kirklandduck

Watching the PSU offense is frustrating. It's just terrible and unimaginative.

The B10 "blue bloods" don't like the whole "big and strong" conference narrative shattered by a newcomer in their very first year.

So I guess Michigan's theme is "Groundhog's Day".

The way it's going, this may very well be the case. I don't think it's an accident that DL's defense is really humming in his 3rd year as HC. I've always withheld summary judgements of new head coaches until the 3rd year of their tenures simply because it takes time to implement all their plans for the program. The 1st year is spent primarily evaluating the current roster and then getting the types of players you need to fit your schemes and developing them to the point where they *could* carry out their duties for their respective positions. In the midst of all that the base schemes are implemented. In the 2nd year player development continues and as they have gotten comfortable in the base sets, intermediate level schemes are introduced. By the 3rd year, you have a solid group of experienced players that are ready to practice and execute the most advanced plays within the program. That's where we are now. This is, of course, a pretty optimistic timeline even in the best of circumstances as there are so many variables involved in developing and maintaining a football program (especially a large one like Oregon). But DL, despite having no prior experience as HC, is right on track. That to me is simply amazing.

tOSU is clearly struggling, if PSU and James Franklin are going to get that elusive Buckeye win it's right now.

This. tOSU winning makes Oregon's resume better, eliminates Penn St from the B10 championship game, and will result in either tOSU or Indiana as the Ducks' opponent at the end of the regular season. It also eliminates the very real (and ridiculous) possibility of being undefeated but still being left out of the conference title game because of the tiebreaker rules.

That might be true but if Illinois can beat them 21-7 then I think Oregon can do more than that.

I like the kid's confidence. It's the perfect thing to shatter across that football field.

It would be hilarious and delicious irony if Riley ended up as an Oregon OC in the future lol

Bret is a really solid coach, he just doesn’t have the horses to compete at the top tier of the conference. Understandable given that Illinois isn’t the recruiting destination that Wisconsin is.

Justius Lowe is showing really well today!

Defense looking dominant this possession!

So much for that vaunted "LA media market" the B10 coveted...

Imagine what those prices will be in the after market 🤑

They just can't accept that they lost. Ryan Day says Ohio State submitted final Oregon play to Big Ten, argues time still remained on clock 247SPORTS.COM Ohio State says the officials made the wrong call.

When it rains, it pours! Oregon Ducks football recruiting favorite for No. 1 QB in 2026 class DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM 5-star quarterback Jared Curtis, the No. 1 QB in the 2026 class, says... On Monday afternoon, On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported that 5-star quarterback Jared Curtis, the No. 1 QB in the nation, is favoring the Ducks above all other schools at this point in his recruitment. Curtis is rated as the No. 6 overall player in the class of 2026, and he stands at 6-foot-4, 225 pounds. Last week, Curtis announced his decommitment from the Georgia Bulldogs, so his recruitment is still in the early stages.

DL is the reason I'm feeling the most confident about our coach not leaving in a long time. He's expressed both privately with the team and publicly that he's staying in Eugene until Oregon kicks him out. Given his young age, his tenacity, motivation, and passion for the program it just leaves me feeling giddy about what the next 5 years are going to be like. That being said, I'm sure the level of success is going to ebb and flow (12+ wins every single season isn't really a realistic expectation). But my gut tells me that DL will always have the program functioning like a well oiled machine year after year, making it a consistent threat to the blue bloods for the foreseeable future.

The difference being that we, as Oregon fans, knew better about the substance of OBD. Watching Indiana videos on YouTube they certainly look impressive, particularly when compared to last season's performance. However if you look at their schedule: Record/Team 2-5 FIU 3-4 Western IL 2-5 UCLA 3-4 Charlotte 4-3 Maryland 3-4 Northwestern 5-2 Nebraska Combined 22-27 Only 2 teams with winning records, one of them just barely so. Their most impressive win is of course is Nebraska which has feasted on bad teams but lost both of their ranked games (Illinois and Indiana) and is also starting a true freshman QB who is showing both flashes of great talent and growing pains. If Oregon somehow meets Indiana in the B10 championship I expect they'll make a real game out of it but TBH I like Oregon's chances in that scenario. But first they need to get past Ohio State.

As good as Indiana is, I don't think they can beat Ohio State.

He basically threw that 19 year old kicker under the bus publicly. I like Kenny but that was a terrible look and shouldn't have happened.

I wonder when the B10 president will start asking USC and UCLA for a refund…

And poison oak!

So far Archie’s not doing any better.

Texas is slowly losing the battle in the trenches.

Bwahaha poor Lincoln.