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Week 12? Already? Down the stretch they come. According to ESPN's Austin Mock's Playoff Predictor, and without stretching the envelope to the point of crossing the heliopause and joining Voyager I and II in interstellar space, 18 teams remain with a 20% or better chance of making the 2025-26 playoff, two more than at the same time last season. Enjoy watching OBD on Friday night, 6 PM on Fox, and watch the rest of this weekend's games without any pucker factor. (Unless you wagered too much. 🤬) Also on Friday, you can catch one game short of bowl eligibility, Clemson, at No. 20 Louisville at 4:30 PM on ESPN. In the preseason, no one expected it would be Clemson playing for pride and bowl eligibility while trying to knock 7-2 Louisville out of the playoff, or that the Tigers would be one game behind Cal in the ACC standings. 😁 Saturday Games - 9 AM Big Ten Network (BTN) - Wisconsin at 2nd-ranked Indiana - Badgers coach Luke Fickell dodged a pink slip and celebrated by holding a Fisch fry in Madison, Wisconsin. Upon further review: B1G HQ is continuing to watch game video to determine whether Danno or Cig deserves the Week 11 Harry Houdini Award. 🤪 ESPN - No. 3 - 9-0 - Texas A&M vs. South Carolina - Another middleweight, if that, SEC team for Mike Elko to knock off. To date, A&M's eight SEC opponents are combined 13-34. (What's that Pawwwaaaaaall, nothing to see here, move right along.) Fox - No. 18 - 7-2 - Michigan at Northwestern - This game will be played in The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field. A win this Saturday and next Saturday at Maryland will keep the 7-2 Wolverines' playoff hope alive before hosting an almost certain to be 11-0 Ohio State in Ann Arbor the last week of the regular season. Five in a row will have Buckeyes fans crying all Day. ABC - No. 9 - 7-2 - Notre Dame at No. 22 - 7-2 - Pitt - The Pitt Panthers are a 12.5 undercat at home. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi would love to tarnish the Golden Domers' playoff hopes and send Notre Dame home in the playoff pits. We'll SEC, but it could be B1G if the Panthers beat ND and open up an at-large playoff spot. Saturday Games - 12:30 PM BTN - No. 21 - 6-3 - Iowa at No. 17 - 7-2 - USC - This is the only Week 12 Big Ten game with two ranked opponents playing one another. (And SC is probably the only B1G team rooting for Notre Dame.) USC -6.5 is favored in this game and is still alive for a playoff bid. Since 2003, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and his Hawkeyes have won twenty road games over favored opponents. (If you stick around long enough ...) It's concerning that OBD has to return from a Saturday road game to play a team that was off last week on Friday night. But it's also a B1G ask for Iowa to travel to LA and be ready to play after pulling off a defeat instead of a victory with three seconds remaining in last Saturday's game in Iowa City. Atticus Sappington's walk-off field goal kicked 70,000 Hawkeyes fans' playoff hopes squarely in the crotch. Other than for a few delighted Duck quacks, Kinnick Stadium was a Sound of Silence. I'm cheering for Iowa on Saturday. A close game likely means both teams remained ranked, with Iowa having a good chance of finishing in the top 25 should it win out. Selfishly, but without apology, I do not want USC to have a playoff possibility incentive when Troy travels to Eugene. ABC - No. 11 - 7-2 - Oklahoma at No. 4 - 8-1 - Alabama - The SEC starts to winnow itself, if losses by one SEC team to another register with the PO committee. 🤔 The Crimson Tide is favored at -6. With the Crimson Tide, Kalen DeBoer is 11-0 when favored at home. (Don't ask how the war against the Seminoles turned out. 🤣) FS1 - Maryland at Illinois - Illinois is 6-3. A 9-3 Illinois will likely finish in the top 25. This game is close to a Lock(sley) to deliver more post-September misery for Maryland and its crabby fans. CBS - Penn State at Michigan State - Will Penn State win its first conference game and also score its first win over a Power 4 opponent? 😧 Saturday - 4 PM FS1 - Poor Doo at 6-3 UW - In Seattle, the Husky bark is usually accompanied with a bite. OBD would like to see UW at 8-3 in Week 14. ESPN - Florida at No. 7 - 9-1 - Ole Miss - An up-front and close personal audition for Coach Lane Kiffin. Will the Florida AD be allowed to attend the game? Last Saturday, UF no showed at Kentucky. This week will a Gator come to Ade Florida with its punch? Saturday - 4:30 PM ABC - No. 10 Texas - 7-2 at No. 5 Georgia - 8-1 - Route 66? Like Bama, UGA is a -6 favorite. I don't think it was a very good look for Sark to start Longhorn Lobbying for a 3-loss SEC team to make the PO before he boarded the plane to Athens. Georgia QB Gunner Stockton, not some guy named Archie, in conference contests leads the SEC in passing. NBC - UCLA at No. 1- 9-0 - Ohio State Did you ever guilty pleasure wish that you were in the Colosseum in Rome, watching Gladiators battle condemned prisoners? (I hope not! 😇) If so, make sure to tune into this ... whatever? My guess is that TOSU fans wouldn't have cared about this game kicking off at Noon. 🙃 SATURDAY - 7:15 PM No. 12 BYU vs. TCU - In the preseason, B12 Commissioner Brett Yormark assured the college football world that his conference would have multiple participants in the playoff. If he was referring to this season, the 3-letter school beginning with 'B' best win this game. BEAT THE FLECK OUT OF THE GOPHERS!

