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QuackSmack: Wednesday (10/23/24) Hosted By: Charles Martindale, Jack Wargo and Griffin Bowes

6:00 Oregon Volleyball:

-  Breakdown of loss to #9 Wisconsin

-  Breakdown of win over Iowa

-  Reactions to this past weekend-  What does Oregon volleyball need to change in order to beat teams ranked ahead of them?

-  What is the ceiling for the Ducks in 2024?

6:20 Oregon Football:

-  The Ducks are No. 1

-  Breakdown of win at Purdue

-  Reactions to No.1 ranking + win over Purdue?

-  What does Illinois need to do to stop the Ducks?

-  Where does Autzen stadium rank for you among home environments in CFB?

-  Who are your Heisman finalists + winner at this point in the season?

-  Which game this weekend will you be watching?

6:40 Professional Sports:

-  Yankees at Dodgers…

Hosted by Saul Galvan, Joe Krasnowski, Jonah Bruneau CJ Flores

Oregon football moves up to #1 in the polls (6:00)

• Reactions to Purdue game and rankings
• Can the Ducks keep this up without their star players (Burch, Ferguson)
• Outlook at the rest of the season schedule 

Oregon Basketball right around the corner (6:25) 

• High expectations for both teams 
• Who are some players you're looking forward to watching?

College football roundtable (6:45)

• Did Texas fall too far?
• Can Indiana make it in the top 10?

Hosted by Brody Napier, Gavin Carpenter, and Carson Mercier

Oregon Football Continues to Dominate (6:00)

Recapping the game at Purdue

Who were the standout performers?

How far can this team go?

Oregon Volleyball Returns Home (6:25)

Recap of their last week

How high can this team climb in the rankings?

Previewing their weekend against Maryland and Rutgers

World Series Talk (6:45)

Initial thoughts on the matchup

Predictions

Hosted by Brody Napier, John Evans, and Ben Shoenfield

Oregon Football’s Big Victory against Ohio State (6:00)

Recapping the game

What were the keys to success for the Ducks?

How far can this team go?

Oregon Volleyball’s Big Week (6:25)

Recap of their last week

How far can this team make it in the playoffs?

Previewing their match at Wisconsin

MLB Postseason Talk (6:45)

Expectations for the rest of the Championship Series

World Series Predictions

Hosted by Isaac Dubey, Charlie Martindale, Mario Ponce and Max Ragel 

Oregon Football’s monumental triumph over Ohio St. (6:00)

• Biggest surprise in the win against Ohio State
• Standout storylines vs Purdue Boilermakers
• Toughest matchups that could prevent Oregon from going undefeated this season?

Oregon Volleyball’s scrappy rivalry win over the Huskies (6:20)

• Washington dominance due to a strong performance by the Huskies or a poor performance by Oregon?
• Can the Ducks keep relying on Colyer so often and keep winning?
• What does this team need to do to crack the Top 10 or Top 5?

College Football Check-in (6:40)

• Games that shocked you this weekend
• Teams that are being slept on
• …

Hosted by Saul Galvan, Griffin Bowes, CJ Flores, Mario Nordi 

6:00 Oregon football wins a thriller over Ohio State 

• Postgame reactions 
• Where does Gabriel rank in your Heisman category 
• Can the Ducks get to #1

6:30 Duck volleyball takes down Washington in a tight match 

• Coyler puts the team on her back 
• Is the Duck's slow start vs. UW something to worry about? 

6:45 College Football Roundtable 

• Penn State barley survive 
• LSU jumps five spots
• Can Indiana/Boise State make it into the top 12?

Hosted by Brody Napier, Blaise Winston, Finn Brennan-Kos, and Gavin Carpenter

Oregon Football’s Win Over Ohio State (6:00)

• Recapping the game
• Who were the standout performers?
• What’s next for this team?

Oregon Volleyball Staying Hot (6:25)

• Recap of their last week
• How high can this team climb in the rankings?
• Previewing their match at Wisconsin

MLB Postseason Talk (6:45)

• Any big surprises so far?
• World Series predictions

Volleyball is a team sport, yes. It requires six players to act as a single-celled organism, each simultaneously reacting to the ball's path and the locations of their teammates and opponents. Furthermore, it requires this computation at perhaps the fastest speed of any sport in the world.

But when two teams are evenly matched, the superstars stand out. It often comes down to which team has the best player on the floor.

In No. 11 Oregon’s five-set Sunday matinee win over No. 24 Washington, that player was Mimi Colyer.

That shouldn’t come as a surprise for anyone who has followed Oregon volleyball for the last few years. Colyer has been Oregon’s main kill-getter since Brooke Nuneviller passed her the torch in 2022. On Sunday, the junior outside hitter played one of the best games of her career, slamming home 25 kills and diving for 13 digs — both season highs.

Through her two and a half years as a Duck, she…

The No. 11 Oregon Ducks defeated the No. 24 Washington Huskies on Sunday in a close match with a 3-2 win in five sets. It was back and forth in each set — each one won by single digits. 

The Ducks started the first set slow. In Set 1, the Huskies jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but service errors by Washington brought Oregon back into it. Onye Ofoegbu and Michelle Ohwobete’s blocks gave the Ducks a 25-19 Set 1 victory. 

With the Ducks leading the match 1-0, they started Set 2 on a better note but the Huskies bounced back. Many of the Huskies’ points were off of errors by the Ducks. Mimi Colyer and Ohwobete had back-to-back kills to cut the lead to two towards the end of the set. Kierstyn Barton would ultimately give Washington the 25-22 Set 2 win with kills and block assists. 

Heading into the third set, it was all tied up at 1-1. The Huskies easily won Set 3 25-19, thanks to kills by Madi Endsley and Barton. With…

It was one of the biggest games at Autzen Stadium in recent memory. College Football Playoff seeding was on the line. A legacy Dillon Gabriel game was at stake.

No. 3 Oregon football (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) had everything to play for -- and it stepped up under the brightest of lights in a 32-31 victory.

"It’s never about the team that wants it the most. It’s never about the team that just has great emotion. It’s about the team that executes," Oregon head coach Dan Lanning said. "I’m really proud of our guys, but I’m also really excited to figure out what we can go attack and improve. Because the team we are today, October 12, is not going to be the same team we are in December."

The first drive of the game set the tone for what the evening would look like -- chaotic. Many Ducks fans in attendance believed that Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard threw an interception to begin the matchup. Instead, the play didn't even go to review and No. 2 Ohio State (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten)…