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Coach Lanning full of respect for Head Coach and DC for Iowa. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Coach Dan Lanning's Powerful Words about Iowa Coac...With Halloween weekend creeping closer, the No. 6 Oregon Ducks get a week to rest and recuperate after a very weather-impacted 27-10 win against the Wisconsin B

PODCAST: Former Oregon RB Kenjon Barner Joins the ShowI was able to get legendary Oregon running back Kenjon Barneron the podcast for the latest episode! Barner and I dove into a whole lot in this one. We talked about Oregon’s true freshmen running backs Jordon Davison and Dierre Hill Jr.Davison has now scored 10 touchdowns on the year, the first Duck back to do that as a true freshman since CJ Verdell in 2018, and he’s chasing Royce Freeman’s record of 18 set in 2014. Hill has been electric with the ball in his hands and is average more than nine yards per carry. We also tried to dissect Oregon’s offensive inconsistency and how that’s hurt the team this season. What are the solutions? How can the Ducks get back on track? Lastly we addressed special teams, specifically the return game as we both agreed the Ducks could be getting more out of their punt and kick returns every game. I was also very excited to ask Barner about his transition to a career in broadcasting after he finish up his 10 seasons in the NFL. I can say this is one of my favorite episodes I’ve done in a while and you do not want to miss all the great insight and stories he had to share!

Recruitment 'about to be big' for 2027 S Junior James after Oregon offer Alabaster (Alabama) Thompson High School 2027 safety Junior James landed his first Power-4 scholarship offer from the Oregon Ducks this week. He is the teammate of '27 Ducks commit Cameron Pritchett.

Oregon Ducks Target Another Potential Recruiting Flip From Utah UtesThe Oregon Ducks are reportedly targeting two different Utah Utes commits in the 2026 recruiting class. Oregon is heading into its second bye week before taking on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Target Another Potential Recruiting Flip Fro...The Oregon Ducks are in the middle of another championship-level season but that's not stopping Dan Lanning and co. from staying vigilante on the 2026 recruitin

Not sure Oregon needs the fuel to kick the bricks off Iowa, as a second loss would cost Oregon a home playoff game. It would also take them out of B1G Title contention. But if you want a reason to dislike Iowa, because what's there to really dislike about them otherwise. They play hard, and have been pretty clean off the field. Their DC Phil Parker was asked about the strengths of the Ducks offense, and he threw out the "Well Funded" line that Mike Gundy seemed fixated on. Why you gonna do that Phil? The Ducks were probably going to sleepwalk on Saturday. But now after that ugly Wisconsin game, and now this. They are about to put your feet to the fire.

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Grandpa, thanks for the post. If it all comes together, the Ducks can finish 11-1. It hasn't been easy to get 14 new starters to bring 'IT' to the field with the same attitude and cohesiveness every week. The defense's pick-six gave OBD a shot to win the Indiana game, but the defense was unable to prevent Mendoza from driving the Hoosiers 75 yards and a TD for the winning points. The defense also folded in the 4th quarter at Penn State. They are subs, but the subs on defense were duds in the 4th quarter of the Northwestern game. If the PO committee truly starts from scratch, which I doubt, three of the final four regular-season games should be against teams, Iowa, SC, and UW, all in the top 25 on Tuesday night. OBD needs this because heading into the bye, the best win on paper is against 5-3 Northwestern. OBD's QB is untested, especially compared to Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel. However, QBs with the same or less experience and lesser supporting casts are lighting it up across the country. I am not an Xs and Os guy, and more than welcome being corrected if I am off base, but last season's starters at tackle on offense are both in the NFL. 6th round draft choice Cornelius Ajani with the Cowboys, and Josh Conerly starting for the Commanders. Their replacements have not played at the same level, and the play-calling does not seem conducive to helping them out. D-tackles Caldwell and Harmon are also in the NFL, and both are contributing to their team's effort. Has not having these two guys on the field led to the disappearance of Maytayo U and Tuioti? Still, it's a one-loss team with a good chance of going 4-0 and being a high seed in the PO field, but three of the opponents today are playing better than many thought they might before the start of the season. (I'm not surprised that USC and UW are competitive, with only two losses, and both could be ranked when they play Oregon. I wasn't as certain about a two-loss Iowa team that has two 'good' losses.) Compared to the other Power-2 conference, and according to the Coaches and AP Polls, wins in the B1G just mean less, and the losses just mean more. Will the PO committee follow suit? Thanks again for the positive post. Win the Bye! Kick Iowa in Kinnick!

The Ducks will be fine but Im not sure about us fans.

Not arguing, but actuaries worth a nickel, could have explained to the Oregon state legislature that the old tier one PERS program, that they “enhanced” with unrealistic guarantees, was unsustainable long term. The matching is not restricted to what an employee deposits into the program. The matching is actuarily calculated each year for each participating employer in the state. It is based upon actuary tables that project payouts, and calculates investment value required to maintain those payouts. To keep a program within legal funding guidelines, in an economic downturn, employers can be forced to make deposits well in excess of employee contributions (that burden does impact tax payers). Which is what happened from around the dot.com bubble, until approximately 2012. The PERS program has undergone major changes to reduce some of these problems in the event of future economic downturns.

