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Congrats, Arkie! Do not spend all of your winnings in Sam's Club. 😁

AMEN! Winning college football games is not easy. Even teams with poor rosters have rosters that would result in high school titles playing in the toughest high school conferences. OBD, No. 1 in the PO Committee's final 2024 ranking, is definitely one of the most hunted teams. And with Uncle Phil's role in the forefront of CFB coverage, and the weekly uni fashion show, one of the most hated. Oregon State was fired up to beat the team that, in the opinion of many Beavis fans, screwed OSU. OSU scored on a coverage bust, and that's all, folks. Montana State and OK State were swept aside in Eugene. OBD TCB'd against a P4 team on the road with a 9 AM body clock time start. On the road, close to every player who traveled played. Dan is not leaving the starters in to run it up or help Dante with Heisman stats. And, this team has not been immune to injury. Criticism, especially with the players bringing in a nice chunk of change, is fine. But no team based on talent alone will brush aside every opponent. Ask the good folks in Clemson, SC. The rubber hits the road this Saturday in Beaver (!) Stadium, and then two Saturdays later, when the Hoosiers visit Autzen. Put a Fork in the Franklins!

I read somewhere that by game’s end Illinois had lost a total of six of their ten DB’s to injury.

P.S. You cannot see it on mobile, but on laptop and especially on desktop...you can see a wonderful picture in the background of No. 2 Gary Bryant scoring his touchdown. It is very hard to find the right photos that fit, as you'll note the football is on the same level as his face....which never happens, and is perfect. His positioning is to the right, thus the ad won't pop up in the middle of his face. (at least on my desktop) And the photo by Scott Kelley is looking upward with the celebrating crowd behind, and not at eye-level which has cement wall background, the sideline, etc. And to add to it--we have had massive issues with the new platform uploading photos, and I think we have a band-aid on it for now. Fun stuff, that makes it special.

63-10? Wow. I don't know where Cig finds these guys, as we all knew about Mendoza, (and he was MUCH better than at Cal!) but the players on defense, in particular pass-rushing was just jaw-dropping to me. If anyone coaches offensive linemen well, it is Coach Bret Bielema, and his team got tore up yesterday with a ton of sacks....like I can hardly believe. The skill players at Indiana just zipped past Illinois, and the precision of their passing game was impressive. Between the JMU transfers, and all the transfers that came in after last football season....Cig has a very smart, old team made primarily up of seniors. This has become a very tough game in nearly three weeks, but we can worry about after next Saturday. I just thought I'd give the warning after a 63-10 destruction of No. 9 Illinois by Indiana yesterday. Wowsa.

Penn State fans are already cocky, say White Out too intimidating for Ducks Crowds give themselves too much credit. The truly intimidating thing about playing Penn State is that they are a great football team, as talented and experienced defensively as the Ohio State squad that rolled the Ducks 41-21 in the Rose Bowl. If Lanning and the Ducks want to smash that narrative, they'll need a better plan and a better mindset for their third crack at a Jim Knowles defense. In a matchup of No. 6 at No. 2, execution matters way more than fan trash talk. Autzen ZooPenn State fans are already cocky, say White Out too int...It's big. It's loud. It's a dramatic scene in a hallowed venue, so powerful that the broadcast crew goes silent as the music roars and the band dances.

Both SC and UW are putting up points in bunches. UW and USC QBs are playing as well as any QBs in the conference. I believe they are in the upper tier with Mendoza and Dante. He doesn't have the WRS Sayin has at Ohio State, what QB does, but I will not be surprised if Williams is the better QB in Seattle in Week 6. UW's Jonah Coleman may be the best RB in the conference. Jedd Fisch can coach. He flipped the record at Arizona with a then-unknown QB when no one expected it. UW has played off the radar but has looked good doing so. SC's defense appears to be at least adequate, and how many B1G teams can keep up with SC on the scoreboard? If the weather is decent, I think SC will give Notre Dame all it can handle in South Bend. With the way Illinois played yesterday, SC could still be a close dog on the road at Illinois, and if Notre Dame can keep up scoring-wise when it plays at Arkansas, SC will likely be the underdog on the road at Notre Dame. Perhaps the game at Nebraska will be close, but I expect SC will win, and I also think that SC will defeat both Michigan and Iowa at home. If I am right, SC could travel to Eugene with one or two losses and will be ranked. In addition to Ohio State, UW plays Rutgers, Illinois, and Purdue at home before Week 14, when UW plays OBD in Seattle, and plays Maryland, Michigan, Wisconsin, and UCLA on the road. That's seven winnable games post-Ohio State and before OBD. If UW is not blown out by TOSU, and the game in Ann Arbor is a close loss, I think UW will be ranked. SC and UW, I grant you are as of today B1G Ifs. As to the Committee's rankings in Week 11 and Week 13, many of the currently ranked SEC teams will have three or more losses. The SEC SOS was dinged yesterday by Florida's loss to ACC Miami and Arkansas losing to G6 Memphis. Wins against Florida by LSU, Texas, and Georgia will not be sterling wins. Today, the ACC has Miami, FSU, Louisville, and Georgia Tech in the rankings race. I expect one of these four, if not two, will not finish ranked. The B12? The Fine Young B12 teams are having at it. Utah looked bad, getting blown out at home by Texas Tech. I'm happy to make The Dukes' Trading Places Wager, One Dollar! 😁

Oregon opens as a slight underdog for road game at No. 2 Penn State The Ducks will be an underdog for the first time this season when they travel to Penn State for a week five Top 10 matchup.

