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Kiara Romero was ranked #1 amateur in the world last year, and won the BIG 10 title as a sophomore. If you ever have a chance follow the women if they have a match in Eugene. For those that play golf, it instantly smooths out your swing just watching them fire at the pins.

Guess we just solved the "Flowers" problem?

The Midwest has notoriously bad winters. January and February are the worst months, by far. Snow isn't even the worst. It's the rainy, 38 degree days. That turns to freezing rain, and black ice. The wind chill rolls through you, no matter how layered you think you are sufficiently, you're not. Huge alumni bases everywhere. Trust me, I've seen them in Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, North Carolina. From Iowa, to Michigan, to Ohio State, Penn State, and now Indiana in football. Anywhere you go, you probably have a midwestern B1G alumnus or fan as a neighbor.

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As Coach Cig has said, this is all kind of surreal. Indiana grad, Saturday Down South's Connor O'Gara, wholeheartedly agrees. Do not be surprised if more Indiana fans are rocking hard in Hard Rock than the Canes' fans. Saturday Down SouthI'm an Indiana graduate who still can't find the words to...IU's run to the College Football Playoff National Championship is hard to fathom for plenty of folks, most notably IU grads.

The Husky fans at Uwdawgpound aren't all that thrilled. They are saying he couldn't even crack into Oregon's rotation and we(the Huskies) want him?? 😂😂😂😂

The emergence of Johnson and addition of Olesh means we are gonna be good at the TE position.

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026 OREGON WOMEN’S GOLF | @OregonWGolf Catherine Rao Signs With Oregon Women’s Golf EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon women’s golf head coach has announced the signing of Catherine Rao, a top-100 ranked player in the world who was the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year for Princeton in 2024-25. Rao is finishing her undergraduate degree at Princeton and will be eligible to compete for the Ducks in the fall of 2026. “Coach Krissy and I are very excited to welcome Catherine to our Duck family,” Radley said. “She has proven success at all levels in amateur golf and will make an immediate impact in our lineup. Catherine is an extremely tough competitor who is going to thrive on college golf’s biggest stage. We can’t wait to watch this superstar compete wearing green and yellow. Go Ducks!” Currently No. 99 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, Rao has reached as high as No. 33 in the world and is coming off a tremendous 2024-25 season at Princeton. She was unanimously selected as the Ivy League Player of the Year while also earning first-team all-Ivy League honors and honorable mention all-America recognition. Rao posted seven top-10 finishes in eight events played in 2024-25, including wins at the Columbia Classic and the Nittany Lion Invitational. She was also the runner up at the Princeton Invitational and placed third at the Ivy League Championship, and she finished the season with a 70.9 scoring average. Rao impressed for Princeton as a true freshman in 2023-23, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Year and first-team all-Ivy League honors. She was the runner-up at the Ivy League Championships as a freshman, one of three top-two finishes across the final four tournaments of the spring. The Camarillo, Calif., native missed the 2023-24 season due to injury prior to earning Ivy League Player of the Year honors in 2024-25. Rao has competed twice at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, reaching the quarterfinals in both 2023 and 2024. She also played at the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, as well as the British Amateur in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Prior to arriving at Princeton, Rao was a 2020 and 2021 AJGA Junior all-American and a 2021 AJGA Scholastic Junior all-American. She played in the 2021 Junior Solheim Cup with Team USA and was par t of the 2020 and 2021 Wyndham Cups with Team West. Rao earned top-10 finishes at the 2021 PGA Girls Championship, the 2020 and 2021 PING Invitationals, and the 2020 Rolex Girls Invitational.

I was going to say that this might be a good sign, but there’s no way Sadiq isn’t entering the NFL draft.

This only represents roster investment. I think the equation should the cost of coaches.

Next year, let's make it 4.

Dan Lanning has always "over recruited" areas of need. Remember when he recruited 11 edge rushers after his first year... KNOWING they would not all stay. He just knew that he needed QUALITY at the position NOW and was willing to recruit 11 to hopefully find 3 or 4. Everyone else would transfer out. It does not bother me at all that guys in the 2 deep are transferring out because we are keeping all the starters along the D-line. If those guys would have moved on, the #2s would be the starters (with maybe a portal or 2) and the redshirt sophomores and and juniors (next year) would make up the new #2's. The difference with the D-line staying is that we will have NFL ready starters and the #2s that we would have next year anyway. We can only develop guys as much as they themselves put into it. After 3 years (redshirt, frosh, sophomore), they will either be well prepared to step into at least the 2 deep, or they will be well prepared to transfer and add value to the team they transfer to. I think that's a win-win for everyone. There is no limit to the HS kids you can sign... and no limit to the portal either. There is only a limit on the roster size. We can lose 30+ students a year, if needed.

