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For Utki, PERS is not funded by taxpayers. The money an Oregon coach pays from his or her salary into PERS is matched by the Oregon Athletic Department which is not taxpayer supported. That money is invested by the Oregon State Treasurer in the same investments that State of Oregon funds are invested. Those investments have earned a lot of income over the years and the return for retired former State of Oregon employees from the investment of their own money is substantial. However the PERS funds are totally separate from any tax revenue. The taxpayers of Oregon do get a huge benefit because the total funds the State of Oregon Treasurer has to bargain with potential sources of investment are greatly enhanced by having the PERS funds along with taxpayer funds. The entire PERS funds, which grow every year, are there for investment. However the taxpayer funds decline to a low amount with each two-year State budget. Yes, I get a monthly PERS benefit, but none of it comes directly from the taxpayers. I worked for SAIF Corporation, which, like the Athletic Department, is not taxpayer supported. SAIF is totally dependent upon premiums paid by Oregon employers.

If the Congressman from Washington can demonstrate to me that he can get 70,000 people from around the state to pay $150 per seat on a Saturday to show up in Seattle and listen to him drone on for 3 hours, motivate 105 kids and a staff to do what he tells them to do, answer direct questions in a press conference afterwards with every word recorded for second guessing by 7 million who didn't show up, then maybe there's room to consider his proposal. Maybe.

Oregon has the #1 pass defense in the country at 124.5 yds per game and the #4 defense overall. tOSU is #1 and Iowa #2. Some of the OBD defensive players are young and will be Ducks for several more years. Our quarterback, Dante Moore, started the first four games playing, pretty much, at the level of Bo Nix’ second season and Dillon Gabriel’s only season as a Duck. So, he was being compared to the two quarterbacks who have more college football experience than any others, ever. Nix started 61 games, Gabriel, 64. Nix was not well regarded in his early years at Auburn, and Gabriel had detractors at Oklahoma. He admitted that his spring ball as a Duck was pretty rough. Each of them opted for more college football at Oregon because they felt that they were not ready for pro ball, and they were correct. For each their best season was their last season. Both are starting in the NFL, and both started as rookies. Oregon did well by them. Dante’s first four starting games as a Duck were against probably the weakest defenses OBD will face this year. He came out of the blocks going full speed ahead. He was not sacked in any of those games. When he came on the field against Indiana Dante had previously started 10 games, five of which were at UCLA. As fans, we were spoiled and had unrealistic expectations. Dante is in only the early stages of learning how to deal with a pass rush. As he gets more experience, he, and OBD, will be just fine with him leading the team. While we don’t like to use him much, the OBD punter, James Ferguson-Reynolds, is a weapon other teams must spend a lot of time preparing to face. He can kick the ball a good distance using a standard kicking style, and he can place the ball well with a “sidewinder” style. Also, he can run and pass very well, making the fake punt option available on every punt. So, we fans have a lot to be happy about, and, I believe, much to look forward to.

The schedule has set up nicely for Indiana. I'm not sure that will happen again anytime soon to a similar degree for any team regardless of conference. Indiana's next four opponents to close the season have 1 conference win total. Four teams, one B1G win. Indiana had a bye before traveling to Oregon. They do not play Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska. Washington, USC. None of them. None. Vanderbilt plays Alabama, LSU, Texas, Auburn, Tennessee. Which up from the basement team would you rather be in 2025? Indiana will play Ohio State in Indianapolis, and the crowd will be wild. As it turned out, OSU's schedule is not exactly a juggernaut either in 2025. But, I would trust OSU to matchup with potential CFP opponents than I would Indiana.

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Fell off the disappointment-mobile a long time ago...

I'd Handle it Just Fine...

How about , "Hoosier DUCKY"?

Next year-not this year. No worries here.

