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Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz Reveals Insightful Take On Oregon Ducks’ NIL UseThe Oregon Ducks are the No. 9 seed in the first College Football Playoff rankings, set to face the No. 20-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes. Ahead of the matchup in Iowa City, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz made a bold comparison about the Ducks and their use of NIL. Oregon Ducks On SIIowa Coach Kirk Ferentz Reveals Insightful Take On Oregon...The Oregon Ducks were seeded No. 9 in the first College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking. Their next game is against the Iowa Hawkeyes, who were seeded No. 20, an

We're global. I took this in a South Sudan years ago.

Season opener, going to try to avoid being too harsh until we see Shelstad return. Glad to hear Kwame seems to be ok (it looked like a bit of a knee hyperextention which AI tells me can vary quite a bit in severity but if there isn't a lot of pain, swelling, or bruising it is a good sign, as is being able to walk on it soon after). Generally felt ok about the two new guys at forward, Pryor (6-7) and Stewart (6-9), to go along with Evans (6-10). I see Simpkins averaged 16.4 at Elon last year on 42/37/76 shooting. Clutch drive for the game winner. If he can consistently bring something similar, I'm not without optimism. Not really plays to be praising, but sort of fun to see Demir effortlessly bouncing guys around (there is a guy on Ege? Nope no more). 🙂

Oregon Coach Dan Lanning Addresses Dakoda Fields Entering Transfer PortalDakoda Fields became the second Ducks defensive back in a week to enter the transfer portal. Oregon coach Dan Lanning spoke about his decision, plus the team's upcoming trip to Iowa to face the Hawkeyes. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Coach Dan Lanning Addresses Dakoda Fields Entering...The Oregon Ducks had a second defensive back enter the transfer portal in their week leading up to a trip to Iowa. Coach Dan Lanning reacted to Dakoda Fields' d

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I saw a picture of a kid in an Oregon sweatshirt on the Facebook page of my home town in Connecticut. Duck fans are everywhere. 😊

I have to tell this story about the reach of Duck familiarity. Five years ago or so, my wife and I were in England, where my daughter and son-in-law were serving with the U.S. military. While we were there, we drove down to Cambridge and spent the day at the beautiful and legendary Cambridge University campus--"punted" on the Cam River, the whole nine yards. It was early June, warm and sunshiny, a bank holiday in England. We stopped for lunch at a nice restaurant with an outdoor dining area overlooking the river. There we were greeted by your classic British maitre'd--very proper, towel over his arm, white apron, portly. I had on a white Oregon baseball cap--plain white with a green "O," no other ornamentation. When we finished our lunch I went to the outdoor cash register, where the maitre'd took care of the bill. He handed me the receipt and then, just as I was about to leave, leaned over and said in my ear, "Quack ! Quack!" I almost died laughing.

I am not in panic mode right now. Shelstad is going to come back and the bench will shorten over time. Simpkins ability to drive, create shots, and his mid range game look very solid. I think he will ultimately be an upgrade from Bamba. That will also create more opportunities for Shelstad when he comes back. Love what I am seeing from Stewart. Once he gets comfortable, he might be great. I could see him being better than Angel by March. Evans should make another jump and Bittle is an all conference type player. Lin is a disaster right now, but he will figure it out enough to get some solid role minutes. Seems like there is a fairly decent drop off after the top 6 or 7 guys.

As a high school basketball coach, I 100% agree that there are times a coach should erupt. But to be effective, those times should be few and far between. And just as importantly, that eruption should be in the locker room behind closed doors. I don't believe that there is any benefit in publicly humiliating a player.

Iowa has a solid run game, but is last in the B1G in passing. Load that box! YardbarkerOregon has a clear path to victory against Iowa but it wi...When Oregon travels to Iowa City this weekend, the Ducks know exactly what kind of team they’ll face. The Hawkeyes have built an offense rooted in physicality and patience, utilizing a run-first appro

"Ugly". Yes, and putrid, awful, gastly, gruesome, horrible, appalling...but you get my take. If not for Hawaii Also having turnoveritis and 2 of their starters fouling out, it Definitely would have been a loss...and not by just a bucket or two. Good news. First game of the season with a team that has a plethora of new players and pieces to incorporate into a functioning and fluid team. Just a "stinker" of a game or is this going to be closer to the "norm" for this group? Not a valid tourney team with the "street-ballish" performance from last night. Bad news. Obviously No Depth at point guard. Maybe after the non conference season both the point guards behind Sheldstad get more up to speed but last night? Yeesh! No point guards, no ball movement, thus "individual" basketball vs "team" basketball. Can't win consistently like that. And speaking of team basketball? Turnovvvvers, what offensive Rebounds, no THREE PT shooting (not another year of that, please!), anybody communicating? Yes. This team has a long way to go if last night was any true representation of the "team basketball" that can do damage in conference or in the dance. Hope Dana can turn em around but judging solely from last night, it will become his greatest coaching year yet! Let's go Ducks.

