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Notre Dame's approval rating is now lower than lawyers? I'm not certain, but they aren't winning many friends with the PO'd meltdown. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2025/12/09/notre-dame-football-whining-over-cfp-snub/87689944007/?utm_source=usatoday-sports-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usatbaseline&utm_term=Content

Here are the 2025 'Your Team Choked' rankings. Ranking the most disappointing college football teams of 2025 Picking Nits is spot on.

With regards to the talent level of the competition, I think we have the gradual path towards the championship. I see this tournament as an opportunity for our coaching staff to prove they have the ability to have our players prepared with a game plan to execute against two savvy and well coached teams in Texas Tech and Indiana. If we can't get past at least one of those big tests, I'll remain concerned about DL's decision to promote coordinators from within. First things first. I expect a frisky JMU to show up and be ready to play. We need to bring our A game.

4th best odds and 4th best path seem to be the consensus - ESPN lists Oregon to win the championship as best bet during the CFP Hats off to ESPN's Pam Maldonado, who recently had harsh words for OBD, and now has Oregon as the best bet on the board.

With BYU oh so close in 2024 and this season, the B12 has a legit gripe. Hats off to B12 Commish Yormark for instead telling Notre Dame and its way-over-the-top AD to go to their room. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/big-12-commish-very-critical-120338540.html

All the timing of early signing, portal, coaching carousel, etc. needs major revision. Playoffs going past Jan 1st or 2nd...Lanning has even said that annoys him.

Making playoff teams focus on the portal, player retention or release (next year stuff) and the freaking playoffs is about as dumb as it sounds. They really need to completely over hall the post season format and portal windows.

GREAT POST! For once, the NCAA is not at fault. The NCAA has nothing to do with the FBS postseason. The college football playoffs conducted by the NCAA do not include Now You See It, Now You Don't rankings teasers. For some inexplicable reason, the Domers fracked up; they trusted the Committee. 🤪 It's all good for the Irish. Next season, ND opens vs. Wisconsin in Green Bay, followed by a home helping of Rice. The Irish play one 2025-26 PO team in 2026. Along with Ohio State at Texas, LSU at Ole Miss, don't miss Miami's trip to ND on 10/7/26. The next most 'difficult' game on the Domer's 2026 schedule, the finale vs SC in LA, which could (and I hope will) be the last game in the series. They're crying in South Bent, but close by, they are not shedding tears and likely sharing laughs at NCAA HQ in Indianapolis. 😁

A concise summary of Big Ten rankings at the close of the regular season, including the conference championship game, and a comparison ranking of B1G bowl game opponents. The Massey Composite Rankings (linked in the article) uses 89 different rankings, including the CFP, AP, and Coaches rankings. Seven B1G teams are ranked in Massey's Top 25 - 1. Indiana/ 2. Ohio State/ 4. Oregon/ 15. USC/ 17. Michigan/ 18. Iowa/ 22. Washington After the champ games, Texas Tech moved up to No. 3 with OBD dropping one spot to No. 4. The consensus ranking for the two likely Orange Bowl opponents is Red Raiders 4.16 and OBD 4.41. (No. 5, UGA - 4.55.) JMU is ranked No. 20 with a consensus ranking of 22.79. Factor in the Autzen Advantage, and OBD should be a three TD favorite over the Dukes. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/big-ten-rankings-regular-season-150200411.html GO DUCKS!

Where will the Oregon Ducks focus attention in the transfer portal? We still have over three weeks until the transfer portal opens up in the world of college football, with things shifting this season to a 15-day window, starting on January 1, 2026, allowing players to mark themselves as eligible to move schools. However, things are going to get a bit busy for Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks here in about a week as they start their prep for a College Football Playoff run, which begins with a home game against the James Madison Dukes on December 20.

From Dan Lanning to Bob Chesney; ranking the top HC's in the CFP In this piece, we'll be ranking each head coach participating in the CFP from 12 to 1, taking into account all the duties that it takes to be a head football coach in the playoff.

