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My Duck-Buddies....I have made a major change in how we will moderate our GameDay threads. Bottom line, is that you will be allowed to spew your frustration, to vent, as you wish. I recall how we have lost many good members because they were fine on the forum during the week, but went crazy in the GameDay threads. So, I will let you vent in GameDay threads. But Note the Parameters: --This is for GameDay threads only; you have to behave in the regular forum threads as in the past. --You cannot take shots at those who disagree with you, just like in the forum during the week. So, if things aren't going well, and we are getting our butt kicked? It is fine to blow off the steam in the GameDay thread, but NOT in the regular forum threads. I am allowing this so people can get-it-out-of-their-system during the game, but the question is--can these same people restrain themselves to not do it on the regular forum threads? You will need to, as I am cutting slack on this with the implied agreement by those who utilize this new privilege--that they will contain themselves in normal forum threads as before. So...GameDay threads on Saturdays are fine for blasting your anger out loud, but not toward any other OBD members who disagree with you. I'm counting on the good people of this forum to hold their end up, in order to have a sounding board for when things get testy for us all. One Caveat? I would be mindful of the total game, because I recall a few years ago when we opened against Portland State--the Vikings marched down the field and scored early in the first quarter before Oregon got things going. And people absolutely melted down. Angry at the DC Lupoi, angry at the team....just angry. Then we won 81-7 and those in early meltdown mode looked pretty silly. So you are free to write what you want, but know it could provide laughter for us later.... We have a fantastic community here, and I want you all to enjoy the experience, thus the new freedom.

My wish is simple… I want OBD to do everything right, play to their standard, and put these guys away in convincing fashion. If the Ducks control the line, let the defensive backs show what they can do, and give Moore the chance to settle in, this should be the kind of blowout that leaves no doubt.

Agree running could be better, but… There is some cause (B1G schedule) and effect here. New caveman ball oriented conference geared around stopping the run was almost certainly going to result in historically bad run numbers on offense. If I remember correctly, many of our defensive metrics (YPG, Pass YPG, PPG) all set modern era bests or close to it.

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While Montana State may not compete in the FBS alongside programs like Oregon and 135 others, that doesn't mean they aren't talented and capable of giving the Ducks a test. According to Bill Connelly's SP+ rankings on ESPN, which combine all FBS and FCS teams into one massive scale, Montana State would be the 80th-best team in the nation. Comparatively, the Oregon State Beavers are No. 75, and the Stanford Cardinal are No. 84. Five Montana State Bobcats who Oregon Duck fans should know before Week 1

Excellent point here. Sadly, the 2024 run game was worse than just 2023. Between 2007 and 2024 . . . 2024 run game had the lowest YPG and YPA. I'm with you on this one; hoping the OL and run game fair much better this year.

Expectations: Ball control game. I see Will Stein making use of the amount of time we have the ball in order to limit Montana State's time of possession. Could likely see some extended offensive drives. Run heavy scheme complimented with a lot of short/intermediate passes to build Dante's confidence. We should see an improved secondary. These are finally all Dan Lanning players on defense that have had multiple years to learn the scheme. Return to dominating the "middle eight". We were masters of this during Kenny Dillingham's only year and Will Stein's first year here. Most games can be decided by creating scores in the last 4 minutes of the first half and first 4 of the second half. If we can get back to owning this our team can be lethal. We will cover, not blow out. This will likely be due to succeeding at item #1 on the list. We should control the time of possession throughout the game. While not necessarily leading to "lighting up the scoreboard", it will be reflective of how both sides of the ball keeps the game within their control.

Nice article. I’m not really too hung up on a final score but over all I just want to see a confident team decisively control the game. Man. I am so ready for some football. Go Ducks!

Score at least in the 40's and keep them under 14. Starting the year with a cover would nice.

Great thoughts Alex, thanks.

A Southeast-centric 2026 mock draft that has Matayo U, Kenyon Sadiq, and Isiah World going in the 1st round. Clemson - weren't the 3 projected 1st-rounders on a defense last season that SMU and Texas torched? Miami - with all of this 1st round talent (?) Mari-oh-oh is running out of excuses? Ditto for Auburn's Hugh Freeze. 😁 Indiana QB Mendoza going No. 1, well above the Mendoza Line, may not pan out, but he is one of the reasons I think this season's Indiana could be ... Indiana? Likely Ls in Autzen and at Penn State, but 10-2 is doable. But will the more than manageable OOC schedule derail this season's Hoosiers? https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2026-nfl-mock-draft-preseason-edition-includes-5-qbs-taken-in-first-round-including-a-big-surprise-at-no-1/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=470217&ET_RID=52482716

We need to bookmark this thread and revisit in 16 months

Finally! This will result in 2-4 less SEC teams being ranked in the Top 25 each year. At the end of the day, voters look at pure # of losses. This finally evens the playing field.

DUH! One more SEC conference game = one more loss I can't schedule my way out of. I wonder if Arkansas coach Sam Pittman teaches math on the side? 😁 Thanks, coach, for an insight into the obvious. There goes the Bowl Bonus 🤑 On3Sam Pittman blasts SEC over changing to nine-game confere....

On the mike in Autzen for the Big Ten Network - Announcer - Jeff Levering - Graduate of Chapman College, where he played baseball for four seasons. Lead announcer for Bally Sports coverage of the Milwaukee Brewers. Worked with the famous Bob Uecker on Brewers radio broadcasts. (Other than this, I know nothing of Jeff.) Analyst - Michigan AA TE Jake Butt, whose NFL career did not go as expected due to multiple ACL tears. Announcers for Week One's Slate of B1G games: (Gus, please leave on the next bus out of town, hopefully replaced by someone who is not a screaming clown. 🤪) On3Week 1 Announcer Schedule: Broadcasters for Texas vs. Ohi....

Simple. He has money, and she spends it. It is the dumb people with money syndrome.

That and if Moore does well enough to make the leap to the draft after the season Novosad has that starting spot pretty much locked.

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Our Oregon football season is finally here, folks. All the hype, speculation, and roster adaptations will culminate in 60 minutes or more of Oregon Duck football at 1:00 pm PST this Saturday. Montana State comes to Eugene to battle the 7th-ranked Ducks, and Dan Lanning gets a premier opportunity to kick this team’s gear into championship overdrive. Now it’d be easy ... Oregon Football: Setting Expectations for Game One