Oregon's biggest nightmare? • How about "Dan Lanning Hired by Penn State"? • How about "Phil Knight Embraces Scientology?" • How about "Dakorian Moore, Jordan Davison portal to Ohio State"? • How about "Huskies beat Oregon by FG, Join Playoff, Oregon to Play Houston in Alamo Bowl"? Maybe my nightmares are worse than others? In seriousness though: "If Indiana (or any other 'outside' program) does win a national championship before the Ducks, Oregon fans will be left slack-jawed and misty-eyed, crying, 'That should have been us!'." If Indiana, or Vanderbilt, or Texas Tech wins it all, good for them. It would be fine quite possibly enjoyable to see Indiana beat Alabama or Vanderbilt beat Ohio State. It wouldn't have that much to do with Oregon. Oregon would have had its chances and not got it done. It happens. The system has now significantly changed. Someone else adapting faster and getting there first? Sure. Absolutely possible. Good for them. As a Duck fan I have never felt Oregon was inherently owed to be the next "breakthrough National Champion". You have to win it or what's the point? No crying. 🙂

I agree. It isn't enough to have a complete roster, you have to use it. For every counter by the opposing defense you have to be able to recognize it and have a counter of your own. I'll go back to my prior pondering, is why is Stein not up in the box? Has he been under undervaluing the importance of seeing how the defense is attacking his play calling in real time. It's great we adjusted just before halftime, but we'd already thrown away 5 possessions at that point. Someone else mentioned more play-action pass which adds the RB as another blocker up front and creates more space across the middle behind the linebackers. I agree we should do more of that too.

Not trying to be political, but a congressman getting paid while the government is shutdown, has a lot of nerve telling coaches they are paid too much. I agree they are over paid. But like a CEO of a big company, the responsibilities are huge and demands compensatory pay. Too me the problem is the buyout. That's on the individual university. The demands for winning, and now the National championship demands, the schools are as greedy as the coaches agents. Good luck with this even getting a serious look in congress.

Head Coach Dan Lanning meets with the media during the Oregon Football bye week

Help is on the way for the Oregon offensive line after pivotal visitsAutzen ZooHelp is on the way for the Oregon offensive line after pi...A'lique Terry will have to rebuild the Oregon offensive line next year, by every means necessary. The Ducks feature three senior starters this year Alex Harkey,

I think most Ducks fans would have basically the same feeling Lions, Browns and Bills fans had when the Seahawks and Buccaneers won their first super bowls.

I apologize for jumping the Week 10 games gun. I can't help but wonder if the Miami coaches and players will need a 'How to Fasten the Seatbelt' tutorial before leaving the State of Florida for the first time this season? Go Mustangs! 9 AM - ESPN - No. 10 Miami -12.5 Canes WarningFull matchup history between Miami and SMUMiami and SMU have met only once on the football field. On Sept. 18, 1965, the Mustangs opened their season by grinding out a 7-3 win over the Hurricanes at the

I think coaches tend towards conservative and when the day got rainy and windy it was natural to go to the run game. Wisconsin was a passing team that could not get 100 yards Saturday. The Ducks ground it out to assure the win. I have no problem with that. I have wondered if Dante or someone on the line has some tell that opponents are picking up on. Iowa will be interesting as they are a good team but would need a dominating defensive performance to win.

THAT!!! I wouldn't feel bad at all if Indiana won it all this year. Cignetti is an awesome coach who wins! (Google him.) Dan Lanning is still learning. We have compared Dante Moore to Nix and Gabriel and concluded that Moore needs Moore experience to be on their level. We can't say the same thing about Lanning comparing him to coaches who have had a couple decades of winning coaching practice??? I am rooting for the Ducks all the way... but if Indiana wins it.... GOOD FOR THEM!

I believe AQs are necessary. But THREE instead of four. I also believe the play in games should be used instead of expanding the field to 14 or 16. That in essence expands the field beyond 12. We will know in three weeks who is really slated to be considered playoff worthy. I'll definitely say this: there is no way on this planet that there are NINE SEC teams worthy of top 20 status. That is absolute nonsense. Florida, LSU, South Carolina and Auburn have been used as justification for bolstering a pretty average set of teams. The madness needs to end.

Is the Apocalypse near? A Trojan Wire writer acknowledging that OBD is one of the B1G 3? 😇 And Indiana will win it all! Whoa Traveler! But wait a minute! Oregon will not make the PO? Thanks, now I won't have to move into the bunker. 😁 https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2025/10/29/winners-losers-week-9-big-ten-football/86953071007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline&

Michigan visits Autzen next season. 😎 Which is nice.

I would add Solar that Moore needs more looks outside the pocket (for the third time this week-am I a broken record?). The middle of the crisis play call that bought Moore time resulted in a TD against Indiana. The OT pass that Moore threw was a designed bootleg. Moore has such a strong arm and is an effective enough runner screams for using that as an option at least a third of our calls. It was also mentioned by David Marsh that Davison is a better blocker than Whittington. I believe more two back sets, and better use of the RBs in pass blocking schemes is necessary. I happen to believe the OTs are being set up for failure. They are not quick enough to handle DEs that line up more than two yards away from them. They require assistance. The interior Lineman also seem to stand up too quickly at times, which creates havoc inside (hence my call for two back sets). I would also use Jet Motion far more often. Especially for WR Moore and Sadiq. Then run designs for the TE inside as you suggested Solar. As I have mentioned countless times, it is not the gameplan that matters, it is the ability to draw plays up on the spot based on what the defense is doing to counter your game plan. Hence, my call for knowing every damn play known to mankind. "Gentleman, this is a football". That is what that quote means to me. Football isn't simply what you can do at the LOS. That always blows up in your face eventually when you face teams of your caliber or better. It's what you do to respond to diminish their advantage. You must be prepared for poor play and getting manhandled as much as you prepare for your opponent. One of the greatest skills Kirby Smart displays is his ability to neutralize multiple score leads. I believe it is because he junks his gameplan and starts looking at what is actually going on in the game. Whenever I do root against Georgia (usually it against Tennessee or Ohio State), I am never comfortable with two score leads, because I KNOW WHAT IS COMING NEXT. Georgia slowly climbs out of the hole, because they no longer focus on what they wanted to do-they focus on finding out what will work. That is Dan Lanning's next step in his evolution as a coach. I saw sprinkles of it last week. He took the win. But before he decided to minimize the play calling, he dialed up throws downfield. THEN he had Stein change formations. If I see Moore getting out of the pocket more (pun intended), then I believe Lanning is starting to look for every solution possible. But I am seeing that idea percolating in his head.

FWIW - The most recent odds from Bet MGM to win the 2025-26 championship. Ohio State +250 Indiana +700 Alabama +800 OBD, Georgia Notre Dame +1000 Miami +1500 Ole Miss, Texas Tech +2000 Vanderbilt +2500 Texas +4000 - Bet MGM has Texas -2.5 at home vs. Vanderbilt on Saturday. NOTE - Ohio State is odds-on to win it all by a large margin. Have we returned to: Defense Wins Championships? Ohio State's D under Matt Patricia (not Jim Knowles 😁) is posting historic numbers on defense with four games left to play - Penn State, at Purdue, UCLA, and at Michigan 🙃. Indiana's remaining B1G opponents, at Maryland, at Penn State, Wisconsin, and at Purdue, are 1-17 in conference play. There will have to be one or two major upsets for the Buckeyes and the Hoosiers not to meet in Indianapolis on December 6th, with the after-market ticket prices through the enclosed stadium roof. 🤑🤑🤑

Some notes.... Waz says that Oregon is not a portal team, that most of his players are developed from their freshman year onward. It is the high school recruits he mostly is focused on. He also said that the Ducks will have more options on the mound in 2026, and pitching will take a step up. (Good!) He stated that Dominic Hellman, and Drew Smith have stood out in fall practices. Great to hear that Smith is back for a fourth year, as he can fill in at third base, where he played before. I was not sure if he was going to return, and I sure wanted him to. The opening tournament in Las Vegas is going to be a DANDY. Oregon, UC Irvine, Arizona and Vanderbilt? Whew!