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If this happens as reported, Oregon might not be able to get transfers before Spring quarter. Winter quarter starts 1st few days of Jan. Registration to be done by Christmas at latest (I think). All transfers would have to start Sping or Summer, possibly missing Spring practice.

Is this a commercial for detergent? 🤪There is a lot of cleaning up to do in Tuscaloosa. ESPN.comDeBoer: Tide can still do 'some big things' in '25Coach Kalen DeBoer believes Alabama can still do "some big things" this season, despite the Crimson Tide's season-opening loss to then-unranked Florida State.

Why would any scout want to go to Chapel Bill's Chapel Hill? What's that, Robert Kraft, you can't stop laughing? 🤣 ESPN.comSources: North Carolina, Belichick ban Pats staffNorth Carolina and first-year head coach Bill Belichick have banned the New England Patriots' staff from accessing the Tar Heels' program, sources told ESPN.

Here's the take from the OSU faithful. https://pokesreport.com/s/7854/a-shot-across-oregons-bow-and-a-wake-up-call-for-oklahoma-state

4 for 4? I'm feeling like Coach Corso! (OK, not so fast!) FanSided4 under-the-radar games to watch in Week 2Don't touch grass this weekend. Tune in to these underrated college football games instead.

Talkin' Ducks FULL episode - Takeaways from week 1, and is Oregon's championship window open?On this week's episode of Talkin' Ducks, Jordan Kent, Aaron Fentress, Anthony Newman, and George Wrighster recap Oregon's week 1 win over Montana State, look

Mike Gundy: ‘I was being very complimentary of Oregon and their commitment’Mike Gundy says he was being “very complimentary of Oregon” when he spoke about its level of spending on football ahead of Saturday’s Power Four matchup. The Oklahoma State coach, who repeatedly mentioned Oregon spending “a lot of money” on its football program during his radio show on Monday, clarified his remarks during an interview with Rick Neuheisel on SiriusXM on Thursday. “The truth of the matter Rick is I was being very complimentary of Oregon and their commitment,” Gundy said. “The other things that had been said that day were that they’ve made a commitment to facilities, as we know. They’ve made a huge commitment to their staff. They’ve made a huge commitment to their surrounding staff and then they’ve made a huge NIL commitment.” oregonliveGundy: ‘I was being very complimentary of Oregon and thei...The Oklahoma State coach, who repeatedly mentioned Oregon spending “a lot of money” on its football program during his radio show on Monday, clarified his remarks on SiriusXM on Thursday.

Injuries were a big subject last season despite the Oregon Ducks' team success and they are hoping to keep those to a minimum here in 2025. Oregon will need to do just that if it wants to repeat as Big Ten champions and after their Week 1 win over Montana State, so far, so good. You never want to have major injury news, especially against a team such as FCS Montana State, where the win is nearly inevitable. The Ducks didn't exit the 59-13 win unscathed, however, but there's nothing that should hamper them against their Big 12 opponent this week. Here's a quick look at the names to be aware of going into Saturday's game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys: Oregon Ducks injury update for Week 2 game vs Oklahoma State

Dan Lanning expands on Makhi Hughes and his week one role in the Oregon offenseOregon coach Dan Lanning explained why Makhi Hughes received a lesser role than most expected in the team's opening win over Montana State https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/dan-lanning-expands-on-makhi-hughes-and-his-week-one-role-in-the-oregon-offense-253457987/

Great, now make the post season a recruiting quiet period and put the only signing day on January 2nd too. I'm not a fan our staff recruiting when they should be game planning in the post season.

Doesn't school start winter session in January? How would a transfer get registered?

The rich get richer, always. With a deep, talented roster that's built to make the playoffs nearly every year, the NCAA's proposed move to a single, 10-day transfer window in January is tailor-made for Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks. The proposal by the NCAA Football Oversight Committee still has to be formally adopted by the Administrative Committee, and then it has to survive the inevitable challenges in court. The change would go into effect on January 2, this season. If it does to come to pass and survives, it's ideal for Oregon in a couple of ways. The Ducks have been judicious, strategic and surgical in their use of the Transfer Portal, superb evaluators that have plucked players like Bo Nix, Dillon Gabriel, Tez Johnson, Bucky Irving, Jordan Burch, Derrick Harmon and Christian Gonzalez off the rosters of other teams. They've shopped judiciously while never losing a single starter to the portal in the three-plus years Dan Lanning has been head coach. Because the Ducks are so deep in talent, a single window allows them to know exactly who is leaving and what spots might need to be replaced, and the action starts late enough to not interfere with playoff and conference championship preparation. Autzen ZooNCAA move to single transfer window another huge edge for...The rich get richer, always.

