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SIDEARM Integrations GODUCKS.COM Nearly two dozen athletes with UO ties are entered in the Summer Olympics over the next two weeks. Anybody been keeping tabs on the happenings in Paris? We have some representation in track and field.

The problem is Oregon State will never view themselves like a Memphis, USF, Toledo, or San Diego State. At least when it comes to playing Oregon. Try telling Tennessee, Florida, Ohio State, or USC to play a home and home with a G5 in state school. Washington State feels the same I would guess. But to me there shouldn't be a home and home just because it's an instate program. I know that hurts the economy in Corvallis, and takes away a game that many feel is a historical rivalry. But I think Oregon would do better with a guaranteed extra home game vs a Mountain West opponent. What benefit does Oregon get from playing Oregon State on the road? I mean if they win huge people will just yawn. But if they lose? That could take away a home playoff game, or bye depending on how big the playoff gets. Prior to 2000 I would say Oregon State and Oregon were at the same level. But it hasn't been close the last decade. Oregon is at the USC, Ohio State, Michigan level. The proof is in what conference we are in. Oregon State? Nobody wants them. They aren't loyal to the PAC. They just don't have anywhere else to go.

According to most composite sites we are at 4-5 right now. Ohio State, Georgia, and Alabama are ahead of us. The rest of the top ten consists of Texas A&M, LSU, Texas, Miami, Notre Dame and Penn State. Getting into the South is challenging for anybody. It's going to be even tougher if Florida gets their act together. Is Akili Smith JR. Our future QB, or is he a legacy? At 6'5 and 225 he already has an NFL body. A big arm and durability is going to be a must in the B1G in October-December. As far as getting into the South, I think getting Florida State is going to help everyone not named Ohio State, Michigan, or Penn State that get recruits out of that state regardless. Since travel is already national, I'd prefer visits to Florida State in November over Rutgers. Imagine Dan getting into those living rooms. Letting those kids know who Oregon is, and letting them know about his SEC roots.

While I disagree with the sentiment, I fully understand those who cling to the past. Do I wish the Ducks could've stayed in the PAC, and received the same benefits we're getting in our new conference? Yeah. But to say this is a rivalry that must be protected beyond conference affiliation. Nah. Alabama vs Auburn, Florida vs Florida State, Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State, Michigan vs Michigan State, Georgia vs Georgia Tech, Iowa vs Iowa State, Clemson vs South Carolina, Louisville vs Kentucky, Washington vs Washington State, BYU vs Utah, Arizona vs Arizona State. Those are in state rivalries in the P4. Oklahoma isn't playing Oklahoma State, Iowa fans don't want to play Iowa State. The main reason is SOS in their ever growing conferences. If Oregon beats Oregon State, it means nothing. But if Oregon State beats Oregon, that makes Oregon look second rate. Just imagine Oregon getting off a tough in conference game against Ohio State or Michigan, while Beavis has just played Hawaii or Nevada. You know Oregon State is going to be up for beating Oregon, it's a no lose for them. For Oregon , it could knock them out of playoff contention. Meanwhile if Florida loses to Florida State, they won't get penalized the same way. That's why I hope Oregon State can get a Big 12 or ACC invite if the "Civil War" has to continue. At least the perception of them being a tougher opponent would help Oregon. But that's just how I see it. Anybody who has deep affection for this series because of sentimental reasons, or they just hate how there is no such thing as regions anymore. I see where they are coming from. I just don't care. I want Oregon to do well, win championships. A higher seed would help with that.

Future of the Civil War game | Benny's House BENNYSHOUSE.COM It is on for the next 2 years, after that I am starting to wonder if we should continue the series. With oregon... I won't force or recommend anybody look at the link above. But I put it up just for reference of how much this "rivalry" is manufactured by state legislators. "Body Bag Game" or "Let the Ducks fly to the moon, Oregon State shouldn't do anything to lessen the strain on their wallet" and lastly "The game doesn't mean anything because both teams are in separate conferences now". These are the most notable opinions from Benny Beavis. Oregon State fans fail to realize most Ducks fans don't feel like playing Oregon State helps out athletic budget. But hey, why stick to facts when you can live on a cloud of lies?

