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OK...this is a spoof, but a pretty darn good one! Gotta love AI! (He would actually be a good fit?)

I expect them to win the BIG. Anything more is just gravy. I'm starting to wonder if IT will ever happen on my lifetime. MICHAEL DWYER WAS DOWN!

UGH, I get up usually before three AM. Freudian slip? I meant Ole Miss!

Love the article! The next season will be interesting as there's much more starting depth returning than the previous season. Echoing the obvious, Dante will need to show continued growth in his ability to read defenses and keep his eyes downfield under pressure. He showed steady improvement over the course of this past season so there's no reason to believe he won't. The big question mark on offense (to me) will be the offensive line. Last season it was good (maybe very good at times) but not elite. In particular the OT spots on both sides. Isaiah World and Alex Harkey overall did well but when facing the best DLs they really did struggle to protect Dante...I view them as high floor/low ceiling guys that kept things generally stable and on a winning path during the regular season but when the CFP came TT and Indiana really worked them over. I hope Coach Dan shores up the line better this time around, before anything else on the offense can be considered the OL needs to be addressed first.

There are so many things that are seriously messed up, in football you have these situations, college basketball might be even more ridiculous with players who signed NBA contracts being allowed to not only come back to college basketball but do it mid-year. You have players who are 21/22 with multiple years of pro experience, G-league players being able to join up, it's a mess. I unfortunately think the only way that it will receive any stability in terms of rules and structure is if congress steps in (won't happen, especially in today's environment), or what is more likely is some sort of collective bargaining agreement.

Duck coaching staff working hard in home visits! Oregon Ducks On SIDan Lanning's Oregon Recruiting Machine Is Gaining Speed...EUGENE - Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning wasted little time getting back on the recruiting trail following the conclusion of the 2025 season. The Ducks’ coaching

Thanks, Darren, for taking a peek at next year's team. 😁 Spot on regarding Dante. He has started 20 games, and he will improve next season, especially if Oregon can stay healthy at the skill positions. It would be nice to make it to the semis next season and have a healthy cast of players in the biggest game. That Dante and Ducks played so well with 15 new starters and every unit on the offense dealing with injury is a credit to the coaches. Regarding the list of complete teams, Ohio State struggled to run the ball against top defenses. I don't want to go Lou Holtz on the Buckeyes, but Miami punched the TOSU O-line and D-line guys in the mouth, and they couldn't handle it. And Sayin, in his 14th start, like Dante at times, couldn't handle being pressured. If Cam Ward had the 2025 Miami D in 2024, or the 2025 Miami team had Cam Ward at QB, I think both teams would have had a legit chance of going 16-0. Carson Beck was good, not great. I do agree that Mario is not the micro-manager he was with the Ducks, and he made solid OC and DC hires. As to his QB in 2026, that is to be determined by lawyers and judges. Miami is an example of a program that supported the House Settlement with no intention of limiting NIL or tampering. The U is not alone, but its poaching is not restrained by any settlement or legal agreement. Mensah, like Beck, is not another Cam Ward, and Bain and Mesidor will not be easy to replace. Wilson coming in from Mizzou is a good DE, but not as good as these two. However, in the ACC, the U is fielding the deepest roster, and no other program is bringing in the same talent. Indiana in 2025 was a complete capital T Team that played complementary football. Cignetti saw that the 2024 team could not compete on the LOS with the Ohio State and Notre Dame programs and did an excellent job of using the portal to plug the holes. And having your OC and DC with you for eleven seasons is a CFB luxury. Will QB Hoover, transferring in from TCU, come close to Mendoza's leadership and production? That's a big vacuum to fill. (Sorry 🙃) The talent is in place for OBD to make a run at the title in 2026, but you never know how that stupid oblong ball will bounce. Thanks again. Is it 9/5 yet?

Former Minnesota star safety listed among top transfer fits at Oregon While the Oregon Ducks have lost a number of reserves to the transfer portal in 2026, head coach Dan Lanning and his staff have also brought in a talented pool of transfers. Former Minnesota star safety Koi Perich was among those, as he entered the transfer portal after two standout seasons with the Golden Gophersand promptly landed with the Ducks. The true sophomore earned all-conference honors in each of the two seasons he spent at Minnesota. Now, Perich is set to compete for Oregon at the safety positon — and potentially at a number of other spots on the field as well.

Tracking key recruiting visits made by Oregon head coach Dan Lanning and staff DuckTerritory.com reviews key on-location recruiting visits made by Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning and staff this week.

Oregon Ducks Eye Exciting California Recruit From Class of 2027The Oregon Ducks have been active on the recruiting trail for 2027 prospects. One of their top offensive linemen targets, three-star tackle Avery Michael, has already locked in a visit to Eugene on the heels of a home visit from the Ducks' staff. Oregon Ducks On SIOregon Ducks Eye Exciting California Recruit From Class o...After racing out to a hot start in the 2027 recruiting cycle, the Oregon Ducks have stayed hot on the recruiting trail and are locking in dates for unofficial v

A brutal non-call. Ole Miss should have had one more play, 15 yards closer to the end zone. One more Hail Mary attempt. In the champ game, the B12 refs allowed the Miami DBs to mug the Indiana receivers. I like the idea of letting the players play, but not to the point where grabbing a receiver's jersey, arm, etc., isn't called.

