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I don’t think we really need a radical change, we just went 11-1 and made the final-4. This year we needed a better pass rush and to not be starting our 5th string HB in the semi-final. I don’t think Indiana won because of a slogan.

I don't think there will be much change at all... I think there is a greater chance at refinement. But I do think there needs to be some change to get over that last hurtle.

A+ season with an F- on the final…what does that equal? What percentage of the grade is the final exam? Is there a curve? My expectation going in was a 10-2 regular season with a home playoff win for a final record of 11-3. We certainly exceeded that, and unless we’re preseason top-4, we really should consider making the final-4 a great season. That being said, what a flop to end it on. I have no doubt we were severely impacted by injuries, the portal, and our coordinators having at least one foot out the door. The first priority above any playoff expansion should be fixing the calendar…but it will not be. Anyways, exceeding lofty expectations, but still having a dud to end gets a B+ in my book. I would give an A- if it had been competitive.

Made me think of the Bad News Bears!. 😂

To quote Cignetti, "We play to win. Other teams play to 'not lose'" This could not be a better explanation of ODB in recent years. Mario figured it out at Miami and damn near won with his Mari-go offense and Mari-no defense. I'm highly skeptical of Lanning's coordinator hires. Where is the 'change' going to come from? I'm not seeing it.

Up now on The Athletic site, Mandel has OBD No. 1 in his Way Too Early Top 25 for 2026.

Sweat, Lame Kitten, Sweat! 🤪 Death Valley VoiceLatest Jordan Seaton development has LSU fans everywhere...Lane Kiffin continues to pull out all the stops in an effort to land 5-star offensive lineman Jordan Seaton through the transfer portal. Kiffin has already brou

Fun to read these B1G better than SEC takes, but IMO, Not So Fast! B1G game on 9/12/26 when Ohio State visits Texas. Both teams have warm-up games on 9/5/26 - Ball State at TOSU, and Pac-8 (12?) Texas State at Texas. Also on 9/12 - Minnesota at Mississippi State, and Oklahoma at Michigan. A B1G game on Sunday, 9/6/26 - Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame in Green Bay, WI 9/5/26 - OBD opens against Boise State - Portland State is on the schedule, why open against an too early top 25 (never, ever, never schedule) Boise State? Saturday BlitzThe SEC’s reign is over as the Big Ten now runs college f...For the first time since 1942 (Minnesota in 1940, 1941, and Ohio State in 1942), the Big Ten has won three straight National Championships. Michigan in 2023, Oh

Get ready to watch these 11 Ducks in 2026 - https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/01/21/oregon-football-upperclassmen-break-out-2026/88235728007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SMGbaseline&utm_ter

Yes, Dan and Coach Terry had an in-home visit with Seaton in Atlanta. IMO, OBD will not match Miami or LSU in a bidding war. Seaton will, of course, be paid to play for OBD, but he'll have to come West for morer than money. On3Transfer Portal: Where the top remaining targets are tren...After speaking with sources, On3 has the latest intel on where the top remaining transfer portal targets are trending as commitments near.

Looks legit. If so, go get em Dan!

On3's Pete Nakos article on how Cig built a championship roster, turned around a laughingstock of a program, and won it all in two seasons. On3Curt Cignetti, Indiana reinvented how to build national c...Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers reinvented how to build a national championship roster through the transfer portal.

Gratz, fiddy. 😏

Article - A Gead for Ardical Headlane Spitting + Chicking Da Kalendar - F 😁 Great take, thanks.

A- Team showed a lot of toughness playing through significant injuries and keeping their season on track. Came out much better prepared for postseason and had 2 dominate playoff wins. Man did they not show up in the last game. Hats off to IU, and they deserve to be champs… but OBD laid an absolute egg when it mattered most… again. A normally executed game by OBD and this is a close game into the 4th quarter like with Miami. Bummer way to close out a sensational season. Next step forward is obvious for next season.

