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After attending the 2011 NCG and losing to Auburn in such a bizarre manner, I felt like I had been kicked in the nether region for about a week. Following this, I pretty much vowed to never allow that to happen again. To get so wrapped up into something I had less than zero control over made no sense. It was such a waste of personal & emotional resources. And after being led to the water so many times, only to not be allowed to drink, changed things for me over time. So, while I still love my Ducks, and I still get heavily wrapped up into the games, the hangover from getting our butts handed to us in the biggest games, just doesn't last for more than a few hours anymore, or at the most, a day.

The Beavers finished that year at 10-3 and ranked 17th just a couple spots below the 10-3 15th ranked Ducks. Washington finished that year at 11-2 and ranked 8th. Lanning's never lost to an unranked team and only lost once to a team outside the top ten.

No mourning with this old grey beard. Disappointed at the performance put forth in the Peach Bowl but not the actual loss. In the preseason many on this Forum, including me, felt 10-2 and a CFP spot would be good for a rebuild year. 10-2 may not have gotten OBD a spot. But the team didn't risk it. They won 6 in a row to finish the regular season. It was a wild and exciting ride. The Ducks demolished JMU and TT. Then in the 15th game of the season ( let that sink in) they lost to a team filled with 3rd, 4th and 5th year players. Average age 23. Their is a big difference between 18 and 19 year olds and 23 year olds. Talent took this Duck team to 15 games in 2025. Much of that young talent will be back in 2026. Seasoned veterans. For the 2nd year in a row, DL and his staff did not have the team prepared for the "biggest game"! We all know DL will learn and adjust. Main point is that DL teams beat the teams they should beat. And get the Ducks in the CFP....... Did the huskies get back to the CFP? Did PSU or Michigan? Did ND, ASU or BSU? NOPE. Just tOSU, IU and the Ducks. Darn good company! The future is solid for the Ducks. Maybe next year we don't have our OC and DC pulling double duty! Or see your room mates, great friends entering the TP. Or the running back room talent get decimated with injuries and departures. I cannot believe these situations were not distractions? Go Ducks!

I don’t think the timeline is relevant. The strategy from the coaches can still be the same. The players just have to execute the coaches plan. Against Ole Miss, Miami had two 13 play drives and two 15 play drives, so they can chew up a lot of clock if they choose to use up most of the 40 seconds between plays. This strategy is right up Mario’s alley. Keep in mind that the new rules keep the game clock running after first downs and when a player goes out of bounds the refs start the game clock when the ball is spotted instead of when it’s snapped. The best way to beat a QB as prolific as Mendoza is to limit his possessions during the game.

Don't quote me on this (without a re-check), but the longest streaks I could find not losing to a team that eventually played in the National Championship for some recent coaches: Lanning: 1,161 Smart: 1,121 Swinney: 1,098 Day: 1,022 Saben: 798 Since the Ducks don't play for 238 more days, Dan is going to extend this streak to at least 1,399 days.

I read somewhere today it's been 1161 days (3.2 years) since the Ducks lost to somebody who didn't play in the National Championship game. That's pretty good.

Well that stage won't disappear. My motto is "get your a$$ back up. You're a gladiator. Gladiators never quit." . NEVER, EVER GIVE UP.

Lost, to the Beavers, in '22, I think... Lanning's growth spurt was just beginning! 😝

Disagree. Last year we lost one game to the eventual National Champion. This year we lost two games to the same team... the team that will probably win the National Championship this year. We have one of the best offenses and one of the best defenses in the country -- in several categories. The Ducks have not lost a single game the whole time that Dan Lanning has been here to an unrated team (if I'm remembering correctly). I trust Dan Lanning to continue to make good hiring decisions. That, of course, does not mean that he will always make the best hires.

Thanks for taking me down that sweet memory lane. Damn.

