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20%??!! Is this an April Fools Joke? If not, that just sent the B1G and SEC down the road of leaving the NCAA

Oregon baseball projected to host, but road to Omaha would run through UCLAD1Baseball projects Oregon baseball as the No. 16 national seed and a regional host, with a potential super regional matchup against No. 1 UCLA looming. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-baseball-projected-to-host-but-road-to-omaha-would-run-through-ucla-279945944/

HYPE TRAIN: Oregon Ducks Surges in S&P+ Rankings, Dante Moore RETURNS, Can They Breakthrough 2026?ESPN's Bill Connelly released his first Spring S&P+ rankings, evaluating the best rosters/teams in the country through an analytical view. Should the Ducks be #2 in the country? On today's episode of Locked On Ducks, Spencer McLaughlin discusses Oregon Men's Basketball getting PF Sean Stewart back for the 2026-27 season. Is that a major piece that could explode for the Ducks? Oregon is going to have one of the most dynamic offenses in the entire country for 2026--on paper. The NFL talent is all over the place. What if each starter were a Star Wars character? 00:00 Oregon's rankings and coaching changes 05:58 Oregon's national championship outlook 07:23 Oregon's title hopes discussed 10:46 Talking Sean Stewart and eligibility 15:19 Evaluating Sean Stewart's potential 17:22 Evaluating player's NCAA track record 23:24 Oregon's offensive NFL prospects 24:48 Star Wars-inspired football comparisons

Flock Talk: Somewhere in the MiddleOne of the positions that we all thought Dan Lanning and his staff would be able to land elite recruits was middle linebacker. That felt obvious. Lanning’s reputation was built at the position. He coached linebackers at Georgia. He coordinated defenses that turned second-level players into first-rounders. If there was a room at Oregon that seemed destined to become a five-star magnet overnight, it was inside linebacker. And yet, cycle after cycle, the Ducks have shown a consistent restraint. They recruit the position. They develop it. But they do not appear eager to enter the highest-dollar bidding wars for the consensus No. 1 middle linebacker in America. Even when the rankings suggest the player is transformative. Even when the narrative says he is a culture-setter. At first glance, that feels counterintuitive. But sometimes the most revealing thing in roster construction is not who you land. It is where you are willing to spend. With that in mind, I started looking for something more concrete than recruiting chatter. I looked for financial evidence. And the only place where we have real positional pricing data is the NFL. What I found was not dramatic. It was clarifying. Duck Sports CentralFlock Talk: Somewhere in the MiddleOregon Ducks football, Dan Lanning, Oregon recruiting, college football, NIL, Big Ten, Pac-12, Scott Reed, Duck Sports Central, recruiting news

Issac Trotter of CBS Sports sees an all-Big Ten final on Monday night, but Saturday's games will both be close. A terrific look at the four teams, position by position. Guard play still matters a lot, but CBB at the top is a game of Tall Ball and rebounding. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/final-four-2026-breakdown-illinois-uconn-michigan-arizona/

CBS Sports questions whether this will hold up when challenged in court. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-steep-penalties-ghost-transfers-but-coaches-doubt/

"...now unlocking the East Coast..." For many people in the Central and Eastern Time Zones, Oregon might as well be Liechtenstein. They've heard of it. Seen photos of it. But, there remains a general lack of understanding about it. Applies somewhat to Washington as well. The Ducks probably remain "lucky" they got into the Big Ten, because there certainly was no ground swell among the fans of the Big's legacy programs to ask for it. It is going to be a long road of continuing to "earn respect" to overcome the negativity. IF, USC had immediately been successful it would likely be even more difficult to overcome the USC plus 3 that would have been a commonplace attitude. Oregon has to get better in basketball, and sustain a formidable position in football.

Watched it earlier today. It's interesting as the Ducks have been solid in viewer numbers but now unlocking the East Coast via the B1G has done a lot for us. Additionally, it didn't hurt to win the conference in year one. USC and Washington are doing ok... But neither program is making waves at the moment. UCLA has been mediocre to bad for so long that it's hard to drum up interest for them. I think they got a bit of a spike this year because they took down Penn State in a shocker. Outside of that they had some moments but nothing too exciting.