I don't even remember some of these guys, do you? The portal is crazy, with one former Duck on his 5th school in 5 years. I guess the grass is many different colors out there. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/longformarticle/how-former-oregon-ducks-performed-at-new-schools-in-2025-transfer-protal-271731585/#2782517

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Track fast and football fast are related but not the same, particularly for WRs. Those ten pounds of helmet and pads make a difference. In line speed is great and in the open is the deciding factor. Football fast takes advantage of that little shimmy fake, tight break, precise route running and stop and go to create separation. IU's Becker (Sarratt and Cooper as well) impressed with football fast moves and the use of the back shoulder throw. It quite honestly won them the NC. You don’t need to vapor trail past the DB, but do need to run a precise route, sell the defender on the go and not telegraph where the ball will be until the last second, have a QB that can deliver it there and go up and get it through contact. Mendoza did a good job at that throw. Moore has the skill to do the same but needs the judgement to know when it is the right play. Oregon has the WRs to make those plays but has underutilized them to this point. The addition of Bair gives them the 6'3" player they need, but he will have to learn the position and how to use his size and speed. If he is football fast and not just track fast.

Well, there you have it. Our Oregon football program’s offseason is in full swing, and now that we’ve crowned a national champion of the College Football Playoff, I think it’s time to evaluate the Ducks a bit more fairly on what they accomplished in 2025. Head coach Dan Lanning led the program to a 13-2 record in his fourth season ... Oregon Football: Geading The 2035-2026 Season

I have seen posts tonight by Rob Mosely and George Wrightster indicating that Dan is in Atlanta with Seaton. I dunno, but it shows a photo of them and a tweet from Seaton..." Jordan Seaton @JordanSeaton_ · 1h Welcome to Atlanta @oregonfootball

I politely disagree. I don't think Cignetti caught lightning in a bottle, which, in my understanding, means he lucked out. Arguably, he lucked out with the transfer by Mendoza, but under the coaching at IU, Fernando improved greatly during the course of the season. Mendoza improved, even though he was throwing to receivers not good enough to be stars coming out of high school, behind an O-line of mostly no-name recruits, and 'who are these guys' running backs. Instead, I think Cignetti used years of experience playing and coaching football, coupled with today's rules and an adequate war chest, to assemble a group of players based on productivity and not potential, and he inculcated them into a system that wins football games. His top D-lineman, statistically, went down after the win over No. 1 Ohio State, and other former no-star, one-star, two-star, and 3-star players stepped up, playing in a system designed to capitalize on the sum of the parts being greater than the whole. He coaches his coaches, who at the OC and DC positions, have been with him for 10+ seasons. Extraordinary in today's CFB. His practices are focused and among the shortest in CFB. Corny but true, he recruits Football Players, guys who love playing football. He has a process, and he doesn't deviate from the process. As he said postgame last night, he learned from his Hall of Fame coach, Father, and his other mentors, like Nick Saban, to play to win the game. For many coaches, Mendoza's iconic 4th down TD run last night would have instead been a FG attempt. (Dan would have gone for it! 😁) I believe that a plan executed by an experienced coach at the losingest program in CFB reached fruition last night. Cignetti was 62 years old when he was hired by IU, and he wasn't exaggerating when he said he has won everywhere he has been. Danny and the Ducks are getting 'There.' In any walk of life, experience matters. And, you do need at least some luck, lightning if you will, to help you along the way. Thanks, WW, for this and your other terrific comments.

I swore they were talking about Becker when I heard them say he was the fastest WR in football. If he runs 11+ 100 they must have been talking about someone else.

Bo Nix year 2 version

The stars aligned for sure... He got lucky he didn't lose any critical players he didn't have a backup for. And it helps to have senior laidin team that isn't suspectable to transfer portal because they're out of eligibility. That and his coordinators aren't going anywhere. Oregon got burned back by the portal killing depth, bad timing on injuries, and coaches focus was divided. Too many things to go wrong... Not going to say we would have won if everything was perfect but all those together just broke the program.

The middle of the B1G does not stink. OBD at the risk of not making the PO because of 2 losses in the Big Ten - Absurd! Perhaps, in 2026, when Iowa plays a two-loss SEC team in Dixie and wins, it will be ranked above the team, Vandy, it defeated. SIIndiana Proves the Big Ten’s Football Dominance Is More A...The Hoosiers’ perfect season and a third straight national title for the conference show how the league’s strength now runs from top to bottom.