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Wasikowski on performing at the Eugene Regional: 'It takes a lot of buy-in Oregon baseball is back in the NCAA Tournament, looking to reach its third straight Super Regional https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-ducks-baseball-mark-wasikowski-on-the-eugene-regional-it-takes-a-lot-of-buy-in-250333648/
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This gentleman sees OBD with a chance to win it all. Anonymous Big Ten coach: Oregon Ducks 'in the mix' for 2026 national championship DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM An anonymous Big Ten football coach tabbed the Oregon Ducks as a threat to win the national championship in 2026.
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This is an Important Week for our Advisory Friends and the B1G
Jon Joseph replied to Jon Joseph's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Speaks Out on PO Changes. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey unloads 3 College Football Playoff hot takes DAWNOFTHEDAWG.COM Changes are coming to the College Football Playoff. The contract for the 12-team playoff expires at the end of the 2025 season, so that means new changes could In a sport with so much difference in schedules, roster talent, coaching, etc., how do you determine the best teams? Especially when a committee hides its decision-making process. When it ranks a G5 team with a bogus strength of schedule above the B12 champion? If the CFB committee shared the metrics used to determine its PO rankings, fine. Instead, the process is opaque at best. Compare Florida's schedule to every B12 schedule. Is a 2-loss B12 team in 2025, better than a 3-loss Florida team? - Today
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Under the ESPN broadcast agreement, the 2026-27 and subsequent College Football (CFB) Playoff (PO) formats must be decided upon by December of this year. The Power 2 has the voting power to ensure each conference will have four teams in the PO field every season. The CFB Cassandras are crying out that guaranteed PO spots will destroy the sanctity of the PO system. Ho meet Hum? Having four SEC teams in the field, along with more broadcast money, of course, is critical to the SEC's determining whether to add an extra conference regular-season SEC game. SEC Weighing Nine-Game League Schedule Amid College Football Playoff Tweaks WWW.SI.COM The format would include three annual opponents and a rotating group of six more teams with the possibility to reevaluate for competitive equity. 4-teams in the field will also be a determining factor for the B1G and the SEC to agree to an annual out-of-conference (OOC) football challenge like we see in college basketball. If agreed upon, broadcast revenue for these games between the B1G and the SEC is expected to bring in multi-millions of dollars in broadcast revenue; revenue that can be used to buy out existing scheduled OOC Games. I have no idea how challenge game opponents would be determined by the Power 2. However, using the SP+ post-spring rankings, the following are twelve games that would be played between Top-40 B1G and SEC teams in 2025. As the defending CFB champ, I have awarded SP+ No. 1 Ohio State a home game and alternated home sites thereafter. No. 2 Alabama at No. 1 Ohio State. No. 3 Penn State at No. 4 Georgia. No. 5 Texas at No. 7 OREGON No. 10 Michigan at No. 9 LSU No. 11 Ole Miss at No. 19 Illinois No. 13 Tennessee at No. 23 Indiana No. 28 Iowa at No. 14 Florida No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 30 USC No. 34 Nebraska at No. 16 Oklahoma No. 17 South Carolina at No. 37 Wisconsin No. 39 UW at No. 21 Missouri No. 25 Auburn at No. 40 Minnesota. One dozen Top-40 vs. Top-40 matchups. Bama at The Shoe, Nittany Lions 'Tween the Hedges, a Longhorns stampede in Eugene, a Wolverine in Death Valley, a classic series revived when Nebraska visits Norman, teams from Dixie playing Up North, and B1G teams playing Down South. Man, I'd love to have this inventory to sell.
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Yes... but only if some crazy shenanigans like this past year doesn't happen. I think at least one three-loss team is probably getting in in any given year. If Clemson (3-losses) did not win the ACC last year it would have been one of the 3-loss SEC teams that gets in that did not win their conference. Clemson jumped on in and SMU held onto their spot because they only had 2-losses (one being the Conference Championship game). So I think it is completely possible for a 3-loss team without a conference championship to get into the playoff... but being that team is going to come down to some unique circumstances and some quality wins.
