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On Monday, I have to meet with my business partner who is as avid a Texas Longhorn as I am an Oregon Duck. I told him after the Saturday Longhorn debacle that I have the ability to make him an honorary Oregon DUCK and I might throw in my Phil Knight bobblehead as well. What will his answer be???

No, but only because we are not on their schedule. Sorry UM, the streak stops this year.

The dynamics in the game have REALLY changed the last 3 years due to transfers and NIL. I don't think most of the "expert pundits" have caught up yet. Take Penn State, for example. Pre-season the punditry was they are returning many of their starters, more than their competitors. Thus, they are a CFP lock, and likely for the Natty game. What gets overlooked is the teams they are going to play aren't as static as they used to be when the only roster churn could come primarily from adding freshmen to replace departing seniors. This year's Penn State squad is not playing their opponents last year's rosters (+freshmen). Their opponents are changing their rosters via transfers and NIL. Their opponent may have lost some seniors, but have replaced them with senior transfers who are as good or better. It is difficult to predict how a new guy on the roster like Duke's transfer QB Darian Mensah (from Tulane) will do, but a few guys can have a big impact, like Mensah. You can say the same about other position players, not just QBs. The pundits don't really have the analysis expertise to predict what will happen because there is way more churn in the rosters than there used to be.

In a word, the motivation for PE to pay 'higher than market' rates is growth. If the investment in B1G results in growth of the product (media contracts, etc), then that investment is more like an equity than a debt instrument (say, AAA bond, which is just a promise to repay the loan at a set interest rate). Thus the motivation to pay a bit more, even if you are angling for the best possible deal at the same time.

Respect for experts. Heck yes. Only problem is there are no experts. Hummm, what do two "top 10" teams who lost to unranked foes have in common. . . Still looking for their first P4 wins!

Among the many misuses of the word, ‘expert’, or the description, ‘national writer’, is when they are applied to those who ply their trade in the world of sports. The reason for that is obvious and simple: just beneath that expert’s shiny exterior of unbiased, nonpartisan objectivity lies a kid/college student who grew up cheering for his home team. In the end, that hidden inner fan will always trump the exterior expert. Bless them, but they just can’t help themselves. And, because the vast majority of these national experts reside east of the Mississippi, that inner fan’s affection for Oregon can be considered cool and remote at best. That’s why I prefer their disregard and negativity - it’s honest. It’s only when they shine their rah-rah light on us that I get concerned. I view that only as a chess move, a set-up whose purpose is to undermine with false praise. Call me paranoid, but that’s how I’ve learned to view them.

Would be awesome and a nice Oregon tribute if there were some Duck/Corso photo hug cardboard signs in the crowd.

Pare had an interesting piece on how dynasties are kinda dead in college football and that's because the depth on every top tier team is thinner than ever. I see his point but I also can absolutely see teams that know how to reload and preserve their rosters could build some sort of dynasty. When it comes down to it there are few in the college football media that knows enough about every team to actually be truly informed. In the past with the super powers it was easy... Bama, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio State and whoever else you want to add to the list is going to be good and will contend. I mean how many times have we watched an Oregon game and found the announcers to know almost nothing about the team? A lot! And now the amount of teams that could potentially make the playoffs (not contend for the national championship) has exploded and these pundits don't know. Penn State Washington the bigger brand and the easier pick so they picked Penn State over Oregon. The old assumptions don't hold as.much weight as they used to because 10 years ago Oregon probably loses that game against Penn State.

Get Your Popcorn Ready - Top 10 Games in Week 7 - OBD vs Indy on top of the list - 12:30 CBS On3Top 10 games to watch Week 7 of college football seasonWeek 7 of the college football season is filled with at least four top-25 matchups and more chaos is guaranteed.

lol…bettors like to talk about winning. Moderation is the difference between vice, and fun.

SHAKIN' ALL OVER! CFB does it again! Look out for those 'no good games' results😍 On3AP Poll Top 25: College Football Rankings see shake up af....

We can ask Trent Bray how it feels, right?😁

AP - We're No. 3. Indy No. 7. The White Out W is no longer a top 25 win. AP NewsNCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football PollThe official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since 1936. Keep up to date and view the latest ranking updates each week.

