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Posted below from Jon Joseph....(and thanks to the Duck News Hunters who post articles!) NCAA Baseball Tournament: Oregon Ducks' 3 Keys To Advancing In Eugene Regional WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The Oregon Ducks are one of 16 teams that have been selected to host a NCAA regional at PK Park after finishing 42-14 overall. A program that's familiar with postseason success, the Ducks have...

Three Keys to playing NCAA ball in Omaha. NCAA Baseball Tournament: Oregon Ducks' 3 Keys To Advancing In Eugene Regional WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The Oregon Ducks are one of 16 teams that have been selected to host a NCAA regional at PK Park after finishing 42-14 overall. A program that's familiar with postseason success, the Ducks have...

Oregon 1B Jacob Walsh looking to 'enjoy' potential final weekend at PK Park Friday marks the beginning of the Eugene Regional for the No. 12 seed Oregon Ducks and may be one of the last time Jacob Walsh steps foot on PK Parks turf. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-ducks-baseball-jacob-walsh-eugene-regional-looking-to-enjoy-final-weekend-at-pk-park-250354403/

Florida AD Stricklin is not alone in wanting changes to the CFB PO selection process. Scott Stricklin on College Football Playoff system: 'A committee is not ideal to choose a postseason' WWW.ON3.COM . It's not that difficult. See the CBB selection process. Granted, there are not as many games, but metrics, including those used by the CFB committee and not revealed by a committee that prefers to do its business in the dark, provide a guideline. Boise State, ranked 9th last season, was based only on the Eye Test. I'm sending out an SOS on the idea that SOS matters to the committee.

The state of Oregon's CB room following the conclusion of spring Here is a rundown for what the Ducks have at cornerback entering the 2025 season https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-linebacker-ducks-football-jahlil-florence-theran-johnson-ify-obidegwu-250354531/

There is disagreement over the future PO format, but I believe all P4, G6 conferences, and Notre Dame want to see restrictions on the portal windows. Greg Sankey reveals SEC coaches prefer 10-day transfer portal window in January, against April-only portal WWW.ON3.COM .

The rub is not that these games devalue the season; they do, but not playing the games devalues the media money that will be paid out. I find it interesting that the Ivy League does not play a football conference championship but does play an 'Ivy Madness' post-season basketball tournament. Why when Ivy League schools play all other Ivy League basketball teams home and away in the regular season? I don't know whether the Ivies get additional broadcast money for the postseason CBB title.

Michigan ($3 million) is spending large for a B1G man. Projected first-round pick Yaxel Lendeborg to withdraw from 2025 NBA Draft, will transfer to Michigan - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Yaxel Lendeborg entered the transfer portal after three years at UAB Does Dana have the budget to compete with this? Are OBD basketball boosters willing to step up with 3 Mill for one guy? Direct payments to athletes will not end the NIL arms race. Who's to say that this young man is not worth the money, and that the money is a recruiting tool and out of line with "market value?" If the 'Deloitte committee' were to find that this deal exceeds 'market value', the decision would be challenged in court, and a hand-picked judge would stay such a finding pending a trial on the merits of the case. What is 'market value' for men's basketball? The amount that can be paid by Wake Forest and Cincinnati boosters? Or the amount that can be paid by Michigan and Alabama boosters? What's an 'average' Men's basketball NIL deal? Shouldn't top drawer players be allowed to obtain a better ROI on their NIL than average players? This is just one reason why the House settlement is far from a long-term solution to what ails college sports. What will move Congress to provide relief? Perhaps the Power 4 threatening to call off the 2025 football and basketball seasons unless Congress provides protection from antitrust suits and other litigation? Short of this, what will move Congress to act?

They don't. But in my mind, 1 game won't clarify it. Say Team A is 8-1, Team 2 is 7-2. Team B wins, they'd both be 8-2. But Team B is the Champ because they won THAT game? No. In a playoff game, it's win or go home, that's fine. But a Conference Championship is simply a money grab that doesn't decide anything and does devalue the season.

Place your Diamond bets? NCAA Baseball Tournament: Best bets, picks to win 2025 College World Series - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM No. 3 Arkansas is the betting favorite to win the CWS, but there is also plenty of value to be found elsewhere I'm not betting on bacon on the hoof.

4-Star Receiver Recruit Messiah Hampton To Commit To Oregon Ducks Over Penn State? Four-star wide receiver recruit Messiah Hampton is one of the top receivers from the class of 2026, and he recently narrowed down his final seven schools, including the Oregon Ducks. Hampton will announce his commitment on June 13. Will the Ducks land one of the top recruits in the nation? 4-Star Receiver Recruit Messiah Hampton To Commit To Oregon Ducks Over Penn State? WWW.SI.COM The Oregon Ducks are looking to add to their recruiting class of 2026, and one target of Oregon coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks is four-star wide receiver Messi

Early Enrollee Spring Rewind: Gavin Nix Here is a breakdown of what Oregon true freshman Gavin Nix showed during his first spring football camp. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-gavin-nix-ducks-football-spring-football-250353486/

Oregon 2025 signee OL Alai Kalaniuvalu enrolls with BYU Oregon's 2025 class took a hit as Alai Kalaniuvalu has officially enrolled with BYU after signing with the Ducks. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/alai-kalaniuvalu-oregon-ducks-football-recruiting-enrolls-with-byu-250340667/

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$$$ for the Irish? Yes. But SC receives no additional revenue from the B1g for playing ND, and a loss to ND could keep SC from earning multi-millions in postseason PO dollars. I'm with GMc. ESPN analyst thinks fans are overreacting about Notre Dame-USC possible cancellation SATURDAYBLITZ.COM The thought of losing the annual clash between Notre Dame and USC is enough to make any college football traditionalist groan. This rivalry has been around for Outside of the ACC scheduling deal and G6 opponents, I think B1G, B12, and SEC teams scheduling regular season games against ND is senseless.

