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Thanks for the post, DM. There is nothing like getting whipped by a homeboy reporter. 😁 Ole Miss and SC canceled a H+H series scheduled to be the Trojans' opening game of the 2025 season in LA. Why Troy canceled out on a team from a conference that Riley can occasionally defeat was surprising. USC will likely be 4-0, MO. State, Georgia State (the return of Feet of Clay), at Purdue, and Michigan State, headed into Week 5. In a CFB-loaded Week 5 that sees Forum Fanatics in Beaver (!) Stadium, SC trips to Illinois, that, if it wins on the road against Duke and Indiana, will also be 4-0. (It likely won't happen, but a loss to the Georgia State Fighting Heltons🙃 could see a firing not at the airport but in the Coli parking lot.) Weeks 6 through 10 are a bit more problematic for Riley and Company - Bye, Michigan, at Notre Dame (for the last time?), Bye, at Nebraska before a Week 11 visit from Northwestern, which could see many fans in the Coli disguised as empty seats. Weeks 12 through 14 see Troy closing in the Pacific time zone, with Iowa, at Oregon, and UCLA. The O/U for SC in 2025 is 7.5 wins. Will SC go 4-4 in its last 8 games and cover? I think it will be a struggle. I'd bet the Under if I had to; however, and despite the LA Times take, SC does have a Blue Chip Roster and will have a 'roster advantage' against every opponent but Michigan, Notre Dame, and OBD. I'm looking at 11/22/25 being a rowdy and fun night in Autzen Stadium. 😀

Even better.

I wonder how 'nice' those guys were after the 4th loss in a row to That School Up North? 😁 A 12-team PO fulfilled Fontella Bass's plea on behalf of Ryan Day: "Rescue Me!" 🥶

Jonas Williams, long-time QB commit to OBD, woke up one morning and had an epiphany: I need to play ball at USC.🤔 No one affiliated with the folks in South Central contacted Jonas, right? 🤬 This is simply more proof that SC is No. 1 in something; No. 1 out of 17 teams PO'd that a Duck is nesting in B1G territory. 😎

The Latest Around Oregon Football From Big Ten Media DaysThe 2025 college football season continues to inch closer with Oregon set to kick things off against Montana State on August 30. On the latest episode of the Ducks Dish Podcast, ScoopDuckOn3’s Max Torres sits down with Ted Leroux, A.K.A Big Ten Ted to break down top takeaways after listening to Dan Lanning, Matayo Uiagalelei, Kenyon Sadiq and Bryce Boettcher at Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas There’s no shortage of topics to discuss. Lanning enters his fourth season as the head coach in Eugene and is approaching it with a “double down” mentality as Oregon defends its Big Ten crown this year. The hype around Sadiq only continues to grow with him slated to emerge as not only tight end one on Oregon, but potentially a first-round NFL Draft pick in 2026 Is Uiagalelei being under rated on a national level? It sure feels that way as not many outside of Eugene are talking about the Big Ten’s returning sack leader gearing up for his third season of college football. All that and more around Oregon’s 2025 squad with Oregon Football Team Media Day scheduled for Monday July 28 and day one of fall camp on Wednesday July 30! Max and Ted also dive into the commitment of 2027 4-star Nashville (Tenn.) Brentwood Academy wide receiver Kesean Bowman, who pledged to the Ducks on Thursday. The top-50 national recruit picked Oregon over schools like Ohio State, Tennessee, LSU and Oklahoma among others On3PODCAST: The Latest Around Oregon Football From Big Ten M...Breaking down the latest on Oregon Ducks Football after hearing from Dan Lanning and players at Big Ten Media Days.

Checking in with the Oregon Ducks LB room ahead of the 2025 season Overall Oregon Ducks Linebacker Check-In

Still in the hunt for this 5* Oregon Ducks Dark Horse To Land Elite Five-Star Recruit Anthony 'Tank' Jones?

Kenyon Sadiq excited by what Roger Saleapaga can offer the Ducks in 2025 Oregon star tight end Kenyon Sadiq offered his insights into Oregon's younger tight ends, including sophomore Roger Saleapaga, who he says will be full-go to start fall.

Oregon's freshmen edge rushers have made strong impression on Matayo Uiagalelei Oregon star edge rusher Matayo Uiagalelei is fired up by what he's seen from the less proven edge players on the 2025 roster

sc fails to realize we did them a favor, weakening their team may shorten Riley's life/coach span.

