but they called him down. Game never should have gone to OT. Went for 2 after the first TD in OT and Illinois wins on a sack.  Ducks must have a spy on Browne and control him in the running game. Devon Jackson and Bryce Boettcher must have big games.  DG must avoid a letdown and have zero turnovers. Do not give Purdue any life.  Purdue defense giving up over 9 yards per pass, ranked 128th in the country.  Will Purdue be able to bounce back emotionally to keep this game close? This is the same team that had players out drinking before Oregon St… they just lost a heartbreaker and have the #2 in the country coming to town. Do they fight or do they roll over. Purdue could lose this game in the first quarter.  Oregon wins if They start strong and minimize mistakes.  Oregon loses if  West Lafayette is the Pullman of the Big10, chaos and shenanigans ensue.  Prediction Oregon 48 Purdue 13 Oregon 40 Purdue 9 Last Take  Moving sucks

    1h 16m
  2. 10/10/2024

    The Flock Pod #174 "Michigan St Breakdown and Ohio St Preview"

    #174 Oregon handles Michigan St 31-10 Defense once again dominant  Struggle on first drive but the forced a fumble on the goaline  5 sacks, lots of pressures (Burch with 2.5 himself)  Only gave up 250 yards total Held Spartans to 2/11 on 3rd down  Offense still has work to do  Gabriel throws two RZ picks  First one was his fault, second one was on Will Stein Finishes 20/32 257 yds 2 TDs, 1 rushing TD, 2 picks  Jordan James has a great day 24 166 1 TD  Oregon now 5-0 and ranked 3rd in the AP Poll  Ohio St #2 5-0 Oregon +3.5 O/U 53.5 via ESPN BET 4:30 at Autzen Stadium, TV- NBC College Gameday in Eugene, one of their favorite locations. Who should be the guest picker ?  Ty Burrell?  Joey Harrington?  Buckeyes coming off a 35-7 victory over Iowa Oregon DLine will best tested against a quality OLine Oregon has the 6th best pressure rate in the country  Secondary will need to play disciplined and aggressive  Need to force Will Howard to make mistakes with pressure and confusion and keep the ball out of Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbukas hands How much does Will Howard run the ball?  Cannot allow Ohio St to get the running game going with Quinshon Judkins and Treyveon Henderson  OLine must keep DG clean and clear holes for JJ DG needs to play mistake free football, no turnovers  Feed Jordan early and often to open up the passing game and get some explosives Evan Stewart, Trasehon Holden and Terrance Ferguson will be key in this game as Ohio St will try and take Tez away.  Keep the ball away from Caleb Downs  Oregon wins if… Ducks win the battle of the trenches and get a few explosive plays on offense. Autzen must make a difference Oregon loses if … Ohio St is able to run the ball, play their style and control the game.  Autzen noise and Oregon front 7 will be the difference in the game.  Predictions  Oregon 34 Ohio St 31 Jessie Oregon 38 Ohio St 33 Herbert vs Nix on Sunday in the afternoon window Nix has looked better the last two weeks. Herbert still has no oline or weapons. Chargers -3 I would take the Broncos and the points Lynx vs Liberty Thursday night 5pm Lynx 3-1 vs Liberty this season Last Take Playoff baseball is awesome and I'm a sad Mariners fan.

    58 min
  3. 10/02/2024

    The Flock Pod #173 "UCLA Breakdown & Michigan St Preview"

    #173 Oregon handles business against UCLA in the Rose Bowl 34-13 4-0 1-0 in Big10 Move up to #6 in the Ap Poll. Behind 1 loss Georgia Game was not as close as the score Defense only gives up 172 total yards Holds UCLA to 1-10 on 3rd down Forced 2 picks and got 4 sacks  Burch, Harmon and Caldwell lived in the backfield  Bruins tried to pick on Nikko Reed quite a bit.  Boettcher gets first career pick and continues to fly around  Offense played well but not up to the standard  9/15 on 3rd down  Gabriel 31/41 278 yds 3 tds and 1 awful int (tez fell down)  OLine was great in passing game, 0 sacks. Need to be better in run game Jordan James continues to run angry 20 car 103 yds 1 TD. Noah doesn’t look as explosive this season, still coming back from the injury.  Tez Johnson has a big day, co offensive player of the week in the Big10, 11-121-2 tds. Just missed a passing TD to Herbert on trick play.  Where is Evan Stewart?  Terrance Ferguson in concussion protocol  Sappington misses extra point, 1 kickoff outta bounds  Michigan St Spartans (3-2 1-1 in conf) Oregon -24.5 o/u 52.5 Friday at Autzen Stadium 6pm pst kickoff  Wins  FAU, Prairie View & Maryland  Losses  Boston College and Ohio St (last two games) Derrick Harmon revenge game  Familiar faces  Jonathan Smith  Aidan Chiles 76-135 1058 yds 5td 8ints  Jack Velling 13-185 0 tds  Oregon wins if… They hold against Spartys blitzing and take advantage when they go man coverage. Force Aidan Chiles to make mistakes with pressure and confusing coverages  Oregon loses if … They beat themselves… penalties, losing on 3rd down, special teams mistakes  Predictions 42-16 Jessie, Oregon wins 38-9 JD, Oregon wins ProDucks Herbert hurt again  Bo Nix 12-25 60 yds 1 TD  in a 10-9 win over the Jets Bucky Irving 10 49 1 TD in a 33-16 win over the Eagles JPJ  started and played well in the Raiders 20-16 win over the Browns Last Take New Stomp out Cancer jersey bought with haste