Traeshon Holden spits in face of opponent in high profile game. More egregious than a celebration penalty. No rage display on sideline by HC. Just a different style of coaching. Some coaching styles get better results than others.

I'm not so sure. The committee doesn't want egg on their faces, so I think they will give SEC type bias to their top 25 for loses to teams ahead of them. Otherwise it is almost like saying "I guess we screwed up". If we win a tight game with Iowa, depending on what other ranked teams do, they may stay in the top 25. After OBD, they travel to sc then coast with Sparty and Neb. So, lose to us and win out, they will stay in top 25. No credit if we beat Minnesota although they are on a bye and are 6-3 right now. If sc wins their next 2, then they will be in top 20 and won't fall out with a loss to us. ewe dub looks like a cakewalk till they play us (Wisc, Purdue, UCLA). So, they will be ranked both before and after even with a loss.

Byu and Texas Tech in the top 10 is a joke.

Agreed. I wore my Ducks hat to an Ole Miss game earlier this season. Several of their fans — students mainly — gave me a “Go Ducks!”. Charles is right, they’re likely only superficially familiar with the program, but you gotta start somewhere. And at least now even casual CFB fans know how to pronounce Oregon.

Looks like both football and basketball are relying on walk-ons as QB2's. Hurry back Shelstad / Dante stay upright.

UT and Oklahoma's grades are puzzling. They're beneficiaries of the SEC self-licking ice cream cone.

Very much so, unfortunately I don't think DA has the NIL funds to really go after the premium transfers. We also never seem to get impactful freshman even when they are 5 stars. Last year was frustrating mostly due to TJ Bamba forgetting how to shoot, if he had just shot as well as his averages from the previous 3 seasons we would have been a vastly better team. We haven't upgraded anywhere on the team, and we might have regressed in multiple spots. We don't have a good backup point guard, we don't have a dynamic wing who can light it up from deep, our backup center looked worse than Cook (it's early though). I do think we have more depth at the 4 with Evans and Stewart. We'll know a lot more after the Player's Era tourney. Auburn almost lost to Bethune-Cookman so that's something to consider when we play them in the post-Bruce Pearl era.

Damn, Mike....just what I needed....a mature voice in the room. I've had SO MUCH fun with Mario over time, and really should not have enjoyed his losses as much as do, but I NEVER SAID I WAS NOBLE. You are right; we owe a lot to Mario because he took the confidence in recruiting that Taggart began, and built upon it. And yes...he did a lot of winning before things started to turn downhill in his last year, but the bottom line is I should appreciate what he gave us. And I do.... Now I go back to lampooning him! He'll Get Clock Management Figured Out...

Fields was an incredible recruiting win over USC at the time... The defensive backs coach has just done an incredible job recruiting, as you DO expect to lose a No. 3 player at any position although usually they are closer to Florence's age, and not Fields. Dakota sees the future; if Fields cannot dislodge Finney or Iffy now, it will be even harder as they gain game experience. It makes retaining Devon Benjamin (below) at corner that much more important for the 2026 recruiting class. EVERY major program wanted him...look at this list and it is all the elite teams, as most analysts feel he is the best corner in the nation.

Weather forecast: high 47 degrees, showers morning, rain in afternoon, wind from north end of stadium 10-20 mph In the 60's on Friday, in the 30's on Sunday, as cold front moves in Friday night. Ground and pound weather for the Hawkeyes.

USA Today has grades for the committee's first ranking. OBD at No. 9 gets the committee a C. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/11/05/college-football-playoff-rankings-grades-snubs/87094619007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_

We'll have to respectfully disagree. I believe there are times when a coach should erupt. Maybe not that particular issue, but players need to understand limits. And boundaries. Which behaviors are unacceptable, which have grey areas. Kalen DebBoer learned that exact lesson. He hard to be hard nosed enough in order for the players to respond when necessary. Furthermore, players must learn respect. For the game, for other players. For something outside themselves. I betcha DL gets on their behinds. We just never see it. Maybe that is what is preferred. Private lessons. As to Mario, that interaction has nothing to do with the way he loses in my opinion. He simply makes poor decisions, and in many instances, has little grasp of the pulse of the game in the moment. Those are two entirely different issues as far as I am concerned. I highly doubt Miami players even know of this dressing down. For why would they play for a man that is "out of control"? I root for Mario because he contributed to Oregon's ascent. I believe he had to go in order to salvage any opportunity at a job like Miami's because the book was out on him-at least for us. He ruined the greatest offense Oregon ever had - The Gulf Coast-and wanted to entirely junk explosive plays as a matter of course in Oregon football in order to prove how good of a coach he was. Cristobal routed Utah when we thought they would boat race us. He won two PAC12 titles beside himself. He won a Rose Bowl as well, going counter his tendencies. He contributed to our current status. And yes, he chewed out a self absorbed player that could have cost the team a loss. That is why I like Cristobal. I'm still glad he is at Miami. But he will stay in Duck lore forever in my mind because I doubt Dan Lanning comes here if not for what Cristobal laid as a foundation.