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What is the point? Just give everyone 5 years and eliminate redshirts, except for medical.

Wwwhhhaaaatttttt??? "Common Sense" in the new free-for-all, Wild West, Bizzarro World, profit driven, ego centric NFL-Lite????? Surely you Jest!

Payton said. “We will take our shots … We’ll definitely stretch the ball down the field. We feel like we have some guys that can go down and get it.” Oregon Ducks On SISean Payton's Words About Bo Nix Reveal His Growing TrustThe Denver Broncos and quarterback Bo Nix secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC, earning them a bye through the wild card round. Nix and the Broncos will face the B

Thanks Jon for today's article which should bring a great deal of discussion! Too bad that the NCAA doesn't run the CFP like it does for all other levels. Home games for the first two rounds would be a vast improvement for fans and a reward for teams with a good record. Making a highly ranked team travel thousands of miles cross country to a Bowl site is absurd for the early rounds. Home games this year was a good beginning. I appreciate your contributions and knowledge to OBD Forum. Thanks!

The 10 commissioners of the Power 4 and Group of 6 (G6) conferences, and the Notre Dame Athletic Director, must decide by January 23, 2026, whether to expand the College Football (CFB) Playoff (PO) field. If no agreement on expansion is reached by the 23rd, the 2026-27 PO format will remain the same; 12 teams seeded as ranked. Four Power ... What to Know About Upcoming Playoff Changes

Excellent post by Mike. I can tell by some of the responses it's gonna be a loooooong off-season. I'm arguably wiser than Dan Lanning. I'm inarguably 10 years older than him too. Stay the course with DL. He'll get there. He learns the hard way like most guys do, but he learns. Cristobal never learned anything while he was here. He looks like a drugged up spectator on the sidelines for Miami. I don't know what the boosters did to him to get him to let go of the offense and turn over clock management to someone else, but it worked. DL already has that figured out at least. We can't forget the extra level of difficulty with our distant proximity to talent that he is overcoming. I always say gratefulness is the art of lowering your standards. Aim high, but be happy where you end up. The only other option is a laundry list of bad emotions. Life's too short.

This is big news. I don't know who or how many Indiana is losing. Oregon could be the top contender in the Big 10 just based on defections. Biggest NFL defectors for Oregon are the receivers and Dillon - and they can be replaced. The biggest news is that Oregon is bringing back its entire starting D line. Each one will tweak their weakness in order to get better. Nobody really reloads anymore like Alabama and Ohio St used to do it. The portal thins out depth. I think Ohio St will take a drop in talent next season.

Honestly didn't expect him back, but wish him well.

And ... The playoff should end in early January not basically start. And signing day should be late January or just revert back to the more traditional day in February. December is madness right now.

Ok... I don't like it because of tradition... But tradition is dead. I overall like it for this reason... If a player is in a place where they would like to hit the transfer portal because of the depth chart and want to preserve their red shirt in the process they could reasonably say to their team... "Hey I want to hit the portal this off season and preserve my redshirt. I'm low on the depth chart but I still want to be committed to the team and stick it out the rest of the season and contribute whenever and wherever I can, and preserve this eligibility. Maybe even the playoff when redshirt doesn't count" The player I think of most for this is Makhi Hughes. He didn't want to lose a year of eligibility sitting behind 3 to 4 backs at Oregon but just think he could have contributed late in the season when we lost depth. More than anything it gives players incentive to buy in and not quit to preserve their redshirt. Nine games mean they have to sit for three regular season games. That is easy to plan around.

Benson MIGHT have had an additional year as he was a JC athlete apparently. He would have had to petition for it and not guaranteed. He was great this year and I wish him well.

Gary Bryant Jr. is also out of eligibility after 6 seasons. He wasn't a lights out receiver but steady and reliable when needed, I think he's good enough to at least get onto a practice squad in the NFL somewhere.

Indiana will roll. Miami keeps things interesting maybe in the first half if the game is not already over by then. I actually like Indiana and see no reason to hate them. Their poor fans endured decades upon decades of doormat football even worse than we did. I just hate that they mopped the floor with OBD on the way to the Natty.

I believe he was out of collegiate eligibility and was unable to return to OBD even if he had wanted.

Two interesting stats I saw on today's College Football Live. Behind an excellent o-line, but not a Joe Moore finalist O-line, Carson Beck has been pressured on a best in the nation 17.6% of his throws. However, when he is pressured, Beck's 73% on average completion rate falls to 49%. I expect Indiana DC Bryant Haines' defense will again show one thing before revealing another, with DL, LBs, and DBs coming at Beck from all angles. Get Beck off his spot, and mistakes happen. This is the strategy Louisville used to frustrate Beck into throwing four picks on his home field. Despite running for the Fiesta Bowl winning score, Beck is as far from a dual-threat QB as a QB can get. 3-peat, 3-peat, 3-peat!

Damn.

I was at that game too with a friend and his folks....

Agreed, it does look like things are shaping up nicely for next year. good points

I remember that well. I think there was little over one minute left when he fumbled.

Good points. Marrying great talent with great coaching is the goal. Conversely, TCU in 2022 and UW in 2023 were not elite in talent, but made it to the big game. There's always exceptions either way.

Mario's strategy on boring the other team into dull play might not work this time.

Thanks, Mike. Yes, time will tell...

Was he expecting to start this year? I mean I doubt he was thinking that. So why not stay a year and develop and see if you stand a good chance at starting the next season? You'll know where you stand by the time the portal opens up in a year. It what it is... I won't get too worked up about it.

Too many QBs in the room ahead of him. I agree that Kentucky is a likely destination.

Athlon's Take on Dante - Another site that says this is good for Dante and the Ducks - https://athlonsports.com/college-football/dante-moores-return-has-oregon-primed-for-a-national-championship-run-in-2026