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Promises, Promises.....

Need Davison and his power running and blocking. Also did anyone else notice how little Whittington played against JMU?

Oregon v Ohio State!!!! Winner: OREGON Other winners: everyone who can't stand Finebaum who will probably lose it completely if that comes to pass.

I’ll be there. See you in Miami, go Ducks!!!!!

The SEC teams were playing the players the most money pre-NIL. Now that it’s legal, the playing field has been leveled. That and the transfer portal is why Saint Nick retired - he was no longer guaranteed to have the best roster top to bottom anymore - and he knew that sustained success was going to be much more difficult to achieve.

You can only hope, and I sense he's feeling the "pucker" already! (Go directly to 3:10 in the video)

Apologies, what I said came off a-holish. I just don’t share the opinion, but I should have been more respectful. I will in the future. So far as the very best team, I think it could easily go either way every season. I do think the SEC is the strongest conference on the field across the board, but that doesn’t guarantee to produce the best team every season. In fact, some SEC schedules are extremely tough and can beat a good team up pretty bad by the post season. It’s odd to me that aTm had such a soft schedule this season, the only very good SEC team they played beat them!

Good call, although Lubbock, Texas, is not a large market. Ditto Tuscaloosa and Eugene. Booster money is fungible. The NFL billionaires play nice with one another because parity means more money for all. With an agreement in place with a players' union, NFL owners have been able to restrict player movement, cap rookie salaries, and impose fines and loss of draft picks for teams that exceed a salary cap. I think that one day, CFB billionaires will learn to play with one another and negotiate salary caps, restrictions on transfers, poaching penalties, and other reasonable restrictions akin to the NFL. A CFB player draft could be on the way. Take away recruiting and portal picking responsibilities, and CFB coaching salaries will come down. Booster money is not restricted by geography. Mark Cuban lives in Dallas but writes B1G checks that are cashed in Bloomington, Indiana. For sure, media markets likely matter when NFL teams are recruiting free agents. Which teams can provide a player with the best NIL opportunities? A team in Jacksonville, New York, or LA? Wreck the Heck Out of Tech!

I blame Nike! Seems like Oregon players have been slipping more than normal this year…

Great comment with excellent data to back it up.

As often happens with great players who are playing behind even greater players, when they get their chance they show what they can do. If we get everyone healthy Oregon has crazy depth at receiver. And guess what, we've got some really good ones coming for next year too.

Come on folks. We need to understand Dan is not about making statements or style points. He is about development. Half way through the third quarter I was pretty sure the entire offensive line was second string. At least for a few drives As for the defense. We rotate 2nd string in consistently through the beginning of games. So what we saw was third and fourth string defense. With a few first and seconds sprinkled in. And we know on defense all it takes is one player being in the wrong spot. This was a chance to get playing time against a good team for some who NEVER play. Something we probably won't happen for the rest of the playoffs for these guys. We will see what the snap count looks like. But the first half was first on first. We saw the result. After the first drives for the second half, very different situation. Go Ducks

Glad someone else saw this too. I love Stein, hope he does well as he moves on, but sometimes he seems to brilliant for his own good. He tries complicated solutions to more simple problems. We had two backs 60+ yards at half time and no one cracked 100 for the game. We should have ended that game with 300+ rushing yards.

A rare injury update from Dan Lanning . . . and a good one at that:

It use to be the moms we’re all saying, I want you to stay close to home. Now it seems some are saying, follow the $$.

Bit of a random idea, but thought I'd get it out there before I forget. With NIL / Transfer portal, I believe that college football will start to look more like the NFL. It will be a challenge for 4-5 teams to hoard all the talent like in years past. I believe parity in college football will continue to rise among the stronger brands/conferences/schools. Increased parity in talent will necessitate an emphasis on premium coaching. Programs with the elite X's/O's coaches will make all the difference in the world. We see this play out in the NFL where a highly-touted QB coming out of college gets drafted by one of the worst organizations, and by association the worst coaches, etc., struggle to start . . . THEN, if they get a 2nd chance and end up with a quality HC/OC, they have a resurgence. I think Oregon is in a great spot. DL seems to be good enough at Xs/Os himself, but even better at finding elite Xs/Os coordinators. What do you think of my theory? How well is Oregon positioned relative to other programs?

Congrats Gat!

I know it will all work out and DL has a plan. That said, I can't help but cringe a little when seeing all that size (even if it's depth and not sure-fire starters) leaving. I'm sure there's size coming in, but basically two 6'5" defensive backs leaving gives me a slight pause. All will be well.

Generally speaking I think that NIL money should eventually lead to teams in bigger markets dominating. More opportunities to tie in with big companies in sponsorship deals. Rich doners will creat exceptions but there is no way Pullman can match the deals that can be done in LA.

Thank you, David. In the 1st half, the Ducks were EduBirdies. In the 2nd half, DumBirdies. Dan and Tosh have a lot of teaching material in hand. Credit JMU for balling out for 60 minutes. UCLA folks had to be happy with the fight put up by the Dukes. Everywhere he has been, Bob Chesney has put winning teams on the field. If he's given the resources, OBD could be battling Trojans and Bruins for SoCal recruits and wins. We have something in common with our UGA friends on the Forum, WRECK TECH! Dirty, New Fashioned Hate! 🤬

I also have reconsidered my opinion on the game. I think the ducks will be fine in terms of effort and preparation.

And the quarter-finals should have been played on Saturday, played on the home fields of the higher-ranked teams, with the semis played on New Year's Day. And if the NFL insists on biting the hand that feeds it by playing on Saturday before the CFB PO ends, Congress should extend the NFL Saturday no-play date.

Captain Obvious here, they really need to fix the calendar so that players planning on entering the portal don't have to do so in the middle of a playoff run. Even if they're unlikely to get playing time, they've still paid their dues and helped the team throughout the season. They should be allowed to enjoy the playoff experience that they've earned.