This is why I’m pumping the brakes on the “Always a Duck” stuff.

How my nostalgic heart years for the PAC- 8 days... before those newbies arrived.

I wondered that too. The announcers called him "Hooks", so I don't know if was nickname or something. It was only on the one jersey that I saw

No. but with a healthy VA or a Justin Herbert or Masoli--YES.

Yep, they claim that we broke the Conference up for money, and then proceed to steal 300 million from the departing 10 teams. They claim that Oregon effectively broke the prior conference up, and yet they proceed to destroy the Mountain West… You can’t make this delusion up!

Although the one exception to "assemble a great team for this year and worry about next year, next year" seems to be at the QB position. There the approach seems to be, "recruit/pay the next starting QB this year with the understanding that he will get his opportunity NEXT year."

Fiddling around with Google Gemini for 2 minutes resulted in the following: To determine the ROI (Return on Investment) for the current 2025–26 season, we calculate the Cost Per Win ($CPW$). This metric reveals which programs are "buying" wins at a premium and which are finding elite value through coaching and development. In the current landscape, the average Power 4 roster spend is approximately $26 million (comprised of the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap + collective NIL). 2025-26 Efficiency Rankings (Success to Dollar Ratio)Rank School 2025 Wins Est. Roster Spend Cost Per Win ROI Status 1 Indiana 15 $21.1M $1.40M Legendary 2 James Madison 12 $4.5M $0.37M G5 Elite 3 Texas Tech 12 $28.0M $2.33M High Efficiency 4 Army 12 $0.0M* $0.00M Pure Value 5 Ole Miss 13 $31.0M $2.38M Portal Value 6 Oregon 13 $35.0M $2.69M Premium Value 7 Georgia 12 $33.5M $2.79M Premium Value 8 Ohio State 12 $35.0M $2.91M Market Price 9 Texas A&M 11 $34.3M $3.11M Market Price 10 Florida State 2 $22.0M $11.0M Deep Deficit *Service academies do not participate in revenue sharing or standard NIL collectives. Key ROI Insights for 2025-261. The "Indiana Anomaly"Indiana is the definitive ROI champion of 2025. By spending roughly $21M (just barely above the base revenue-sharing floor) and achieving a 15-0 record, their cost-per-win is nearly half that of the traditional "Blue Bloods." This confirms that Coaching Quality ($C_q$) can act as a 2x multiplier on NIL Dollars ($N_{val}$). 2. The Efficiency Floor: $2.5M - $3.0MFor elite Power 4 programs, the current "market rate" for a win is approximately $2.7 million. Oregon and Ohio State are essentially paying for "certainty." While their total spend is the highest in the country, they are achieving the maximum number of wins allowed by the schedule, keeping their ROI healthy. 3. The "Portal Power" EffectTexas Tech and Ole Miss represent the best use of the Transfer Portal ($T_p$). Instead of spending $30M+ on a balanced 85-man roster, they targeted specific high-value starters (the "mercenary model"), allowing them to compete with $100M+ brands like Texas and Georgia at a discount. 4. The ROI DisasterFlorida State represents the highest "Negative ROI" in the country. With an estimated roster spend of over $20M and only 2 wins, each victory cost the program $11 million. This serves as a warning in the NIL era: spending money on talent without cultural alignment or coaching stability results in catastrophic financial waste. The "Value" EquationIf we look at the Success Score vs. Actual Cost, the 2025 season has proven that: Would you like me to generate a "Value Map" image comparing these top teams' spending against their final win totals?

We are in an outstanding position! Every fan forum in the country is trying to figure out how their team is going to take the next step next year. Even Indiana needs to figure out how to retain their momentum. For OBD, the next step is for Dan Lanning and the team to finally win "a big game". In our position, it's the national championship (since we only lose to national champions). A Big Game(TM) for most other schools may be beating Florida St., Texas Tech, Washington St., or even Oregon. That's why we're here. To help Dan Lanning and co. figure it out. Without us, they'd be spiraling into another USC.

That's spot on, Charles. It's a totally different game nowadays. But it can't sustainable, can it? It's got to be much tougher for these players too (formerly student athletes), not knowing where you are going to end up year after year. But then again, the big carrot is definitely there. It's really a wild wild west where only the fittest survive and advance!

Big Ten regular season leaders last two years: OBD 17-1 Indiana 17-1 tOSU 16-2 Not bad considering the BIG is about to win it's third straight title by three different teams.

Why does the back of his jersey sometimes say "King" instead of "Hooks"?