I'm not much into winning the press conference, but look at every great coach (outside of Jim Harbaugh). Just about every guy that is championship material carries the room. He carries the control in the room either by his demeanor or words. If you can't handle the media, it's a sign of how you speak to a large group of guys imo. Today words like alpha are seen as offensive for some reason. But football is about imposing your will on the guy across you. No participation trophies in big boy football.

The Ducks are B1G. B1G is Fox. Therefore Fox>ESPN. Especially with the subtraction of Skip Bayless. Maybe Cowherd will be next.

Three things in life are certain..Death, taxes, and an ESPN "expert" making a butt of themselves. Mark May was a hateful moron. Stephen A Smith is a screeching banshee. Lou Holtz is a man who still thinks it's the 1980's when Notre Dame actually won anything. Pat McAfee thinks life is a wrestling promotion. Kirk Herbstreit is a guy that will put his foot in his mouth one sentence, then he'll seemingly say something that leads you to believe he is a credible analyst. Then there's Paul Finebaum.....

Hopefully we'll get a game in Vegas now that the B1G is "National".

My bad. I didn't see it. But I'd like to think Oregon isn't afraid to let it's new conference know that it's going to be big, flashy, and do things their way. I can't wait to see how folks at Northwestern are going to feel about this.

I wish the B1G would do a yearly challenge against the ACC on the gridiron like they do in basketball. Take Beavis off the schedule, we get a rotating ACC foe. It could be the same weekend as a SEC vs Big 12 challenge. Sometimes you may get a Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Duke, or Wake Forest. Other years you'd get a Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina. It could be an interesting idea. But these media days never really bring up anything interesting. Still it's going to be odd seeing Dan in front of an Oregon B1G background on Thursday.

Oregon Ducks Shock Big Ten With Massive Inflatable Duck In Indianapolis River WWW.SI.COM The Oregon Ducks are joining the Big Ten Conference in style. For their inaugural Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis... August 2nd. We officially become members. But I like to think we're already making ourselves known to the oldest conferences in college athletics. Imagine the old stuffy shirts who still think Penn State is a new member reaction when they get a look at us.

It's gonna be hard for any coach to have a dynasty like Saban did at Alabama. With the expanded playoff, player transfers, and ever-changing landscape of CFB. But to be our Saban, he can do that by doing what Dabo did at Clemson. He's really young, two titles are entirely possible. Anything above that is icing to me . Kirby has two at Georgia, Urban had two at Florida. Carroll had two at USC. Paterno had two at Penn State. Bowden had two at Florida State. All those guys are Hall of Famers.

I always said a four team playoff was never a playoff. It was an Invitational, I jokingly called it the "Alabama Invitational" but I think I was right about that one. It should've been 8. You had 5 Power conferences, only four spots. With 8 slots you would've made all NY6 Bowls mean something. Four Quarters, two semis, and then the CFP Title Game. Five conference champions. One G5 team if they rate high enough. Two wildcards. But the geniuses of CFB proved their genius once more..... Imagine the NFL excluding a division winner in the playoffs.

Beavis is like the character in Dumb and Dumber. Can't read the room, but hey "You're saying there's a chance!!" Meanwhile the bus of bathing beauties just passed them by again.

It's on the live TV tier.

I've had satellite, cable, and streaming through the years. With the NFL recently being sued due to their NFL Sunday Ticket, and issues with Red zone in the past. I can can say selective streaming is my choice going forward. I've had the Sling Blue package which is around 25 bucks. It includes the B1G network. I currently have Peacock for 5.99 month. Maybe it's gone up to 7.99, I'll have to check my billing. I also have the Hulu package for fifteen bucks, it includes ESPN and Disney Plus. For about fifteen bucks a month I get everything I need. During college football season I'll change my plan to include Live TV through Hulu. That bumps up the monthly quite a bit, but it's only for a few months and I get every game I want for the only sport I care to watch from start to finish(CFB). With the move to the B1G, and upcoming playoff. This season proves to be noteworthy. Plus I get unlimited recording, so if I'm busy for say Oregon at Michigan, Oregon hosting Ohio State, or Oregon blasting Washington. I get to watch those games on my time.

