Duckley Palace

Last year Oregon would've likely been the top at large pick. But it just wasn't to be, much like the 2001/2002 squad. What if is never going to satisfy you. I don't believe Lanning will allow this, but I hope the team doesn't let the game go in the fourth should Ohio State be up a couple scores because of the fact that this loss doesn't sink them. Complacency is the mother of failure. Every game still matters. Seeding is going to be important. We don't want to see Boise State coming into Eugene for a first round game if possible.

Funny enough is that their defense has looked much better. It's been their offense that's stalled out behind a sus line that doesn't look B1G tough. Losing at Michigan was one thing. It's a huge intimidating stadium with history and pedigree despite losing nearly everything. But losing to Minnesota? A Minnesota that let Iowa run through them just a week earlier, that's an indictment on Lincoln's offense.

Pretty inspiring.

Hope you and your family are all okay after the storm Jon. As far as the game next week." Time to roast some BuckNuts!!"

Well we didn't really get anything unexpected today. Iowa held in there for a half before their defense just couldn't hold down the fort anymore. Three points I must address all are well known already. • Jeremiah Smith is a stud. He's going to be an issue at 6'3 and 220 lbs at 18!! He's not going to be stopped, we just need to make sure Tate, Ebuka, Judkins and Henderson don't go off as well. Get pressure on Howard, but that presents other issues. • Chip Kelly has helped their biggest perceived weakness. Coming into the season the biggest weakness was supposed to be the offensive line. Something Ryan Day has had issues with recruiting. But Chip Kelly has helped reduce QB pressures with his schemes. Will Howard deserves credit as well as he can move around with more prowess as he has two hundred rushing yards so far. • Ohio State has nothing on OBD when it comes to alternate uniforms. Those all gray unis were hideous. I hope they don't try to match us with all of our options next week. We don't have the classic uni perhaps, but our alternate lineup is unmatched.

With the last couple games looking more the way we thought OBD should look(Idaho curse behind us).Do we want Ohio State to blow out Iowa and come in at peak form, or do we want to have Iowa punch some chinks in the armor? I'm of a split mind. I want next week to be one of the biggest games ever. But I wouldn't mind seeing some vulnerability, but not enough as to make our win next week look like anything less than a defining moment. What do you say my friends?

Ray Charles could've written a song about this. I hope the current playoff is given a chance though. It would be fun to see a Cinderella G5 make a run like you see in the basketball tourney. Give the bigger leagues their worth, but please don't turn this into a pure NFL lite playoff.

In case you haven't heard, the game is 7:30 ET or 4:30 our time on NBC. Let's hope for no slipups this week. There are a few big time recruits from both schools making the trip to Eugene. Maybe a win and a few flips coming our way?

Oregon is going to win 45-17. They will force two turnovers. They will sack the UCLA QB five times. They will pass for four hundred and thirty eight yards. Most importantly they will win their first conference game and remain undefeated.

Wait a minute here. The distinguished rodents and putty cats have said how the long travel Oregon is putting their student athletes is shameful. But isn't Memphis, USF and Tulane more than 1,000 miles away? They aren't even trying to sell their student athletes down river for a pretty nickel. They're selling out for a 1989 McDonalds expired coupon.

With the B1G having a television deal with FOX, CBS, NBC and it's own network. I'm not surprised at all that Fox would want a big brand to appear in all of it's timezones. Oregon carries the cache to bring a few more eyeballs to an otherwise dead time slot.

Well the Washington State transfer has proven to be better than the Oregon State one. Ugilove hasn't looked like the former five star QB going into Clemson. Maybe the dude at Michigan State is a better coach than most Beavis Fans want to admit to anymore.

Miami has been back about five times under the same number of coaches since their last dominant run, then they aren't. Notre Dame, USC and Texas are the same. Media would love a playoff with USC, Texas, Miami, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and all the regulars you hear about. Oregon is starting to get some media love but are still new money. So until USC or Miami win a playoff game or two I don't believe they're back. Miami has such an easy road but they haven't won the ACC once. The mighty Hurricanes haven't won a conference title in twenty years. Wake Forest has.

I think the Oregon vs Oregon State game should get a trophy. Ditch the Civil War because going forward it's more like Meh Obligatory. You could license a bored Garfield looking cat batting a toy Beaver mouse around. We don't need Puddles to be involved in that nothingness.

I would say Oregon vs Washington could be for an axe due to all the trees, but there already exists a Paul Bunyan Axe game in the B1G. There's also a Little Brown Jug , Illibuck and Heroes Game.