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Not so fast my friends . . . wide open deals should still be on the table? House attorneys slam NCAA and power conferences over denied NIL deals, issue legal warning about settlement - Yahoo Sports Evidently a "valid business interest" is offering an insane amount of money to keep a player's name/image/and likeness from going to another school.

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Yeah, the James Franklin part of the equation is a major one, he isn't a good big game coach, Allar I think will play better, and he'll have some actual receivers this year. Both RBs are big time runners, Knowles knows our offense and will have a good game plan to stop us, they lose Carter, but that defense has traditionally held up really well when playing at home. The game does come at a good time for us, we'll have some good warm up games, PSU plays nobody with a pulse until us. I think my main concerns are with the interior D-line. Penn St. ran right threw us for most of the game, if they had just gotten a couple stops against us they win last year, our defense just does not shut other good teams down, we always seem to give up 24+, so our offense has to keep up, Tosh is just not a good strategist. I see an offense that will get better in PSU and a defense that will not be as strong in Oregon, that's not a good combo. Hope to be wrong! We'll be a good team, but I think we take a step back this year (which is fine! very difficult to maintain the standard we saw last year!)

Good take, thank you. I think you may be giving too much credit to a James Franklin-coached team in a big-time B1G game. Perhaps too much credit to QB Drew Allar, who has yet to win a significant game. Playoff wins against SMU and Boise were nice, but Franklin and Allar gave up a lead when playing against an equally talented roster in Notre Dame. Allar threw 2 picks versus OBD last season, and I believe he is capable of doing the same this season. I like the timing of this game and the lead-ins to the game. Penn State will have played three glorified scrimmages against teams not close to the talent of Oregon. Then, PSU has an off week before OBD comes to town with a roster equal to or better than the PSU roster. Oregon will have played two P4 opponents and traveled two time zones to play one of them. OK State and Northwestern aren't all that, but they are far better than the dreck PSU plays OOC. Drew Allar and his all-new WR corps will not have played against the talent of the back 7 Oregon will have on the field. The newbies may shine against Nevada, FIU, and Villanova, but it's a whole new ball game versus Oregon. I hear you on the D-line concerns, but I believe Matayo U. and friends will pressure Allar. Now we will see if Dan's interior D-line recruiting pays off. None of Oregon's IDL players were walk-ons; all were highly coveted recruits, and Bear Alexander in Eugene may be a mauler and a baller. This is an NFL prove-it season for Alexander. I'm looking forward to the chess game. Knowles knows that Dan knows what Ohio State ran on defense when the Buckeyes D embarrassed Oregon in the Rose Bowl. Will he run the same 'stuff?' Caleb Downs is not suiting up for Penn State. OBD went 1-1 against Knowles last season. How much will Knowles be able to improve the PSU D above the excellent defenses Tom Allen delivered in 2023 and 2024? 14 starters are back for Penn State, but Edge Abdul Carter is not one of them. This is a huge game for the Oregon coaching staff, who I'm certain want to pay back Knowles. I expect OBD's O to play it close to the vest before this game. And then throw everything it can at PSU. The Oregon D played and won a game against Penn State, even though it surrendered a 100-plus yards to RBs Singleton and Allen. Will OC Andy Kotelnicki have anything new to throw at the Ducks? His jack-of-all-positions, TE Tyler Warren, is in the NFL. Again, will the WRs Penn State brought in from Troy, USC, and Syracuse pan out? There is far more pressure on Penn State playing at home in a White Out, and in front of fans who expect a Natty. And do not overlook the impact of Forum Fanatics being on site. 😡

Honestly would have us more as a touchdown underdog. Unproven at QB, new O-line, receivers are unproven, interior D-line is a major question, defense as a whole has not proven itself that it can shut down elite teams. I think we lose by 10, Tosh isn't up to the task, and we play very conservatively on offense until it's too late. After that it's a toss up if we go undefeated in the other games.