Oregon wins! 45-13 3 sacks 3 turnovers 318 passing

I mean, the team will never aim to not win the conference, that’s not how college sports work…but we saw rust versus rest on full display last year.

(2000 actually) That thought has crossed my mind in the past. That team was rolling!

That they were. The 1 year rental team (2000) before the portal even existed. We’ll never know. They certainly seemed very good but that was a weird year for the PAC. Only OBD, UW, and Beavis had more than 6 wins overall that season. Beavis only beat two teams that ended up ranked after the bowls. 12 team playoff would have been amazing that year.

Oregon 42-13 TOs =2 Sacks=1 Pass yds=245

Let's hope Dante isn't color blind as the schools will wear similar unis Minnesota Golden Gophers Unveil Unique Helments for Oregon Ducks Game

5 games affecting our CFP ranking. ND/Pitt, Oklahoma/'Bama, Iowa/sc, Flda/Ole Miss & Texas/Georgia. 5 games in Week 12 that could impact the Oregon Ducks' CFP seeding For the CFP, go Pitt (no brainer), Oklahoma (double no brainer re DeBoer), sc (ouch), Flda (that was easy), Texas (sorry Danno).

I understand Oregon is quote-unquote, wealthy due to our biggest booster. but what is in place after his passing??

They might have shut it down as now Wrightster and Fentress do one for Oregon Live.

Does anyone know if Talkin’ Ducks was cancelled? I believe the last episode was a month ago after the Indiana game.

Ohio St isn't one dimensional, but the fear of their run attack is nowhere near last years team.

Trying to understand why so many Duck fans scared of Ohio St now? I wanna play them again more than anything. A lot PTSD going around. We will be fine. Sheesh

That 2001 team that throttled Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl was really good. They came on strong as the season progressed. If the 12 team playoff existed then, they may well have run the table.

Oregon football roundtable predictions for Ducks Week 12 game vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers The Oregon Ducks did everything they needed to last week against the Iowa Hawkeyes in a tough, gritty game in Iowa City to establish themselves as one of the top teams in the nation and a true College Football Playoff contender. Now, Oregon faces a potential letdown spot on a short week, hosting the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Friday night in Autzen Stadium. There's a chance that the Ducks are without several starters, many of whom were unable to play last week against the Hawkeyes. However, they could potentially see wide receiver Evan Stewart return for the first time this season as well. So far, we've broken down the matchup, identified major keys to victory, and covered the injury news heading into Saturday. Now it's time to make some predictions.

Oregon 23-13 0 Sacks 1 Turnover 173 Yards Passing

USC and Michigan are now threatening to leave the conference over this. I don’t disagree with their positions but this would be a bit extreme - if you don’t get your way, “take your football and go home.” OutKickUSC, Michigan Reportedly Considering Leaving Big Ten Conf...USC Trojans and Michigan Wolverines oppose Big Ten's private equity investment, potentially risking departure from conference over financial disagreements.

Two coaches, respectful of each other, both doing things the right way. Both coaches - "players' coaches". Oregon Ducks On SIWhat Dan Lanning’s Candid Comments Reveal About Minnesota...Coming off a statement 18-16 road victory over the No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes, the No. 8 Oregon Ducks return to Eugene to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers for the fi

Oregon 35 - 3 3 TO 3 sacks 270 passing yards

Last Sunday, as I read through all of my go to college football websites to recap Saturday’s action, I came across this point from The Athletic’s college football insider Stewart Mandel: “Finally, if you’re about age 45 and older, you remember when Oregon State was a decades-long punching bag in the old Pac-8/10, before rising up in the late ’90s ... Those Damned Beavers

So sorry WK. I lost my dawg Pokey in 1994 and have never had the inclination to try to replace him. My wife didn't, but he enjoyed Dawg football with me, actually watching the game and cueing his responses to my body language. When the Georgia Redcoat band would strike up the fight song after a Georgia touchdown, he would howl and was good at it as he was a quarter wolf dog. He was a great companion who helped me to get through the stresses and emotions of the dissolution of my first marriage. I've healed now from his death (and that marriage), but I can never forget and will always celebrate that Dawg!

Just a money grab? Is there any true benefit outside of a cash infusion? $2.4 Billion only once? Thats only about $130 million. Tell me you can't get a bit more creative than negotiating a loan. Is there no end to the muddying of this sport?

Ducks 38 - 17 2 TO 2 Sacks 222 Passing Yards

Oregon 31-17 2 TO 1 Sack 169 Passing Yards, NICE!

OBD 38-16 3 TO 3 Sacks 280 Passing yards