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Spot On Critique of the New Enforcemant Agency that Many Saw Coming From a Mile Away. All college football fans should fear this potential scenario with the new College Sports Commission policing entity - Saturday Down South WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM The College Sports Commission is set to govern college football in his new era, but could that yield some harsh realities for fans? You bet.

The NCAA, and the defendant conferences, should have filed bankrutcy and arrived at a long term solution. The House settlement stabalizes nothing. Baker: Settlement helps NCAA stabilize, avoid 'bankruptcy' - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM NCAA president Charlie Baker framed the multi-billion dollar House settlement agreement as one that provides stability to college athletics and avoids "bankruptcy." 'Market value' in the world of capitalism is what someone or some entity is willing to pay you. The House settlement simply means more billable hours for the sharks, er, lawyers. OBD is a member of the group that just agreed to pay $500 million plus to the plaintiff's attorneys and also paid its share of the cost of defending the litigation. House settles with three groups of plaintiffs and that's it. Existing litigation against the NCAA, like Reggie Bush vs. the NCAA, continues and will be added to by the new suits post-House.

Joel Klatt names surprise team as Penn State's most important game this season “If Penn State loses that game [at home versus Oregon], all anyone is going to be talking about is that James Franklin can’t win these games, because that’s the slow-boiling narrative going into the season,” Klatt said. “… He’s got to win that game. “If you don’t beat Oregon, at home, in the White Out, you’re like ‘Oh no, is this going to work?’ Again, it’s time. You don’t want to put that on your shoulders in November in the ‘Shoe at Ohio State.” Klatt also talked about how the talent disparity is razor thin between these teams, and highlighted the strong, veteran group of Nittany Lions returners that should give Franklin a good chance of earning a marquee victory over the Ducks. Joel Klatt names surprise team as Penn State's most important game this season WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Why Fox Sports' Joel Klatt believes Oregon, not Ohio State, is the most crucial must-win game of the season for James Franklin and Penn State.

MOM/ WOW when upside down? Lame guess, I guess?

Elephant Saves Antelope from Drowning and Reminds People That Heroes Are Everywhere

Yep, Pepsi thought New Coke was a great idea.

I'm glad that Lanning is the coach at Oregon and that he has Kirby and Saban for mentors, and his coaching tree is already looking good with Dilly at ASU/.

Here's who Marcus is joining: SIDEARM Integrations GODUCKS.COM The official Hall of Fame for the University of Oregon Ducks

I think it was a given this was going to happen at some point. But I think they needed to wait a (minimum?) of 10 years before they could do it. I want to say LaMachael James was about 10 years removed from his time at Oregon before he was inDUCKted into the Oregon all of fame as well. Regardless, this is a big honor and well deserved for Mariota. I still love going back and watching those games, he ran that offense so beautifully.

College football's top RB rooms: Penn State, Notre Dame battle for top spot behind loaded backfields Several national title contenders boast impressive stables of running backs heading into 2025 3. Oregon A couple of weeks ago, on the Cover 3 Podcast, we were trying to figure out who the Group of Five Star would be now that Ashton Jeanty was gone. The first name that came to my mind was Tulane running back Makhi Hughes, only to remember Hughes had transferred to Oregon. Such is life as a G5 program these days, but their loss is Oregon's gain! Hughes rushed for 1,401 yards and 15 touchdowns last year and looked impossible to tackle at times. He'll now be the head Duck at the RB spot, but he'll be spelled by Noah Whittington (540 and 6) and Da'Jaun Riggs. College football's top RB rooms: Penn State, Notre Dame battle for top spot behind loaded backfields - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Several national title contenders boast impressive stables of running backs heading into 2025

Highly-touted TE Rahzario Edwards schedules trip to visit Oregon Ducks Highly-touted TE Rahzario Edwards schedules trip to visit Oregon Ducks DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks will host 4-star TE Rahzario Edwards on an official visit this coming weekend.

Gimme Five! OBD is one of the five teams CBS Sports believes will win the Natty. One of these five teams will win the 2025-26 CFP National Championship WWW.YARDBARKER.COM It's not that hard to predict the national title contenders for college football this season, and one of these five teams will wind up hoisting the trophy. Penn State has the most experience coming back, and on paper, portal-plugged its WR problem. Two coaches have won it all: Kirby Smart and Ryan Day. Will one of Danno, Sark, and Franklin step up in 2025-26?

Hats Off to Marcus! Oregon Makes Major Marcus Mariota Announcement on Monday WWW.YARDBARKER.COM There's no doubt that throughout their history, the Oregon Ducks have produced a number of legendary college football players, but maybe none as recognizable as quarterback Marcus Mariota.

Which Oregon Ducks Receiver Will Replace Evan Stewart's Production? WWW.SI.COM Some heartbreaking news as Oregon Ducks senior wide receiver Evan Stewart recently suffered a knee injury, according to...