Ah, I find as I get older, that my most cherished memories are often centered around firsts. My first trip to Disney, my first Gator game, my first car, my first date, first friend, kid, job, real achievement, Christmas, Halloween..etc.. You my friends, are about to experience something only four other teams have ever experienced. A home playoff game!! You've already experienced so much in the time period that I call the era of sadness as a Gator fan 2010-present. You've won the PAC Twelve, B1G, playoff game, Heisman winner, and two National Title berths. Now you get a home playoff game in December, and most likely a win that could propel you to your first National Title. I know that is getting ahead of myself, but I have a point. As a kid, I witnessed Florida beating FSU in the Sugar Bowl to win their first ever football National Title. It's a memory I cherish, and I got to see young Gator fans witness the same in 2006, and 2008. This past basketball season I got to see young Gator fans see their first ever men's basketball championship, and six years ago the first baseball title. Those things stick with you. I know being a fan can be hard when your team loses, you invest emotionally. But the payoff to a win is priceless. Forget coaching , or player salaries. Forget transfer portal, NIL, or losing assistants. This moment right now, it's special. Take it in, the sights, the sounds, the smells. Enjoy this right now, and don't worry about next year. We all are so busy worrying about the championship window, or how the future looks. We tend to forget that today, this time right now, is that window. It's what we all were looking forward to the years ago. Unfortunately we don't realize is today is yesterday's tomorrow, and it's going to be tomorrow's yesterday. We'll never get it back, and we'll always wish we enjoyed it more as it was happening.

Our record speaks to good coaching on the offensive line, but it also speaks to fantastic recruiting out of the portal. It is easier to tweak an experienced O-Lineman, than the years it takes to develop one, IMHO.

Originally, I did not want to remain a No. 5 Seed, but as it turned out--this was our best scenario and I cannot complain. Let's go win!

The Bucket List: What's it going to cost to follow Oregon through the CFP?So the minute the bracket came out, you thought about pulling up the travel website and your go-to ticket broker to find out what it would set you back to live the College Football Playoff dream with the Oregon Ducks. A trip to three of college football's iconic venues (Autzen Stadium, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Hard Rock Stadium) to see premier college football programs pursuing the national championship is a fan experience like nothing else. It's a particularly tempting prospect this year because the Ducks have the draw and the talent to make a deep run, beginning with a home game against James Madison, Saturday December 20 at Autzen, 4:30 p.m. PT. It's televised on TNT, TruTV and HBO Max if you decide to stay at home. It's the trip of a lifetime, but also a daunting challenge, because it involves three cross-country road trips if Oregon stays alive, to the Orange Bowl in Miami, the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, and the National Championship Game at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19, again in Miami. Autzen ZooThe Bucket List: What's it going to cost to follow Oregon...So the minute the bracket came out, you thought about pulling up the travel website and your go-to ticket broker to find out what it would set you back.

Oregon Ducks Fans Color To Wear For Playoff Game In Autzen StadiumIn the first College Football Playoff game in Autzen Stadium history, the Oregon Ducks will host James Madison Dec. 20. What color should fans wear to the playoff game? Check out the latest Eugene weather forecast, game day schedule, TV information, betting odds and pregame quotes from coach Dan Lanning. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Fans Color To Wear For Playoff Game In Autze...Home, sweet home. The No. 5 Oregon Ducks get one more game in Autzen Stadium in 2025 and it is the biggest one yet. In the first College Football Playoff game

First of all. Thanks for framing it as "best" path through the playoffs cuz' No Game should/would be easy. Best get that out of the way. That being said..... GO DUCKS! BEAT DOWN THE 'DUKES!