While there are no guarantees (that we’re sure of) that Nike support will reflect Knight’s current level of commitment to Oregon athletics once he is gone, there are some state-wise differences between Oregon’s stature and that of Oklahoma State, and that of the benefit derived from Nike support of the Ducks by comparison to that of the Pickens Foundation for the Cowboys that leads me to think Oregon will come out okay. In terms of general, state-wide fan (and NIL) support, Oregon has only to deal with the appeal of Oregon State, while the Cowboys are in an opposite relationship to that with Oklahoma. Sports fans (and businesses) like the image of their state as a winner, and the team that provides that usually gets their support. Unlike Picken’s fortune (made as a business magnate, financier, hedge fund operator and takeover corporate raider), Nike’s retail wealth has a public image it tries to maintain, and is enhanced by choosing to back both individuals and teams that bolster that image. Oregon can now sit along side Michael Jordan as part of that Nike tradition as having earned that support.

NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee voted in favor of a single 10-day transfer portal window following the 2025 season. If approved, the transfer portal would open on Jan. 2 Sources: NCAA moves one step closer to a single transfer portal window for college football - Yahoo Sports Still needs to be after the Bowl and Playoffs.

Moore not in top 5 How Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Ranks vs. Dante Moore After Week 1

LA Times had an article wherein they track scanned tickets and that includes stadium help and the number is usually 1/2 of the announced if that. Of course, they could count season ticket holders but those few dozen souls probably took the write off and had better things to do ie colonoscopy or root canals.

Positive / delusional . . . potato / potatoe

"My question is what happens to the level of Nike involvement,..." Penn State and Tennessee are switching to Adidas joining Texas Tech, Nebraska, Kansas, Louisville, NC State, Mississippi State, Washington and Grambling State. To me, that means less competition for a relationship with Nike. If Nike is still interested in college branding, there will be fewer schools to consider. Oregon will be on a shorter list.

It's possible ... but here are my reasons why that probably won't be the case. Phil Knight helped elevate Oregon's brand but the university also bought into it. The hiring of Rich Brooks and the indoor practice facility followed. After Brooks there was Bellotti and then Kelly. All built on their predecessor in terms of on field production. The uniforms and facilities absolutely helped but it was the coaching that produced those results and it was the AD and President who hired those coaches not Knight. NIL is a big deal right now but regulations are slowly coming. With revenue sharing coming in this year I can see more regulations on NIL coming soon as well because players are getting paid. So hopefully the future impact of NIL is reduced. Though Knight is the biggest donor for Oregon they are not the only one. In my article linked below I talked about another big Oregon donor, Connie and Steve Ballmer. They purchased the Concordia University campus in Portland that is now the site for UO Portland. They were also the ones who increased Dan Lanning's contract. So there are other investors at Oregon though none are as big as Knight. Multiple sources have said that Knight has money set aside for Oregon in a trust. This money is supposedly invested and will become available over time. This wouldn't make up for the loss of Knight but it is stability in the transition. The Nike connection will continue after Knight though it will change over time. Nothing is forever and Oregon will continue to be all about innovation on and off the field. This leverages the brand and will keep Oregon relevant. Oregon is in the B1G, one of the Power 2. We will have money coming in that makes us relevant moving forward. Oklahoma State did not leverage their brand into a bigger and better conference. The SEC is not calling for Oklahoma to join them. http://fishduck.com/2023/08/its-time-to-take-a-deep-breath-oregon-is-going-to-be-fine/

FYI, if you're looking for a wager, Kansas +6.5 at Missouri is worth a look. Jayhawks QB Jaylon Daniels came on late last season and is playing better in 2025 than last season for 2-0 Kansas. This will be Penn State transfer QB Beau Pribula's 1st start vs a P4 opponent. He was neck and neck with QB Sam Horn, who went down last week with a season-ending injury. Pribula's strong point is his run game. How much of a risk will the M1zzou coaching staff want to take with Pribula running the ball? Do Not Bet More Than You Can Afford!

My reading between the lines is he is being competed for RB2 like ever back on the roster not not named Whittington. He didn't get his share of touches due to circumstances. I think the desire to keep D Moore healthy against a high blitz defense will change RB playing time this next game. I hear Mahki is the best pass blocker on the team. So I expect to see him a lot in the first half, or until Moore is done for the day.

Great article and comments. Certainly there will be an endowment of some kind to continue supporting Oregon's athletic program. Certainly being a premier team in the "consolidation of power" era will ensure that the best level set funding provided by the conferences will be as good as anywhere. My question is what happens to the level of Nike involvement, dare I say integration with our athletics program? Will we continue to be used as proving grounds for the state of the art by Nike? Will they continue to be involved in NIL and use players as an employee pipeline? I would like to think enough history is there that the status quo continues to be the path forward as a mutually beneficial arrangement, at least until some hotshot CEO decides to move Nike headquarters to some low cost southern state.. Some of it depends on what happens to the 20% voting shares of PK. Is it sold or just administrated as part of the estate.

So we live rent free in the USC players heads too, not just their fans.