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Absolutely. If ESPN could have paid for the Final Four, it absolutely would have had more than 1 SEC team in it, and this was also a shameless attempt to gloss over the mess created by the format because the Final Four are bluebloods. Sad.

I'm not excusing the Ducks for losing to Ohio State due to the format. I'm blaming the format for having Ohio State as an 8 seed. For making it be advantageous for Penn State to have lost the B1G10 CCG and have been seeded with an objectively better path to the championship as No.6 than No.1 Oregon had. The problem with the format is not that Oregon got hosed it is that, and it was plain to see from the start, that No.1 had no advantages at all, which makes a complete mockery of the seeding process.

Kirby=Mario? Each is 5 letters, in Scrabble Kirby is 12, Mario is 9.

A sports calculator says a 10.5 100m translates to a 4.2 40. So...

Love the Penix notation and Duck Vader!

Yeah, it all worked out just right. Kirk Herbstreit: ESPN 'could not have paid for a better final four' in terms of ratings - On3 WWW.ON3.COM ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit said that despite the belief that ESPN wants only SEC teams to succeed, the current College Football Playoff...

It makes me feel better every time I see an article about this. Joel Klatt believes Oregon 'got absolutely hosed' with College Football Playoff format - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Joel Klatt didn't mince words regarding the hand Oregon was dealt by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.

Right off this story is a bit wonky. The allegation is that Oregon offered a Boise State defensive player, but the player mentioned in this paragraph is an OT, from Happy Valley, Oregon. “I know for a fact that just last week, after the Fiesta Bowl, one of the key starters on defense got a call from the Oregon Ducks offering him $700,000. (Offensive tackle) Kage Casey, Casey’s probably going to be a first-round pick. He would’ve probably been a high pick this year, but I do think he needs another year to develop … I’m sure he could’ve got close to a million dollars in the portal.”

I agree. Ohio State has multiple Natty's, Oregon has been close, so close, to multiple Natty's, can't put Oregon on the same level at this point. As for "- Out of 10" I'd say Ohio State-7.5.

It should be a GLARING reminder to everyone watching Ohio State play to see that No.8 next to their name. The fact that No.1 got hosed, No.6 got a yellow brick road to the Quarterfinals are right there too. I read earlier that ESPN is pushing back a bit with, "Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame, Penn State, Bluebloods all. How can anyone say the format didn't work?"

Okay, loving this!

The NCAA of course is totally responsible for this mess. While they were busy sending out the hounds for recruiting violations and a kid working at a car lot, violations like the UNC scandal of players getting grades for classes they didn't even attend was not in their purview. But the "Student Athlete" was front & center. This antiquated view that let coaches & the schools make millions, coaches got raises, left to coach somewhere else, but the Student-Athlete got a scholarship. This could have been addressed 50 years ago. If it had, things would be a lot better now.

We all forgot that. Even in "The Forum with Decorum" we became fanatics. Undefeated, B1G Champs, No.1, it wasn't hard to let reality fly away. Only to have it smack us in the face on Jan.1. But the reality also is Oregon is a championship contender. The reality is they are the defending B1G champs and will get that Natty!

Winning the conference championship is nice and cute, but it really does not mean anything. What you want to do now is lose to the conference champion, and not even play in the conference championship game. I believe this Buckeyes team would beat the Ducks 9 out of 10 times. The game in Eugene in October was Oregon’s one. Fool’s Gold: That October victory over Ohio State gave the Ducks the false belief that they were better than they were. The team that barely beat Boise State and played horrible defense against Penn State was the real Oregon team. All the other games were against inferior opposition who the Ducks could simply out-physical and out-talent. Oregon is still Tee Higgins.

Okay then, 12-0.

After his first 3 seasons as head coach at Oregon, Chip Kelly was 34-6, .850, after his 3rd season at Oregon, Lanning is 35-6, .854 Chip revolutionized the way football is played. He is the winningest coach in Oregon football history. But there was a lot of being a coach that Chip didn't like, mainly he hated recruiting. He loved coaching, but after a while, he wanted to coach in the NFL. That didn't work out as well as he had hoped, but now he seems to have found a great place at Ohio State. Lanning isn't revolutionizing football. But the sport is going through major transformations, and no other coach is handling them better than Lanning. Not only is he adapting to the new environment, he's got the basics down too. Recruiting? No.1 class. Portal? That's right up his alley too. It also has to be noted that none of this has gone unnoticed. Other college schools want him, so does the NFL. But so far, as he puts it, "I'm at Oregon, until they don't want me." Chip came at the perfect time for Oregon and probably left at the perfect time too. It took a while, some ups and bigger downs, but Oregon got the coach who will be perfect for this time at Oregon in Dan Lanning.

That nails it doesn't it.

The Ducks start, what will always be in B1G basketball, a crucial road trip, this one against Ohio State and Penn State. Everything Dana Altman said ahead of Oregon basketball's road trip to Ohio State and Penn State

Absolutely because of the fries!

Bart Starr was 9-1 in Playoff games; the one loss was to Philadelphia in 1960. The Eagles QB was. Once a Duck, Always a Duck, Norm Van Brocklin.

Of course, the Beavs are Conference Champion, have a banner & everything. Got to give Beaver Nation credit. Whatever happens They're there, leaf blower standing in for a chainsaw, they're there. Just give your nephew a pat on his back.

After splitting its last two games the Ducks dropped from No.9 to No.15. Off its wins over Oregon and Washington, Illinois jumped from No.22 to No.13. In NET, Illinois is 7 and Oregon is 20. 2024-25 Men's College Basketball Rankings - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Find the 2024-25 NCAAM rankings on ESPN, including the Coaches and AP poll for the top 25 NCAAM teams.

I can't go that far. I agree that Ohio State was frothing for the Tennessee & Oregon games. These were their biggest games, and their attitude looked like it really had a positive impact on their performance. I expect they'll be frothing for Texas. But I don't think they'll be frothing every week, and I don't want Oregon too either. Emotion can also take away from performance. We've learned and seen that along with the Buckeyes fervor, they carried out Chip's game plan to the letter and defensively took Oregon completely out of its game. "Leave it all on the field" is what I want. Oregon absolutely didn't do that in the Rose Bowl. But rabid doesn't have to go with intensity.

I have to consider the last season to be a very, very successful one. It could have been historic, but that wasn't to be. The move to the B1G could not have gone better, the way Oregon is perceived nationally is completely different now that it's in the B1G. Recruiting and the Portal will both deliver players that wouldn't have come to Oregon before. The reason the 2024 season ending the way it did is so sad is because it was so great. ASU is thrilled about their season, so is Indiana. I'm sure Colorado is with theirs. Winning a Natty is hard to do. Ohio State sure looks like the champion now. But it's not a sure thing.

I think it's possible that Klatt is right. The dominance that the SEC had for the last decade, primarily Alabama, but LSU & Clemson snuck in there, has come to an end. Saban saw this happening and left. The B1G and SEC are about even at the top, SEC probably stronger 5-10, but not by a lot. But don't fret too much SEC basketball is dominant right now. Tennessee, Alabama, who Oregon beat, Auburn & Florida are in the Top 5. Kentucky is No.10.