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Since the Big Ten expanded and started a Big Ten Championship game in 2011, the teams with the best W-L record in the years since are Ohio St Michigan Wisconsin Penn St Iowa Michigan St The Ducks have played and beat 5 of them this season.

Beating No. 3 Penn State was a much different feeling than beating FCS Idaho for me. By the way, Idaho won their FCS Playoff opener tonight and will next play No. 1 Montana State

No problem. Beat the spread. laugh

7 pt difference at half-time. Vegas says 3 pts at the end. I would take that right now.

Franklin is "channeling" 2011-18 version David Shaw

PSU's pace and receiver size have presented adjustment problems for Coach Tosh

BSU is 11-1, ASU is 10-2. ASU lost a game at Cincinnati when QB Leavitt was not able to play. ASU 48-7 vs Wyoming early before ASU "jelled" BSU 17-13 at Wyoming near end of season. If the Committee awards SEC teams for strength of schedule then they should also award ASU.

ASU almost tasting the Big12 Championship. What many of us have wondered over the years is why ASU with the climate of Tempe, the high school players in Arizona, the size of the school, the eye candy on the streets for football recruits, the Mill St Friday night, was not a major player in the Pac that it was in the WAC? It was just unfathomable. Dilly's team now leads 38-10 in the third quarter. Is the answer as simple as "Dilly?"

Skattebo and his shaking head answer: Why Does Cam Skattebo Shake His Head? BROBIBLE.COM Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo will be the first person to take himself out of a college football game if he has any concerns about a possible

70 percent Win percent after 2023 season, not counting this year 2024: 87.5 – Day 85.5 – Smart 81.5 – Lanning 80.4 – Riley 80.4 – DeBoer 79.8 – Swinney 73.3 – Heupel 72.9 – Kelly 70.4 – Freeman Would Ohio State want Heupel or Freeman? Would they go looking in the NFL? Mike Vrabel was born in Ohio, raised in Ohio, played at Ohio State. Been a head coach in the NFL, but never in college.

That CBSsports.com story link above takes a shot at teams like Texas, Oregon, SMU who didn't play "everybody" because of conference expansion. So, it made it "easier" to be near the top of the conference so quickly. Well, in the SEC with 8 games, and how they structure, it has always been that way. Oregon? Since the first year of a conference championship game in 2011, there are the six teams with be best record: Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State, Iowa, Michigan State. After the game in Indianapolis the Ducks will have played 5 of the 6. Maybe they weren't all great this season, but they are historically the best W-L. Of the 5, Ducks had two at home, two on the road, and 1 three time zones away "neutral."

Franklin re: Oregon's tremendous resources.... Uh, despite Franklin’s insinuations, NCAA financial data tells a different story. According to the latest report, Penn State outpaces Oregon in NIL funding and ticket sales. Penn State’s NIL collective generated $13.7 million, ranking 11th among FBS programs, while Oregon ranked 20th with $10.6 million. Additionally, the Nittany Lions earned over $44 million in ticket sales, nearly double the Ducks’ $25 million. Franklin’s narrative seems disconnected from these facts.

Northwest Rendezvous In North American history, a rendezvous was a larger meeting held typically once per year in the wilderness. All types included a major transfer of furs and goods to be traded for furs. Variations included a mix of other types of trading, business transactions, business meetings, and revelry. Fur trappers, mountain men, traders, frontiersmen, harlots, Native Americans, pioneers, explorers, wives, scouts, whisky merchants "Mirth, songs, dancing, shouting, trading, running, jumping, singing, racing, target-shooting, yarns, frolic, with all sorts of extravagances that white men or Native Americans could invent." The whole thing sounds like a tailgate.

Northwest Showdown

Ducks 'N Dawgs Duel

The last 7 Iowa vs Nebraska games have been decided by 3, 3, 7, 7, 6, 3, 3. Iowa is 6-1 in those games.

Nebraska at Iowa. Due to injuries, I think Iowa is playing their No. 4 QB who is a walk-on. No. 5 was a defensive back prior to last week. Just goes to show that depth while recognized as necessary is often undervalued by many college football fans. "Why do we have 5 QBs, they can't be happy. They'll transfer..."

When it's impossible to exaggerate the truth: Shedeur Sanders wins Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, for nation’s top QB who best exemplifies character, scholastic & athletic achievement

"I give him an O and he gives me the finger." Nah, I think he was just letting you know that he recognizes the Ducks are currently No. 1 in the rankings.

Any tips how I can get the hotdog and burrito cart franchise on campus?

I've been reading about this for the last several days. Actually since Oregon's inclusion was announced last May. Still don't understand the "per player" math. If the total NIL is $1.5 million for the winner (even 0-3 teams get $1 million) then that would be over 90K per on a 16 player squad - if the eligible recipients are players only and not staff. There are also NIL obligations while in Vegas that have to be met - such as attending a sponsor meet and greet, autograph session, participate in a golf tournament, etc. That's why they played Tues/Wed - then had Thurs/Fri off to allow additional time to meet NIL requirements. Assume that requires EACH player to meet those requirements. All 8 teams remain in Vegas for the 4 games on Saturday, even the 0-2 teams face each other on Sat. But there has been little disclosure from the Tournament or the media about what the specific NIL obligations are. Nor, any disclosure on the team's Twitter accounts. These games can't have very high attendance. Supposedly sponsors provide the largest portion of the about $9 million total pot for the 8 teams. And, team expenses are also covered. I understand some of the sponsors are used to peeing money away in Vegas, but still makes me wonder.

State Farm logo, and Allstate TV ad. Not sure how that computes.

The "dam things" don't even have a conference name on them... Oregon State 2024 Conference Championship Banner | Shop - Dam Nation Collective SHOP.DAMNATIONNIL.COM Celebrate the Oregon State Beavers football team defeating Washington State 41-38 in the honorary 2024 Conference Championship with this commemorative championship banner!•...

After a couple days off over Thanksgiving, the Ducks will play in Vegas again on Saturday at 6:30 pm on TNT. Likely opponent will be No. 9 Alabama which is scoring a bunch of points and has wins over ranked Illinois and Houston, and a loss to ranked Purdue. Alabama has to dispatch Rutgers this afternoon, or the Ducks would face Rutgers instead.