Yes, sound analysis, away from home a:

 

A slate of good games as they say, I'll take Corrall and the play calling ok Kiffen in the egg bowl, and would cheer if Houston upended Cincy. Don't think the trap is big enough for the Utes to fall in against the Buffs, and the Sooners are playing flip flop with their QB's lately, go OK. ST.!

 

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I mean you could be:

 

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 Duck fans have been on a wild ride, back in the 70's with Dick Enright and Don Read in charge, and Norv Turner at QB, Autzen was a great place to go if you wanted to get away from people and noise. Then we were thrilled when Musgrave and the Ducks went to the Independence Bowl!

 

So close to the Championship. Sabrina and the Lady Ducks were robbed of a chance to win the Championship, and I'm as certain about them winning it all as I am that the Football team would have had a Heisman winner to go with the Championship in 2007.

 

Of course, "Dyer was Down!" and what if Stanford and Nelson hadn't had major drops against OH. ST.?

 So many times the ring has just been out of reach.

On 11/25/2021 at 9:33 AM, 1Ducker1 said:

I root for my team to win and if they lose I am disappointed--I guess that is not ok?

 

My take on it was that Saban wasn't telling anybody that they shouldn't be disappointed. 

Here's a great shot!

 

 

Yes, Dale is a marvelous writer and a huge Duck fan, a very tasty article.

On 11/25/2021 at 9:19 AM, latracey said:

To be an actual playoff, the field needs to expand to at least 8 teams, and probably 12 teams if you want to include everyone who truly should be included.

 

This is the truth.  In the NFL, Division winners have finished 7-9. In the MLB Playoffs just completed, the Atlanta Braves won 89 games and won their division, they hosted the Dodgers, who won 107 games, but finished 2nd in their division.

 

Winning conferences, or even divisions, is in the minutia that the Committee looks at while filling out their invitations. 

The Ducks were picked to finish right behind UCLA in the standings, No. 12 in the Poll. But then BYU happened.

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Even Dana Altman is surprised by the Ducks regression in the past few games.

 

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On 11/25/2021 at 6:59 AM, Jon Joseph said:

If Oregon had played New Mexico State in Autzen last Saturday where would the Ducks be ranked? No lower than 4.

 

Based on what the other teams have done, with the W @ Oh. ST. and the L to Stanford, probably 3, and maybe 2, if the Committee kept the Ducks above OH. ST.

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On 11/24/2021 at 5:17 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

However, there are some decent big men out there who can dominate a game.

 

 Here's Gonzaga's Big. 

 

On 11/24/2021 at 4:43 PM, C J said:

The biggest issue though is they have no natural point guard.

 

 I agree that is the major issue; that Altman does know how to coach the Big, and that for him to be effective, needs a PG to run the offense and get the ball to him. Richardson was supposed to be that guy, but last season he hurt his thumb, and by the time he got back, it was Duarte, and Omoruyi's team. Now he was supposed to be the leader, but was inexperienced, and the BYU team seems to have taken the confidence from him and the others.

On 11/24/2021 at 4:23 PM, nw777b said:

I believe the CFP committee put them there because of the win in Columbus and they only had 1 loss. 

 

I agree. The Committee was being pragmatic putting Oregon where it did, a very tenuous No. 3.

On 11/24/2021 at 4:05 PM, Jon Joseph said:

Every administration in the SEC including Vandy, is committed to and spends $ on its football program.

 

Yep, UCLA is a basketball school, Stanford is as involved with its Water Polo team as it is with the football team, and Cal is Inertia U,

Alex will forever be remembered for the penalty that wasn't.

He want's Mario. The 4th Coaching search for Florida in the last 10 years!

Mario just signed an extension with Oregon, but it wasn't anywhere close to what Michigan State did to keep Tucker, or what Penn. State did to keep James Franklin. Michigan State's was financed by a pair of donors. Is Oregon's donor going to finance a deal to keep Mario?

It's likely to happen.

 

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