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Still might take a few years... After all they play in the best conference and now they have to play an additional game they'll need to be ranked even higher! (Insert sarcasm)

Probably not. We're the is outsiders still in year three. We can get the awful schedules and I think Lanning embraces that. I don't think it's a good thing but I think Lanning is going to spin it into one. Just pumping some sunshine is all.

And don't forget, the SEC now plays 9 conference games. No more padding wins. Half of the SEC will have an additional loss leading to 2-3 less ranked teams. Perception will finally start matching reality.

You could see this coming from 2136 miles away: the distance between B1G HQ in Chicago and Eugene.

A few of my observations: As other have noted, we have a very early bye this year (Week 5) along with UCLA. Only Northwestern has an earlier bye (Week 2 yuck). There is only one bye this year for the first time since 2023. There is no incentive to play in the conference championship game after playing 8 weeks in a row. When conferences were smaller and included divisions, conference championship games were rarely headliner affairs. Now, they are extra playoff games with seemingly no upside (unless you need the automatic bid). Illinois is the only team that gets extra time before playing Oregon (UCLA and Oregon have the same bye) - much better!! All non-west coast B1G teams have exactly one road trip to the west coast in 2026. West coast teams will make 3-4 trips back east across two or three time zones. Ohio St. has a nice trap game at USC prior to hosting OBD and coming off a bye after @ Indiana. Oregon catches a bit of a break with only three B1G trips back east and we get to play all three west coast teams, but didn't do ourselves a favor with the OOC Oklahoma St. trip. Hope it helps with recruiting.

Ohio State and Michigan back-to-back?

OBD plays at Illinois with the Illini coming off an idle week? With OBD coming off a game against Nebraska. If this is a 9 AM body clock start ... Having Week 5 off and then playing nine games in a row if OBD plays in the B1G champ game is just wrong.

It's always important to to know who the previous weeks opponent is. If and that's a big IF USC lives up to their usual preseason hype, the Ducks will be in a good position to go into Columbus and get the W. I'm guessing the Trojans will be trojaning it by then though.

Even if he had thrown it when he did, if he would have thrown it to the goal line corner of the end zone, #7 Moore for IU would not have gotten there soon enough.

David, I get it. Good point. I have to pursue other schedules, but is there another B1G title contender with a schedule that would have the conference champion game being their ninth game in a row?

Thanks. Funny you say that about OU because Oklahoma is exactly what I think of first when I hear that.

Yeah I noticed that. Though in truth I think Lanning doesn't do great with bye weeks. His messaging is fantastic on a week to week basis and he seems to kinda like the grind and bloodied up mentally that goes with the week to week. We lost focus real bad in the bye week before Indiana. So though not great... It is certainly something that I don't think bothers Lanning so much.

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026 FOOTBALL | @OregonFootball 2026 Oregon Football Schedule Announced EUGENE, Ore. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 Oregon football schedule on Tuesday, with the Ducks set to host seven regular-season games in Autzen Stadium for the fourth year in a row. The Ducks will open the 2026 season at home against Boise State on Sept. 5, followed by a trip to Oklahoma State on Sept. 12. Oregon will wrap nonconference play with an in-state matchup against Portland State in Autzen Stadium on Sept. 19. A trip to Los Angeles to face USC will kick off Big Ten play on Sept. 26. Following Oregon's bye week, the Ducks will return to action with back-to-back home games against UCLA (Oct. 10) and Nebraska (Oct. 17). Oregon's first trip to Illinois since 1993 is scheduled for Oct. 24, with the Ducks then returning home to host Northwestern on Halloween. The final month of the regular season begins with a trip to Ohio State on Nov. 7 that is sure to be one of the premier showdowns of the college football season. Oregon will then host Michigan on Nov. 14 before going to Michigan State on Nov. 21, with the Ducks then wrapping the regular season at home against rival Washington on Nov. 28. Season ticket holders can renew for the 2026 season and fans can submit 2026 season ticket deposits by visiting www.GoDucks.com/FBTix. The deadline for renewals and deposits is this Friday, Jan. 30. Current season ticket holders can renew their 2025 seat locations at their discounted loyalty price, ensuring they keep their seats and continue to enjoy priority benefits tied to season ticket loyalty. Fans who don't currently hold season tickets but want access before the public on-sale in March can get a head start by submitting a season ticket deposit ahead of Friday's deadline. Deposit holders will be eligible to select seats during the seat selection process in late February, ahead of the general public. 2026 Oregon Football Schedule Sept. 5 - Boise State Sept. 12 - at Oklahoma State Sept. 19 - Portland State Sept. 26 - at USC* Oct. 10 - UCLA* Oct. 17 - Nebraska* Oct. 24 - at Illinois* Oct. 31 - Northwestern* Nov. 7 - at Ohio State* Nov. 14 - Michigan* Nov. 21 - at Michigan State* Nov. 28 - Washington* Home games at Autzen stadium in bold

Sorry for being crass, but this Idle Week sucks! 🤬 Oregon was the only P4 team in 2024 that had to play eight games in a row against P4 competition, and B1G HQ is doing it to OBD again? WT Fugazi!

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A ton of B1G and interesting games! Then the conference championship...

Whether it happens or not, B1G should refuse to play ND in all sports. U$C has already started the hall rolling. ND better be careful or they will be relegated to BYU. Tons of money but no respect and nearly meaningless.

Interesting that Oregon and UCLA both have a bye the week prior, so why not schedule the game Oct. 3 instead of Oct. 10? And, put the bye on Oct. 10. Appears it may be to avoid requiring UCLA to play back-to-back road games. UCLA plays at Maryland Sept. 26. Northwestern, with Chip Kelly as O-coord, visits Autzen on Oct. 31.

THANK YOU for the notification...a very polite one at that. Duck fans get that all the time too as they refer to Oregon as OU, when we are UO...not Oklahoma.

Great to see you posting, and it was fun to chat with you recently. We need more Big-10 fans in here to give us their perspectives, so WELCOME!

No sweat. All opinions and OBD members posting here are valued and protected, unpopular or not as I welcome ALL of the different opinions. You are new here and I'm glad to see you posting!

Is he getting the Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, etc. treatment? I’m sure that if the Rams had a say he would never get in. ESPN.comSources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall o...Bill Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach, will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, sources told ESPN.

09/26 – @ USC (Trojans at Rutgers week prior) 10/3 – bye 10/10 – UCLA (Bruins also have bye prior) 10/17 – Nebraska (Huskers host Indiana week prior) 10/24 – @ Illinois (Illini have bye week prior) 10/31 – Northwestern (Wildcats host Rutgers week prior) 11/7 – @ Ohio St (tOSU at USC week before) 11/14 – Michigan (UM at MSU week before) 11/21 – @ Michigan St (Spartans host Huskies week prior) 11/28 - Washington (UW hosts Indiana week before)

USC game 4 has the makings to be something special. USC has a new DC and a bunch of freshman that they are hoping to build around. Meanwhile Oregon should have a lean mean veteran led machine. But it's USC so their offense will be good and we'll be at their house which is always fun to send their fans walking out early. Gotta beat that traffic!

I’m pretty sure Big Noon will snatch that game up if they’re able.