Reminds me of Lanning on the phone immediately after Georgia won the Natty. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Recalls Tosh Lupoi's Late Night Visit

Until I see another team hoist the trophy. My list of teams to avoid early would be... 1.) Ohio State 2.) Georgia 3.) Indiana 4.)Texas Tech Oregon happens to be on the side of the bracket with my three, and four. My reasoning is based off top end talent, championship experience, and ceiling to floor capability. If Ohio State, and Georgia are operating at optimum, with all those five stars. Watch out. We saw it last year with Ohio State. My fear with Indiana is what they have left. They put their everything into winning that game against the big bad monster that's been bullying them for the past thirty seven years. Just like Ohio State put everything into beating Michigan the prior week. There is a natural letdown that happens. I think Oregon felt that after beating Penn State. Now Oregon gets a warm up tbh against James Madison. A week later they will face a Texas Tech that bulldozed their way through the Big 12. Oregon will be the best team Tech sees all year. I don't think Tech is better than Indiana. Meanwhile, Ohio State, Georgia, and Texas A&M , Ole Miss, and Miami will be bludgeoning each other in the other half of the bracket. All have just as much, or more talent than Indiana, and Tech. Oregon gets a glorified bye, and then they get a rested, but rusty Tech. Indiana will get Alabama or Oklahoma, two of the least deserving playoff teams in the field. I think Indiana will wipe them out, and face Oregon in the semifinals, where I like Oregon as the more talented team. On the other side, I think it comes down to Ohio State, and Georgia. They will pound each other into submission. Whoever wins that game will have felt like it's been a twelve round Tyson clobbering. I like Oregon to have a much better chance to be the last team standing. It's going to be tough, but this year I think getting Ohio State, or Georgia, is far harder than James Madison, Tech, or Indiana.

Oregon Ducks Football Transfer Portal Tracker This should be another very active year for the Oregon Ducks in the NCAA Transfer Portal, both with incoming and outgoing players. We'll be actively tracking all the news and notes from the portal here. Oregon DB Solomon Davis will leave Oregon and enter transfer portal Oregon football saw sophomore defensive back Solomon Davis confirm his intentions to leave the Ducks program to and enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. "The reality is, the portal opens in January. It doesn't open now. You've got time to evaluate, you know, those options for you, and each person has to evaluate those options for themselves," said Lanning. Interesting that he entered the portal now since these playoff games do not count towards the 5th redshirt burning game.

Mullens is one of the best college football ADs and has been instrumental to Oregon’s success across sports. We are fortunate to have him at Oregon, IMHO. Congratulations on the well-deserved recognition.

Top 25 college NIL deal estimates, per On3. $6.8M for Arch Manning? Someone should ask for a refund… Not one Oregon Duck on the list despite our rivals saying that Oregon hands out bags of money? (Note: I’m sure that Dante Moore and other Ducks will be on the list next year, if they come back.) Collectives should start linking these NIL deals to on field productivity / results. Thoughts? https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/top-25-college-athletes-highest-nil-valuations

National Football FoundationRob Mullens to Receive 2025 NFF John L. Toner Award - Nat...IRVING, Texas (August 5, 2025) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that Rob Mullens, the Director of Athletics at the University of Oregon, will be the reciJust helps remind me that the success we see on the field is truly a "Team" effort, even those working behind the scenes to move our program forward in today's college athletic landscape. Congratulations and THANKS for all you have done for Oregon. Well deserved.

Mullens Receives 2025 Toner Award From NFFOregon's director of athletics was honored Tuesday for his oversight of UO athletics, and particularly football. University of Oregon AthleticsMullens Receives 2025 Toner Award From NFF - University o...Oregon's director of athletics was honored Tuesday for his oversight of UO athletics, and particularly football.

Oregon Ducks Battling Big Ten Rival for Four-Star Quarterback Recruit Sione KahoThe Oregon Ducks are working on their 2027 recruiting class, currently targeting four-star quarterback Sione Kaho. Two programs are leading for Kaho, but where does Oregon compare to the Washington Huskies for the Pacific Northwest Native? Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Battling Big Ten Rival for Four-Star Quarter...The Oregon Ducks are looking to keep up their recruiting momentum with the class of 2027. Oregon coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks are looking to keep up their su