Looks like a lot of "best of luck to you" not many ones that got away. Lanning has the roster moving in the right direction.

Tom Allen from Penn State is heading the defense as DC at Clemson now. Last year’s shortcomings will most likely be fixed and the Clemson offense will be faster and higher scoring. Tee it up boys.

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Fascinating to see some HS 4 and even 5 stars not even starting elsewhere.

I find this continuing humiliation of land-grant institutions like Beavis to be very unstatesmanlike; nothing but an overstatement about bank statements that is devastating to their self-esteem. They deserve an interstate relationship as much as any other, allowing them to gestate into a reinstated conference. This whole conversation gives me nothing but a pain in the prostate!

I think we and the pundits try to anticipate classic trap games. They usually take place before a rivalry or the venue and game time benefit the underdog. This is why we all thought Oregon stood a good chance of losing to Wisconsin. I think classic trap Good point. We and the pundits try to anticipate them, but they often catch us by surprise. It's not always looking ahead, either. Sometimes the underdog puts forth their best game. The 2019 Oregon Arizona State game comes to mind. The Ducks got caught looking ahead to the rivalry game, but it also turns out that ASU had a lot of talent (Daniels, Aiyuk, etc.) that finally started to gel toward the end of the season.

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This is up to the coach, the signs are there for the Ducks -Beavers clash. If Lanning doesn't point all of them out to the players. it's self-induced.

Good thoughts, by all. I think Bama's unexpected losses were the result of inconsistent play from the QB and others, and wholesale changes in the coaching staff. Will Ryan Grub's joining the Tide as OC make a difference? The Bama roster is absolutely stacked, but for questions at QB. Alabama returns 14 players who started in 2024. Far more returning production than OBD, Texas, Georgia, and Ohio State, all of whom have to replace their starting QB. Bama hosts Vandy, Tennessee, LSU, and Oklahoma. Possible 'trap games' are road games at Mizzou and South Carolina. Bama visits Auburn, but the Iron Bowl is never a trap game for either team. The critical game for Bama will be at Georgia in Week 4. Even with a loss in Athens, I think Bama will play Georgia in the SEC champ game. BTW, if you know it's a trap, are you trapped? Or is the effort simply not there on a given day?

I think a game can't be called a "Trap Game" after it's been played. At this time last year, a lot of us were calling the game at Wisconsin a TG. Oregon avoided it

I agree that Vandy probably wasn't. They lost that one because they had just beaten UGA and though they could relax a little. I think they lost to OU because they were looking ahead to the Iron Bowl. Auburn almost beat them the year prior, and they were still in line for a playoff spot until OU ended their hopes.

Feed Me! I'm Wide Open! https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ranking-18-big-ten-wide-162628453.html Lots of love for a Nits receiving corps yet to catch a pass in a PSU uni.

I can't knock it. The conference needed another team to meet the requirements and every conference needs a bottom team. They were not going to find a contender this year. By joining, Texas State will improve their recruiting chops, though not this season. We all knew the membership was not going to rival what blew up for several years at the minimum. Clearly there is a lot of room to improve before the PAC?? is relevant again. Strength of schedule for the champ is not going to be favorable but there are at least a couple of teams who could get a natty shot.

I don't think those Alabama games were "Trap" games, all upsets aren't. Wisconsin was supposed to be a "trap" game for Oregon last season. I am much more concerned about the Ducks losing the game to PSU at Beaver Stadium, than I am of the Beavers beating the Ducks at Autzen.

Oregon is definitely on the right side of the envy line as far as who is coming and going. I don't expect anyone coming in during the new extra portal chance for no roster players to find ne homes. After all, the idea is to trim the roster and almost all the players entering the tunnel have not made rosters of the teams they are on.

I love the hept and Decath presence added to what we saw this spring. The Ducks can pick up some natty points. I doubt we'll see him on the gridiron but who knows. Fish is right that he helps glue his brother's commitment.