Yes to the more play action. Remember the run can set up the pass and the pass can set up the run (I think that happened Saturday at the end of the second quarter).

ahh. there is the rub. one person's deferring income via accepting retirement benefits is viewed by another as exorbitant. for me, a deal is a deal. As for the original topic, what a non-starter. 🤡

Yeah, I'm not sure Onio State is that far ahead of everyone else. They look really good, but so does Indiana. Something I haven't heard anyone mention at this point is the toughness of the Big 10 schedules. Oregon has 6 of the (at least present) top ten B1G teams on their schedule, Indiana 3 and Ohio State only 2. I think maybe the Buckeyes are still living off of their season opening win over then #1 Texas, that hasn't proved to be all that good as the season has gone on. All of the teams have some flaws.

Pitt is on a roll, winning four games in a row behind QB Heintschel for a 6-2 record, 4-1 in the ACC. And Coach Narduzzi's defense is once again salty, 27th in total defense. Like the offense, the defense is much improved over the last four outings. The schedule sets up perfectly for a Panthers PO push: Saturday at Stanford Then, after a buy on November 8th, Pitt has a chance to shake up the CFB playoff. November 15th vs. No. 12 Notre Dame - this looks to be the toughest remaining game on Notre Dame's schedule. November 22nd, at No. 8 Georgia Tech - Ready for a slobber knocker? November 29th vs. No. 10 Miami - The Canes were ahead of Syracuse last year before blowing a 21-point lead, dropping the final regular-season game to the Orange, and missing the PO. And the Syracuse game was played indoors. 😁 Thanksgiving weekend, you can count on Three Rivers Stadium being windy and cold. TCB vs. Stanford, which is decent at home, and win the final three games against top 25 opponents, and Pitt is PO-bound with the possibility of hosting a 1st round game. The ACC title and a 1st round bye could also be in play. True frosh Mason and true frosh BYU QB Bear Bachmeier are balling out this season. Pitt Panthers #H2PHeintschel, Johnson Earn ACC Football Player of the Week...Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel and wide receiver Kenny Johnson have been honored by the ACC this week for their performances in the Panthers' 53-34 win ov...

I don't think there are many Oregonians who feel former State employees shouldn't have a pension, if they became eligible while private industry had pensions. But, when private industry dropped pensions and went solely to 401K's that should have ended it. Likewise, private industry pensions for employees are based on a much more modest calculation of average of final wages. At the point the person retires, it is frozen. No increases in benefits after retirement date. When a PERS eligible retiree can have a pension that is over 100% of his final pay, while a similar tenured private employee remains frozen at 30-35% of his/her final salary, there is seriously something wrong. Especially when cities, counties, school districts, and the State have to keep allocating money from their budgets to fund it instead of city services, county law enforcement, education of kids, and public health. Similarly, the increase of "potential sources of investment" do not rise fast enough to offset the exorbitant benefit growth. So, taxpayers have to make up the difference via reduced public budgets for services or increased taxes/fees, or both. SAIF premiums could be used for other purposes than exorbitant retirement benefits.

Not Me....

Oregon is EVERYWHERE! My "ex" has relatives in this town...

So, is Oregon beating Indiana in a rematch in the playoffs Indiana's worst nightmare? I recall Oregon beat the eventual national champion in the regular season last year. Then in the playoffs... Stranger things have happened.

Yes Sir! Go Ducks!

