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It's the happy honeymoon period now, for Riley and USC. They think they're the Mecca of college football and it's all a love-fest. Reality will set in and life will go back to normal; USC will be a huge recruiting rival and a maybe a much better program. Time will tell. But, not every SoCal kid wants to go to USC. That's why there are other schools and programs in other parts of the country that are successful. Ever been to the USC campus? It's kind of a dump, in a dumpy part of town.

If the bids are not automatic, it's not a playoff, it's an invitational tournament. Pretty simple.

Having grown up there, I question their judgement. It’s always too something: cold, hot, windy, snowy, humid, buggy…there are about 5 nice days each year. And even then. it’s still flat.

Somewhere in here we need to talk about the differences between how money is seen by players and coaches. Many players come poverty. Not all certainly, but a lot. A bit of NIL money can make a huge difference in their lives. Coaches are talking about how whether they make $3 million or $5 million a year. Money to them is a way of keeping score, or buying a bigger boat, not about any kind of need. So, I'm not sure the standard of loyalty can be applied to both players and coaches.

Moorhead's comments are the classic coach-speak answer about leaving a job. I think he's gone.

Kelly is just part of the problem. I think college football is headed for a reckoning of some sort; too much money, too many oversized egos, lack of an equal playing field, too little control by any oversight body. It's the Wild West out there now, and I think trouble is coming.

The old Royal Navy toast: "To our wives and girlfriends. May they never meet!".

Do we really know what offers or conversations, if any, Mario and/or his agent has had with other schools? I doubt whether everything that takes place makes it into the media.

How much do double-wides go for?

Everybody from Riley to ESPN is having an embarrassing sugar high over this move. Let's see where things stand after all the talk has been exhausted and real life sets in. He could do very well, or not, but "Mecca?" Give me a break, say a whole lot of other schools.

Okay, where in the Googles does it say Moorhead has taken the Akron job? There obviously could be fire with all this smoke, but I can't find anything that says this deal has been done.

I hate it when I agree with Canzano.

He's only "reportedly" the "leading candidate" for the Akron job, which to me means that Akron is leaking their wish list, not that Moorhead is necessarily going there. Is there any confirmation that this is actually happening?

The modern head coach is a lot more than the guy on the sidelines on Saturdays. He’s the head of a substantial organization, with lots of money, lots of moving pieces, and a reputation on the line. Recruiting is a huge part of that program, and is part of evaluating the abilities of a coach.

Orgeron? The last person this program needs.

I don't see any evidence of Oregon "playing not to lose".

The pass protection AB is getting is amazing.

One Beaver score. One Beaver stop. It's not the end of the world. Did anyone think the Beavers were just going to roll over?

Long way to go. Buckle up!

I would love to see that, as long as it's for the right reasons, like not an AB getting hurt reason.

Outstanding protection from the O-line. Great run defense from the front 7. So far, winning in the trenches.

Are we not entertained!?

The attitudes of players and fans could not be more different.

Well, that and the Ducks are ahead 17-3 and dominating the game.

Freshmen backups appear to not always be the solution to struggling starters.