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Thank you, Doctor. The line is set close to a Pick 'Em. Despite the hyperbolic title of the linked article (🤪shocking, right?), the only message the early lines speak to is, 'Balance the Book!' The below referenced book has Texas Tech -1.5. This will be the first time this season that Joey McGuire and his Red Raiders match up against a team with a Blue Chip Roster and also a team that was in the portal pickers' top 5. Texas Tech will not have the roster advantage it had in all 13 games played before 1/1/26. TT played one game in the Eastern time zone this season, destroying West Virginia 49-0. TT and OBD shared one opponent this season, both played Beavis at home: OBD 41-7, TT 45-14. TT did have two impressive wins against BYU, scored often in the 4th quarter to win decisively over turnover-prone Utah in SLC, and lost at ASU behind its backup QB when Sun Devils QB Sam Leavitt was healthy. One of the wins over BYU was in Lubbock, and the other came in Arlington, Texas, where the Dallas Cowboys roam. Ohio State in the Cotton and not the Orange Bowl? Did the Buckeyes have their choice after Big Ten champ, Indiana, won the right to play in the Rose Bowl? If so, with Miami's win over A&M, Brutus got lucky on two fronts. No game against Miami, a team that does not travel well, in Miami's home stadium, and no A&M in Dallas. (Why do the Luckeyes get all of these postseason breaks?) I agree with above comments that TT will have the majority of fans in the Hard Rock Stadium on the 1st, I expect TOSU fans will take over Jerry's Joint. I hope Indiana and its fans, that have not visited Pasadena since 1968, can find the stadium? Grand Pa Duck could get his wish of playing Bama, but in Atlanta? No thanks. However, I don't think Cig's guys will help the Tide Roll Sooner than later. 9 AM body clock kickoff for OBD and fans, but no team has done better playing two or more time zones away from home than Danny and the Ducks. FWIW, my buddies and I have OBD +1.5. It should be a terrific game. Lasso the Tortillas! Oddsmakers send a clear message about Texas Tech, Oregon with Orange Bowl line

Dan Lanning remains furious despite Oregon Ducks' 51-34 CFP win over James Madison“We didn’t play our best football,” Lanning said. “We turned the ball over multiple times and we’ve got to play better on defense. It was like a tale of two halves. We played well in the first half but didn’t play well in the second. We can play so much better than that.” Lanning said the Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State this past season still bothers him, but suggests this year's team can find the resilience to pull through to keep rolling. “Getting better, period,” Lanning said. “Getting better. We got an opportunity to advance, and now we get an opportunity to improve.” More specifically, Lanning was not happy with the Ducks' 34-6 halftime lead being squandered away. “We started off hot,” Lanning said. “We can be better. In the second half, as a team, we didn’t play the way we needed to play. You have to find moments like that when you have a big lead, to be able to choke somebody out and we didn’t do that.” Dan Lanning remains furious despite Oregon Ducks' 51-34 C...The Oregon Ducks became the second Big Ten team to advance in the College Football Playoff. While fans were in a celebratory mood Saturday evening, Lanning was left searching for answers.

Hostile environment favors us, we clearly lose steam when there's no pressure, I'm sure Dan could use that metaphor or something similar as the message. Create your own steam because this Tech team is legit. The RBs have a mix of power and speed like Davison for us and the WRs make contested catches pretty often. The defense scared me before watching the tape, but they seem really vulnerable to misdirection. If you can get crossing routes to flow against the pass rush you can hit big plays, Utah and Dilly did it multiple times. That Utah game was closer than the score and gave me hope that we can move the ball. Our defense is actually what concerns me, these Tech backs can run for 5 or 6 yards after contact if Flowers or Dillon are the first to arrive. Flowers continues to miss open field tackles and that can hurt us against this team especially since Morton can run well. I think this looks a lot like our 2023 match-up, down to the last possession.

