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Every college football season, the Oregon Ducks make waves each and every week by announcing their new uniform combinations and having their fans dress up accordingly. Earlier this offseason, the Ducksannounced their weekly color schedule, telling fans when to wear green, yellow, or black. On Wednesday, they updated that schedule, though. While Duck fans were originally told that the colors for Oregon's game on October 25th against the Wisconsin Badgers were to be determined, they finally learned what colors to wear this week. In reality, fans are now encouraged to wear all of the colors. While the fans are to wear tie-dye for the game, it is not clear yet what the team will be wearing, and if the jerseys will be themed for the occasion. tie-dye Grateful Dead-themed game

You are incredibly consistent with your request on this, and as Jon suggests--if we move to four teams from the B1G and SEC each...then the losses in nonconference will not harm Oregon making the Playoff, since it is dependent upon making the top four in the B1G. So cheer for the new format to be approved in the next year, because if it does--your dream could happen. Without automatic qualifiers--we don't dare lose a non-conference game, as it will hurt the overall record and lose the respect of the crazy committee deciding "on the data." But if we believe we can make the B1G top four--we can schedule a home-and-home with the 'Tide, and it won't hurt us. Blockbuster games...huge eyes on it, fun atmosphere, big money for the programs... How about a home-and-home with Miami? How lit-up would Autzen get?

Athletic Director Rob Mullens joins Joey Mac talking all-things Ducks.The Game day color to wear at the Wisconsin game will be Tie Dye. More announcement to come on this. Oregon Ducks announce tie-dye Grateful Dead-themed game vs. Wisconsin

I agree with the first four you mention, with Illinois being in the top 16 last year, and with good prospects for this year. I agree about Washington within three years challenging to be in the top B1G group. A sleeper we cannot overlook is Michigan State with Jonathan Smith there--he coaches teams up superbly.

My friend, that would be the 4-4-2-2-1-3 format that B1G commissioner Tony Petitti is backing. With 4 AQs and the committee out of the equation for choosing the four teams, and 4 AQs for the SEC, a B1G/SEC football challenge would be likely to happen. It could take a while as teams clear their existing OOC schedules, but the money from such a series would justify paying teams off to get out of scheduled OOC games. Then add a conference champ game and two PO play-in games in the last week of the regular season, and more money rolls in. Sankey switching to a 5-11 format is not for the good of the game but, in his reasoning, for the good of his conference. Why Sankey wants to leave money behind so the SEC's weak sisters can go 6-6 and qualify for a bowl game, well, I don't get it. On the other hand, your spot-on comment, I get 100%.

I just want the CFP model that would let us still schedule a good team like Alabama in non-conference play...

History is history. Too many of the programs that won decades ago still think they deserve some special consideration. You have to earn respect every day. Notre Dame last won the NC in 1988. 37 years ago. Nearly half of college football fans were not even born. Totally understand the NBC contract at the time......but it's 2025. Time to join the BIG.

Notre Dame and NBC money.... aside from the Big Ten, is there any other conference with NBC as a partner that would make the membership transition easy? Would be interesting to see the results of an open bidding process for Notre Dame? My guess is that each of the four major conferences would be willing to consider an unequal higher share at least for a period of time? Though the SEC didn't offer that to Texas. The Pac12 didn't offer it to USC to retain them, or the Big12 to Texas to retain them.

And, when it comes to unis, B1G players are unified. OBD is No. 1.😁 YardbarkerBig Ten Athletes React To Oregon Ducks Uniforms in New Vi...At Big Ten Media Days, some of college football's biggest stars were featured in online content. One video doing the rounds this weekend includes a heap of praise for the Oregon Ducks uniforms.

This is not good for Florida and college football fans.😧I hope this young man will be good to go and throw for many TDs. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/dj-lagway-injury-floridas-star-qb-heisman-hopeful-day-to-day-with-lower-body-issue-ahead-of-fall-camp/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=460842&ET_RID=52482716

CBS tabs Michigan, UCLA, and UW as off-season basketball winners. The Pac-2 are both Losers! https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-transfer-portal-winners-and-losers-will-wade-starts-strong-at-nc-state-kentucky-reloads/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=460842&ET_RID=52482716

