Oregon’s 84-0 rout of Portland State gave the Ducks a headline-grabbing rebound after their shocking Week 2 loss to Oklahoma State, but the way Dan Lanning’s team kept attacking late in the game left plenty of college football fans furious.
The criticism centered on Oregon’s decision to stay aggressive even after the result was long settled. Social media lit up with complaints that the Ducks were “disrespectful” and “classless,” especially with Portland State finishing with just 103 total yards.
Still, there was plenty for Lanning to like on the field. Dante Moore and Dylan Raiola combined for more than 400 passing yards and seven touchdowns, numbers that stood out in a game Oregon controlled from start to finish. That kind of production may matter even more as the Ducks move deeper into a schedule that still includes USC, Ohio State and Michigan.
One X user took direct aim at Oregon’s approach late in the blowout, writing, “Oregon was running no-huddle and throwing the ball while up 70 points on Portland State,” @realfbllliason said in an X post. “Absolutely classless. They should be embarrassed.”
Another post was even harsher. “If you are an Oregon fan you should reconsider after watching them tonight, This is flat out disgusting,” X user @GamblerDream wrote.
“You are rushing to the line up 77 points - using 10 seconds on a 40 second play - clock? Is this real life?
Dan Lansing (sic) is a sad, sad man.”
The Ducks’ 84-point output was historic in its own right, and Oregon’s biggest win in program history still belongs to the 115-0 victory over Puget Sound in 1910. The source noted that social media would have looked very different back then.
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