PittDuck

Keep up the good fight Sir Charles! You are much appreciated.

FIRE THE COACH! How’s that for a knee-jerk reaction! Seems to be the way to fix all problems lately.

OMG! Almost as bad as the Rosebowl! Should the Chiefs fire Reid? Replace Mahomes? Can the OC and DC both? The sky is falling! Go Green!

I think it makes as much sense as playing Montana State, Portland and Idaho, and it a pretty easy travel day. You would get good crowds and it would be a good test. Yes, it would suck to lose, but I can see the rivalry Y column growing exponentially for OBD!

Wow, that Rose Bowl is really seared into some of our consciousness! I too hate the loss and the way the season ended, but WS didn’t lose that game, OBD lost that game. All of them. The jimmies and the joes as much as the staff. Sometimes we gotta let it go and move on! Not meaning to jump on anyone, and correct me if I am wrong, but OBD lost fewer games than anyone in the CFP. It was a pretty darn good year all in all. I for one am absolutely fine with WS as long as DL wants him as OC. I think we lucky fans are about to witness a sustained dominating greatness we have been waiting so long to see. Also, love the Star Trek reference and clip!

https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-ducks-football-senior-bowl-pff-top-performers-dillon-gabriel-tez-johnson-245023681/ Top performers DG & TB! Go Ducks!

IMHO, the Chipster had his best years coaching while at Oregon. He was never fan friendly, and often threw barbed one-liners at fans, press, and players as well. The CK coached teams were exciting and fun to watch. Scores came by boatloads and explosion plays were commonplace. He was at the helm when Oregon changed how college football was played and perceived. His Winning percentage with OBD has to put him in the top 2, but I really don’t think he holds a candle to Dan the Man Lanning. I do give him credit for what he did while he was here, but I also note that he was one of many coaches who left OBD and did not pan out where he went. His 12 man statement was nothing more than a lame excuse for getting beat by DL and the Ducks.

Oregon Ducks Bryce Boettcher makes decision on Astros spring training DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Ducks linebacker Bryce Boettcher will reportedly skip Houston Astros spring training... It appears the additional year of eligibility was for football only.

Does anyone know if Bryce Boettcher gets another year of baseball eligibility or is that just for football?

Thank you for posting David. I too, appreciate your insight and ability to put into words what many of us think. IMHO the B1G defenses overall were bigger faster and better than what we faced in the PAC12. The Vandals, Broncos, and Beavers were not B1G, and the only one of those we ran out of the stadium went on to be the PAC 2 Champion.

Interesting how once it became legal for other teams to do what the SEC has been doing for years, suddenly they are no longer on top. Their keening and wailing is starting to overshadow that of the trojans and huskies!

It would have been nice if the osu2 team that beat Texas had showed up in Pasadena on 1/1. I think there would have been a far different outcome. I was surprised that osu2 let the horns stay in it as long as they did. Hope a more efficient team shows up against the golden domers.

Totally agree Charles! We played our worst game of the season on the same day they played their best game of the season. 1/1/25 could have been vastly different if #4 had been limited to 1 catch for 3 yards that day. I don’t want to take anything away from osu2, but I think OBD would have had the horn fans crying in their beer tonight.

Reflecting on the ‘bittersweet’ end to the season for Oregon football WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The emotions in the Oregon locker room after the 41-21 loss in Pasadena were a cauldron While the end of the season came too early and will hurt for a while, OBD treated us fans to one heck of a 1st season in the B1G.

Jeremiah Smith 1 catch for 3 yards? wth?

Ohio State 31-14 1 TO 3 sacks 285 yards

PSU, 24-21 1 psu TO 1 PSU sack 245 yards

Wish JC all the best at the next level. The dude was the latest monster OT rocking it for OBD. OaD, AaD (Once a Duck, Always a Duck)

To be fair, in large part it was 50% up to the opponent, and we had some beasts to play during each and every year. IMO(fwiw) I think the 2024 edition of OBD had so much more depth (not to mention blue chippers), I think they would have worn the other editions of OBD down by the end of Q-4.

So with Oregon State and Washington State being joined by Fresno State, Boise State, San Diego State, Utah State, Colorado State, and Gonzaga, will the PAC12 be awarded an automatic qualifying spot next year? With 5 of them being former Mountain West, it doesn’t seem like whey should, but I have not heard???

I for one am not calling for anyone on the caching staff to get the axe. A 13-1 season is incredible! We just played our worst game of the season against a team that played their best game of the season. It is college football and these things happen. I have been a Duck fan since the late 60's and I don't remember a year when the Ducks didn't lose to someone they could had/should have beat. I don't like it, I will grumble about it, but I have already accepted it. Bring on the 2025 Edition of OBD!

The CCG would serve a purpose if two teams were tied and you didn’t have a clear #1. In the case of the B1G this year, they should have played it to determine the 2nd and 3rd place teams. OBD had already won the conference flat out.

@BuckDuck welcome to the Forum with Decorum. You will no doubt notice a lot of us will call your team osu2, simply because for us, you are the second OSU team to come into our lives. We have a historied rivalry with the other OSU going back 100+ years. They were also a school before you guys were!

While 2 could be blamed on the seeding issue of putting conference champion game winners inappropriately high in the rankings, I gotta think the 3+ week bye adversely affected each team. That is one big change that needs to happen sooner rather than later.

I posted it yesterday only to have it denied multiple times but having to wait 3 full weeks to play your next game is too dang long. All 4 of the top 4 seeded teams got curb stomped in the first half by a team that got to play a week and a half ago. Non of the 4 were game ready at kickoff.