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FWIW - A Week 9 Resume Ranking from writer Derek Peterson, who claims there is no subjectivity in these rankings, only the results from games played to date. Indiana is No. 1 - OBD No. 6 Saturday Down SouthCollege football's Top 25 résumé ranking entering Week 9Ranking the top 25 teams in college football based on the résumés they have compiled throughout the 2025 season.

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OBD is on the list of Yahoo's contenders for this season's Natty. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/era-of-chaos-who-are-college-footballs-national-championship-contenders-133900093.html

Omigosh! How can you not love this?

Mike, good post. It was the 8th game of eight in a row without a break, but Wisconsin gave OBD all it could handle last season. The score was 35-0, but Purdue did put up a fight on its home field. Last season, the B1G finished with the best postseason record among the Power 4. This season, 5-2 Northwestern was a better test than Oklahoma State. 5-2 NW at 5-2 Nebraska, 9 AM FSI, is, at least in theory, a PO elimination game. It's unfortunate NW didn't open with a home game versus a Little MAC instead of playing Tulane in New Orleans. It's easy to forget that a 3-4 B1G team took OBD into double OT. 😁 I think the game at Iowa in Week 11 and the following Week 12 Friday night game against Minnesota will both be testy. Iowa did not have to work overtime to defeat that 3-4 team. And the Hoosiers had a close call in Iowa City. I know that Super Glue is more mobile than Dylan Raiola, and Swiss cheese has fewer holes than the Cornhuskers o-line, but the Gophers did post nine sacks, a team record, against Nebraska. 😁 5-2 Minnesota at 5-2 Iowa, 12:30 CBS, is a PO elimination game. By the time the Pac-12 cratered, ASU, Cal, CU, Oregon State, Washington State, UCLA, Utah, even in Salt Lake, and a 5-loss USC team, were pretty much walkovers for OBD. Arizona was solid the season the conference died, DeBoer left for Bama, and Fisch dropped his line in Seattle. With the 5th-best roster in CFB, OBD should handle the majority of the B1G and out-of-conference teams it plays. For the most part, Oregon has done so under Dan.

But, I would have to root for the Huskies!

That is definitely a win win situation.

I do not think the score will "blow"

The Oregon Duck mascot is known for his theatrical antics and silly social media posts. Ahead of Oregon's Grateful Dead tribute game against the Wisconsin Badgers, the fluffy fowl became the model of a few faux publications. Oregon Ducks On SIThe Duck Mascot's New Tricks Highlight Oregon's Marketing...He's fuzzy, he's goofy, and now he's a cover model. The Oregon Duck mascot is back at his usual silly antics with a new social media campaign courtesy of the Un

Wisconsin, DUCK! Could a weather day fit for Ducks help the Badgers find cover? Sorry Bob D, but I do need a weatherman to know which way the score blows. 😁 https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/wisconsin-vs-oregon-prediction-preview-2025

We need more adversity and in-game adjustments. I hope Iowa, USC, and Washington provide some resistance. With the old PAC-12, every team was frisky every Saturday. In the B1G, half of the teams in the conference are dead on arrival. No wonder Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State coasted every year.

The games we remember are played in November. SP+ Combined Strength of Record and Resume Rankings have Indiana 1st, Ohio State 2nd, and OBD 4th. If the Committee's metrics produce the same or close to the same results, why schedule Texas, Ohio State, when you can play three donut holes OOC, like Indiana? The SEC is deeper through the middle of the conference, but the B1G Three (move over Penn State) are deemed stronger at the top by SP+ than the top SEC teams. ESPN.comRanking the most interesting College Football Playoff and...We have just over a month until Selection Day and these battles for CFP slots and major awards should be fun.

