David Marsh

Salt meet wound.

Oregon hasn't looked this healthy in some time. I love it.

Not going to lie... Family gatherings with the in laws will be better this year. I won't mention the win unless it comes up naturally. And it will come up naturally.

We'll have to see how the rankings shuffle out for the CFP and then see what comes of the final rankings as well. Right now it feels like there is a north v south bracket. And if they wanted to build a bracket that way that would be one thing. Kinda sucks that it's turning out that way by default.

If the Oregon defense plays like they have... Oh boy. Penn State is in for a bad day. Their offense is built on the B1G meta. Run the ball and control the line of scrimmage. Running the ball effectively will set up the passing game for some shots. But running the ball is the central point of the offense. Just need to keep doing what we've been doing.

The AP poll out today still puts Ohio State and now Penn State on the same side of the bracket as Oregon. Still not loving that idea. It feels like the No. 1 seed is by far the worst.

I'm feeling pretty good about our chances against Penn State. They follow the B1G meta and we're built to beat that meta game right now.

I remember Lanning shutting it down in year one. I think it's something the team has had to earn. I think there is some other surrounding culture built into it now too. Use it as part of an emotional energy boost to go into the 4th quarter but they need to use it as such. We saw Oregon su very Jump Around at UW (different than Uw) to use it to boost them into the 4th. It's not a party it's about coming together as a team.

If the loser of the ACC doesn't get in, I doubt Miami has a shot. The ACC and Big 12 conference championship losers will not be treated like those from the B1G or SEC. However, I think if SMU loses to Clemson they stand a remote chance of getting an invite regardless, though I suspect they might be the 12 seed at that point. One of two three loss teams, probably from the SEC, are going to sneak into this thing. I don't like it personally because they have 4 OOC wins that are pretty uninspired. Georgia and South Carolina, however, do have wins over Clemson which are at least decent. The bottom chunk of these rankings are going to be bonkers.

The Big 12 is such a weird conference. You put any of the Big 13 teams in the B1G or SEC and they'd be shredded. Though they'd probably beat up on the vast majority of the ACC for sure. Dilly has done an incredible job getting that program turned around on a dime. They are fun to watch and you can see why Lanning and Dilly got along so well... They both have a touch of the madness. Though Mad Man Kenny or Dilly doesn't have the same thing to it as Mad Man Dan. If he plays it right Dilly could own the Big 12 for years to come.

Since his days at FIU he has a winning record. I'd say he's a good coach. But there is a large gap between good and great. Cristobal will never learn to get out of his own way. However, this season it felt like he was doing so by letting his OC and Cam Ward do their thing. That offense was one of the best statistically in the country, against inferior competition granted. In the off season he will give his fans hope that they can put it all together. But come the season he will make some bone headed decisions and get burned for them and lose to teams his grossesly more talented roster has no business losing to. Like you I'm glad he's not at Oregon anymore. He certainly saved us a lot of time, money and agony. Miami can keep him. Cristobal reached his peak in 2019 with a Rose Bowl win and Pac-12 championship. He hasn't learned anything since then. He'll keep Miami in the playoff hunt for sure... But that will probably be it. At best reaching the playoff but not sniffing the Natty. His teams will have too much talent to be denied the hunt.

Andy and Ari on3 night show had a great mention of Oregon. Something a long the line of... "We should mention them because they keep dominating but yeah Oregon is a lock for the playoff." They moved on to the rest of the chaos.

Nope... They fired Mani Diez because they knew Cristobal was taking the job. There weren't any other candidates it wasn't a coaching search. It was major donars saying they'll get rid of Diez and pay Cristobal. Cristobal was hiring their own and a splash hire all in one go. He's not a bad coach... He just isn't a coach who will take them to the promised land.

Goes where? Pretty sure Lanning is only going to the B1G championship game at this point.

Meh... Fine Going to be honest. Their offense has looked in decline for some time. But I suppose getting the SEC bump helps them. They get to play Georgia. We can see how that goes for them.

You can see how he has earned the nickname "mini Bucky" because he runs like Bucky. He has more top end speed than James and has more power than Whittington.

Pfft. The Heisman is probably going to someone who gets the wonderful experience of WATCHING the playoff and not playing in it. Going 12-0 and to a P2 CCG and a playoff spot is better.

Riggs looks so freaking good.

We broke 40 points. I'm a happy camper now.

Looks more like Dan than Russel Crowe.

People... Always need to have faith. Cristobal will always find a way to lose completely winnable games with his talent level.

Who am I supposed to root for in USC v Notre Dame? My love of non-Duck chaos says USC... But my hatred of USC says Notre Dame... Am I rooting for another earthquake to create a chasm to consume both again? Probably.

Absolutely. The B1G meta game is a lot easier to predict. Is the B1G Easier than the Pac-12? | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM In any sort of competitive gaming, whether it is sports, cards, board games or even video games, there is... Lanning was building a lockdown physical defense for the Pac-12 and now in the B1G it's perhaps easier.

So... If you were an Ohio State fan which coach would you want? Ryan Day who put together the best roster in college football but managed to lose two games. Or... Mad Man Dan who has a very good roster but throws in some crazy stuff to give him an edge? Ryan Day's seat just heated up even more... But I don't know who they could hire that's better at Ohio State to be honest.

Ryan Day tries to use the Lanning Rule.... But fails on all accounts.