“[Dabo] Swinney is the second highest-paid coach in college football at $11.1 million, according to USA TODAY Sports.” If Dabo is going to accept his extremely high compensation then he needs to deliver. As other have said, he has not adjusted to the current college football landscape and the game appears to be passing him by.

The one drive OSU scored it looked quite bad. I will say the Ducks turned around and made a point to take the run away. Right now we are all pursuing end of season perfection. Though we are not yet at the end of the season... Or even halfway.

I think we were all saying the same thing last year before Ohio State. The Ducks stepped up and took out a team that was better than us. Dan might be a master motivator but outside of ok State we haven't seen our Ducks play with their peek intensity yet. Yes, ok State is a very bad team but the Ducks came out ready to dominate them and they did. Haven't quite seen that fire out of them yet. I will say this.... The Oregon offense has looked much better than last year's.

Oregon State had 147 yards of total offense. 67 rushing yards. And folks are saying we had poor run defense and need to play better. Hmmmmmm

I'm not sold on them. How many missed tackles did osu have? Plus, Purdue handed them that game with TOs, a pick 6 for 70 yds and an int in the endzone.

Their offense is good. Their defense is giving up close to three TD’S a game. Although, I think Michigan State’s offense is much improved from last season.

I think the coaching chess match between PSU and Oregon already started. PSU has been vanilla on offense. I also feel like Oregon gave PSU even less to look at this week than prior weeks. I even think Mixon hardly playing was our attempt to get PSU to forget about him so he can give Allar serious trouble. I feel like this will be a game that if you could repeat it multiple times you could get very different results. We'll play the game and players are going do what they do good or bad. Mistakes from the less experienced players are going to happen. Stein has to bring a plan that can succeed against Knowles' typical approach to suffocating our efficient short game. Lupoi has to do something different to shore up the run defense enough to get PSU off the field. I mean load up the box and force Allar and his WRs to beat our secondary consistently.

Mario pulled out a victory from the jaws of defeat yesterday. Don’t worry. Miami will lose to an unranked team at some point. It’s a given.

I wonder if Dallas Wilson is regretting that decision to flip to Florida right about now. His QB can’t complete a forward pass, the team is 1-3, and the coach is about to get fired. Meanwhile, at Oregon…….

So.... After struggling to beat Florida for most of the game, suddenly Miami is the best team in the country? 🤔 I just don't see it. ESPN.comProjecting the CFP top 12 after Week 4: There's a new No. 1We assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 4.

Oregon Ducks Quarterback Dante Moore Reaches Career Highs In Big Win Over Oregon State Oregon Ducks' quarterback Dante Moore had one of the best games of the season in the Ducks 41-7 win over the Oregon State Beavers. Moore threw for over 300 yards and four touchdowns for the first time in his career the win over Oregon's in-state rivals. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Quarterback Dante Moore Reaches Career Highs...The Oregon Ducks' offense put together a complete performance in their 41-7 win over Oregon State. Putting together one of his best games of the season, Oregon

Key Points: The Oregon Ducks defeated the Oregon State Beavers 41-7, improving their record to 4-0. Despite the blowout win, the Ducks had a slow start, with the score tied 7-7 after the first quarter. Linebacker Bryce Boettcher had a standout performance with 10 tackles against the rival Beavers. Oregon's defense held Oregon State's passing offense to just 68 yards. The Ducks now turn their attention to a Week 5 road game against the No. 2 Penn State Nitt 7 takeaways from Oregon Ducks' 41-7 win over Oregon State Beavers

When asked by reporters when the Ducks would turn their focus to the Nittany Lions, he told reporters, “The switch is already flipped.” 'The switch has flipped;' Dan Lanning, Oregon Ducks looking ahead to Penn State

Oregon excited and ready for the week ahead in preperation for No. 2 Penn State The Oregon Ducks will see a drastically different opponent this coming weekend as they travel to No. 2 Penn State. The Ducks say they're excited about the preparation that will come with the game.

Dan Lanning, Dante Moore, Bryce Boettcher talk Oregon Civil War win Duck Sports CentralDan Lanning, Dante Moore, Bryce Boettcher talk Oregon Civ...Oregon Ducks football, Dan Lanning, Oregon recruiting, college football, NIL, Big Ten, Pac-12, Scott Reed, Duck Sports Central, recruiting news

Flock Talk: The Beat Goes On The Bye-Week Narrative As always, attention shifts to perceived advantages. Penn State gets the luxury of a bye this week, while Oregon hosts a reeling Oregon State squad. The question practically writes itself: does the Nittany Lions’ off week give them an edge? Duck Sports CentralFlock Talk: The Beat Goes OnOregon Ducks football, Dan Lanning, Oregon recruiting, college football, NIL, Big Ten, Pac-12, Scott Reed, Duck Sports Central, recruiting news

We are not performing well against genuinely weak teams. The Beavs? Montana State? Northwestern? And a somewhat crippled Oklahoma State? There's a real test ahead at Happy Valley. And Indiana is no slouch either, based on how they handled Illinois. Unless our defense can stop the run and our offense can run the ball against strong defensive teams, this is not going to be an easy schedule to navigate successfully.