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 OREGON WOMEN’S GOLF | @OregonWGolf ATLANTA – The Oregon women's golf team closed out its fall season with a win on the national stage on Wednesday, defeating defending national champion Northwestern in the championship match of the 2025 East Lake Cup at East Lake Golf Club. Facing the Wildcats in a rematch of last spring's NCAA semifinal, the No. 5 Ducks put together a dominant 4-1 victory to earn the program's first-ever win at the East Lake Cup while making their third appearance in the last four years. It was the 12th win all-time under head coach Derek Radley, and first of the 2025-26 season. "Incredibly proud of our team for what they've accomplished this week," head coach Derek Radley said. "The East Lake Cup is one of the most prestigious events in college golf and it really feels like postseason competition when you're out there on the course. To finish first in stroke play and then put together two wins in match play, including today against the reigning national champions, that's not easy to do and I'm really impressed with the way our ladies carried themselves throughout the tournament. "We had to battle through some tough weather conditions and I thought they did a tremendous job of making adjustments where we needed to while also sticking to our game plan. This is an awesome way to close out our fall season and I am so excited to see what the spring brings for this group." What it Means: The East Lake Cup is an invitation-only event featuring the final four teams from the previous NCAA Championships, and the entire tournament is broadcast live on Golf Channel. That experience on the national stage against elite competition has proven valuable for Oregon in recent years as the Ducks have reached the semifinals or better three times since 2022, and this UO team became the first to take home the title. How it Happened: Play was moved up into the early morning due to incoming weather conditions, and the Ducks sent true freshman Sophie Han out onto the course first to set the tone against Northwestern's Ashley Yun. Han did just that, taking a 1 up lead through eight holes before winning the next two to get to 3 up. A par at No. 13 got her to 4 up, and she clinched a 5&4 victory with a birdie at No. 14 to put a board on the board for Oregon. The Wildcats answered with a quick point of their own as Dianna Lee defeated UO freshman Shyla Singh, 5&4. Sophomore Tong An, who had the dramatic win in extra holes last spring to send Oregon into the semifinals against Northwestern, battled throughout the morning with Hsin Tai Lin. An pulled even with a birdie at No. 8, and then won the next two holes to get to 2 up. An was 2 up with three to play before Lin came roaring back with back-to-back wins to even the match going to 18, but An drained a par putt to win the match, 1 up, and give Oregon a 2-1 advantage. Junior Kiara Romero was last out on the course for the Ducks, but for the second day in a row clinched the match with a comfortable victory. Playing against Megan Meng, Romero won the first hole and never trailed en route to a 3&2 victory to seal the title for the Ducks. Romero's lead got as large as 4 up through seven and never got back down to 1 up after the second hole. Sophomore Suvichaya VInijchaitham won her match as well against Arianna Lau to finish off the 4-1 team victory. Like Romero, Vinijchaitham won the first hole and never trailed. #5 Oregon 4, #21 Northwestern 1 Sophie Han (UO) def. Ashley Yun (NU), 5&4 Tong An (UO) def. Hsin Tai Lin (NU), 1 up Shyla Singh (UO) def. Dianna Lee (NU), 5&4 Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (UO) def. Arianna Lau (NU), 1 up Kiara Romero (UO) def. Megan Meng (NU), 3&2 Up Next: Oregon's spring season will begin on Feb. 1-3 at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

Grandpa, there is wisdom in your thoughts!

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For Utki, PERS is not funded by taxpayers. The money an Oregon coach pays from his or her salary into PERS is matched by the Oregon Athletic Department which is not taxpayer supported. That money is invested by the Oregon State Treasurer in the same investments that State of Oregon funds are invested. Those investments have earned a lot of income over the years and the return for retired former State of Oregon employees from the investment of their own money is substantial. However the PERS funds are totally separate from any tax revenue. The taxpayers of Oregon do get a huge benefit because the total funds the State of Oregon Treasurer has to bargain with potential sources of investment are greatly enhanced by having the PERS funds along with taxpayer funds. The entire PERS funds, which grow every year, are there for investment. However the taxpayer funds decline to a low amount with each two-year State budget. Yes, I get a monthly PERS benefit, but none of it comes directly from the taxpayers. I worked for SAIF Corporation, which, like the Athletic Department, is not taxpayer supported. SAIF is totally dependent upon premiums paid by Oregon employers.

If the Congressman from Washington can demonstrate to me that he can get 70,000 people from around the state to pay $150 per seat on a Saturday to show up in Seattle and listen to him drone on for 3 hours, motivate 105 kids and a staff to do what he tells them to do, answer direct questions in a press conference afterwards with every word recorded for second guessing by 7 million who didn't show up, then maybe there's room to consider his proposal. Maybe.

Oregon has the No. 1 pass defense in the country at 124.5 yds per game and the #4 defense overall. tOSU is No. 1 and Iowa No. 2. Some of the OBD defensive players are young and will be Ducks for several more years. Our quarterback, Dante Moore, started the first four games playing, pretty much, at the level of Bo Nix’ second season and Dillon Gabriel’s only season as a Duck. So, he was being compared to the two quarterbacks who have more college football experience than any others, ever. Nix started 61 games, Gabriel, 64. Nix was not well regarded in his early years at Auburn, and Gabriel had detractors at Oklahoma. He admitted that his spring ball as a Duck was pretty rough. Each of them opted for more college football at Oregon because they felt that they were not ready for pro ball, and they were correct. For each their best season was their last season. Both are starting in the NFL, and both started as rookies. Oregon did well by them. Dante’s first four starting games as a Duck were against probably the weakest defenses OBD will face this year. He came out of the blocks going full speed ahead. He was not sacked in any of those games. When he came on the field against Indiana Dante had previously started 10 games, five of which were at UCLA. As fans, we were spoiled and had unrealistic expectations. Dante is in only the early stages of learning how to deal with a pass rush. As he gets more experience, he, and OBD, will be just fine with him leading the team. While we don’t like to use him much, the OBD punter, James Ferguson-Reynolds, is a weapon other teams must spend a lot of time preparing to face. He can kick the ball a good distance using a standard kicking style, and he can place the ball well with a “sidewinder” style. Also, he can run and pass very well, making the fake punt option available on every punt. So, we fans have a lot to be happy about, and, I believe, much to look forward to.