On3's JD Pickell's 2025-26 PO prediction. No. 1 LSU, No. 2 TOSU, No. 3 Clemson, and No. 4 Texas, with PO seeding mirroring the committee's final ranking on 12/7/25, have 1st round byes. Five SEC teams and three B1G teams are in the PO field. One Independent, ACC, B12, and G5 JMU are in the field. Pickell has No. 6 Penn State defeating No. 11 Notre Dame in Happy Valley before losing to No. 3 Clemson. LSU is projected to be the SEC champ, Ohio State the B1G champ, Clemson the ACC champ, and Baylor the B12 champ. The Sun Belt's James Madison U represents the G5. 5 seed Oregon opens against 12 seed JMU in Autzen and defeats No. 4 Texas in the second round, before losing to LSU in the semifinals. 2nd-ranked Ohio State defeats 10th-ranked Baylor and 3rd-ranked Clemson before losing to No. 1 seed LSU in the champ game. That's a whole lot of love for Brian Kelly and his Bayou Bengals. The B1G would go 6-3 in this scenario, a nice payday for the B1G. The SEC would go 4-4, not a very good showing, but a return to championship status. Not sure why the Gamecocks players are cheering? At 9-3, they miss the PO field. Garnet and CockyOn3 gives their 2026 College Football Playoff Prediction,...The early 2026 College Football Playoff predictions are starting to roll out, and it looks like a certain team from the Palmetto State is being left out. That iAccording to Pickell's projections 😁Vegas has LSU and Baylor underranked. Saturday Blitz4 college football win totals that are too low for 2025The college football season is fast approaching with Week 0 right around the corner. Some teams enter 2025 with legitimate playoff aspirations, while others are

Personally I'd love to see the jumbo package come back out. This is what we did under Dillingham and i'd love to see this stuff come back for short yardage. https://fishduck.com/2022/10/oregon-football-is-the-embodiment-of-modern-physicality/ Don't really need a different QB to run it... Usually I dislike using a second QB for a particular package because it becomes a tell as to what's being run. But I love a jumbo short yardage package.

I love and respect many things about Notre Dame. I love the history. I love Rudy. I love the fact Notre Dame not only has great football players, but great young men with high academic achievements. I love the song "Here Come The Irish". I love coach Holtz, even if he's a bit over the top. I love the sign "Play Like a Champion. I love Touchdown Gosh. I love the uniforms. But it's time for Notre Dame to join a conference. Actually it's time for college football to let Notre Dame know it's time to join a conference. Nobody has gotten more favorable positions than Notre Dame. They didn't have to split any of their playoff run revenue. They get that massive NBC deal, and they get their own special seat with the CFP committee. Time to save the ACC and join up Notre Dame.

The safety position in 2025 is looking good. 😎 https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2025/07/30/oregon-ducks-football-safety-preview-2025/85434194007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SM

I suppose some fans are "truly" interested in having the best 16 teams, but I think a lot of resistance to the 5-11 model with 11 at-large is due to opinions that SEC bias will play out in those 11 at-large. If ACC, Big12, Group of 5 really want their own participation and geographical dispersal, then my proposal is "no conference will have more than 4 entrants." How often is the SEC's fifth team going to be better than most of the remaining field? Even in seasons in which B1G and SEC both get four, that will leave 8 to be spread elsewhere. Otherwise, if the SEC gets 6 of the best 16, and the B1G 4, then that leaves 6 instead of 8 to spread around. If a year comes along in which the B1G gets 3, and the SEC 4, then 9 to spread around. A limit of 4 may also lead to more interest in B1G and SEC toward the end of the regular season. As well as more interest in the Big12 which might be aligning for 3 instead of 2 entrants, because as long as the SEC bias is in play for at-large the Big12 won't be getting 3.

When Foley was our AD he had a strict no leaving Florida for any OOC game. Florida would play FSU but the schedule would fill out with FIU, Citadel, and Bishop Sycamore. When Stricklin got hired he got us involved with an opening week game in Dallas vs Michigan. There was an outcry from Miami and UCF fans that Florida was dodging them. Yes that's for real, UCF fans are much like Oregon State without the heritage of at least ever being a conference mate. But Stricklin thought it would help recruiting by playing games in Miami and Orlando. Why he didn't see the two year slate coming after Texas and Oklahoma were announced as joining us beyond me. Everybody knew Florida was going to draw Texas. As far as beating Texas this year, it all depends on keeping Lagway healthy and BN not calling the same predictable and boring offense he has the first three years. Matter of fact Napier just needs to give up play calling like Ryan Day did, and Day is much better at it btw. Many SEC fans get mad when I say the league needs to go to nine conference games. Like you said, that would actually make Florida's schedule easier. It's the Ole Miss, MSU, Vandy, South Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Missouri like schools that protest the loudest. The same schools that spout off about the strength of the league top to bottom. Rhett Lashlee made a very valiant point in saying the SEC has six schools that have carried the league. I look at the B1G and see Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State. Now you have Oregon, USC, and maybe Washington.

Notre Dame football is an army of one. Oregon’s viewership numbers are many times in the same ballpark when nationally televised. Therefore, when you add all the other Marquee names in the BIG, Notre Dame can go kick dirt. NBC keeps them afloat, but to keep their contract, they have to schedule games that are somewhat interesting. I rarely watch them play. They always seem over-rated. Ranking sports teams for play-off berths is always subjective. Too many variables impact a football teams performance, weather, injuries, etc. Make the playoff seeding as fair as possible, and play ball.