Yes, utility. The currently conference alignment is transactional. Like a loveless marriage that stays together because it's too costly to get divorce ... er something like that.

Thanks. I hear ya, but i still have a hard time rooting for the blue!

Best of luck, and cue the lawyers! Is this retroactive? I'd love to see Mario being spanked. I'm hoping this guy is on the Most Wanted poster. Duke choked against UConn and also choked when settling with Ole Miss. When LSU plays at Ole Miss this season, can both teams lose? YardbarkerOle Miss HC Pete Golding breaks silence on tampering accu...Ole Miss head football coach Pete Golding spoke publicly for the first time about tampering allegations involving transfer linebacker Luke Ferrelli. In his Tuesday news conference, Golding chose not t

This guy would be a B1G get - But Dana would probably have to double the training-table budget. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/olivier-rioux-transfer-portal-florida-tallest-player/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID

With all B1G schools being AAU members other than Nebraska, I'd say the conference has quality academics in common. And Oregon, UCLA, USC, and UW all contribute to the tradition of the B1G Ten, and made the Big Ten the Conference of Champions. The leader in NCAA championships. LSU spent $250M in the last year or so on sports. Perhaps some of this money should have gone to academics, toward educating future citizens of the Pelican State, instead of paying for Lane's tanning booth and yoga sessions. Why not rehire a coach who was under a two-year Show Cause penalty and on the FBI's watch list? I also note that, unlike many programs in Dixie, B1G schools are not totally ignoring the terms of the House settlement and are not interfering with contracts that players have signed. The B1G is not squeaky clean, of course. Any school hiring Jim Harbaugh would have to deal with Harbaugh's Show Cause for not being a good scout. You make some excellent points, no doubt, but the four schools not joining the Big Ten would have been a B1G mistake. An especially B1G bottom-line mistake. I think the Pac-12 was also in the pursuit of money, wins, and power; the leaders of the Pac failed miserably. I know I would not want Oregon in the New World Pac-12, or in a B12 that extends coast-to-coast, with less money to help defer travel expenses. A viable power-conference Pac-12 would also be my choice. But with limited options, I think Oregon made the only logical choice, and I don't find the new B1G buddies to be all that bad.

The term “blind transfer” refers to an athlete who unenrolls from their current school and enrolls at a new university outside of the transfer portal window. NCAA passes ‘blind-transfer’ legislation for Division I - Yahoo Sports

CBS Sports Rates the Tourney's Top 20 Players - https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/march-madness-2026-ranking-final-four-starters/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=

Four Oregon Ducks earn midseason baseball honors https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/baseball/2026/04/01/oregon-ducks-baseball-all-american-angel-laya-will-sanford-brayden-jaksa/89422964007/

Dan Lanning Breaks Down Offseason Pursuit of Transfer Michael BennettThe Oregon Ducks enter the 2026 season with a strong offensive line, including top returners and the addition of several top transfers and recruits, including Michael Bennett from Yale. Oregon Ducks On SIDan Lanning Breaks Down Offseason Pursuit of Transfer Mic...One of the biggest factors in the Oregon Ducks' earning their second consecutive College Football Playoff appearance and making a run to the Peach Bowl was the

This is a repeat of a prior post by Forum friend, Smith72, a most renowned poster. I just wanted to note that the Combine's fastest TE of all time met with a guy trying to stay Swift. 😁 I know. Get a life, right? Oregon Ducks On SIKenyon Sadiq Meets Travis Kelce as NFL Visits Fuel Draft...The fastest tight end in NFL Combine history is gaining serious momentum at the right time. Former Oregon Ducks tight end Kenyon Sadiq has quietly become one of

Nice read Darren. From many of my previous comments, anyone can pretty much tell I’m on the same page. While there is no questioning the importance of the current conference realignments to the survival or extinction of many programs, it remains an agreement of utility, and not heart. For me, the importance of place will always trump the convenience of programs with nothing else in common other than the pursuit of money, wins and power.

