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Being upset about the schedule is weakness in my opinion. Looking for "equity" is weakness in my opinion. Ohio State already gets favorable status on kickoff times and avoidance of Fridays. When Oregon can draw the TV eyeballs that Ohio State does every week, then perhaps I'll feel differently. I do think it is unfortunate that UO and UW weren't granted incentives on their share of media revenue until 2030 if they hit some pre-established benchmarks that brought more $$$ to the conference. If the initial "half-shares of media" were truly based on media value they could bring to the B1G, like USC, then being above expectations should be rewarded.

11 - 1 Playoff - 1st round bye. Which is fine. So far, Cig is the only coach who knows how to win 2nd round games. Tie breaker not needed. What's my prize and where is it? 🤬

Here in SW Washington lows are in the 20's, highs in the mid to upper 40's. Not too bad at all for winter. I too paid my "snow dues" growing up in Alaska. Lived in Valdez while the Great Alaska Pipeline was being built. Seemed like it snowed 3 feet every night, and it was (of course it was! 😁) my job to shovel the sidewalk and driveway every morning. After the snow level got to be about 6 feet high on average, my dad finally let me give up on the sidewalk as long as I focused on the driveway... Part of the reason we're where we are is that I'm tired of real winter, and want to just enjoy balmy cool weather. In fact, I just told my wife that I might not even put the snow tires on her car this year! 😂 Hope everyone stays safe and warm!! Go Ducks!! OlCodgerDuck

I looked it up. 2008 is the last time Oregon had a losing record. Attendance has been dropping steadily. No butts in seats is bad.

Lowest point in the Altman era, 15 years. Starters Bittle, Shelstad, Simpkins and backup Demer out for tonight's game. Can't win when so many players are banged up.

ALL THE WAY!

I really have to clue. I just stopped by to see what iubhounds would say.

Lose some, fine. But lose two in three seasons? How would Buckeyes fans react if Ohio State had to play eight B1G teams in a row without a break, with two of the last four games on the West Coast?

Im not as much as much of an x and o's guy as lot of you here are but I could call/see 80 plus% of Steins plays before they happened. THAT has to change.

Yeah, the poor oregon hoops might get me dusting off the clubs as well...

Wilner: there are just three occasions in which a West Coast team with normal rest faces an opponent that has an extra week to prepare. And two of those are home games: UCLA hosts Wisconsin and USC hosts Ohio State. The unseemly road assignment falls to the Ducks, who host Nebraska, then visit rested Illinois.

Six B1G programs without back-to-back road games: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn St, Purdue Win some, lose some, when it comes to scheduling these days.

It's the result of the college football schedule and only one bye this season. Duke plays 8 straight ACC opponents after a bye. Georgia Tech plays 7 then Georgia for No. 8 - gulp. In the Big12, Kansas plays 9 after its bye: Middle Tenn, then 8 straight Big12 opponents. That's just a couple examples. It's happening in more than just the Big Ten.

Ah, remember last year when Deion Sanders proposed that spring practices allow a "controlled scrimmage" with an opponent. Syracuse's Fran Brown said he would be up for it. Then the NCAA awoke from slumber and said no-can-do. Aside from all the logistics of coordinated dates for spring practices, paying for a team to travel, etc., that would fuel the juices of fans a bit. I wonder, in the never ending search for $$$ from attendance, TV, if that rule may be revisited at some point? On the other hand, seems like spring game formats are becoming unpopular with head coaches who just have a final "practice" instead of inviting fans to a scrimmage. And, seems a distant memory now, but prior to the 2020 COVID season, the Big Ten at one time proposed playing the 2020 season in Spring of 2021. Really. Ultimately the B1G played conference games only starting October 24. The Pac12 ultimately decided to play some football starting November 7 with a shortened number of conference opponents.

UCLA plays 8 straight games without a bye, but G6 Mountain West's Nevada is one of the eight. The Bruins do not play 8 Power 4 opponents in a row without a break. Northwestern plays 11 straight games, but the Wildcats play 7, not 8, B1G games in a row. OBD is the only Big Ten team playing 8 Big Ten teams in a row.

UCLA plays eight straight without a break as well.

This season Northwestern plays 11 after a bye. Oregon and UCLA both have the same bye date and play 8 games after the bye. Though, one of UCLA's 8 is a home game vs Nevada. Oregon and UCLA will have 5 at home, and 3 on the road. It could have been 7 if the B1G had scheduled UO and UCLA to play a week earlier while moving the bye date a week later. But, apparently was trying to avoid UCLA having back-to-back road games. Teams with back-to-back road games that involve flying over time zones, but all have a bye in between like UCLA: UCLA: Maryland, bye, Oregon Iowa: Washington, bye, Minnesota Michigan St: UCLA, bye, Michigan Ohio St: Indiana, bye, USC USC: Penn St, bye, Wisconsin Washington: Purdue, bye, Nebraska Teams with back-to-back road games and without a bye, but without flying more than one time zones: Indiana: Rutgers, Nebraska Maryland: Nebraska, Ohio State Nebraska: Illinois, Rutgers Northwestern: Ohio St, Minnesota Rutgers: Maryland, Northwestern Wisconsin: Maryland, Purdue Six programs without back-to-back road games: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn St, Purdue

While it’s not the real thing, any time I just need a Duck hit, my go to is the 5 minute ‘More Than A Feeling’ video of the 2008 C*v*l War game at Reser. Brightens my day every time.

The first play of the Indiana game is a perfect example of this. Everyone in the stadium knew it would be a short pass, probably a quick out and the Indiana corner sat on that. result pick six. We need more than nickel and diming to beat good teams like Indiana. As for next year, the players are certainly there to compete for the NC. Running back, receiver, tight end rooms are big time talented. The O line will be strong, how strong? Defensively it looks like we will be solid at every position, and great at some. How will other teams also try to improve, what will the schedule look like (is that out now?)? Ah found it. Big 10 schedule is not kind, at USC, at Illinois, at Ohio St. at Michigan St. Still, all of these games are winnable and we only lost to Indiana this past year and we are not playing them. Will we be more aggressive on offense? Will we figure out some of the pass rush packages that drove us crazy in some games? 11-1, 8-1 conference, in conference championship game and play offs. A bye in playoffs if we win the Conference Championship game. In the playoffs anything can happen, including the Ducks winning it all. Here's hoping.

Its the cost of doing business for a better overall payout, if you reside on the west coast. Oregon, UW, UCLA, and the Spoiled Chillblains all are financially better off than any other former or "current" PAC teams since the big break up.

Sounds like Oregon a year or so ago.

More on Molden Top Oregon Recruit Makes Announcement With Ducks, Texas, Ohio State

CBS Sports' list of the 2026 B1G football schedules. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2026-big-ten-football-schedule-games-dates-as-indiana-ohio-state-championship-rematch/

Another "win" is that only 4 teams repeated in the 12 team format. Ducks, OSU, Indy and Georgia. Keep the string going. Absent injuries, is 4 out of every 5 years in the playoffs success? Asking for a Buffalo Bill fan.