Freshman who could start in 2025. Dak, you made the list, buddy. On3True freshmen who could start Week 1 of 2025 college foot...Ahead of fall camp opening, On3 is evaluating which former top-ranked recruits could contribute in Week 1 as true freshmen.

Notre Dame is going to go the way of its Independent Life Support System ACC. When the ACC craters, ND's independence hopefully goes along with it. By the way, Coach, how did playing 4 G5 opponents work out for you in 2024? That Northern Illinois team was a real witch, right?

The only way I’d accept at large births is if they turn CCG weekend into play in games between the remaining contenders from each conference. For instance, an Illinois versus South Carolina. SMU verses Bama, Indiana vs Ole Miss. Clemson versus USC (or Iowa). You get the picture. Then nobody can claim their SOS was better because of conference play. It would give the ACC and Big 12 a legit shot at proving they qualify any given year without hearing how they played lower competition. Something like the 9th rated team to the 20th rated team facing off the week before the playoffs start. No more arbitrary decisions, no more maybe getting the field right. That is a true definition of proving it on the field in my opinion. It would lend more credence to the regular season, it would match the teams politicking for those final spots. And yes, that would mean it’s 14 team field, and the teams would actually decide who qualifies ( the winners of that week would advance to the playoffs, and the Top 2 teams would earn a bye). You could also just take the top 24 instead of top 25. That would make it a 16 team playoff field with no bye week. Start the season week 0, and end the season New Year’s Day. Make college football better. Let the teams decide instead of a committee (no conference auto bids as a G5 team should qualify within the Top 24). I don’t want to hear "you aren’t what your record says you are," and the P2 have more difficult schedules. Heck, ASU would have defeated Texas if the refs weren’t told to make sure Texas advanced. And yes I’m calling it a conspiracy. Just like Cam Newton fumbled, threw an interception against OBD, and Thomas Dyer’s wrist hit the turf. We know TV execs want to see ratings juggernauts. I want to see a "why Ole Miss lost to 4-8 Kentucky" scenario in one of those play in games(and yes, I believe last year that would have happened). No more excuses.

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The Gators have a brutal schedule, once again. I noted going into last season that the SEC could be PO way laid by the schedules handed to the top teams. Compared to Florida, Oklahoma, and Georgia, the SEC welcomed Texas with open arms, and the Horns, Tennessee, and Mizzou had relatively easy slates compared to Florida. And we're doing this again? What in the world is the AD who arranged the Gators' schedule trying to prove? Being the King of Florida, don't forget a win over South Florida might help a high school recruit choose Florida over FSU and Miami, but how much so in today's world of pay-for-play? In a CFB world where a team has to play 16 or 17 games to play for a championship, what sense does it make to load up OOC? Especially with a selection committee that seems to count Ws and Ls, and that's it. Florida would be better off playing Vandy in a ninth conference game than playing at Miami. But schedule disparity is not unique to the SEC. There are sites that rank Wisconsin with the toughest schedule in 2025. Conversely, there's Michigan with a tough road game at Oklahoma, but with a conference schedule against opponents that went 27-54 in 2024. The in-conference SOS disparity is the reason why I think Petitti's AQ formula makes sense. At the end of the regular season slate, the first and second teams in the standings are going to the PO, notwithstanding the winner of the championship game. How do you parse teams three through six when No. 3 had an easy conference schedule and the No. 6 team's schedule was brutal? Settle it on the field. More fans would have skin in the game late into the season, the play-in games, and the champ game would be the 12th conference game, ending the season a week earlier, and the PO could end a week earlier. And at a time when athletic departments need the money, there would be more media money paid for three meaningful end-of-the-regular-season games. I don't understand why Sankey moved away from the AQ PO Model, which is leaving money off the SEC table? An extra at-large PO spot or two is two birds in the bush. A 9th conference game, and a model that includes PO play-in games, is a bird with benefits in the hand. Plus, with the AQ model, you are not trusting a committee that does its business in the dark with deciding on the top 4 teams from the conference. Was Tennessee the third-best team in the SEC last season, or a team that benefited from a by comparison easy schedule? I know I would have tuned in to watch Tennessee versus Ole Miss and South Carolina versus Bama. Good luck to the Gators in 2025. I'm hoping we'll see payback when Texas visits The Swamp.

I wish DL & WS would break football again by developing a short yardage unit with a different QB that gets a ton of reps in practice, almost like another Special Teams unit. Use it only for 4th-and-inches, 3rd-and-1, and 2-point conversions. Novosad has no red shirt, so it gets him meaningful time on the turf. It also gives DL a chance to chat with QB #1 to see the field before the next first down. And it will help with recruiting young QBs who know they won't immediately be #1 but want meaningful reps.