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Dan Lanning - It's more than the money; recruiting has to be first and foremost about football. Oregon Ducks On SIWhat Oregon Ducks' Dan Lanning Said About Treating Player...In an era of college sports where coaches, players, and staff are constantly trying to keep up with changes to name, image, and likeness (NIL) landscape. Due to

Oregon has Rivals No. 3 ranked recruiting class including a pledge from Murrieta (Calif.) Vista Murrieta quarterback Bryson Beaver. Beaver ranks as the Rivals No. 5 ranked signal-caller. He gave the Ducks a verbal in June over the likes of Ole Miss, LSU and Auburn. The defending Big Ten Champs are very happy with Beaver and two sources tell Rivals they aren’t actively recruiting any other quarterbacks that are in the senior class. That includes Folsom (Calif.) High five-star and BYU commit Ryder Lyons. For much of the 2026 process, Lyons was Oregon’s top target with offensive coordinator Will Stein leading the charge on the trail. Rivals has learned Stein has not talked with Lyons since being told he was going to BYU and has had minimal communication with the Lyons family that was initiated by the Lyons camp. A source also told Rivals that Oregon did not send Lyons an offer letter. Lyons will take an LDS Mission following his senior year so he is technically a 2027 prospect. But they don’t want to do anything to ruffle the feathers of Beaver who they fell in love with in camp this summer. Even letting Lyons come to a game this fall would be up for debate inside their football facility. Speaking of 2027s, Oregon is in the mix for two of their favorites in the cycle in Keegan Croucher and Trent Seaborn. Oregon set at QB in the 2026 class, in great shape to land one of its top 2027 targets

DrJacksPlaidPants, we all know where she falls on that matrix! Ha! But, every once in awhile one must test the matrix. Young Justin is in for an adventurous ride.

Everybody's Doing It! So, Watch Out! Predicting MLB's 2 Expansion Teams and the 8-Division Bre...During Sunday night's Little League Classic between the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred talked about the possibility of not just expansion, but also

Here's what Oregon quarterback Dante Moore had to say following Tuesday's fall football practice Everything Oregon QB Dante Moore said following Tuesday's fall camp practice The Ducks were back inside Autzen Stadium for preseason practice Tuesday.

I wonder where she falls in this matrix?

The delivery on the Schwartz video is a bit plodding, but there is a treasure trove of information on defensive schemes and QB reads based on what the defense shows pre and post snap. Moore exhibited elite arm talent as a UCLA freshman but also the fundamental errors a young QB will make: Locking on to one receiver and telegraphing the throw with his eyes, trying to throw off balance into a tight window and getting fooled by a safety that cheats his coverage with a little motion. On each of those bad judgement pick six throws Moore had another open option. In his defense, the O-line and RB blocking was abysmal and barely gave him enough time to get to read #2. And the Chipster's offense may have been simplified for certain preset throws to get him started. It added up to Dante kind of getting thrown to the wolves with the confidence draining outcome that multiple picks would understandably have on a young QB. That he has picked himself up (pun intended) and prepared himself with a year under a QB whisperer OC and behind an experienced Heisman candidate is a testament to his resilience and smarts. Those first year errors seem correctable, and heaven knows Moore will have better scheme, weapons and protection at Oregon than he would have ever had at Westwood. I think that barring something stellar from Novosad coming out of fall camp, the job is his. Either way we OBD fans should feel pretty good about the QB spot going into the season.

Article in Oregonian this morning mentioning Alabama/FSU WR transfer Malike Benson…seems like the random (to me) transfer, 1 year “rental player” that could have a huge impact. Love paying attention to the roster more once we hit August! 😆

Madison Beer is certainly attractive. Not sure if discussing mental issues is a first date thing, or do you wait until the second date?

They all should've, but the world isn't fair. I'm okay with that because I never expected Michigan to lose it's title. I did expect a postseason ban for at least a year though. But that didn't happen, there weren't even any show clauses to my knowledge.

Kinda get the "Stacey" vibe from this one. Good Luck with that.

I just want to say that Jon's use of legal stats is another thing that sets this forum apart from the rest. Bravo!

I'm not surprised Gary Bryant Jr. is mentioned as the most consistent...I think he has the most years in the program within the WR room (at least for the ones that have started games) so he should know the offensive schemes inside and out. I think this is his chance to move from WR4 to as high as WR2 if things go right for him. For Dante, I think it will all come down to how well he can read the defense...guys like Bo and Dillon had pretty much seen it all after 5-6 years so I expect him to struggle this year with that and be much better at it next season. That being said, I think either he or Austin Novasad are good enough to manage the offense well enough for a 10 win season this year.

Lots of sneaky talent on the Ducks. Well... not sneaky as it was all highly recruited. But it feels like everyone is sleeping on it. I think we might see the best defense of the Lanning era this year and I think the offense kicks it back up to the 2023 year's production levels. Yes, last year was a down year for Lanning and this offense, sure we went 13-1 overall but the offense only scored more than 40 three games (less than 5 for sure) and we averaged around 35. Looking for that number to go up to around 40 again this year.

