Atlantic - Tyson Alger - Oregon reporter

[Proud Griz Man]

IMHO - Seems like a good guy - has held no grudge against the Griz / Hauck. Accurate reporting. Herbert is a tremendous athlete and potential 1st round NFL pick. An excerpted sample is shown below:

" . . . these Oregon Ducks (2-1) have Justin Herbert, who at 6-foot-6 and 237 pounds has the skill set and look of a prototypical NFL quarterback. And with gifts like that, you don’t need to duck and dodge, like late in the second quarter when Montana brought the house. Herbert casually shed one tackle, rolled out to his right and a shot a pass from the 30 while on the run into the right corner of the end zone, where Johnny Johnson III brought it in before hitting the turf. “It could have been a better ball,” Herbert said. “I told him when he came off the field that it was kind of wobbling and it was low. He got pretty good separation from the defender, so I should have given him a better ball.” Unfortunately for Montana, Herbert had plenty of time left to hone his accuracy. Herbert finished 30-of-42 for 316 yards and five touchdowns as the Ducks rolled 35-3.

On one hand, his performance was to be expected. Saturday was the 30th start of Herbert’s career and lighting up the scoreboard against a team paid $650,000 to be here should happen. On the other hand, Herbert never has been in this much of a zone. Go back to last season, against worse competition. After playing against Bowling Green, Portland State and San Jose State, Herbert went into the first game of Pac-12 play a year ago having completed 56 percent of his passes for 840 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. In two of those games — Bowling Green and San Jose State — he completed less than 48 percent of his attempts.

This season, as the Ducks move on to prepare for next week’s Pac-12 opener at Stanford, those numbers sit at 73 percent, 868 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. And those numbers have been attained while three of his top targets this season — Juwan Johnson, Mycah Pittman and Brendan Schooler — have yet to play a snap.

 

[SaskGriz]

IMHO - Seems like a good guy - has held no grudge against the Griz / Hauck. Accurate reporting. Herbert is a tremendous athlete and potential 1st round NFL pick. An excerpted sample is shown below:

" . . . these Oregon Ducks (2-1) have Justin Herbert, who at 6-foot-6 and 237 pounds has the skill set and look of a prototypical NFL quarterback. And with gifts like that, you don’t need to duck and dodge, like late in the second quarter when Montana brought the house. Herbert casually shed one tackle, rolled out to his right and a shot a pass from the 30 while on the run into the right corner of the end zone, where Johnny Johnson III brought it in before hitting the turf. “It could have been a better ball,” Herbert said. “I told him when he came off the field that it was kind of wobbling and it was low. He got pretty good separation from the defender, so I should have given him a better ball.” Unfortunately for Montana, Herbert had plenty of time left to hone his accuracy. Herbert finished 30-of-42 for 316 yards and five touchdowns as the Ducks rolled 35-3.

On one hand, his performance was to be expected. Saturday was the 30th start of Herbert’s career and lighting up the scoreboard against a team paid $650,000 to be here should happen. On the other hand, Herbert never has been in this much of a zone. Go back to last season, against worse competition. After playing against Bowling Green, Portland State and San Jose State, Herbert went into the first game of Pac-12 play a year ago having completed 56 percent of his passes for 840 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. In two of those games — Bowling Green and San Jose State — he completed less than 48 percent of his attempts.

This season, as the Ducks move on to prepare for next week’s Pac-12 opener at Stanford, those numbers sit at 73 percent, 868 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. And those numbers have been attained while three of his top targets this season — Juwan Johnson, Mycah Pittman and Brendan Schooler — have yet to play a snap.

This makes the 6 catches and two TD's Johnson scored yesterday all the more remarkable.

 

[stilwtrgrizz]

:lol: :lol:

IMHO - Seems like a good guy - has held no grudge against the Griz / Hauck. Accurate reporting. Herbert is a tremendous athlete and potential 1st round NFL pick. An excerpted sample is shown below:

" . . . these Oregon Ducks (2-1) have Justin Herbert, who at 6-foot-6 and 237 pounds has the skill set and look of a prototypical NFL quarterback. And with gifts like that, you don’t need to duck and dodge, like late in the second quarter when Montana brought the house. Herbert casually shed one tackle, rolled out to his right and a shot a pass from the 30 while on the run into the right corner of the end zone, where Johnny Johnson III brought it in before hitting the turf. “It could have been a better ball,” Herbert said. “I told him when he came off the field that it was kind of wobbling and it was low. He got pretty good separation from the defender, so I should have given him a better ball.” Unfortunately for Montana, Herbert had plenty of time left to hone his accuracy. Herbert finished 30-of-42 for 316 yards and five touchdowns as the Ducks rolled 35-3.

On one hand, his performance was to be expected. Saturday was the 30th start of Herbert’s career and lighting up the scoreboard against a team paid $650,000 to be here should happen. On the other hand, Herbert never has been in this much of a zone. Go back to last season, against worse competition. After playing against Bowling Green, Portland State and San Jose State, Herbert went into the first game of Pac-12 play a year ago having completed 56 percent of his passes for 840 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. In two of those games — Bowling Green and San Jose State — he completed less than 48 percent of his attempts.

This season, as the Ducks move on to prepare for next week’s Pac-12 opener at Stanford, those numbers sit at 73 percent, 868 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. And those numbers have been attained while three of his top targets this season — Juwan Johnson, Mycah Pittman and Brendan Schooler — have yet to play a snap.

This makes the 6 catches and two TD's Johnson scored yesterday all the more remarkable.

:lol: :lol:

 

[EW406]

Alger is a Ronan alumni and Griz graduate.

