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Oregon vs. Alabama in the Playoffs?

One of the most infamous "never happened before" matchups will indeed happen in 2027, when Auburn takes on Notre Dame: https://fbschedules.com/auburn-notre-dame-schedule-football-series-for-2027-2028/ So this got me thinking, is there any other games of this nature that could get off the list soon? I'm guessing yeah, as 2027 will also give us Oregon vs. Baylor and Miami vs. Utah, two very decent first time matchups that despite not being that notable, are still first time ones, beyond that, we'll be getting Alabama vs. Arizona in 2032. But Notre Dame vs. Auburn is one of the most infamous "never happened before" matchups alongside Michigan vs. LSU and Oregon vs. Alabama, I'm certain those two will happen very, very soon. Thoughts?

College Football News Likes OBD 24 to 17 https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/oregon-vs-iowa-prediction-preview-2025

OK, I've read all the comments and completely agree with all of them. But I noticed that Oregon had a 14 point lead when Kwame Evans Jr. went down. Of course, the Rainbow Warriors went on a 14 point run. That just goes to show how valuable he is to this team. If he is lost for any length of time, this will be a crushing blow. Looking at this years roster, Oregon has only THREE starting returning players from last year, Shelstad, Evans Jr. and Bittle. Jamari Phillips only played in 14 games last year with a total of 75 minutes. That's just over five minutes a game. Oleksandr Kobzystyi, coming back from an injury played in two games for a total of 8 minutes. Dezdrick Lindsay, also injured, did not play. Add all of the newcomers to this year's squad and I can easily see why there were so many turnovers and missed shots. Take away Shelstad and Evans from this game, and it's no wonder everything was falling apart. Moving on, Oregon has a game against the Rice Owls of the AAC. Their pre-season predictions have them slotted at #12 out of 13 teams in the conference. The game is on the B1G + network, which unfortunately I don't have. I'll be a scoreboard watcher.

Is it just me, or do we seem to have more player issues this year this early on? Mikhi Hughes redshirted early in the season QB surprises for Novasad and Moga, both will probably end up transferring Now these two CBs announcing transfer intents before we play the 9th game I hope it's not an indication of something inside the OBD program. Maybe it's just the way things go in this day and age?

I find myself seeking out and cheering for all the former Pac 12 schools. I expect my loyalty to last a couple more years.

I guess he just left and ghosted the coaching staff.

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We're global. I took this in a South Sudan years ago.

Season opener, going to try to avoid being too harsh until we see Shelstad return. Glad to hear Kwame seems to be ok (it looked like a bit of a knee hyperextention which AI tells me can vary quite a bit in severity but if there isn't a lot of pain, swelling, or bruising it is a good sign, as is being able to walk on it soon after). Generally felt ok about the two new guys at forward, Pryor (6-7) and Stewart (6-9), to go along with Evans (6-10). I see Simpkins averaged 16.4 at Elon last year on 42/37/76 shooting. Clutch drive for the game winner. If he can consistently bring something similar, I'm not without optimism. Not really plays to be praising, but sort of fun to see Demir effortlessly bouncing guys around (there is a guy on Ege? Nope no more). 🙂

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I saw a picture of a kid in an Oregon sweatshirt on the Facebook page of my home town in Connecticut. Duck fans are everywhere. 😊

I have to tell this story about the reach of Duck familiarity. Five years ago or so, my wife and I were in England, where my daughter and son-in-law were serving with the U.S. military. While we were there, we drove down to Cambridge and spent the day at the beautiful and legendary Cambridge University campus--"punted" on the Cam River, the whole nine yards. It was early June, warm and sunshiny, a bank holiday in England. We stopped for lunch at a nice restaurant with an outdoor dining area overlooking the river. There we were greeted by your classic British maitre'd--very proper, towel over his arm, white apron, portly. I had on a white Oregon baseball cap--plain white with a green "O," no other ornamentation. When we finished our lunch I went to the outdoor cash register, where the maitre'd took care of the bill. He handed me the receipt and then, just as I was about to leave, leaned over and said in my ear, "Quack ! Quack!" I almost died laughing.

I am not in panic mode right now. Shelstad is going to come back and the bench will shorten over time. Simpkins ability to drive, create shots, and his mid range game look very solid. I think he will ultimately be an upgrade from Bamba. That will also create more opportunities for Shelstad when he comes back. Love what I am seeing from Stewart. Once he gets comfortable, he might be great. I could see him being better than Angel by March. Evans should make another jump and Bittle is an all conference type player. Lin is a disaster right now, but he will figure it out enough to get some solid role minutes. Seems like there is a fairly decent drop off after the top 6 or 7 guys.

As a high school basketball coach, I 100% agree that there are times a coach should erupt. But to be effective, those times should be few and far between. And just as importantly, that eruption should be in the locker room behind closed doors. I don't believe that there is any benefit in publicly humiliating a player.

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"Ugly". Yes, and putrid, awful, gastly, gruesome, horrible, appalling...but you get my take. If not for Hawaii Also having turnoveritis and 2 of their starters fouling out, it Definitely would have been a loss...and not by just a bucket or two. Good news. First game of the season with a team that has a plethora of new players and pieces to incorporate into a functioning and fluid team. Just a "stinker" of a game or is this going to be closer to the "norm" for this group? Not a valid tourney team with the "street-ballish" performance from last night. Bad news. Obviously No Depth at point guard. Maybe after the non conference season both the point guards behind Sheldstad get more up to speed but last night? Yeesh! No point guards, no ball movement, thus "individual" basketball vs "team" basketball. Can't win consistently like that. And speaking of team basketball? Turnovvvvers, what offensive Rebounds, no THREE PT shooting (not another year of that, please!), anybody communicating? Yes. This team has a long way to go if last night was any true representation of the "team basketball" that can do damage in conference or in the dance. Hope Dana can turn em around but judging solely from last night, it will become his greatest coaching year yet! Let's go Ducks.

Traeshon Holden spits in face of opponent in high profile game. More egregious than a celebration penalty. No rage display on sideline by HC. Just a different style of coaching. Some coaching styles get better results than others.

I'm not so sure. The committee doesn't want egg on their faces, so I think they will give SEC type bias to their top 25 for loses to teams ahead of them. Otherwise it is almost like saying "I guess we screwed up". If we win a tight game with Iowa, depending on what other ranked teams do, they may stay in the top 25. After OBD, they travel to sc then coast with Sparty and Neb. So, lose to us and win out, they will stay in top 25. No credit if we beat Minnesota although they are on a bye and are 6-3 right now. If sc wins their next 2, then they will be in top 20 and won't fall out with a loss to us. ewe dub looks like a cakewalk till they play us (Wisc, Purdue, UCLA). So, they will be ranked both before and after even with a loss.

Byu and Texas Tech in the top 10 is a joke.