Three Recruiting Targets the Oregon Ducks Can't Afford to Miss Out OnThese three recruits from the class of 2027 should be must-land priorities for the Oregon Ducks. Oregon Ducks On SIThree Recruiting Targets the Oregon Ducks Can't Afford to...The class of 2027 is more than underway, and the Oregon Ducks are looking to finish inside the top-10 yet again, to keep their streak of three alive. The Ducks

Agree, kudos to Portland. Like coach said, evenly played, mostly clean game where our drives found gloves and a few of theirs didn’t. That’s good baseball. Glad we’ll get another shot at them.

Thank you, Darren. I'm cheering for the B1G and for B1G money. The B1G has not won it all since 2000. B12 commish Yormark already beats his breast enough; I don't want him to hurt himself. 😁 Michigan and Arizona have played the Tourney's best ball. Both teams swatted down worthy SEC opponents, Arizona over Arkansas, and Michigan's blowout of the Tennessee Vols. Purdue defeated Michigan to win the Big Ten tournament and had the halftime lead against Arizona before the Wildcats shut down the Boilermakers in the second half. Almost all of the 'experts' are calling for the winner of Saturday's nightcap to win it all. Michigan is a modest -1.5 favorite. But wait a minute! Hurley's UConn teams rarely lose tournament games. Illinois is the -2.5 favorite; however, on November 28th, UConn defeated Illinois 74-61 in a 'home game' played in Madison Square Garden, less than a three-hour drive from the UConn campus. The Illini's European players had yet to form a union (🙃) on defense, and frosh phenom Keaton Wagler was not yet starting at point guard. This team was excellent on offense the entire season, finishing No. 1 in KenPom's Adjusted Offense Efficiency. Overcoming numerous injuries, the Illinois defense improved over the season. In the Sweet 16 game in Houston, Illinois held a Houston team averaging 76.9 points a game to 55 points. In the Elite 8 game, Iowa shot 38% in the 2nd half. FWIW, Illinois is the tallest team in CBB, will have the size advantage over UConn, and the size to match up with Arizona or Michigan. Another advantage the Illini will have on Saturday, at least 50% of the crowd in Indianapolis on Saturday will be Michigan and Illinois fans. 60% plus of the crowd is likely to be Big Ten fans. I expect Michigan and all of the B1G fans in Lucas Oil Stadium in basketball-mad Indiana will be cheering loudly for Illinois. I don't think the Arizona fans will be all that invested in the winner of the first game. (Except for the family of 2025, Mr. Indiana Basketball Award winner, UConn hero Braylon Mullins, who played his high school basketball thirty minutes away from The Luke.) Also, no matter what B12 commissioner Brett Yormark has to say, the Big Ten was the deepest conference in college basketball in 2026. Both Illinois and Michigan played more difficult schedules than Arizona and UConn. One more thing that should favor Michigan, Arizona is a young team. Michigan has an impressive group of Seniors on the team. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/michigan-basketball-seniors-x-factor-100906720.html This has been the Big Ten's tournament to date. I hope it lasts with an All B1G title game.

Hmmmm. I wonder what the weather will be on 11/21/26 when the Ducks fly into East Lansing? Oh, well, it's the B1G, not the Sun Belt conference.🦆😍

Oregon finished last season as one of the most complete teams in college football. Dan Lanning has turned the Ducks into a genuine national contender, and the question heading into 2026 is no longer whether Oregon belongs among the elite. It is whether this roster can close the deal on a Big-10 title. The answer, if you look at it ... Oregon’s Odds of Winning the Big-10 Championship in 2026

Kenyon Sadiq garnering a lot of NFL interest! Oregon Ducks On SIKenyon Sadiq Meets Travis Kelce as NFL Visits Fuel Draft...The fastest tight end in NFL Combine history is gaining serious momentum at the right time. Former Oregon Ducks tight end Kenyon Sadiq has quietly become one of