Jon you overwhelm me with your research sir. I do have an off topic story about how people over in the UK didn't understand how we are obsessed with how our sports teams perform at "University". They equate extended education as nothing more than a tool to get a higher profession. I asked a couple jokingly who was the national champion in tiddly winks and I got the dryest stares you could imagine. I felt like I had just been in the Sahara for a month straight. As far as the Ducks go, I've heard this might be the last year for your annual "Civil War". I imagine the Beavers will try and keep that series going, but I don't see the benefit of it being home and home to the Ducks. Maybe a 2 for 1? Florida is still hated by Hurricane fans because that same proposition was made by Steve Spurrier back in the day. Those touchy Hurricane fans still hold it against the Gators to this day. In some ways they hate us more than they hate FSU. Here's hoping both the Ducks and Gators send little brother back to their respective holes with memorable losses.

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Looks about like what I’d expect for a team starting the season in the lower half of the top-10 from the west coast. Unless we relocate the UO about 3000 miles east it will always be an uphill battle.

At my age, I don't know about leaving what looks to be a case and not a mere six-pack of this brand of Beers behind.

I blame them; specifically, I blame The Athletic's Editor-in-Chief and Northwestern graduate Stewart Mandel for having his B1G undies in a twist over Tony Petitti's PO format. We all know Greg Sankey is the hero doing everything in his power to save the sanctity of CFB, right? Here's Stewie's take on the B1G - Penn State 11-1; Ohio State 10-2; Iowa 10-2. 9-3 - AP No. 14 Michigan, AP No. 20 Indiana, and AP No.7 OBD.🤪 7-5 - No. 12 Illinois. !!!!! 14 starters back, including a QB who could be the first B1G QB off the NFL draft board, 5 OL starters back, and one of the easiest B1G in-conference schedules. Two B1G titles in a row? 5-1 in the postseason against THE SEC, move right along, nothing to see here. OBD will only get respect when it wins two titles, one will, of course, be a fluke. Just like being the only P4 squad to go 13-0 last season was an aberration. MERCY!

I'm fine with it. They can eat their crown later when we take home another B1G trophy and make a legitimate playoff run this year.

Yikes, his parents need to pull him aside and say pass on this one.

Max Torres does a great job at On3, and I always encourage people to join the membership sites for great reporting. I cannot copy the whole article, but a couple of tasty tidbits were pretty cool... On Who’s Stood Out as Consistent at Receiver: Stein: “Gary Bryant is one of the most consistent football players I’ve ever been around. He’s a complete pro. He does everything you ask him to do. He blocks his a** off. He runs routes at the specific depth. He catches the ball, makes plays, good with the ball in hand. I was really saddened that he couldn’t have an impact on our team like he wanted to, like we wanted to last season because of injuries. And I would have loved to have him Tez (Johnson), Traeshon (Holden), all those guys out there have been working together, but obviously injuries plagued him last season, so I think he’s in a great spot mentally, physically. He’s super gifted. I mean, the guys made plays here in ’23 and he had 40 something catches, 500 yards. He’s extremely consistent, and it starts with his prep. He’s definitely I would say the leader of that group, and not just vocally, but just how he approaches every single day.” On What He’s Seen Translate From Dante Moore‘s Skillset at Oregon Stein: “What I saw when I turned on the tape—-wow throws like, oh my gosh. Like, dang, that was a ball. When those kept showing up on the completions, some corner routes or scramble throws, you’re like this guy’s got elite arm talent. And I’d previously known Dante, because, if you remember, when I got here, he was committed. So I went to MLK and went to Detroit, like two times that I was allowed to when I first got here. So knowing him, knowing his family, knowing the people around him, his high school coaches—I knew he was about the right stuff. “It just it didn’t translate to UCLA and not because of lack of scheme. I think we all know Chip Kelly is a great coach, and I just don’t think he had the players around him that you need, if you’re a true freshman, to go be super successful. So when he has gotten here, you could see his talent has flourished. He’s so humble. He’s willing to learn. He reminds me, he’s a great blend of like Bo (Nix) football IQ and Dillon (Gabriel) can pull everybody together, which is really unique and special. I think I’ve said it in here before, but he wears five, he’s got glove on his left hand I played with Teddy Bridgewater. He does remind me a lot of Teddy. That’s a lofty comparison for me, but he’s just got that kind of that moxie about him. That IT factor that people just gravitate towards.” Gary Bryant Jr. (Remember that as a true freshman at USC--he had more catches than any Oregon receiver that year)

Well, the only one I have is at QB. Our defense is going to be sneaky-good, and our offense will score more-than-enough points through the season, and peak in the Playoffs. Boettcher creates a fumble!