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Staples is a Gator. I see a Florida team with talent, but also with one of the two or three toughest schedules in the nation. The Gators play LSU, Miami, A&M, Kentucky, and Ole Miss on the road. Georgia in Atlanta. (The stadium in Jacksonville is being renovated; the 2026 Cocktail Party will be played in Tampa.) Florida plays Texas, Tennessee, and FSU in the Swamp. UF has gimme wins vs. LIU (Long Island U Sharks ), USF, and Mississippi State. I hope Andy is correct, especially OBD hosting a home game, but with this schedule, I can find three losses for Florida. Will the Committee in 2025-26 find a 3-loss team that did not win its conference PO worthy?
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Updated College Football Playoff Prediction: Oregon Ducks, Florida Gators In Straight WWW.SI.COM The College Football Playoff is entering the second year of the 12-team format, but the seeding for the postseason tournament has...
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Like The Jane Just a week ago, Oregon fans took over the Jane Sanders Stadium when the Ducks took on Liberty in their Super Regional. With the fans behind them, Coach Melyssa Lombardi and her team won both games and are now advancing to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2018.
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Oregon Ducks Practice Reports Updates, Etc. “2025” (5)
NJDuck replied to NJDuck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
The state of Oregon's LB room following the conclusion of spring Here is a rundown for what the Ducks have at linebacker entering the 2025 season https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-linebacker-ducks-football-bryce-boetthcer-devon-jackson-brayden-platt-250326896/ -
Who Are The Best West Coast College Football Programs Of The 2000's? | Danny & Dusty
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Thanks HDuck. Here’s an article to go along with what you posted. Six schools made postseason in all major sports during 2024-25 Six teams were able to lay claim to having made the postseason in all major college sports. This includes men’s and women’s basketball, football, volleyball, softball and baseball. To qualify for this list, the school must have been bowl eligible during the college football season. They don’t have to have qualified for the College Football Playoff. Elsewhere, each school must have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in each of the major sports. In the end, six schools made the final list. Here’s who made the cut: Six schools made postseason in all major sports during 2024-25 - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Six schools were able to make the postseason in all major sports: football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball. Just as Texas did in the SEC, Oregon had to adjust to a brand new conference for each respective season. They did so and then some. Notably, Texas, Tennessee and Oregon not only made the postseason in each major sport — but they also made the College Football Playoffs. As the Ducks dominated the Big Ten in football, the volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, softball and baseball teams have all done their part as well. Oregon is one of 16 baseball teams set to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament, while the softball team is headed to the Women’s College World Series. Both basketball programs and volleyball team each were able to find enough success to make their respective tournaments as well.
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USC Not Playing Notre Dame Will Destroy Life as We Know it
DuckFan93 replied to 30Duck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
USC-Notre Dame annual rivalry game in jeopardy after 2026 I think they will agree to continue the series and play in the early part of the season. There is too much money at stake for both programs, which is ultimately what talks nowadays. Go Irish! -
3 men's sports, 3 women's - and seems to be the sports with most D1 schools participating. Not meant to diminish other sports such as men's wrestling, but wrestling for example has much fewer schools participating and what would be the women's equivalent to make 4 men's, 4 women's?
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Oregon Ducks' Jacob Walsh Wants Autzen Crowd For NCAA Baseball Tournament In PK Park The Oregon Ducks baseball team is gearing up for the NCAA Regional with a major advantage—home-field energy at PK Park. After sold-out crowds all season and a proven track record of success in Eugene, the Ducks are calling on fans to bring the same electric atmosphere seen at Autzen Stadium. Oregon Ducks' Jacob Walsh Wants Autzen Crowd For NCAA Baseball Tournament In PK Park WWW.SI.COM EUGENE- The road to Omaha for Oregon baseball begins Friday, May 30th, and the Ducks have a significant advantage heading into the NCAA Regional play. Oregon ge
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Top Oregon Ducks who could be featured on EA Sports College Football 27 cover It's fun to think about which Oregon Ducks could be on the cover in the future. When considering candidates, there is a tight needle to thread. You need to find someone who produces on the field and is also returning for another year in 2026. That whittles down the list quite a bit for the Ducks, but there are still some prime players who could very well be on the cover next year. Here's our best guess as to who could earn the honor: Top Oregon Ducks who could be featured on EA Sports College Football 27 cover DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks have a handful of players who could realistically make the cover of EA Sports College Football 27. EA Sports released photos of the two covers of the video game. The standard version of the game will have Smith and Williams as the cover athletes. The deluxe version will have Williams and Smith front-and-center, along with many figures key to college football, including Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin and former USC star and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush.