UCLA Bruins represent the B1G. No SEC Dominance in Omaha this year. Only one team from the ACC. Hats off to Murray State and Coastal Carolina. 2025 NCAA Baseball super regional scores, results, schedule with College World Series bracket officially set - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The College World Series bracket is almost full after more teams punched their tickets to Omaha on Sunday Three once-upon-a-time Pac-12 teams in Omaha! Sigh.

Legendary football coach Nick Saban doesn’t want Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning to be the “next Nick Saban.” Lanning and Saban's relationship goes back more than a decade and the two regularly keep in contact. In an exclusive interview, Lanning reveals what advice Saban has given him. Saban’s advice? “Be you and then figure out what your non-negotiables are and then be ready to adapt,” Lanning said. “And he was always great at adapting to how the game might change, great at adapting to your ability to recruit what that might look like, great at adapting to how you coach your players. I think he just always did a phenomenal job of that.” Dan Lanning Reveals Best Nick Saban Advice For Oregon Ducks Success: EXCLUSIVE WWW.SI.COM Legendary football coach Nick Saban doesn’t want Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning to be the “next Nick Saban.” Saban wants Lanning to be authentic and pave his ow

Oregon Ducks, Dan Lanning get critical update about No. 1 2026 California QB target Oregon Ducks, Dan Lanning get critical update about No. 1 2026 California QB target WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Ryder Lyons, a 2026 five-star QB recruit, is visiting one of the Big Ten's premier programs.

Makes sense, Pete's checks come from Disney/ESPN. August 30th - Alabama at FSU 3:30, ABC/ LSU at Clemson 7:30, ABC August 31st - Notre Dame at Miami 7:30, ABC

I like your take. QB 's are judge jury and executioner of WR talent. They think a WR isn't open, won't catch it or won't run after the catch to get the yards needed, they throw to someone else. If a WR is not getting balls thrown to them they aren't productive and get replaced. And vice versa, someone is super productive because the ball is coming their way will get more playing time. We don't have enough data to say that Evan Stewart was going to be our starting QB 's favorite target, heck we don't even have a starting QB picked yet. I think the biggest loss with Evan being out is the threat of the home run that would keep safeties from crowding down on underneath routes.

I had buddies in college, later in the Navy, when we went to games it was so they could drink beer, couldn't care less how the game was going. There weren't any bookies involved, just $$$ between friends, but that was the only way they'd actually watch a game. Perlman touches on it, and I've seen enough stories; fantasy football can get ugly. A players life can be threatened if he doesn't have a great game and his fantasy "owner" takes a hit. Or , forget fixing, just a loss can send a gambler to crazyland. To me, watching the game is where the fun is.

Fantasy football is an interesting one... because I agree without it the NFL would definitely take a hit. However, fantasy football has some other things going for it other than a strictly betting perspective. There is often a social component where leagues are built around friends and there may or may not be any money on the line at all. Some people do bet on it aggressively but that isn't always the case. It can be a game within the game. For many the joy comes from just playing the fantasy football game as it combines with their love of football by default. I would get into fantasy football if I cared about the NFL but I rarely watch any NFL games. Fantasy football isn't unlike people filling out march madness brackets. Sure, there could be money on the line but often time it is for fun and I guess bragging rights. Betting can be a thing without money, people do it all the time, but to me sports betting IS about money and sports betting culture IS about money. Though I will say there is an element of sports betting that has always been a part of sports culture (or mostly about sports culture) and that is the pre-game lines. We all love looking at who is favored and by how much. What we do with that information varies wildly from person to person.

My maternal Puritan ancestors, who arrived in Boston in 1628, bringing Scots prisoners to toil in the iron works north of Boston, would have loved Jeff Pearlman. Gambling was the work of the Devil. Stillworthy Faxon was a 'Roundhead' who fought for Oliver Cromwell in the British Civil Wars. His wife's name was Penelope. They departed Bristol with five children. Two died on the voyage to Boston. The Puritans were not very good at guarding the Scots prisoners, who were to be released after seven years in captivity. Many Scots, before their Indenture was served, wandered northeast and formed New Scotland, Nova Scotia. Ironic that the winners of the Civil Wars, the Puritans, wound up in the ice and cold and rocky ground of Boston and New England, while the losing Cavaliers ended up in Virginia. Descendants of the Cavaliers and the Puritans would battle in another civil war, this time in America. Class over, feel free to wake up.

It’s one of them. If it wasn’t for fantasy football the nfl would take a big hit. Hard to go into a bar on without something going on with nfl betting. The lottery frowns it it because it cuts into their take.

I received my notification from the University of Oregon for away game tickets. I'm guessing the Penn State game will sell out quick.

I don't like betting... especially when I don't have any say in the outcome. But I am an obsessive Ducks fan. This is the case where big moneyed interests are pushing a narrative that makes them more money. You can't really blame a lot of sports casting and content creators that take their money for advertising as that keeps their businesses and passion projects alive. But we can absolutely push back on the notion that gambling is a must to be a sports fan. Being a sports fan is fun onto itself. People were still sports fans before sports betting became largely legal throughout the country.