Good points. If it's an AAU issue then I can see the problem with the two ACC football powers. FSU is actually getting close to AAU status, they've invested heavily into their academic structure the last ten years. Ironically the same period their football team began to suffer. Clemson is purely a get because of what their football team has done the last decade. If the B1G wants to get into the Carolina's, I'd bet North was their preference. But getting into Florida with the fourth highest population has to be a carrot that they are eyeing. I don't think FSU just decided to raise a fuss without getting some positive feedback from a conference that can offer them more. The Big Twelve isn't any better than the ACC. So I really believe FSU has had conversations, Clemson waited a while before they joined the fight. To me that is pretty telling. But I don't know. I didn't know last year at this time that Puddles would be a couple weeks away from telling the PAC Who to kick sand.

I don't buy the reports of the B1G not wanting FSU or Clemson. I think it's a way of avoiding a tampering charge until those two are legally allowed to leave. With that said, I do believe the SEC has no interest in those two. Especially FSU with their past of turning down membership, and Florida not wanting them in conference. I know Texas A&M didn't want Texas, but Florida is a founding SEC member, and Texas is kind of a huge deal. No offense to A&M, but Texas is the program in that state. Would the SEC add Clemson, FSU, or Georgia Tech as a defensive method?

With that being said, and Oregon now being in the Big Ten. Does anybody in SEC land fear the Big Ten planting a flag in South Carolina, Florida, or Georgia?

You're right on this Jon. Fisch will have Washington running with three stars and the benefit of being in the Big Ten in a couple years imo. My guess is Florida (toughest schedule in football this year) will be hiring him next season though. Napier was brought in to get Florida back on track. With all the Rashada NIL mess, and a three game losing streak to Kentucky. To go a long with Georgia dominating the sport during his tenure, I don't see him lasting another year. Too bad, so sad. Maybe Saban will grow tired of retirement and want to come back to the Big Ten though(former Michigan State coach). Is Washington a stepping Stone program if they lose two coaches in two years to the SEC? Funny that their fans said Oregon was going to lose Lanning to Alabama.

Truth is nobody wanted them last year, nobody wants them this year. They don't have the ability to buy their way into the P4 like SMU. They don't have the geographic, academic, or history to be invited by even the far lesser of the 2 of the P4. I mean it's gone from a bad joke to just pathetic. That media day was like two old playboy cover girls at a convention looking for the attention they received 30 years ago. Except Beavis and Coogler were never cover material. Now it's like please cover yourself up honey. Here's some hot tea and a blanket.

This was more like a blade of grass in the desert. Not much shade. Kind of like me wishing I had the same numbers in my bank account as my buddy who's daddy invested in Apple back in the day.

I don't care about the Bruins. I say we kick Beavis to the curb, let them come groveling back if they want the game as their other opponents don't fill their cracker Jack box. A 2 or 3 for one sounds about right. We traded up from OSU to TOSU. We don't need them, many of us don't want them.

I agree, but USC and Oregon to the Big Ten has taken a while to get used to. The Big Ten has a presence near North Carolina already. It's clear they want to be National. FSU and Clemson should be SEC programs, Florida and South Carolina disagree about that. But the question going forward is what does the SEC want? Will they block out the Big Ten? The SEC doesn't want the Big Ten in Florida. That would put Big Ten flags in California, New York(Jersey but the same, look at Giants and Jets stadium), and Florida. What's to stop them from completing it with a school in Texas? FSU and Clemson will be getting out of the ACC soon. I think FSU has been aggressive because they've had unofficial talks with another league. These talks occurred around the same time the Big Ten was in talks with Oregon and Washington. Multiple reports have talked about how the SEC isn't interested in adding FSU at this time. FSU had turned them down three times in the past, and Florida is a founding member of that league . Florida doesn't want FSU to get a lifeline to a league they inhabit. Pittsburgh, Louisville, Miami, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse May look at the Big Twelve if the ACC starts to lose their biggest brands. Is that a P4 league? Then you may have the ACC swipe USF, Memphis, Oregon State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Nevada and Washington State. Is that a P4 league? I think it's safe to say that whatever happens, Oregon is set to be in pole position. That's gotta be pretty comforting, especially compared to this time last year when we were waiting to hear about a media deal that was going to save the PAC.