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Oregon Ducks Practice Reports Updates, Etc. “2025” (5)
NJDuck replied to NJDuck's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
Early Enrollee Spring Rewind: Matthew Johnson Here is a breakdown of what Oregon true freshman Matthew Johnson showed during his first spring football camp. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-football-matthew-johnson-ducks-football-spring-football-250325793/ -
Ariza: Nice to still be showing up on the lists.
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5-star son of former NBA star schedules visit to Oregon basketball Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks have done a great job of rebuilding their roster this offseason. Using the transfer portal, they have again put together a team that hopes to contend in the Big Ten Conference and return to the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks are also working to build a strong recruiting class in the future, and they're doing so by bringing in one of the top players in the 2026 recruiting class, 5-star small forward Tajh Ariza. 247Sports rates the son of former NBA star Trevor Ariza, Tajh, as the No. 4 player in the 2026 class. 5-star son of former NBA star schedules visit to Oregon basketball DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks are set to host 5-star Tajh Ariza, the son of former NBA star Trevor Ariza on a visit this fall.
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Six schools made postseason in all major sports during 2024-25 Six teams were able to lay claim to having made the postseason in all major college sports. This includes men’s and women’s basketball, football, volleyball, softball and baseball. To qualify for this list, the school must have been bowl eligible during the college football season. They don’t have to have qualified for the College Football Playoff. Elsewhere, each school must have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in each of the major sports. In the end, six schools made the final list. Here’s who made the cut: Six schools made postseason in all major sports during 2024-25 - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Six schools were able to make the postseason in all major sports: football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball.
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Big Ten Trojan Horse Lures SEC Toward Lame College Football Playoff Format The Big Ten’s preferred playoff model is a trojan horse for the SEC. And still, the SEC keeps inching toward the horse’s belly. If the Big Ten gets its way, the College Football Playoff would move in 2026 toward a format in which more bids are awarded via automatic selection. The idea works like this: In a 16-team field, the Big Ten and SEC would get four automatic bids apiece, the ACC and Big 12 would get two auto bids apiece, the Group of Five would get one auto bid, and that leaves three at-large bids up for grabs. In many years, Notre Dame would snag one of the three at-large bids. It’s easy to understand why the ACC and Big 12 dislike this model. It preassigns twice as many automatic bids to the Big Ten and SEC before the season even kicks off. It’s a model based more on conference brand prestige than in-season meritocracy. What’s more difficult to comprehend is the SEC's swelling support for this model. Big Ten trojan horse lures SEC toward lame College Football Playoff format WWW.USATODAY.COM The Big Ten’s preferred playoff model is a trojan horse for the SEC. And still, the SEC keeps inching toward the horse’s belly.
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It's a Power 2 World, and OBD is Living in It!
JabbaNoBargain replied to Jon Joseph's topic in Our Beloved Ducks
https://maaw.info/GadgetsandGames/APFinalFootballRankings.htm Fun game, pick any random year from 1950 on. It’s almost impossible to land on a year that doesn’t have a top-10 with at least 6 teams currently in the Big-2. More often than not you’ll find 7-8 such teams. If FSU, Miami, and ND were to move to the big-2 the ratio becomes ridiculous. -
Big Ten coach has high expectations for Oregon Football QB Dante Moore in 2025 In an interview with Athlon Sports Magazine, an anonymous Big Ten coach echoed that sentiment, having this to say about Moore and his early expectations in Eugene. “They’re pretty hyped on the quarterback [Dante Moore], who they’ve had in the system for a season already, which is a huge advantage," the coach said. "This isn’t modifying your book for a guy you get out of the portal; it’s a talented, developed player who already knows your system. I think that will show early on this season.” Big Ten coach has high expectations for Oregon Football QB Dante Moore in 2025 DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore enters the 2025 season with high expectations, but he's getting early praise from an anonymous Big Ten coach.