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Somebody asked John Canzano if he could wave a magic wand and change one thing about college football...what would it be? He stated that he would go back in time and convince the Pac-12 to take the 30 Million ESPN offer, and keep the conference alive. What do YOU think...agree with that? It is funny, but my answer back then would have been, "heck-YES!" But not now. I like the Athletic Department getting 54 million this fiscal year, and that is with HALF a media share that will go up gradually. I LIKE being in a Super-Conference, and being a major player. I like having Dan Lanning, as I doubt he would stay with us in the Pac-12--being on the outside of the Super-Two. I like the exposure on major TV channels, the building of the brand even further. I LIKE where we are....which do you prefer? Is that a damn pretty picture or what? FishDuck had a photographer there!

Latest Update on Wisconsin's Luke Fickell Before Oregon Ducks MatchupThe No. 6 Oregon Ducks have faced a few teams that have since fired their coaches, but the Wisconsin Badgers appear to be sticking with coach Luke Fickell. Wisconsin athletic director Luke McIntosh released a statement on Monday before the Wisconsin vs. Oregon game. Oregon Ducks On SILatest Update on Wisconsin's Luke Fickell Before Oregon D...The No. 6 Oregon Ducks and coach Dan Lanning have been linked to a rather interesting statistic in 2025 as three teams that Oregon has beaten, Oklahoma State, O

Non uniform uniforms are a recruiting magnet. Thank you, Captain Obvious Oregon Ducks Can't-Miss Tie Dye Uniforms Are Recruiting Magnet

Know the foe, five players to watch out for??? Know the Foe: Five Wisconsin Badger players to know Doesn't seem so: Watch out for the QB to maybe throw a TD? Watch out for a RB who hasn't had a game over 70 yds? Two LBs and a WR make the list.

OK, my bad. I was thinking Brock was the Weipert kid Charles wrote about. This is BT's 3rd year at Oregon. Some of what I said still applies. Sorry for my confusion.

I heard an interesting rumor on this today. It's 2nd-hand but the supposed original source would be in good position to likely know such things: Moga isn't hurt or anything else - Brock has simply moved ahead of him on the depth chart. A bit unexpected, but if this is true, and the medical red shirt situation with Novosad is true, things make a lot more sense.

In the transfer portal era, has signing a letter of intent (especially for quarterbacks) become a stepping-stone strategy for those who know they’ll likely never see a starting role, but now have an enhanced Oregon-endorsed resume that could lead to a better NIL offer with a program in need?

That article aged well...

From what I've seen in last 2 spring games, both Austin and Luke can handle D1 football. And yes, neither have redshirts to give. IMO, at least 1 has to leave to get playing time next year. Mop-up duty isn't much prep for in-game experience. I don't believe either needs that type of playing time. Playing Brock gives greater dividends. 1: it shows confidence in his ability to maintain the status quo. This helps show future and current recruits that being "good enough is old enough". It encourages all young players that hard work in practice is rewarded. 2: if BT wants to transfer, there is some film on him. 3: I think AN was a little dinged up, no reason to risk fluke re-injury. I personally believe that Dante returns for next season. I also think we have a very stacked QB room. Which only seems to be improving, looking to future recruits. It will be very interesting to see how this plays out. Love for Lanning and NIL are solid reasons to stay, but a QB needs to play.

Awesome thread with a bunch of very intriguing thoughts, thanks everyone for sharing..

It's hard to rack up that many yards if your offense doesn't have the ball as often as it does. I looked up the game that has the record yards and that was Cal at Oregon in 2015 for 777 yards. The Score of that one was Cal 28 and Oregon 44. A lot more of a shootout type of game than a blow out. Basically to hit records yards either the defense needs to be really good or quite bad. In this case the defense played very well and kept the ball in the hands of the offense. Even though the time of possession (now a mostly meaningless stat) was slightly in favor of Rutgers 32 mins.

WARNING: This Coaching Carousel Update May Make You Dizzy. 🤪 Saturday BlitzRanking every College Football job opening: Florida and P...The College Football coaching carousel is spinning out of control, as every weekend it seems that several coaches are losing their jobs. After we saw three head

I'll absolutely admit that I wasn't expecting Oregon to be up 49-3 with 12+ minutes to go in the 3rd Quarter. And I did not expect to see Moore put up 14/18, 279 yards, 4 TDs... in the first half. And what a nice gift it was to get so many backup players in for some decent PT experience. Just an excellent bounce back game, on the road, 3,000 miles, and 3 time zones away from home.

