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This is an unlocked article from the Wall Street Journal that appears to be locked but it is not. https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/sec-big-ten-tv-ratings-69025ef6?st=XLPvXn&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Extra credit for the Cole Porter reference.

As Urban Meyer and many others have noted, in today's CFB, the O-line is the most difficult position to recruit and portal pick. In recognition of Yale's Michael Bennett committing to OBD - "Eli, Eli, Bulldog, Bulldog, Bulldog, Bow, wow, wow!" From one of Yale's fight songs, written by Cole Porter, Yale Class of 1913, in honor of Yale's mascot, bulldog Handsome Dan. Here's hoping Mike brings some of that Bulldog with him. WOOF!

So does that mean players being interviewed after the game will be thanking their sponsors and God?

There will be one addition. Transfer from Yale. But I think development in the OL takes time and sometimes those timelines don't match up with need. However, keep in mind that Oregon have been finalists for the Joe Moore best O line award for the past three years. So they're still doing something right. However I'd say this seasons line was a step down from the previous two. Harkey and World just weren't as refined at tackle.

Thanks Santa Rosa Duck. Thanks so much....

I am cautiously optimistic. These players have been developing in the system, so there should be more of a known factor than bringing a guy from the portal. I think the biggest 'win' was not seeing so many of leave like the D line just did. On the upside, we should see them play well as a unit because they have been practicing together for so long in the same system. Last point: Seaton was great in the Big 12, but they don't have same kind of defensive players as the Big 10, except for Texas Tech. It will be interesting to see how he does vs SEC rushers.

Circle these 2026 Top 25 games. OBD on the road at Ohio State, concern No. 1? Logical, but Boise State, Michigan, and UW are likely to be ranked. And Northwestern, UCLA, and perhaps Nebraska could also be tough home wins. In addition to Ohio State, Illinois, and USC will likely be ranked when OBD visits. Oklahoma State, with new coach Eric Morris and 17 North Texas players coming to Stillwater with him, will not be a layup. Morris is following Cig's move and bringing in productive G6 players from a solid North Texas team, including 5* transfer portal-ranked QB Drew Mestermaker. Unlike Cig, who brought in his 2024 starting QB from Ohio University, there will be no learning curve for Drew and his teammates. In an admitted reach, PFF ranked OK State 25th in its preseason rankings. Two tough opening games; I wish Portland State were the Week 1 and not the Week 3 opponent. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-2026-schedule-way-too-early-top-25/

I am not very disappointed that we were outbid. I would have been disappointed if the Ducks were to pay him $4 million to play here. I don't want to pay zillions for one great guy when we need 50-60 great guys to win a championship. I don't mind a player going for the big bucks, if that is his priority. To each his own.

OK, but will the middle of the Big Ten be treated with the respect it deserves? Will ESPN talking heads stop their slobbering over the SEC? On3College GameDay questions SEC dominance, ‘credibility’ af....

From everything I read about this gentleman, I am not sure that he would have been a good fit with our Oregon culture. But what do I know?

Seems to me that is what we have seen for the last few years.

Money aside, he probably figures he'll have better chances of winning the "big one" with Kiffen at LSU.

When Seaton didn’t come for a visit I figured that the Ducks were not going to get him despite predictions in our favor.

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Seems to me that condoms and U$C go together like... Trojan-ENZ and Trojans! I see a fever dream where Oregon, after the 2025 win, goes on to beat Trojan ENZ in La-La-Land this fall, then wins the rubber match in the B1G CG. Disgruntled Troy fans, wearing their prophylactic raincoats in anticipation of foul Indianapolis weather leaving Lucas Oil Stadium, just saw Tommy sheath his sword for the last time. Sorry, had to do it...

My intuition tells me this is for the best. Geoff Schwartz says that Crader is going to be a good player. If we had added Seaton, my fear is that Crader would have entered the portal. The one thing DL needs to do differently, IMHO, is build an OL that plays together more than one year, as the Ducks had as recently as the Alex Forsyth cohort.

I don't blame the kid, Baton Rouge is a lot closer to his Wash DC home and likely comes with the biggest bucket of NIL cash from the Geaux Tigers donor base. Shame he has to have Lame Kitten as a role model. Yes, Oregon could have used him at LT to protect Dante's blind side. He is a notch better than the talent there currently, but one never knows how he would have fit with Pancho and the crew. Crader and Wilson are solid tackles and starting them avoids the dropoff in efficiency that afflicts an entire O-line when transfer players are added. There is solid depth behind them. Incoming freshmen Iheanacho and Tofi are huge and talented kids, and it's possible that one (probably 'Nacho) could start inside at OG, or at least provide additional depth while they develop. Every day the O-line will match-up against four future NFL, and probably two first round, players in practice. That will expose any weaknesses so DL and the Law Firm can then adjust and shift personnel to get the best starting four around Pancho. Pregnon will be tough to replace, but World and Harkey maybe not so much. I'm 'glass half full' in my belief that the 2026 front can be as good, if not better, than the 2025 version.

Oregon Ducks defense "stop rate" excellent for 2025 season. Oregon Ducks On SIOne Exciting Stat About the Oregon Ducks DefenseEUGENE – The Oregon Ducks' defense found success against some of the top offenses in the nation last season, and the program has the chance to build on that in

No amount of $$ is worth it if a kid doesn't want to play here. We'll be just fine.

I hope LSU loses half their games.

I imagine that we got outbid. I don't know if we really need him. I doubt Dan flew to Atlanta just for dinner with him. If we needed him, or whomever we need to pull off a Natty... just spend the damn money and get it done. Easy for me to say... but if I were worth over 30 billion it might be even easier. Go Ducks... I am looking forward to next season eagerly.

I don't know about 'peaking' anymore. I think it is more about players knowing how to execute their assignments without making mistakes. That and getting ready to compete against better players when playoffs roll around.

Hey, he could have went to 'Action U', I mean the university of Akron Ohio. I grew up in the area. It was the place for high school players to keep playing if they weren't big enough to play at a real college. Novosad and Luke Moga could play at the smallest of venues and light up the conference - then go play on a real team their senior year. In today's world - actually not a bad strategy. It seems that the bad strategy these days is to sign with a big program that almost always gets its QBs from the portal.

Lane's war chest ain't Lame. O-line was one of LSU's biggest portal needs. LSU opens with Clemson. Week 3 at Ole Miss 😁, with road games against Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee, and Arkansas. The games in Knoxville and Fayetteville are the final two games of the regular season. 5 SEC road games are a new thing for SEC teams. In addition to Clemson, LSU plays two cupcakes at home, Mississippi State, an earlier in the season Egg Bowl game, Texas A&M, Bama, and Texas. A far more difficult schedule than the one Kiffin played at Ole Miss last season. Even if QB Sam Leavitt stays healthy, I can see three and perhaps four or more losses. Kiffin is on a very short Natty leash. Good fortune for Seaton, but none for Kiffin.