Oregon Ducks MVPs In College Football Playoff Win Over James MadisonThe Oregon Ducks took care of the James Madison Dukes at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, 51-34. The offense was clicking on all cylinders as it bulldozed its way to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals for the second straight year, but the defense in a closing situation left more to be desired under coach Dan Lanning and defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks MVPs In College Football Playoff Win Over Ja...With yesterday’s downfall of rain not to be found, Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, had its most rocking experience of the 2025 season in the first round of th

Its tough to say just how good Dante is compared to others still in the tourney. One key aspect of any qb's game is how they hold up against adversity, and that adversity is coming. During the loss to Indiana a saw Dante really struggle with dealing with pressure. Since then he's appears to have improved in this area, but he will be tested big time again. I was impressed with Alabama qb in a come back win, didnt seem rattled at all even in first half of that game.

Dan Lanning’s Frustration Could Ignite Oregon vs. Texas TechThe Texas Tech Red Raiders finally have an opponent in the Oregon Ducks for the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Orange Bowl. Oregon advanced, but a sluggish second half against James Madison clearly fired up coach Dan Lanning... and that edge might be exactly what this Ducks team needs as it chases a national championship. Oregon Ducks On SIDan Lanning’s Frustration Could Ignite Oregon vs. Texas TechEUGENE - The No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders finally have their opponent in the No. 5 Oregon Ducks for the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Orange Bowl

I’m torn on what we all witnessed. On one hand they did exactly what I wanted. Build a big lead, put in back ups and rest starters. On the other I also realize that comes with less than stellar results which is the trade off. It’s hard not to be the spoiled fan disappointed that we didn’t both dominate AND play the backups. Like. I said in point six, I hope the less than satisfactory ending keeps the team humble and focused. I’m sure Lanning will be using it for this week’s motivation.

Dan Lanning Doesn't Hold Back Frustration After Oregon's Playoff VictoryThe Oregon Ducks defeated the James Madison Dukes to advance to the quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff. Despite the postseason win, coach Dan Lanning revealed why he wasn't happy with the performance. Oregon Ducks On SIDan Lanning Doesn't Hold Back Frustration After Oregon's...EUGENE – The No. 5 Oregon Ducks advanced to the quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff with a 51-34 victory. Despite the blowout victory coach Dan Lanning

No panic in the Ducks after sloppy second half vs JMUAutzen ZooNo panic in the Ducks after sloppy second half vs JMUWhen Blake Purchase blocked a James Madison punt with 7:05 to play in the third quarter and Jayden Limar scooped it up for a 15-yard score, the Ducks led 48-13.

Oregon advances with the most dissatisfying 51-34 win in historyAutzen ZooOregon advances with the most dissatisfying 51-34 win in...Oregon surged to a 34-3 lead with a brilliant start, then took their foot way off the gas over the final 35 minutes.

As usual it is all about the Duck, football etc but where are the fish? This Steelhead was caught a few hours before the JMU game on the Trinity River in Northern California. Got off the river in time to watch the game. This wild buck was released to go make babies.

Dan Lanning doesn't hold back with postgame quote after dominant Oregon CFP winAutzen ZooDan Lanning doesn't hold back with postgame quote after d...For a while, they barely broke a sweat. That's what countless people are thinking right now after the Oregon Ducks were able to take down JMU in dominant fashio

James Madison Dukes vs. Oregon Ducks: Full Highlights

Maintaining top to bottom buy in has to be trickier than ever in today's college football environment. When your OC & DC coordinators are wearing two hats and working for two programs, and many of your teammates are weighing their portal (income) options (or have already left), and your first round opponent is down 34 to 3, well, you get what you got last night. I thought the portal losses to the secondary were particularly evident in the second half. Seemed like the old Brady Hoke days when they didn't have a clue what defense they were trying to execute or who they were trying to cover. Oh well, as always, Go Ducks!