    1h 2m
  4. 09/25/2024

    The Flock Pod #172 "UCLA Preview, Pac 2 vs Mountain West & Uber Stories"

    #172 First Big 10 Conference game…. Against UCLA (1-2)  8pm kickoff @ The Rose Bowl Oregon -24 OU 55.5 Lone win was against Hawaii 16-13 Lost to Indiana 42-13 at home  Lost to LSU 34-17 on the road (looked good in first half) Injuries?  Bedford had “a setback” in practice during the bye week. Jahlil Florence still not ready to go  Familiar Foes Moliki Matavao at TE Bryan Addison at Safety Harmon and Caldwell could wreck this game Garbers has struggled under pressure this year (4 ints) and UCLAs OLine has struggled up the middle.  UO secondary vs UCLA WRs Ducks will need to tackle well to avoid explosive plays vs players like J. Michael Sturdivant Gabriel could feast on a depleted UCLA secondary if the OLine gives him the time to do so. DB Kanye Clark suffered a season ending injury.  UCLA was already allowing 295.3 yards per game in the air, which has them ranked 128th in D-1 DB Devin Kirkwood will need to have a big game for UCLA. Ducks OLine will need to stop DT Jay Toia from causing havoc in the backfield.  Prediction Oregon 45 - 13  Ducks of a Feather release “What the Duck” Nike Dunk lows in collab with GOAT & Fight Club A limited number of pairs will be available in person at Flight Club locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Tokyo on Saturday, October 5. The shoes will also be available exclusively on GOAT.com and the GOAT App starting on October 11. Pac 12 vs Mountain West The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that could cost the rebuilding conference more than $40 million for adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court. Utah St has also agreed to join, putting UNLV in a position to be the swing school in this latest round of conference realignment. Memphis has said no to joining the Pac12 and will remain in the American Conference.  A merger would be the best outcome for College Football. Pro Ducks Buccaneers 7 Broncos 26 Bo Nix 25/36 216 9 carries 41 yds 1 TD Bucky Irving 9 carries 70, 3 rec 14yds JPJ 21 snaps, 1 pressure  Herbert left game in a walking boot Purdue Uber Story Yes, it's true… Last Take Oklahoma has benched Sophomore Jackson Arnold for true Freshmen Michael Hawkins Jr. Venables also had some unprompted comments on how DG left saying “I didnt know I even had to fight this fight, I didn’t realize you (gabriel) was even considering coming back.” , DG responded with “Im right where I need to be”

    51 min
  5. 09/18/2024

    The Flock Pod #171 "Platypus Cup Breakdown"

    #171 Ducks Beat Down the Beavers 49-14 Oregon stays @ #9 in AP Poll Miami jumps Oregon to #8 Why do I feel like Oregon will play Miami in the playoff?  Ducks Wake Up and Play Connected Took care of business on the road in a rivalry game.  Getting out of Eugene was in fact a good thing Only 3 penalties for 36 yds Defense Shuts Down Beavers Offense  Boettcher has career game; 11 Tackles & multiple pass breakups  Hold Beavers to 301 total yards for the game Phantom Roughing the Passer penalty gifts Beavers 2nd touchdown Ducks dominate 3rd quarter to put game away, allow 20 yards and 1 first down  Dan Lanning “ yeah I think ultimately we wanted to walk away from this field saying we were the tougher team, the more physical team”  “it was an issue”  OLine Comes Together and Dominates  26 first downs, 4-6 on 3rd down, 0 Punts, 0 sacks  DG looks comfortable; 20-24 291 2 TDs, 4 carries 64 1 TD. 3rd quarter seam route to Tez was best throw all season.  Ran for 240 and 4 TDs Jordan James is running like the opposing defense slapped his Mom; 12 for 86 2 TDS Special Teams once again contributed  Blocked FG on Beavers opening drive  2 pt conversion out of the swinging gate Atticus kicks well amidst the Boos  2/2 lg 39 I literally said “oh no” when the Jayden Limar screen was called, I was wrong Next Game 9/28 @ UCLA, more then likely the 730 or 8pm game Huskies lose to Wazzou, love to see it  24-19 Ran a speed option into the boundary on 4th and goal only to get stoned by Coug defense  Last Take Oregon Hockey is Back! Home Opener 10/25 vs Iowa State, first game 10/11 vs UNLV

    51 min
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All things University of Oregon Sports and University of Oregon Sports Culture. Hello! And welcome to The Flock Pod. We deliver fresh flockness weekly to your feed to keep you updated on Oregon Duck Football, Basketball (Mens & Womens), Hockey (Oregon is a Hockey School after all) and more! If you have a question for Justin or Shane you can find us on all those major social media platforms @TheFlockPod or feel free to email the show at TheFlockPod@gmail.com. As always, take care your chicken, take care your mentals; we appreciate you, we love, we out.