Give It Up for Bo, who didn't give up and set an NFL record! 👍👌😍 https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2025/10/19/oregon-ducks-bo-nix-nfl-history-denver-broncos/86794367007/?utm_source=smg-duckswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_

David thank you for the article and placing some focus on the dominating play of OBD's defense....... Most national articles written just rave about the 750 yards of offense and all the long runs and TD passes. Deservably earned...... However, The D just kept giving the O the ball back time and time again. After the Duck turnover on the 3rd play of the game, the D gave up ZERO yards and set the tone for the rest of the game. When DL came to Oregon, this is the kind of D play that I hoped for. Chaos and havoc (just like my first wife) resulting in 3 picks, 3 sacks, multiple TFL's, tipped balls at LOS, tight coverage all day. Just wreck the opponent like my ex did! The only way to improve on this is to shut out Whisky and put some points on the board. Aren't we due for a scoop and score? Go Ducks....

I agree those were great catches on slightly overthrown passes, but I love the fact that our receivers are making great catches the standard. I was very surprised that Moore #1 mishandled a punt, I do not think I had seen him miss any ball that was remotely catchable this year.

Any coach that wants to move into the top echelons of college football has to consistently have the NIL money to consistently recruit in the top five to ten, and create an environment where top transfers want to play. Texas is a good example of how to spend money, but is Sarkisian the right guy? Huge NIL payroll and currently ranked just inside the top 25 can’t be endearing him to the big money boosters. With the amount coaches are paid, and the huge investment in players, winning 9 to 10 games is not enough to maintain job security. Especially when boosters expect their investment in coaching salaries, and NIL to have immediate returns. Welcome to a strange new monopoly game. Where the boosters buy coaches, and players, but do not own the product. Good luck.

Miami steers into CHAOS 🤪- Only Captain Mari-Oh-Oh could find an iceberg in Miami - 😁 Women and Children 1st! (OK, maybe Stanford?) https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-2025-traffic-report-miami-alabama-week-9/

Thank you David for the information about our defense, as I had watched this QB and Rutgers in two earlier games, and while I thought the 'Knights' pass defense was lacking....that QB was pretty good. Our defense made him look average, and I was pretty surprised. I love the article, as everyone is thinking offense without recalling the impact the defense made on this game. IMHO...the interception by Aaron Flowers was actually caused by another tipped pass at the LOS. Sometimes a defensive lineman doesn't block the ball, but touching the football as it is going by and he tips or pushes it slightly upward. I believe this happened as I noted the ball path and trajectory changed and sailed high past the LOS, which allowed for the Flowers pick. Flowers did not make an extraordinary play; the ball came to him. I say this to give the defensive line that much more credit. They had a heck of a game!

I have made reference to him a few times on the forum, as I believe he is the classic diamond-in-the-rough that could shine for us. And he is a state of Oregon player, of which makes it more appealing. For those who are thinking it....yeah, Coach Waz knows all about him and would love him to play Baseball. But he came here for football! These walk-ons might be THE quarterback recruiting strategy in the future; get experienced portal transfer QBs and back them up with savvy walk-ons. I mean honesty...if your stud QB goes down--you are screwed anyway. I will also admit that a quarterback recruiting strategy is still evolving for coaches, and for us to understand.

I don't get the fascination with Jedd Fisch. He has exactly 1 winning season as a FBS head coach. I have him as TBD.

I will never-ever forget Mario's first play called as Oregon Head coach. In case you don't remember, after about 3 weeks off to prepare for our bowl game, Mario's first call was a timeout BEFORE the kickoff to start the game. My then 17 year old son looked at me and said: "Well, that doesn't exactly bode well now, does it." Truer words...

Wilsonville is a sports powerhouse in the state of Oregon at the 5A level. They and Summit are the two schools fighting for state titles. Wilsonville have won back to back 5A football titles. With being a 2 sport athlete, it can be hard to go to all the camps where recruiting scouts go to evaluate players. I'm glad our coaches were able to see the potential with him.

Great point. As you may recall, Herbert was a 3 star QB because he didn't play his junior year (broken leg), and basically nobody knew who he was (and he didn't do the camps). He hardly had any offers and none from top tier programs... until at the last minute when Oregon seemed to suddenly realize that we were desperate for QBs (not to mention that fact that Marcus was as a 3 star well). Due to the fact that Wiepert came from a relatively smaller school, and it sounds like he didn't focus on the QB role until his senior year, maybe we do have another secret-stud QB waiting in the wings (pun intended). One thing for certain is that he is clearly a serious stud athlete.

Oregon’s game against Wisconsin will be at 4:00 p.m. PT and will air on FS1. https://goducks.com/sports/football