Thanks, HDuck. Conference schedules in today's mega-conferences vary widely. Compare Wisconsin's 2025 B1G schedule with Indiana, Ohio State, and OBD. Much more difficult journey for Wisconsin, especially with Penn State's meltdown. This is one reason why I favor Tony Petitti's Automatic Qualifiers PO proposal. If adopted, the last week of the regular season would see PO play-in games, with B1G No. 6 at No. 3, No. 5 at No. 4, and No. 1 versus No. 2 with both teams in the PO. In 2027, OBD plays road games versus Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, UCLA, and UW, plus a road game in Waco, Texas, against Baylor. Iowa, Penn State, Ohio State, and Purdue visit Autzen. I can't imagine a more difficult conference schedule in 2027 than this. With this schedule, a 3rd through 6th place OBD deserves a shot at the PO.

Which team wins it all this season? I don't know. But I do know that Buckeyes fans can hold a grudge. 😁😁😁 Scarlet and GameReferee who screwed Ohio State vs Clemson permanently sus...The ref was so bad that he will no longer officiate in the SEC, even if it is six years too late.

I believe that the dance video was not preparing for football but for a dancing with the stars audition! After watching the video he now has becomes one of my all time favorites!

Obviously we would not need him this week, and then we have a bye week, and if he could join us for the final four games--get the rust off before the Playoffs...this could be a game-changer. So three wide-outs of Stewart, Dak, and Bryant/Benson along with "The Beast" Sadiq? If you are an opponent defensive backfield...that is a scary group to face.

I thought this was pretty cool. Way to represent the Ducks in the NFL! Four former Ducks QBs will be starting this week in the NFL: Mariota, Herbert, Nix, Gabriel

The way trainers and physical therapy work now will have him ready without as much lag time between injury recovery and physical fitness. In one of the earlier Ducks vs Them we saw McNutt working with trainers on rehabbing his leg. They were really working his muscles in some low impact ways. Such as the blood flow constriction where he had a strap around his leg restricting some blood flow and he was doing some light exercises but his muscles were working extra hard to build strength when he couldn't do any impact on them. That is really the modern physical therapy is to start the strength training as soon as possible because that keeps the body healthier. They aren't overworking him but they also don't want there to be a massive gap where he will need to work really hard to get into shape. Which could absolutely lead to him over doing it. The goal is to guide his workouts as they go and ramp him. So when they say he'll be ready... he'll be physically ready. I am sure he is working on the mental side of things already so once he is able to take reps in practice he'll be able to do so mentally as well as physically.

That’s awesome news though I hope he doesn’t rush back, health is most important. I’d also temper expectations as he’s been out for months and will probably need weeks to get back into playing shape and rhythm.

Skopildamus: Five bold predictions for No. 6 Oregon's home game with Wisconsin The great Skopildamus is back to make five predictions for Oregon's game with Wisconsin on Saturday.

Autzen ZooEvan Stewart is dancing, increasing the chances the Ducks...Five-star wide receiver Evan Stewart is feeling so good in his rehab progress that he posted a video to TikTok that featured him dancing.

There are currently 9 teams in the Big Ten with a 3-1, or better, conference record. Each has 5 games remaining. Below are the overall, and current B1G record, of each of the next 5 opponents combined. 14-21, 4-16 - Indiana - face UCLA, Maryland, Penn St, Wisconsin, Purdue 16-19, 6-14 – Ohio St 21-14, 8-12 – Michigan 21-14, 9-11 - Minnesota 22-13, 11-9 – Oregon 24-11, 14-6 – USC 24-11, 11-9 - Iowa 25-10, 13-7 – Northwestern 29-6, 15-5 – UCLA - face Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio St, Washington, USC The spread in remaining schedule difficulty is pretty amazing. Indiana faced Illinois, Iowa, Oregon - with a bye before Oregon. Their other 6 B1G opponents are bottom half of B1G.

Head Coach Dan Lanning and senior running back Noah Whittington sit down with Jerry Allen, Mike Jorgensen and Joey Mac ahead of Saturday’s home matchup with Wisconsin.

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