Sounds like our Altman situation and that has turned out alright.

At 6 ft. 8 in. and 312 lbs World is drawing lots of interest from the NFL. When he shows that he can dominate, as he steps up in competition, his prospects increase and so do the Ducks. Win - Win! Isaiah World Ranked as a Potential No. 1 Pick in the NFL Draft

I have two reactions...

One of the problems at USC is that a great many of their fans are mired in the distant past. They believe they are still a top 5 program. Now, they believe that a head coach that has totally flubbed everything over the past 4 years has a chance to take a squad full of retreads and mediocre talent to the playoffs. This USC team does not have one 5 star player on its starting 22. Yet they think they are loaded with championship talent. Nobody is standing up and demanding excellence. The admin keeps hiring duds without even checking their background. One small example of how it is.....Oregon stole their outstanding left guard Pregnon for this year......so they went out and hired a player that is nowhere near as good but passable to plug the hole because their OL recruiting has been bad.......and then they forgot to check if he is eligible. They waited til last week to ask. He filed suit last week to get a determination from the ncaa. Who dropped the ball......nobody seems to care or is blamed. It's over down there. Truth is Pete C was only hired because the first 2 candidates turned them down.....if not for that strike of lightening the last time they were good was way back in the 70's. What a mess.

Where are the "Bring back Helton chants?"

Well... USC's NIL is happy to pony up $10 mil plus for a high school recruit who hasn't played a down of college football and won't until next season. But they couldn't find the money to pay their best offensive lineman? Suureeeee... "Tampering".... Whatever helps you sleep at night USuckers.

"USC has basically become the other USC — a South Carolina-type program filled with big aspirations but average results." "Most folks think Riley is not on a hot seat because of the untenable cost of his buyout, reportedly in the neighborhood of $80 million." "Through 40 games, Riley is 26-14. Through 40 games, Clay Helton was 28-12 as a head coach."

Los Angeles TimesCommentary: At sagging USC, Lincoln Riley should be on th...USC is no longer one of the top programs in college football, and Lincoln Riley is a big reason why the Trojans have remained mired in mediocrity. Article is a fun read as it uses the last 16 years of Trojan mediocrity to put things in perspective. And they don't mention the Ducks once. But we all know they are thinking of us.

Some pretty crazy stuff there....”didn't get or pay much for OL out of the portal?” We got the BEST three OL available out of the portal! Alex Harkey, No. 71, is not a small man...

One member of the Oregon media commented that... "Having spent the week with a bunch of Ohio State reporters, all really nice guys, they rank Autzen right around the top of the atmospheres they've experienced too."

Gee...ya think?

USC fans sounding more like Husky Honks every day.

"It is perplexing how big the NIL war-chest for Oregon is, but how little they invested in portal OL dudes. Shoulda tampered because another mediocre season is coming and the only people paying attention to the program will be the homers on here." If it's not huge NIL$$$, what could possibly be the issue? While these guys are busy scratching the bu... er, heads, in bewilderment, they should glance in the mirror and check where the finger points!

I'm glad they took it well...

It sure sounds like they are going to miss Pregnon! And talk about sour grapes? Whew! "Rewatching some highlight footage from last year and man, will his presence be missed. I know it’s not worth focusing too much on things that now in the past and can’t be changed…but I can’t help but feel like having him would have earned us 1-2 more wins next year due to his undeniable skill as well as the lack of depth at OL." "Absolute road-grader in the run game." "I will add that if DJ Wingfield is not available...OL play could be in trouble, so the wait for Fall Camp is almost here with The OL Job #1, while the defection of Emmanuel Pregnon to Oregon was a low-blow!" "Big loss. Felt that way at the time. Feel stronger about it now. When we are all gnashing our teeth about this OL in November it will be one of those things we all look back and wonder how Oregon got over on us." "Sucks that we lost him, and to a school we constantly go head-to-head in recruiting battles. It's even worse that the dude “replacing” Pregnon, might not be eligible and the depth is mediocre. And the guy who will likely be lining up against our inexperienced replacement when we play Oregon will be another dude we lost in the portal (Bear Alexander) who will likely try his hardest in that one game. "It is perplexing how big the NIL war-chest for Oregon is, but how little they invested in portal OL dudes. Shoulda tampered because another mediocre season is coming and the only people paying attention to the program will be the homers on here."