Not too sad at all... Dante had a Jeff Lockie bowl game kind of day. It doesn't mean the program is down the toilet. Just a missed opportunity. Like soooooo many others: (if my memory is correct down below) 2001 (?) Ducks not chosen for championship game 2007 Dennis Dixon gets hurt 2010 Dyer was down! 2012 DeAnthony Thomas misses block that would have let Mariota score vs Stanford (and made playoffs) 2014 year Couldn't bring down T. Prior and stop him from running for first downs 2019 Mario lost that game to Az St which kept them out of playoffs (they had a very good team that year) 2023 Losing to Washington in pac12 championship game kept them out of playoffs 2024 Lost in playoffs to Ohio St - Oregon did not play well in any aspect of the game, well below talent level 2025 year All those mistakes vs Indiana in playoffs By my count, that is 9 missed chances for a national championship in a quarter century. And it is probably going to take a few more before they finally kick the door down and get one. As long as Dan Lanning sticks around and Phil Knight stays alive, they are going to have more chances. But lets be real for a moment. Were any of those Oregon teams I listed above the very best team in college football that year? I don't think so. They were close. Yes, very close. But not the best. When they do have the best team for a given year, it will happen. It takes players. A whole starting 22 of them plus backups. Next year, a new QB, new O line, help at DT, new edge players and linebackers. A lot of those are on the team right now or are going to be come this fall.

Lanning seems fine going out and getting the best possible players in the portal but when it comes to getting the best possible OC and DC he apparently uses different logic. These dudes better be great because what a roll of the dice when Lanning clearly needs coaching upgrades.

Dr J you’re relying on a game played in 2003, before most of the players in the coming NC game were born, and another game played in 2020, when they were still in high school? Really?

As bad as they are, there are a BOATLOAD of Beavis players in the portal. While that memory you referred to is only three years ago…it is a generation ago in today’s CFB, and Beavis fans know it. They beat Lanning in his first year before he had time to build Oregon into a perennial top 10 team, and they know that window of opportunity for them has sadly closed. Boo-Hoo!

Stats are extremely misleading. We made more yards from scrimmage because we played a far longer field. They had three drives starting from inside our red zone, two of them with first and goal. Pretty difficult to accumulate yardage on that short of a field.

Many, many OBD Fans woke with Mourning Sickness this Mourning... We'survive, but I'm more in shock at the beat down, than depressed to have fallen to the likely National Champions. I believe it would have taken a team of that nature to stay on the field with OBD

Here is what I was thinking about all day long on this Saturday... You take the exact same game, exact same roster, except you trade quarterbacks - who wins? Dante made some very good plays and some very bad ones too. Mendoza was close to perfect since his fumbles did not hurt his team. One thing that has been consistent all year is the Ducks not stopping teams in the red zone. If the Ducks were a championship level team, they would have made Indiana settle for field goals on some of those mistakes. The pick 6 to start the game was not the reason they lost. Oregon tied the game on their next drive. Its like Zero Zero after that with 3 and 1/2 qtrs left to play. Stats pretty close to even except for turnovers. 2 lost fumbles, 1 pick 6, 2 turnovers on downs, 1 blocked punt, and a missed field goal (which kind of counts as a turnover in a way). That adds up to 7. Can anybody win with that many mistakes and not getting any turnovers from the other team? Sacks was another uneven stat. Mendoza could have been sacked more and Dante could have avoided one or two of those. And that is why Oregon got blown out so badly despite, yards, first downs, penalties and time of possession being fairly even.

Oregon last 5 defeats are a combined record against 3 teams that have appeared in the national championship game. 2023: UDub x 2 2024: Ohio St 2025: Indiana x 2 That's 5 of Lanning's 8 total losses. The last loss to a non-title-seeking team? Beavers. November 2022 in Corvallis.

High quality QB coach who can also be the passing coordinator.

Yes, those ticket prices are high. And, trips to Pasadena and Atlanta weren't cheap for Hoosier fans. But, any long-term Hoosier fan understands the net cost per season of amortizing the cost of this 3-game run over 100 years of futility.

A B1G summary of portal activity to date. A Cyclone hit Ames, Iowa. 19 Iowa State players are transferring to Penn State. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2026/01/02/big-ten-football-transfer-portal-tracker-live-updates-players-on-move-big-10-roster-changes/87394505007/

Doctor, no matter which team wins it all, it's going to cost a lot of money to rock hard in Miami. 🤑 https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/national-championship-game-ticket-prices-are-historically-high-ahead-of-indianas-matchup-against-miami-160159214.html

Just wanted to say a big thank you to you Charles, and to the moderator team and volunteer editors. You enhance my experience as a Duck obsessed fan and make me smarter with the commentary. Have a great off-season!

Honestly I think he needs 2 more years.

Still too stunned to be in mourning. I was angry yesterday and cant really bargain, cause there is nothing to bargain with. I am getting past denial, and almost to acceptance. Then I will mourn. Unless crying in my beer is mourning, then I mourned yesterday to drown my anger ! But I still love my Ducks!