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Makes sense. I imagine a lot of the coaches at UCLA are leaving this off-season with the new HC coming in.

Longtime DBs coach Demetrice Martin who coached the secondary at UCLA in 2025, is likely to reunite with Kenny Dillingham on the Sun Devils staff at ASU, per source. They'd coached together at Oregon. Martin was at Oregon during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

The time zone difference isn't going to play a factor this game. Both teams will have plenty of time to acclimatize and both have played in the east coast time zone, Oregon has done it more. The bigger question is does TT suffer the round one bye slump?

Interesting theories abound! I love the green and yellow, but can name plenty of games throughout time where we wore green and yellow and got completely boat raced. The changing uniforms are our trademark and have been for 25 years give or take. That’s us, I embrace it.

We'll see what happens January 1st. I would agree with everything they said but who had the tougher competition throughout the year? Graded as the best D in the nation but was the offensive lines they faced one of the best in either the SEC or the B1G?

That was a refreshing and genuinely balanced analysis. Both of them raised strong points, and it was difficult to find fault with either perspective. I would welcome a deeper, more comprehensive breakdown, particularly from sources that approach the topic without bias.

The 'Loyal Opposition' has the B1G going 3-0 in quarterfinal games. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2025/12/29/quarterfinals-2025-2026-cfp-bold-predictions/87903887007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_cam

Great analysis. I think one thing being over looked is the stage factor. This is OBD’s third NY6 bowl in a row under Lanning. TT will be facing all the grandeur that comes with that for the first time. Also, the Ducks have gone on the road to Michigan last year as well as the PSU white out this year. TT has had nothing comparable. Throw in the tooth and nail scrap with Indiana and the car wash rock fight at Iowa and I think the Ducks will be more battle tested and that will be the difference.

Wheels up, Eugene: 9:51 a.m. PT Miami arrival sched: 5:53 p.m. ET – closer to Tamiami practice location two departures from Lubbock on Monday: 11:05 CT, arrive 3:05 ET, Ft. Lauderdale - closer to Boca Raton practice location 12:05 CT, arrive 4:06 ET, Ft. Lauderdale

I just learned that there is a Sherwin-Williams paint color called "White Duck." I suggest white duck uniforms with true white lettering. Opponents would be unable to recognize our substitutions.

Give the SEC some credit.... one of those wins was against the powerhouse Prairie View A&M.

I dunno. I am still suspicious of Barney and the jury is out on Bill and the alien. 😂

You just get the feeling like he's not even buying his own BS. I hope Oregon makes it competitive at least. I hope they win actually, but if they don't win, I hope they make it competitive just to shut these fools up. In that second video, I just wanted to scream at that guy and say, Oregon, their only loss was to the number one team in the nation, again. You guys lost to an 8-4 Arizona State.

With Poncho staying and Austin entering the portal, it feels like a strong indicator that Dante has already made a decision to remain next season. That said, this is college football, and nothing is ever truly settled until it is. As for Austin, quarterback development is almost always about fit as much as raw talent. We have seen that firsthand with Bo, and with Dante. The right system, coaching staff, and locker room chemistry can unlock a level of performance that may not surface otherwise. The talent is clearly there; it is a matter of finding the right formula to bring it out. I wish Austin nothing but success wherever he lands. From a football perspective, it would be interesting to see him spend a year with Will Stein, especially in a situation where a highly touted quarterback could sit, learn, and benefit from someone with a few seasons of experienced mentorship. Of course, NIL realities change the calculus entirely. At the end of the day, money talks, and this is modern college football.

Think Tyler Shough

Some very good insights and stats that help, and I learned some important new items to watch for...

Just the guy cheerleaders. 🙃

I can't remember any bowl game that Oregon had the largest share of the crowd.

I cannot grasp why any player would transfer away from a solid chance at a national championship to get a slight edge up the portal queue.

These Locked On bozos subsist on clicks and homeboy subscribers, so the hyperbole about your own team/conference is the business model. And getting rich they aren't. The Locked On Ducks guy Spencer McLaughlin is better than most, and he has a side gig broadcasting Southern Utah games to help float his boat. Most of them scramble to get a game press pass that the On3 and 24/7 people get automatically. Broadcasting from mom and dad's basement pretty much sums it up for Toll the Troll. One of the Autzen Zoo writers (prone to the same level of sensationalism occasionally) reposted this guy's take and was pretty dismissive of it. For all of his Texas Tech honking and pubescent enthusiasm, he predicted BYU to upset TT in the B12 CG. So much for prognosticating prowess. As noted in some of the comments here, this stuff wont even rise to bulletin board material for DL and OBD.

Maybe YouTube's algorithm thinks I'm a TT fan, but it seems like most lower grade pundits are picking TT. Lots of living in a bubble TTU fans with poor logic commenting too thinking they are going to beat up on us. I think the spread is over 3 by game time for a reason though. It is supposed to be close, but the deeper you dig, the more you see Oregon has the edge. Still, it's so close that whoever can play hardest for 4 quarters with the fewest mistakes will win. Since Oregon played more recently, that edge should be to Oregon.

For round 2 of the CFP, Ducks need a tighter planAutzen ZooFor round 2 of the CFP, Ducks need a tighter planThe rope-a-dope Dan Lanning executed on the college football world in their 51-34 win over James Madison was brilliant. The game was never in doubt.

Uh, strangely enough, teams from Texas have all won their bowl games. 😦

But, are cheerleaders involved?

The winning coach gets to share this with Snoop.