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Hoping No. 29 comes true. And gotta love part of No. 18 "Oregon State, recently booted from power-conference status" Forty Observations on the 2025 College Football Schedule

Posts from the network about the mascots are still ongoing and will likely continue to prominently feature The Duck. Since joining the conference, The Duck has made a splash. Of course.

In anticipation for the upcoming 2025 Big Ten Conference football season, several mascots including The Oregon Duck, Brutus Buckeye, and Sparty the Spartan caused a ruckus at the conference's media head quarters on Friday. Oregon Ducks On SIThe Oregon Duck Mascot Spends a Day At the Big Ten Networ...A consistent crowd pleaser for college football fans, the Oregon Duck mascot is back to his regular shenanigans at the Big Ten Network headquarters in Chicago,

Let’s go ahead and at least get him north of 1000 career passing yards before proclaiming him generational. He’s not even top-100 yet.

Has Texas Tech, with zero conference titles to date, and Chairman of the TT Board of Regents, oilman Cody Campbell, replaced OBD and Uncle Phil as the front runner trying to buy a championship? Probably everywhere except in Corvallis, Oregon, and the mind of John Canzano. 😁 https://sports.yahoo.com/article/unofficial-big-12-media-poll-153702238.html

Manning career: 12 games played, 66.3% completions, for 969 yards, 9 TDs and 2 Ints. I think the fine(baum) print we are missing is that Arch Manning is the best QB named Manning since Tebow!

Based on starts against Mississippi State and two G5 teams? 😵‍💫 An 'SEC guy' who played QB in the conference and won a Heisman trophy, Steve Spurrier, begs to differ. But what does Steve know, right? 🙃

Make Way for Makhi! Dan Lanning’s newest Oregon foot...Dan Lanning’s newest Oregon football 15-TD RB1 given disr...Dan Lanning’s latest Oregon running back scored 15 touchdowns last season but is already being undervalued. Despite top-tier production, Pro Football Focus ranks him just 37th overall and fourth am...

I don't care which table I'm at, I just want to be cashing the attorneys' checks!

Every Commissioner Wants What's Best for Their Conference, But Let's Kick the B1G to the Curb. Why should anyone have any faith in a committee that last season ranked a team with a SOS in the 80s as the ninth best team in the nation? Will the committee adopt and publicly disclose the metrics it uses, and state the reason(s) why it ignored the metrics when this is the case? This ranking screwed over ASU, but the B12 commish is just fine with the committee, if, which is rarely pointed out in the articles, demeaning Tony Petitti, the ACC, and the SEC play nine conference games. That's a B1G caveat. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/07/09/college-football-playoff-format-big-ten-plan/84493690007/

Consider the source. Finebaum is a legend in his own mind.

House attorneys slam NCAA and power conferences over denied NIL deals, issue legal warning about settlement The new college sports NIL process is already facing considerable problems.

Okay, I don't even know if Manning is the best QB this season, and Tebow? There have been a lot of great QB's since 2006. Andrew Luck. Joe Burrow, RG Smith. Marcus Mariota, Jaden Daniels, Tebow is better than all of them, and Arch is better than he is? Paul Finebaum Claims Arch Manning Is Best College QB Since Tim Tebow

Oregon Ducks Predicted to Land Four-Star Recruit Over Ohio State Buckeyes The Oregon Ducks have received a recruiting prediction for a commitment from a four-star defensive lineman in the 2026 recruiting class. His other finalists include the Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers. Rivals released an expert recruiting prediction on Friday for Oregon to land four-star defensive lineman Deuce Geralds, who will be deciding among a group of five finalists that also includes the Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, LSU Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels. Geralds' father, Daverin, played center at Ole Miss. Ducks Predicted to Land Four-Star Recruit

Further proof that it is a LOOOOOOOOOONG off season. ☹️ https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2025/07/12/oregon-ducks-football-2025-schedule-academic-rankings/84514440007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email

Steven A., I'm with you, my friend. However, in the capitalist system we have in the USA, very few items are price-fixed, and very few salaries and other payments, are fixed except as agreed to pursuant to collective bargaining. Athletes had a chance to file complaints against the House settlement being approved, but other than roster-size issues, Judge Wilkins ignored these challenges. I don't see such complaints being ignored in a court, state or federal, considering an antitrust claim(s). To date, in college athletics, the folks receiving revenue-sharing payments are not 'employees' according to the NCAA and the people writing the checks. Therefore, there is no group with management to bargain with. Why should the folks writing the checks have any right to decide that 'market value' is less than some entity is willing to pay for an individual's NIL? Public corporations, if not found to be a 'booster' of a program, can pay whatever they so choose for a player's NIL. Is NIKE a booster of OBD? How can this be the case when NIKE has deals with NCAA members from coast to coast? If public corporation payments, no matter the amount, are fine, then what right does the NCAA have to restrict payments from any source? What right, without the payees' approval, does any entity have to restrict an athlete's right to earn all of the money he or she can? If a group is stupid enough to overpay for an untested athlete's NIL based on potential performance, why isn't this the 'market value' an athlete and his agent have been able to bargin for? The decision to crater an athlete's NIL deal based on a 3rd party's decision of what defines 'reasonable market value' is on its face, reasonable. But said decision will not withstand an anti-trust challenge, and not withstand a challenge based on collusion and price-fixing, and will not withstand state laws prohibiting enforcement of the House settlement. Many of the institutions that 'supported' the terms of the settlement were ready to keep NIL deals confidential based on FERPA, fears of the loss of federal dollars, and because they can. Why these entities supported the settlement in the first instance is baffling. When the challenges come, I want to be sitting at the plaintiff's table.

