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I was surprised how many UW players were drafted last year. I thought that Oregon had the more talented roster, given our recruiting rankings over the past couple of years, but the NFL scouts and front offices believed differently. Oregon lost by 3 points 2x to the more talented team last year - on the road and at a neutral site.

Nothing more to correct. Again...the difference between our starting corners of Jahil Florence and Kyree Jackson over the subs of Twikze Bridges and Donte Manning was signficant in the Washington games of 2023. Yet we did NOT have our starting corners in the second half of the first Washington game, and the ENTIRE second game. We lost by only three points each time to a very skilled passing team? Our starters are worth more than three points in a big-time passing game....who knows how many plays Jackson alone would have prevented? Have healthy corners and we are fine. And this year....we have a boatload of corners, and the starters are even better. (Muhammad and Alexander) The Super-Fast Kam Alexander...

I think it has. 3 x 3 point losses due to a generational QB, NFL receivers, great OLine and great secondary vs our great QB, 1 NFL receiver, a great Oline, decent secondary, injured QB for 1 loss and questionable decisions for another and injuries (part of the game) for the 3rd. Ewe dubs cupboard is quite bare, our's NOT AT ALL. I see another great streak coming. Looking forward to my 90th birthday when we pull ahead in the series 64 - 63 after 16 straight.

Coach Lanning and staff certainly have their recruiting plan in place and are working that plan fulltime. The high level of recruits for 2025 and beyond is off the charts for this old Duck fan. Love it! Now we need to beat the huskies. 3 losses in a row is just frustrating. Must be corrected. Then we need to win the BIG Conference games against UM, tOSU and Whisky. 11-1? 10-2? Can the staff rise to the occasion in the biggest of games? DL and staff are 21-5 because they haven't won the really big games on the schedule. Other than Georgia, which was a blow out loss, 4-3 point losses kept OBD's out of the playoffs. The 2024 squad has too much talent to not go 11-1 or 11-2. Both losses to tOSU..... Go Ducks......

Former first-round NFL Draft selection Black Brockemeyer hits the tape and ranks the six quarterbacks replacing Round 1 picks in the 2024 college football season. The six college football QBs replacing 2024 first-round draft picks, ranked by best chance of success - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Former first-round NFL Draft selection Blake Brockemeyer hits the tape and ranks the six quarterbacks replacing Round 1 picks in...

Roster Outlook: Updated look at Dana Altman's squad in 2024-25 after latest transfer A n updated ook at the Oregon Ducks’ 2024-25 men’s basketball roster DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM How will the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball lineup shake out in their first season in the Big Ten following the most recent transfer.

College football is still a couple months away, but it is NEVER too early to look into position groups, and today we are taking a look at which teams have the best secondaries in all of college football. In an era where offenses are becoming more powerful and scoring more points, a secondary is a very important piece to have in order to compete in college football. Top Five Secondaries in College Football Entering 2024 | The Wright Way Network TWSN.NET College football is still a couple months away, but it is NEVER too early to look into position groups, and today we are taking a look at which teams have the best secondaries in all of college foo…

Oregon has done well. They have positioned themselves near the top of college football in the minds of highschool recruits and portal transfers. The leadership at UO and Nike have been brilliant at maneuvering in this rapidly changing landscape driven by money and power. There are so many layers to the college game outside of fall saturdays. Oregon has played this game as well as any other program in the country. From NIL to conference realignment to portal transfers, Oregon is at the top of the game. Now they just need it to translate on the field. With the massive changes in the game there will be a ton of losers and a few winners. Looks like Oregon is in the winners bracket. With the culling of the herd and Oregon leaderships ability to see around corners of an ever changing landscape, Oregon will continue to attract a high level of blue chip talent. In the end, there will be only two conferences elite talent will be looking to. Oregon, so it seems, is perceived as one of the elites of the Big 2 in the minds of recruits. Oregon is in position to become the elite program of the west. That is a huge advantage over Trojan and Fusky. It appears soon Oregon will be on equal footing as UGA, tOSU, Bama, Mich... So these visits and increasing commitments of elite talent, to me, isn't surprising. I said it months ago, Lanning and the Ducks will simply reload every year. Soon, instead of me saying at the end of seasons "we are losing this guy or that", I will be saying "ok... who's next". And that's pretty cool!