 

[Proud Griz Man]

from the post-game press conference with the Oregon coach

couple of guys were held out of this game, later in the week thought that they weren’t healthy enough to contribute at a high level: Austin Faoliu was a guy. Juwan (Johnson) was really close but we held him. Bryson Young was a guy we also held out of the game.

IMHO - Seems like a good guy - has held no grudge against the Griz / Hauck. Accurate reporting. Herbert is a tremendous athlete and potential 1st round NFL pick. An excerpted sample is shown below:

" . . . these Oregon Du he Ducks move on to prepare for next week’s Pac-12 opener at Stanford, those numbers sit at 73 percent, 868 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. And those numbers have been attained while three of his top targets this season — Juwan Johnson, Mycah Pittman and Brendan Schooler — have yet to play a snap.

 

[Tyson Alger]

Two Johnsons on the team. Juwan is the grad transfer from Penn State. Johnny's had a good start to the year in his place.

Fun game last night. First time seeing the Griz in a few years.

A few thoughts from an opposing beat writer:

Montana held its own. This is an Oregon team that is really trying to dial in before conference play and it kept its foot on the gas well into the fourth quarter. That was a good defensive effort and I was impressed by the pressure the Griz were able to bring against a strong Oregon offensive line. Sometimes it just doesn't matter when you have a 6-6, 240 QB with speed.

Sneed's fun to watch, isn't he? Obviously the offense had its struggles yesterday, but this is one of the better Oregon defenses I've seen since covering the team. That guy can make some plays.

The Montana fan representation was up there with some of the better Pac-12 competition the Ducks get. Good energy. Made a lot of noise. The "37" banner on the wall was a nice touch.

Should be a fun season.

*I don't quite have the prose for The Atlantic. Thankfully they take my sports writing at The Athletic.

 

[Proud Griz Man]

:shock: :shock: :? :? oops - my bad. I am not thinking clearly today.

Two Johnsons on the team. Juwan is the grad transfer from Penn State. Johnny's had a good start to the year in his place.

Fun game last night. First time seeing the Griz in a few years.
get. Good energy. Made a lot of noise. The "37" banner on the wall was a nice touch.

*I don't quite have the prose for The Atlantic. Thankfully they take my sports writing at The Athletic.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

*I don't quite have the prose for The Atlantic. Thankfully they take my sports writing at The Athletic.

I was wondering why we hadn’t seen an article from you about how the Duck mascot is offensive to educated waterfowl. Mystery solved.

 

[SaskGriz]

Two Johnsons on the team. Juwan is the grad transfer from Penn State. Johnny's had a good start to the year in his place.

Fun game last night. First time seeing the Griz in a few years.

A few thoughts from an opposing beat writer:

Montana held its own. This is an Oregon team that is really trying to dial in before conference play and it kept its foot on the gas well into the fourth quarter. That was a good defensive effort and I was impressed by the pressure the Griz were able to bring against a strong Oregon offensive line. Sometimes it just doesn't matter when you have a 6-6, 240 QB with speed.

Sneed's fun to watch, isn't he? Obviously the offense had its struggles yesterday, but this is one of the better Oregon defenses I've seen since covering the team. That guy can make some plays.

The Montana fan representation was up there with some of the better Pac-12 competition the Ducks get. Good energy. Made a lot of noise. The "37" banner on the wall was a nice touch.

Should be a fun season.

*I don't quite have the prose for The Atlantic. Thankfully they take my sports writing at The Athletic.

Damnit, nothing worse than trying to be a Sunday morning smart-ass and being shown up as a dumb-ass. Carry on.

 

[mcg]

Two Johnsons on the team. Juwan is the grad transfer from Penn State. Johnny's had a good start to the year in his place.

Fun game last night. First time seeing the Griz in a few years.

A few thoughts from an opposing beat writer:

Montana held its own. This is an Oregon team that is really trying to dial in before conference play and it kept its foot on the gas well into the fourth quarter. That was a good defensive effort and I was impressed by the pressure the Griz were able to bring against a strong Oregon offensive line. Sometimes it just doesn't matter when you have a 6-6, 240 QB with speed.

Sneed's fun to watch, isn't he? Obviously the offense had its struggles yesterday, but this is one of the better Oregon defenses I've seen since covering the team. That guy can make some plays.

The Montana fan representation was up there with some of the better Pac-12 competition the Ducks get. Good energy. Made a lot of noise. The "37" banner on the wall was a nice touch.

Should be a fun season.

*I don't quite have the prose for The Atlantic. Thankfully they take my sports writing at The Athletic.

"Montana held it's own" was exactly my reaction as the game ended. Nice post, thanks.

 

[putter]

All the press leading up to the game said that Montana would not be as good as Nevada. After playing this team, making them go 0-4 on 4th down, and the starters playing until 9 minutes left in the game. I am wondering if they still feel Nevada was better.

 

[firmgriz]

All the press leading up to the game said that Montana would not be as good as Nevada. After playing this team, making them go 0-4 on 4th down, and the starters playing until 9 minutes left in the game. I am wondering if they still feel Nevada was better.

The Griz would beat Nevada - in Reno or Missoula.

 

[PlayerRep]

All the press leading up to the game said that Montana would not be as good as Nevada. After playing this team, making them go 0-4 on 4th down, and the starters playing until 9 minutes left in the game. I am wondering if they still feel Nevada was better.

The back-up qb made his first appearance with 3:12 to go in the game.

 

[AZGrizFan]

All the press leading up to the game said that Montana would not be as good as Nevada. After playing this team, making them go 0-4 on 4th down, and the starters playing until 9 minutes left in the game. I am wondering if they still feel Nevada was better.

The back-up qb made his first appearance with 3:12 to go in the game.

Hell OUR backup QB was in before their's was.... :lol: :lol: