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Honestly didn't expect him back, but wish him well.

And ... The playoff should end in early January not basically start. And signing day should be late January or just revert back to the more traditional day in February. December is madness right now.

Ok... I don't like it because of tradition... But tradition is dead. I overall like it for this reason... If a player is in a place where they would like to hit the transfer portal because of the depth chart and want to preserve their red shirt in the process they could reasonably say to their team... "Hey I want to hit the portal this off season and preserve my redshirt. I'm low on the depth chart but I still want to be committed to the team and stick it out the rest of the season and contribute whenever and wherever I can, and preserve this eligibility. Maybe even the playoff when redshirt doesn't count" The player I think of most for this is Makhi Hughes. He didn't want to lose a year of eligibility sitting behind 3 to 4 backs at Oregon but just think he could have contributed late in the season when we lost depth. More than anything it gives players incentive to buy in and not quit to preserve their redshirt. Nine games mean they have to sit for three regular season games. That is easy to plan around.

Benson MIGHT have had an additional year as he was a JC athlete apparently. He would have had to petition for it and not guaranteed. He was great this year and I wish him well.

Gary Bryant Jr. is also out of eligibility after 6 seasons. He wasn't a lights out receiver but steady and reliable when needed, I think he's good enough to at least get onto a practice squad in the NFL somewhere.

Indiana will roll. Miami keeps things interesting maybe in the first half if the game is not already over by then. I actually like Indiana and see no reason to hate them. Their poor fans endured decades upon decades of doormat football even worse than we did. I just hate that they mopped the floor with OBD on the way to the Natty.

I believe he was out of collegiate eligibility and was unable to return to OBD even if he had wanted.

Two interesting stats I saw on today's College Football Live. Behind an excellent o-line, but not a Joe Moore finalist O-line, Carson Beck has been pressured on a best in the nation 17.6% of his throws. However, when he is pressured, Beck's 73% on average completion rate falls to 49%. I expect Indiana DC Bryant Haines' defense will again show one thing before revealing another, with DL, LBs, and DBs coming at Beck from all angles. Get Beck off his spot, and mistakes happen. This is the strategy Louisville used to frustrate Beck into throwing four picks on his home field. Despite running for the Fiesta Bowl winning score, Beck is as far from a dual-threat QB as a QB can get. 3-peat, 3-peat, 3-peat!

Damn.

I was at that game too with a friend and his folks....

Agreed, it does look like things are shaping up nicely for next year. good points

I remember that well. I think there was little over one minute left when he fumbled.

Good points. Marrying great talent with great coaching is the goal. Conversely, TCU in 2022 and UW in 2023 were not elite in talent, but made it to the big game. There's always exceptions either way.

Mario's strategy on boring the other team into dull play might not work this time.

Thanks, Mike. Yes, time will tell...

Was he expecting to start this year? I mean I doubt he was thinking that. So why not stay a year and develop and see if you stand a good chance at starting the next season? You'll know where you stand by the time the portal opens up in a year. It what it is... I won't get too worked up about it.

Too many QBs in the room ahead of him. I agree that Kentucky is a likely destination.

Athlon's Take on Dante - Another site that says this is good for Dante and the Ducks - https://athlonsports.com/college-football/dante-moores-return-has-oregon-primed-for-a-national-championship-run-in-2026

If Dan Lanning has been honest, and I believe he has, Dante will have to earn his position as the starting QB once again. I don't see who would beat him out, but I sure wouldn't have predicted Brock Thomas as the #2, either.

Yeah with Moore and Raiola here now we may see others leave as well playtime likely locked up for 2 to possibly 3 years, cant blame them at all

USA Today on more Moore in Eugene - https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/01/14/dante-moore-dylan-raiola-oregon-transfer-portal-football-nfl-draft-miami-tennessee/88183344007/

College Football News on the return of Dante - https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/dante-moore-returns-to-oregon-2026-nfl-draft

The $$$ is headed the way of the Hoosiers. All of this pregame love for the Gigs does not mean Indiana won't get smoked. But I don't see a veteran team coached by Cig coming into the game without focus and eyes on the prize. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/college-football-playoff-early-bettors-are-heavily-backing-indiana-to-win-the-national-championship-game-155911510.html

Doctor J, 25 coaches predict Monday night's winner. I love the timing and location of the football and basketball coaches' meetings. Nothing better than a free ticket to the title game.😁 https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/college-football-coaches-cfp-national-champion-picks-miami-indiana-poll

Be interesting to see the unintended consequences. At first blush, I think this lessens the importance of the portal a smidge. You can now legitimately use first year frosh as depth, which should make it tougher for relative second tier portal players to find a landing spot…which might reduce the number of players entering the portal. We shall see