I think a big part of Nebraska's problem is that talent isn't afraid of distance as much as they used to be. Texas and Midwestern talent would go to Nebraska because it was a rather close destination for a good program (they were good back then). Now if you're a Texas or Midwestern kid and you're offered Nebraska or Oregon which might you consider? Especially if you didn't grow up a big Nebraska fan.

I truly believe that Lanning is very close to that hallowed ground that Saban and Carroll were in.......he is not recruiting......he is selecting. Once you enter this ground you don't rebuild, you reload. All that is left is to win a NC. Once he does that he'll be able to have 5 star folks at backup positions across the board. He is close....very close.

What is a small class anymore? I'd guess a class of at least 24-25. A look at a post spring two-deep shows 23 seniors (Holden, Johnson, Harper, Bedford, Cornelius, Ferguson, Gabriel, Burch, Caldwell, Harmon, Bassa, Jacobs, Muhammad, Alexander, Tysheem J., Brandon J., Savage, Manning, Reed, Ware-Hudson, Herbert, Strother, Silva) plus Soelle (unless he is on a NIL deal) and Boettcher (who has to be on football scholarship if he returns and is still listed post spring on the GoDucks roster). In addition, one spot that just has to be considered uncertain due to legal concerns. There have to be at least 3 more guys who, with expected big seasons, could test the NFL waters in Conerly, Stewart, and James. Given the huge number of seniors expected to start this fall, one might expect the Duck staff to be working the portal pretty heavily for 2025 (and possibly holding extra spots open); but, that isn't necessarily required as transfers in can always be balanced with transfers out. I guess one could suggest among the young guys, there isn't a ton the staff isn't going to try and hang onto; but, I'd probably argue it is equally hard to say no and stop at 18 or 19 recruits when there are 5-6 more blue-chippers ready to sign (a good problem to have for sure).

I wonder how much Nebraska paid Suh before NIL?

The word is, we backed off, recruiting him with using the scholarships of the recent offensive line high school verbals.

Isn’t this impossible to know? Have to think there will be some portal churn of 4 star guys that leave because of playing time. Could be 5, could be 25.

Kansas lands Texas A&M transfer Bryce Foster 247SPORTS.COM The Jayhawks have landed one of the top available players in the portal.

Still waiting . . . what's been, 6 months and counting?

Not really surprising. He'll probably compete for a starting spot there whereas he'll probably be a backup for the Ducks. It also sounds like he'd have an NIL scholarship with the Ducks. So basically be a walk on.

Looks like he ended up at Kansas.

Within 5 years, poof ACC, Big12 are no more. The viable members will split up and join the SEC and B10. TV forces a merger into 2 leagues (think NFC and AFC) combined 48 to 60 teams.

Not only the seeding but also the locations of the games. 4 game sites are in Dixie. The title game is in Atlanta and many of the Playoff predictions would have SEC teams hosting 3 of the 4 1st-round games. Other than assuring that an undefeated P4 champ will not be left out, the Playoff format for 2024-25 and 2025-26 will foment many unhappy campers.

In addition to recognizing a wonderful Duck, the video highlights the awesome world class facility Hayward Field. I love the interaction between coach and athlete. The Respect for each other.

That probably helps explain the seeming hyperfocus on high end blue chips only. DL and the staff are swinging for the fences and I love it.

I read that as well. Between the big high school classes, and in particular, the portal classes--not as much room.

I heard that the 2025 class may be smaller than previous years because of how the roster is right now. Can anyone confirm?