While waiting on the AP Poll. SP+ is Big on the B1G! OBD, TOSU, and Indy are 1,2, and 3! Question: Does A&M ever play a road game in the SEC? The next game has the Aggies hosting the Gators. Will Florida take down the two Texas big boys back to back? ESPN.comUpdated SP+ rankings for all 136 FBS teamsThe latest SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, following this weekend's results.

I'd have to respect them first to change my tune. Pundits in a nutshell: Bama, Texas, UGA: it's their year! Blah blah blah. Whoever beats Bama, Texas, UGA: it's their year! Blah blah blah. tOSU, Michigan, USC, ND: It's their year! Blah blah blah. Whoever beats tOSU, Michigan, USC, ND: It's their year! Blah blah blah.

After six weeks, there’s no doubt who the best team in college football is. The only question now: Is anyone on their schedule good enough to beat the Buckeyes? With that, here's a look at my Top 25 rankings following Week 6 of the college football season: 2025 College Football Rankings: Ohio State Stays No. 1 as Penn State, Texas Slide

We saw several teams lose for the first time and while the Top 5 of the US LBM Coaches poll remains the same, the rest of it sees a major reshuffling of the teams. Oregon remains at No. 2 with the bye, but there was some speculation Miami might jump the Ducks after its 28-22 win at Florida State. The Hurricanes are still 41 points behind Oregon with Ohio State still at No. 1. Ole Miss and Texas A&M round out the Top 5. Top 5 of the US LBM Coaches poll stays the same with Penn State suffering a massive drop US LBM Coaches PollThe US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th. Top 25 Teams2025-2026 October 05, 2025 Week 7 results: Published October 05, 2025 Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo 1 Ohio State 5-0 1638 59 1 - 1/2 2 Oregon 5-0 1572 3 2 - 2/7 3 Miami (FL) 5-0 1531 3 3 - 3/10 4 Ole Miss 5-0 1402 0 4 - 4/15 5 Texas A&M 5-0 1330 1 5 - 5/22 6 Oklahoma 5-0 1283 0 8 +2 6/NR 7 Indiana 5-0 1206 0 9 +2 7/21 8 Alabama 4-1 1183 0 11 +3 8/20 9 Georgia 4-1 1128 0 10 +1 3/10 10 Texas Tech 5-0 1082 0 14 +4 10/24 11 LSU 4-1 999 0 13 +2 4/13 12 Tennessee 4-1 889 0 15 +3 12/18 13 Georgia Tech 5-0 819 0 16 +3 13/NR 14 Missouri 5-0 736 0 18 +4 14/NR 15 Michigan 4-1 653 0 20 +5 13/22 16 Notre Dame 3-2 491 0 21 +5 5/21 17 Illinois 5-1 484 0 22 +5 8/23 18 BYU 5-0 453 0 23 +5 18/NR 19 Texas 3-2 372 0 7 -12 1/19 20 Vanderbilt 5-1 329 0 17 -3 17/NR 21 Iowa State 5-1 295 0 12 -9 12/21 22 Penn State 3-2 294 0 6 -16 2/22 23 Arizona State 4-1 292 0 24 +1 10/NR 24 Virginia 5-1 258 0 NR +4 24/NR 25 Memphis 6-0 162 0 NR +1 25/NR

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Must be the weed. The state ranks very “high” in pot consumption per capita.

Oregon not only won the football Big-10 Championship last year, but the Ducks were the BEST overall athletic department in the conference in our FIRST YEAR. B1G Surprise: Oregon, West Coast Teams Dominate Big-10

HEY!!!!

Fentress is llike the Dollar Store Canzano in regards to stirring things up. He also appears to dislike fans utterly and exhibits an arrogant disregard for them, despite having no apparent skill set that I can discern. Must be nice to get paid to be below average.

Just play the damn games……that is ALL that matters.

All in all a good first showing, needs time with the first team to get on the same page on option routes but outside that looked good.

It's so bad that people from Springfield have occasionally been able to get into UO.