That is very true. Alabama lost credibility by losing to Okie and Vandy, but let's look at my favorite team, Indiana, and examine if the Tuna was right, were they good as their record said they were?

So many great comments, including the above comment. I don't disagree with the idea of eliminating post-season in-conference tournaments, but I believe a conference champ game in football, or a playoff play-in between team No. 3 vs. No. 6, and No. 4 vs. No. 5,, with a game played between the top two teams for playoff seeding only, is more logical today than when Bama defeated Florida in the first SEC champ game in 1992. Divisions in all of the Power 4 football conferences are gone. In the Power4, with close to half the conference teams not playing each other in a given season, the strength of schedule teams play within a conference will vary every season. Compare OBD's 2025 schedule with Wisconsin's. The Badgers have a much more difficult slate to play. It's the same for Florida compared to Missouri. Compare Stanford to Wake Forest, and CU to Houston. These are not "fair" SOS fights. This season, OBD plays two preseason ranked B1G opponents, Penn State and Indiana. Wisconsin plays five, OBD, Ohio State, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, plus a game at Alabama. If the Badgers go 7-2 in conference and OBD finishes 8-1, is Oregon ipso facto the better team? In 2027, OBD plays Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, and UW. Will a B1G team that plays two ranked teams in 2027 and finishes 8-1 be better than OBD at 7-2? With multi-millions in playoff dollars at stake, the B1G must send its best teams to the playoffs with the proper seeding. Again, in a play-in situation, the top two teams at the conclusion of the regular season are in the playoff field. Two of the teams that finished third through sixth are out unless otherwise within the top 16 ranked teams. With the House settlement on the horizon, Oklahoma has announced cuts to its athletic department. Many other schools are worse off financially than the Sooners, and there will be cuts across the board. I know Rob Mullens has said there will not be cuts to non-revenue sports, but I don't see how, with a cap on direct payment to athletes, this is possible. For non-revenue sports, play it like it lies. The schedule strength will not be equal, but networks are not paying, with the possible exception of women's basketball, for postseason non-revenue in conference tournaments. Broadcasters open their wallets for a championship football game and a men's basketball conference tournament. Money that cannot be refused without Ivy League-like reforms. It was annoying last season to listen to SEC folks and ESecPN honks talking about valuing wins more than counting losses. But the more I ponder the point, I find myself more in agreement. Many two-loss teams in college football are not as good as a number of three-loss teams. 1-loss Boise State was ranked No. 9 by the PO committee in 2024. The Broncos would have been underdogs in the majority of games played against No. 10 through No. 16 Clemson. Again, I more than understand the desire to let the regular season count in all sports, but conference schedules are not created equally.

man I dont really care for these 26 kids. They are all over the place. leveraging money by using Oregon honestly We are pretty stacked youth wise. I would go portal and just skip 26 HS recruits. Immature bunch and its become a shyt show with them

Excellent article, and it makes me appreciate what we have and explains why it is so hard to create the depth at offensive line that we strive for. The amount of quality, proven depth at offensive line at Oregon is WAY below what it is at other positions, and that article helps to confirm why. We do have some talented newbies that will eventually be starters, and because we are Oregon...we will get portal transfers easier than most schools.

Conference Championship games become like the last game of the season in the NFL. Teams that clinched a spot in the playoffs may rest players, while others may still need the win. I agree a conference championship game is devalued in the BIG, or SEC. In most years, a third seeded Big, or SEC team, will be better than the ACC, or BIG 12 champion. Tough to create a perfect playoff system.

A shill is right, as he's completely wrong. A CCG completely devalues the regular season. At the end, one team has won the most games, last season Oregon won them all. But to "win" the championship they have to beat a team, that didn't do as well. Years ago, former Arizona basketball coach, Lute Olsen, was an outspoken critic of the Pac-12 Tournament. At the time I dismissed his objection, now, obviously I see he was right.

I felt this is such a common situation in college football that it deserved a topic of its own. OBD are fortunate to have a head coach and a offensive line coach who do a great job at Oregon. It's also great to have a NIL group who help immensely. The offensive line crisis in college football: What's behind the decline? - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Even elite programs are struggling to find and stack depth up front

Oh wow! "Have a take, and Don't Suck". I remember when Jim Dome was in Santa Barbara waxing poetic way back in the late 80s. When he came to LA, he had regions battling each other nonstop. Listening to Cleveland and "Bugahaw"(Nebraska) to go off on each other every day was glorious. Jim Rome is a legend, and he was the one that blew up fan engagement on talk radio. That is is a beautiful take 30. And I totally agree. Expanding to 16 is ok. They just need to start the season early, and no byes.

I think 2025 could be a very interesting year with a heck of a lot of surprises. So many of the traditional powerhouses are breaking in new QBs--Texas Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, and Oregon to name a few. While there is talent in the QB rooms at all these institutions, we can probably anticipate some problems for some of the teams. Florida has some real talent in their first units on both sides of the ball. Their Achilles heel will be depth and I have a hard time believing that they will be traveling to Autzen or any playoff destination. These projections are fun but are really silly season. Can't wait until Fall camp begins when we can have something substantive to mull over and feel great or fret about.

Amen, but broadcast partners, including one that employs Klatt, will not pay the same broadcast dollars without a conference champ game or something that replaces the champ game.