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Oregon Ducks Picking Up Momentum on the Recruiting TrailThe Oregon Ducks are slowly building momentum for their 2027 recruiting class, as they look to have a top-five ranked recruiting class for the third year in a row. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Picking Up Momentum on the Recruiting TrailThe Oregon Ducks are picking up momentum on the recruiting trail as coach Dan Lanning and his staff begin to fill out their class of 2027. The Ducks recently re

What college football fans, even some coaches get wrong about Indiana's successAutzen ZooWhat college football fans, even some coaches get wrong a...After Indiana swept to the national championship, many programs sought to copy their wildly successful model that propelled an NCAA record-tying 16-0 season.

Great article Jon, and as long as 'Cig is there--they will be tough. The price of Poker in the B1G has elevated; We now have quite a bunch of talented teams in the conference between the usual heavyweights in Ohio State and Michigan, (especially now with Whittingham) with newbies Indiana and Oregon, and can't forget Penn State as I believe they will be the biggest surprise in 2026. (Great new coach) But we have a cluster of good nine win teams who will muck things up for conference powers in Illinois, Washington, USC, Iowa, etc. Half of the conference is nine wins or better? Step aside SEC? Good gosh we have some blockbuster games on our schedules now!

This Indiana season has a lot in common with the Ducks 2010 season under Chip Kelly. The Ducks in 2009 were good, but not good enough. 2010 brought the Ducks undefeated to the championship, but they could not close it out vs Auburn. This championship, Indiana got the game winning INT to close the deal. Compare that to the Ducks not being able to stop Dyer at the end of the game. What if 'Dyer was DOWN' and on the next play, the Ducks forced a fumble for a big return and the Ducks sealed the game? Both had a RED HOT new head coach who had a little different formula on how to win. I compare those Indiana back shoulder catches that were timed to perfection to Chip's zone read that nobody could stop. But college football caught up with Chip and then the Ducks HAD to grow in recruiting to keep up with the success. I suspect the same will happen for Cig. Indiana had a roster full of over achievers that got so much better than they were in high school. In fact, I see a similar season in 2026 for Indiana that Penn St had this year. Lose a few star players and it is not the same team anymore. Ohio St is losing some players as well. Michigan lost a few after their natty. Same with Georgia after their second championship. But I don't think Indiana will implode like Penn St did. Quite a few teams have had 'Cinderella' seasons: TCU, Hawaii, Boise St, and most recently Texas Tech. But Indiana was the only one to carry the juice all the way to the end. You could count SMU in the early 80s, but they cheated more than everybody else at the time AND they had players who were super stars in high school. If Cig can keep it going in 2026 and beyond, then there really is some kind of magic. But I look at this last season like drawing an inside strait in Las Vegas and cleaning out the casino - a one time thing with a lot of luck. I predict an (8-4) or at best (9-3) season for Indiana and missing the playoffs. But even so, Indiana should get all the credit in the world for being the one (and only?) team to go from the bottom to the top is such a short time frame with players who were not rated super highly in high school. Pretty soon, 'Google Me' is going to be like Prime Time's 'Do you Believe?'. I can't wait until the Ducks play them again.

I think it will. He had a ton of 4th, 5th, 6th year veterans that have been in his program (both JMU and Indiana) for years. That much experience in the same offensive/defensive schemes means they knew their roles inside and out, allowing them to execute their responsibilities and easily adjust within their respective boundaries when necessary (and without a lot of prompting). Cig will certainly transfer in additional experienced help through the portal and that does make an impact. But a 5th year player with experience in other programs isn't as ideal as a 5th year guy that's been in his program from the start.

Just to the north and west of KCMO, its chilly, i think the high today is 22, but it was -7 yesterday. Got about 4 inches of snow, otherwise it isn't too bad, But i did live in Alaska for 14 years, so...i might be the odd duck here that likes this...

Here in Daytona Beach it was 80 two days ago. Got up this morning and it was 34. How about you guys come and get your cold weather. We really dont want it here.

Thought provoking thread. One thing I’d add, when comparing what is a successful season in football with the hoops tournament is that it is incredibly relative to what program you are talking about. Teams that are regularly top-2 seeds in March Madness probably don’t consider surviving the opening week a successful season…I wouldn’t know because our current hoops program feels good when it makes the round of 32 😜

Thanks for this article Jon. The past two years have been a Cinderella story for Indiana and now with the #1 Portal class, it looks like they are not going away soon. Cignetti delivers and has a great eye for talent. We all know about Mark Cuban helping out but I also read an article that said John Cougar Mellancamp was a big contributor. Did not attend Indiana but lived close by.

Might be an unpopular opinion, but if it is an outbid situation, I think prioritizing funds for backup qb over starting tackle next year is a flawed strategy.

😎 I'm looking at 80 degree temps this weekend! 😎 Sunny desert in Maricopa, Arizona.