Throughout the season, I repeatedly brought up the topic of “peaking” at the right time. After last season’s blowout loss to Ohio State in the quarterfinal Rose Bowl game, reports surfaced that Dan Lanning put in a concerted effort to make the 2025 Ducks peak at the right time. And, they did. But, we were hoping there was another level ... Ducks in the Mix for '26

Better than many of Mari-0-No's not so timely moves, eh?

JDuck beat me to it. OBD win the NC!

16-0

Ready for 1 more? Are we in The Twilight Zone? Is it only a movie? The Hoosiers' Jamari Sharpe's 4th quarter interception of Carson Beck with 44 seconds left in the 4th quarter on Monday night sealed the deal for Indiana. Jamari Sharpe graduated from Miami's Northwest High School and, like Fernando, did not get a scholly offer from the U, the team he loved. Sharpe is the nephew of Miami player Glenn Sharpe, who was called for interference late in the 4th quarter of the BCS champ game, played in 2002-23 in the Fiesta Bowl. Ohio State took advantage and defeated Miami for the national championship in 2002. Cannot make this stuff up!

Penn St should have learned that lesson. They lost to the Ducks for their first loss and their whole season imploded and then they fired their head coach. They went 'all in' on that white out and flamed out after that. Then a whole lot of their team and recruiting class disappeared. It may take them a very long time to bounce back. And they all went nuts because they lost in overtime. When they played Indiana, it was close but by that time, the program was in the toilet. Some Oregon fans lose their minds when bad things happen, but the Oregon football ecosystem puts it in perspective and keeps chugging along. That first half vs Indiana in the playoffs was about as bad as bad can get. Gear up and get ready for next season. Ducks had some very good wins this season.

OOOOOOhhhhhh, that's different! Great Point! And you know what? If nobody is open then instead of throwing it away, run a few steps and go down, or a path might be avail to the endzone. Play calling to mix up what they think is coming is a good way to gain an advantage. Another option on 3rd down could have been a zone read to keep it and go outside if the DE crashes. Nobody deep in the playoffs is going to smash it thru a loaded box when everyone knows it is coming.

Google's AI... "Lightning in a bottle" means achieving something incredibly difficult, rare, or seemingly impossible, often a sudden, huge success, or trying to do something that's nearly impossible. It describes capturing an elusive, powerful essence or moment, like a band having a one-hit wonder, an underdog winning big in sports, or a breakthrough idea.

I could not have said it better myself. Thank You.

Williams and the Williams family retreated when UW promised to sue to uphold the contract he signed, and after his agent dumped him. The Judge in the Duke case ruled that Duke had to put the QB in the portal, but has yet to rule on whether he will grant another preliminary injunction to allow him to sign with another team, or if he does sign, whether his NIL money is his or Duke's property. The excerpts from the contract he signed with Duke are clear that, in return for the consideration paid to him by Duke, he assigned his NIL rights to Duke for two seasons and agreed not to enter the portal in 2025 or 2026. He is, under the laws of North Carolina, an adult who entered willingly into a contract as so advised by his agents. Like Wisconsin and UW, I'm pleased to see Duke stepping up to enforce the deal the QB signed. Without any guardrails, what's to stop players from transferring in-season? The NCAA says a player can only play for one team in a given season, but when was the last time an NCAA rule was upheld in favor of a player's opportunity to make more money? Like Williams, after the requisite mea culpas, he'll be welcomed back. I'd love to be a fly on the wall the next time the Duke and Miami ADs meet up. Miami is working its way out of a Super Conference invite.

Joel is VERY high on Oregon next year. The returners on offense, the returners on defense, the portal additions (he believes Koi is better than Thieneman), and the evolution of Dan Lanning. It's a good listen. You can skip ahead to the Oregon section if you don't want to see the rest. https://youtu.be/6OwwniGMvGA?si=vvB6bzOvAN2fmqQg

These guys want to get to the NFL, not just ruin a school. If someone is forced to stay and take the millions, they will ball out the best they can to get the best deal they can at the next level. That´s what they do at the next level. They ball out the best they can before they turn free agent to get the best contract they can somewhere else. Might as well learn the tactic in college. (After all, you are a STUDENT- athlete.)

Decent, if not in depth article. Bachman quoting KC Keeler that people may now discover college football requires a CEO seems pretty far behind the times. Seems we’ve known that ever since the Sabin/Alabama era. What did seem to shed some light on Cignetti’s approach was her connecting of his detailed control of every phase to the smaller world of lower division coaching where hands on learning of all aspects of the game can still be developed.