Not so fast my friends . . . wide open deals should still be on the table? House attorneys slam NCAA and power conferences over denied NIL deals, issue legal warning about settlement - Yahoo Sports Evidently a "valid business interest" is offering an insane amount of money to keep a player's name/image/and likeness from going to another school.

Bo Nix rated most underrated QB in NFL. I'm so glad he came to Oregon! Oregon Ducks On SIDenver Broncos' Bo Nix Most 'Underrated' Quarterback In NFL?Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix is heading into his second season in the NFL. The former Oregon Ducks quarterback had a strong rookie season, taking off in th

Penei Sewell frontrunner for NFL Protector. Oregon Ducks On SIDetroit Lions' Penei Sewell Frontrunner For NFL Protector...Detroit Lions standout offensive lineman Penei Sewell is one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL, but just how good is he? The NFL announced this offseaso

Yeah, the James Franklin part of the equation is a major one, he isn't a good big game coach, Allar I think will play better, and he'll have some actual receivers this year. Both RBs are big time runners, Knowles knows our offense and will have a good game plan to stop us, they lose Carter, but that defense has traditionally held up really well when playing at home. The game does come at a good time for us, we'll have some good warm up games, PSU plays nobody with a pulse until us. I think my main concerns are with the interior D-line. Penn St. ran right threw us for most of the game, if they had just gotten a couple stops against us they win last year, our defense just does not shut other good teams down, we always seem to give up 24+, so our offense has to keep up, Tosh is just not a good strategist. I see an offense that will get better in PSU and a defense that will not be as strong in Oregon, that's not a good combo. Hope to be wrong! We'll be a good team, but I think we take a step back this year (which is fine! very difficult to maintain the standard we saw last year!)

Good take, thank you. I think you may be giving too much credit to a James Franklin-coached team in a big-time B1G game. Perhaps too much credit to QB Drew Allar, who has yet to win a significant game. Playoff wins against SMU and Boise were nice, but Franklin and Allar gave up a lead when playing against an equally talented roster in Notre Dame. Allar threw 2 picks versus OBD last season, and I believe he is capable of doing the same this season. I like the timing of this game and the lead-ins to the game. Penn State will have played three glorified scrimmages against teams not close to the talent of Oregon. Then, PSU has an off week before OBD comes to town with a roster equal to or better than the PSU roster. Oregon will have played two P4 opponents and traveled two time zones to play one of them. OK State and Northwestern aren't all that, but they are far better than the dreck PSU plays OOC. Drew Allar and his all-new WR corps will not have played against the talent of the back 7 Oregon will have on the field. The newbies may shine against Nevada, FIU, and Villanova, but it's a whole new ball game versus Oregon. I hear you on the D-line concerns, but I believe Matayo U. and friends will pressure Allar. Now we will see if Dan's interior D-line recruiting pays off. None of Oregon's IDL players were walk-ons; all were highly coveted recruits, and Bear Alexander in Eugene may be a mauler and a baller. This is an NFL prove-it season for Alexander. I'm looking forward to the chess game. Knowles knows that Dan knows what Ohio State ran on defense when the Buckeyes D embarrassed Oregon in the Rose Bowl. Will he run the same 'stuff?' Caleb Downs is not suiting up for Penn State. OBD went 1-1 against Knowles last season. How much will Knowles be able to improve the PSU D above the excellent defenses Tom Allen delivered in 2023 and 2024? 14 starters are back for Penn State, but Edge Abdul Carter is not one of them. This is a huge game for the Oregon coaching staff, who I'm certain want to pay back Knowles. I expect OBD's O to play it close to the vest before this game. And then throw everything it can at PSU. The Oregon D played and won a game against Penn State, even though it surrendered a 100-plus yards to RBs Singleton and Allen. Will OC Andy Kotelnicki have anything new to throw at the Ducks? His jack-of-all-positions, TE Tyler Warren, is in the NFL. Again, will the WRs Penn State brought in from Troy, USC, and Syracuse pan out? There is far more pressure on Penn State playing at home in a White Out, and in front of fans who expect a Natty. And do not overlook the impact of Forum Fanatics being on site. 😡

Honestly would have us more as a touchdown underdog. Unproven at QB, new O-line, receivers are unproven, interior D-line is a major question, defense as a whole has not proven itself that it can shut down elite teams. I think we lose by 10, Tosh isn't up to the task, and we play very conservatively on offense until it's too late. After that it's a toss up if we go undefeated in the other games.

Looks like a lot of "best of luck to you" not many ones that got away. Lanning has the roster moving in the right direction.

Tom Allen from Penn State is heading the defense as DC at Clemson now. Last year’s shortcomings will most likely be fixed and the Clemson offense will be faster and higher scoring. Tee it up boys.

Oregon WR Commit Messiah Hampton Earns Navy All-American Status On3Oregon WR Commit Messiah Hampton Earns Navy All-American...2026 Rochester (NY) James Monroe wide receiver and Oregon commit Messiah Hampton stands among the nation's top talents.