Having drone photos would be nice if you have time to do it to track the progress. Hopefully the 2 outdoor practice fields can be finished as soon as possible. By the way the photos are from Duck Territory. I didn't take them. That would be hard for me to do from Arizona. See the article on my post.

I guess he Gotcha? 😁 Please, drone on, I love your pics!

Hmmmmmmm? Because Kiffin won a conference championship at FAU? This is it for the hardware Kiffin has brought in. Ole Miss was a lock for the 2024-25 PO before QB Dart threw up late in the season at Florida. Seriously, I get your well-made point. It's the reason Kiffin left Ole Miss for LSU, a program that has won national championships. One of these titles was won by Saint Nick Saban. Les Miles won in a season where no team had fewer than two losses. Ogeron won with QB transfer Joe Burrow, and Joe Brady calling plays for one of the best offenses in the history of the game. (BTW, as Coach O acknowledged, his LSU guys were not playing just for tuition, room, and board.) LSU's 2026 schedule is much more difficult than any schedule Kiffin has faced as an SEC coach. At Ole Miss in Week 3, especially if QB Chambliss can play one more season, I think Pete Golding takes down LSU and takes Ole Miss back to the PO with LSU missing out. (If Pete's not too busy poaching. 😁) Again, solid point, but IMO, scoring millions of big ones had more to do with Seaton's decision than winning the Big One in 2026. Based on his track record, Kiffin may not make it to season three.

Thanks, Charles, for the terrific editing job. Cig is losing many of the players he brought with him from JMU. Will this make a difference in 2026? One prediction of which I am certain, Indiana vs. Ohio State and Indiana at Michigan will draw a huge number of eyeballs. For viewer numbers compared to the SEC, I hope at least one of these games will kick off at 7:30 PM Eastern. And many folks will be watching the battle of the Os, Oregon at Ohio State.

I was going to get there with my drone, but you beat me to it. Good Job!

59 in Vegas today. +2 above average daily high.

Why This Transfer Could Be the Oregon Ducks' Next Star Wide ReceiverOregon Ducks wide receiver Iverson Hooks has arrived in Eugene after transferring from the UAB Blazers. Oregon coach Dan Lanning returns standout wide receivers Evan Stewart and Dakorien Moore, but Hooks prepares to add additional competition to the room. Oregon Ducks On SIWhy This Transfer Could Be the Oregon Ducks' Next Star Wi...EUGENE – The Oregon Ducks’ 14 incoming transfer portal commits are slowly making their way to Eugene during the offseason. UAB wide receiver transfer Iverson Ho

FINALIZED? Oregon Ducks’ Transfer Portal Strategy

The school's new state-of-the-art indoor practice facility remains under construction. The school's plans include a new state-of-the-art 170,000 square foot indoor facility located west of Autzen and the relocation of both outdoor fields. The school has targeted 2029 for the completion of the entire project, but the outdoor fields will be completed before then. Here's a Look From Above of the Progress of Oregon's Practice Facility Upgrades

We're just over a week from the 2025 season wrapping up. But in this day and age, there really isn't an off-season. The ACC released it's schedule yesterday. Today the B1G is set to do the same. What games are you looking forward to most? What's your expectation for this upcoming season? Last year, most thought the Oregon vs Penn State game was going to be one of the greatest, and it was. But it was a couple weeks later, that we got the real playoff primer. With the 2025 National champion Indiana Hoosiers handing Oregon their first , and up to this date only B1G conference game loss. (Ohio State was a playoff game, as was the Indiana rematch) https://goducks.com/news/2026/1/24/football-schedule-to-be-announced-tuesday-as-season-ticket-deadlines-for-2026-approach

The first Much Too Early College Football Top 25 preseason poll was released approximately 30 seconds after Curt Cignetti was handed the Championship Trophy, and then finished his acceptance speech, noting that the Big Ten, except for Purdue, of course, doesn’t suck. Patience is a virtue, but is rarely observed in today’s wired, peripatetic world. And the folks casting for ... Is the Big-10 Hosed, (Hoosiered) or Not?

Friend in Virginia has 4-6", but it briefly rained, forming a slick crust of ice... his front door is on a slight incline from where his car is parked. He videoed walking to his car for work. He claims that he has flying down, but his landings are a little rough.

I define success to be what the team does in the December early signing period and then what happens with the portal. The games just follow recruiting. The expanded playoffs were needed. When it was just the AP determining champions, every game was a playoff game - all charging ahead to get that number one spot and not lose it. Two years in and the teams with byes lost 7 out of 8. Time to go to 16. The top 4 or 5 will get warm up games. It is also time to dump the group of whatever. If they are good, they can get ranked high enough to get in. Or... let their top teams play top 5 teams in the first three weeks, get a win, and then build a case for playoffs.

Doesn't all this remind you of 'Prime Time' at Colorado? It does a little to me. If it follows the same script, Kiffen will win a few games, get all the attention, and then get beat down by a 'real team'.