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Despised Ducks Fans. A 10 year-old view from Bleacher Report as we enter s new season. Could it be true today? Was it ever true? Oregon Football: The College World Despises Ducks Fans, but Why? BLEACHERREPORT.COM During this time of the college football offseason when teams have long since wrapped things up, the

Will the crown lie heavy for No. 3 Georgia? College football Top 25: Will the crown lie heavy for No. 3 Georgia? SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Can the Bulldogs repeat as national champions after five defensive starters were taken in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft?

The Schools That Could Make the Cut If the Power 5 Becomes the Power 3 WWW.SI.COM After those in the Big Ten and the SEC, these schools are the best-of-the-rest.

Where Should The Big Ten Expand Next? We Crunched The Numbers. | FiveThirtyEight Where Should The Big Ten Expand Next? We Crunched The Numbers. | FiveThirtyEight FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM Which schools should the Big Ten poach next?

Loyalty cuts both ways. How loyal and supportive will the Ducks fans be to Lanning? Reciprocation.

I hope that this quote from Don Lanning (Dan's dad) is indicative of the family values that guide our coach. 20 years, outpacing Casanova, would be great. “We made a promise to the Lord and to ourselves and to our children,” Don explained. “We would not move them around once they started school. Wherever they started kindergarten, we would make sure they stayed and graduated high school.” - Canzano from the Bald Faced Truth

If only we could face those Bulldogs in the Horseshoe!

No one knows what Lanning will do, and when and if he moves elsewhere. It's a personal decision based on his personal situations and goals, aspirations, opportunities, and career planning (rhymes with Lanning). Coach Lanning's spouse and family play into such decisions big time. Personal and family health are influencing factors. I have to imagine that job satisfaction, success, tools of the trade support, and relations with the university, community, donors, AD, and the President of Oregon are influences that will weigh heavily into the stay or move-on issue. The rabbit-in-a-hat mystery of conference alignments will surely play a big part in Coach Lanning's future. Assuming that Oregon Football stays in the elite top tier of college football, then it will come down to a benefit analysis as fork-in-the road opportunities come up in the future when he will decide if Oregon or the new opportunity are best for him and his family. Will Lanning have an urge or a pull to return to the Southeast? What if he builds the brand and competes for or wins that national championship? Will that be enough to settle long term in here at Oregon, or with the offers and acclaim will there be the irresistible pull (with more compensation) to go elsewhere to build a program? I worked on and led some major global start up and reorganization projects in my career. I was pulled to the biggest and most difficult ones by the challenge. My family, making many sacrifices, came along with me . Might Dan Lanning feel that pull after success at Oregon? We hope and cheer for Coach Lanning's success here at Oregon, but what if his record is mediocre during the term of his contract? It doesn't seem that the AD, donors, and fans at Oregon want to return to 7-6 or 8-5 seasons again.

Ducks and Huskies DISCUSSION Big Ten Expansion: Michigan State Spartans and the Pac-12 WWW.THEONLYCOLORS.COM The Big Ten may add more schools than USC and UCLA. Who would be great from a MSU series history perspective?

Aaron Murray sends message to Georgia fans about Stetson Bennett Aaron Murray sends message to Georgia fans about Stetson Bennett WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM Aaron Murray lays out some numbers for Stetson Bennett this season.

NCAA Calls for Schools to Help Investigate NIL Violations WWW.SI.COM The organization says it is “actively investigating potential abuses of NIL transactions.”

According to Sports Illustrated NCAA Calls for Schools to Help Investigate NIL Violations WWW.SI.COM The organization says it is “actively investigating potential abuses of NIL transactions.”

UGA 30 ORE 27. Dammit!

OUCH! That was nasty. Going farther back into the history of Ducks football there were other great QB's; Norm Van Brocklin, Bob Berry, Dan Fouts were some of them. At least some of the situation the writer describes is related to coaching turnover and the brief tenure of head coaches and offensive coordinators. The quarterbacks on Oregon's roster either did not develop each year, transferred out, or the Ducks brought in a graduate transfer interrupting transition. One can now only speculate on the future without game history with the new coaches. I'm pretty sure that Coach Lanning will expect excellence from QB's, and oversee their development, knowing that excellence from the QB's is requisite to winning football. Coach Dillingham's track record includes high powered offenses triggered with outstanding QB play. I believe in our coache's abilities to develop quarterbacks. Yes, the Ducks have been through a rough patch, but it should soon be in the rearview mirror.

Sabrina rolls. Liberty score final 13 points, beat Sky in playoff opener. https://news.yahoo.com/liberty-score-final-13-points-022441163.html

Georgia Has A Top Five Backfield? Georgia Bulldogs have the No. 5 backfield in college football per Athlon Sports 247SPORTS.COM .

No doubt.

Renaissance or shambles? I'm not sure. There has been D1, D2, DIII, NAIA, JUCO, and other Divisions of college football. The new model will separate D1 further with an elite super division with 40-50 teams. A new semi-pro league may not be as revolutionary as it first seens or feels. Pay for play changes everything. The Supreme Court righted a wrong for players, but changed the playing field of college footbball in doing so. The next decade of college football may be more interesting off the field than on. Thank you David for the article.

We can assume that enemies will be poisoning and attempting to lure QB's two and three away from Oregon.There are loose rules and little enforcement for tampering. Nix, Thompson, and Butterfield seem to be serious level-headed business-like players. That bodes well for the Ducks. The bait to pull transfers into trznsferring is stronger than ever. The large support teams at the elite schools and some wannabees have can identify and attract transfer portal targets. Stay tuned. Go Ducks.

Thanks for another thought-provoking article previewing Ducks QB's. I look for improved metrics by the quarterbacks over Herbert's senior season numbers. He was limited by the scheme, play calling, and receivers with this year's team capable of improving in all those aspects. Could we see YPC near 10..0, completion rate of 67+, and QB Rating of 160+? Dilly continues to stress that ball security by avoiding interceptions and fumbles is paramount in the QB competition. This is the time of year when the effects of over-consumption of green kool-Aid begins to blur my vision. Go Ducks.

I'm down with your proposition and rationale, DNC. I would love to see the end zone fade called often. Similarly, It would be useful to run some of the red zone patterns that Tom Brady and Gronk used successfully. Gronk used his wide body, speed, and great hands, along with body positioning to overwhelm the best DB's in football. With the end zone fade, and TE slants, crossing patterns, and jump balls, all the Ducks need is a QB with accuracy, good timing, and touch to be consistently formidable. The Ducks are loaded with talented Tight Ends. Go Ducks. Game day is coming.

That's Fire! Go Ducks. Another great execution of concept.

How could the AD's and University Presidents let this happen and continue? While Scott may have been the key perpetrator, the others were accessories to the crimes. Larry Scott would not have lasted so long on either "Yellowstone" or "Ozark".

Congratulations and good luck to these two successful Ducks scholar-athletes.

Justin Flowe is the real deal. Though Oregon fans have seen little of Justin Flowe, the eagle-eyed NFL scouts have undoubtedly identified his overflowing talent, speed, instincts, motor, and football accumen. Flowe is a highlight reel waiting to happen. Flowe's play this season should key Oregon's defense. The Ducks schedule will likely become Thunder Road.