Looking at the game summary this morning, appears the Ducks played 27 different guys on defense including the 11 starters. There was no breakdown between first and second half on the participation report. For comparison, in a close game earlier with Indiana the Ducks played 16. (11 + 5)

I agree with your comments. We have to remember JMU was ranked higher than UW even with consideration of opponents. It shouldn't be shocking that they could do some damage when we took our foot off the gas mentally and by having backups in the game randomly from pretty early on. We got a glimpse early in the game of what our ceiling is and what our floor is late. Our ceiling is the highest in the playoffs, but our floor is more in the Alabama and Miami floor range than the Indiana, Ohio State, and Georgia floor range. There were a few unlucky plays that had a big impact as you mentioned too. I'm more worried about us traveling across 3 time zones to play in warm South Florida. At least the players will have about a week to adjust, but still...will we ball out to our ceiling? I sure hope they replace the turf at Autzen for next year. It's pretty clear that it has excellent traction when you plant your cleats solidly, but if your foot angle is bad and you are relying on friction with the plastic blades of grass you might as well be playing on a hockey rink.

Davison was in a walking boot and using crutches after the game. It’s not anything different from the precautions they take for any kind of sprain, tweak, etc. However, he wasn’t putting any weight on his foot when he was being helped to the locker room. If I had to guess I would say he’ll be held out against Tech. Oregon’s RB room is pretty experienced and I think Noah has done really well when he’s been called upon to take the lion’s share of the carries in big games.

Oregon has played better away than at home this year, so the TT crowd might actually be advantage Ducks.

1. J Mac has arrived. Add in Benson and Dak Moore and that receiver group will be a problem for anybody. Dante has enough “it” to win a championship. Add that together with point number one along with Sadiq and the Ducks passing game will be a problem. JMU’s offense was better than expected and posed problems. The D did a great job of containing it to build a 34-3 lead. The momentum shift was startling/ concerning. About to go up 55-13, then a slip, an interception, a big return and a final score of 51-34. Ouch. I’m worried about the Davison injury. I want him back 100% against TT. Call me greedy. I’m not aware of any other injuries. For that I’m thankful. I’m hoping a dominant performance with a humbling ending sets up a confident and focused lead up to round two.

I’d theorize the relative cold and generally moist air, combined with the surface being more worn out after a full season (assuming we didn’t put down a new surface before the game) is not something our playing surface experienced a ton of this year. Maybe they weren’t all wearing full rain shoes given it wasn’t actually raining? Seemed very slippery though. I thought the receiver was flat out knocked over on the first pick, second one was iffy decision and forcing it a bit (imo), but it happens. I think Dante is hands down the best QB that has played so far in the playoff.

I agree with the Jekyll and Hyde comment completely. That’s exactly what worries me going forward. We can’t keep doing the tale of two halves thing and expect to survive against better teams. If Oregon plays like they did in the first half against JMU, that team can absolutely win a national championship. I don’t think that’s crazy to say at all. But the second half version is not getting through this playoff. What Ohio State did last year was just play their best football and keep playing it. No letups. No drifting. That’s what it takes now. It doesn’t matter if it’s the starters or the backups on the field, the standard has to stay the same. Focus, discipline, and resilience are non negotiable at this point. If Oregon can be the same team for four quarters, they’re good enough to win it all. If not, they won’t get there.

Agree with your take on Lanning’s decision to play Dante, at all, in the 2nd half. If he gets injured the Ducks are done, their quest for a title goes from being a favorite to being a decided underdog. The risk was not worth it.

I get the crowd point, and Tech fans will definitely show up, but I don’t think that’s going to decide this game. As long as they stay disciplined and don’t make it harder than it needs to be, the noise is just background. At the end of the day it still comes down to execution. If Oregon plays clean football, the crowd won’t matter much. If they don’t, then it won’t matter who’s in the stands anyway. DL and company have a lot to clean up in the next week and a half.

I wonder "WHY" the slipping? Is it the Nike cleats or is it the extra athletic taping? Multiple instances in other games this season. One would think these occurrences would be solved by now.