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The winner this time by a touch is...Grandpa Duck! In a battle of retired attorneys, he and Jon Joseph were SO CLOSE. Final Score was: 42-27 Oregon, with two turnovers, one sack, and 257 yards passing. Both Jon Joseph and Grandpa Duck were off by ONE POINT with the same 41-27 score, so we turn to the tiebreakers. Both guessed one turnover, thus we had a tie with that tiebreaker. With sacks, Jon Joseph predicted two, while Grandpa Duck selected one, thus Grandpa Duck wins that tiebreaker. For passing yards, Jon Joseph went with 235 yards, while Grandpa Duck opted for 293 yards, thus Jon Joseph wins that tiebreaker. So we are completely tied up...so the final tiebreaker is....who posted first? Grandpa Duck! We've never had one so close, and that was great fun for all. Thanks to all for playing, and congrats to Grandpa Duck!

And...Oregon won both the Mens and Womens Cross-Country Big-10 Championships...

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2025 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD | @OregonTF Women of Oregon Third at NCAA Championships The UO men were fifth for their highest national finish since 2015. COLUMBIA, Mo. — Behind a program-best four All-Americans, the Oregon women’s cross country team ran to a third-place finish Saturday morning at the 2025 NCAA Championships at Gans Creek XC Course in Columbia, Mo. The UO men, with three All-Americans of their own, added a fifth-place showing at the national meet. The team finish for the Women of Oregon equals their highest national showing since 2018 and is their 14th top-four podium finish in program history. Saturday’s finish for the men is their highest at the NCAA meet since 2015, and a nine-place improvement from a year ago. Both teams entered the NCAA Championships ranked sixth in this week’s USTFCCCA national polls. Top-Five National Finishes Women of Oregon (19 in 36 appearances) Champions (4): 1983, '87, 2012, '16 Runner-Up (4): 1981, '88, 2007, '08 Third (4): 1982, 2015, '18, '25 Fourth (2): 1984, '86 Fifth (5): 1990, '91, '95, 2011, '17, '24 Men of Oregon (24 in 47 appearance) Champions (6): 1971, '73, '74, '77, 2007, '08 Runner-Up (8): 1963, '64, '70, 76, '78, '79, '89, 2009 Third (4): 1969, '72, '83, '96 Fourth (2): 1986, 2015 Fifth (6): 1990, '98, 2002, '06, '13, '25 Individually, Silan Ayyildiz and Abdel Laadjel led their respective teams with a pair of ninth-place outings. The finish for Ayyildiz is a four-spot jump from last season while Laadjel earns his first All-America honor in cross country. Ayyildiz clocked in with a final time of 18:57.9, one of the 13 women to dip below 19 minutes on the 6K Gans Creek course. On the men’s side, Laadjel navigated the 10K in 28:46.2. Prior to Saturday’s race, the UO women had collected three All-Americans on 11 occasions including last year’s trio of Ayyildiz, Maddy Elmore and Anika Thompson. This season, Ayyildiz was joined by freshman Diana Cherotich (31st place, 19:15.2), Dalia Frias (36th, 19:18.8) and Juliet Cherubet (39th, 19:22.2). It was the NCAA Championships debut for Frias. Laadjel led the Ducks’ All-American trio that also included Aiden Smith (25th place, 28:57.3) and Simeon Birnbaum (33rd, 29:01.6). The Oregon men last had at least three All-Americans in 2009. Smith is now a cross country All-American in back-to-back years while Birnbaum was up 31 spots from last season. In the first race of the day, the Women of Oregon held a top-three position for the entire race. Eventual team champion NC State moved into the lead for good at the 3K checkpoint with the Ducks and BYU in a battle for spots two and three. Ayyildiz moved into the individual top 10 between the 5K and 6K marks but BYU finished with two in the top five to overcome the connected 2-3-4 Oregon runners. With the top-three team creating some separation in the men’s race, the Ducks sat in fourth place at the 8K checkpoint ahead of Syracuse and Alabama. The Orange edged ahead of Oregon by two points at 9K, 247-249, and stretched its lead over the final kilometer while Smith and Birnbaum moved their way into the top 30 scoring spots to help the Ducks hold off Alabama. NCAA Championships Results WOMEN (top 5) 1. #1 NC State – 114 | 5-6-24-35-44 2. #2 BYU – 130 | 2-4-36-41-47 3. #6 Oregon – 153 | 9-26-31-34-53 4. #4 New Mexico – 216 | 16-38-42-59-61 5. #3 Florida – 225 | 3-15-19-72-116 Individual 9. Silan Ayyildiz – 18:57.9 (9) 31. Diana Cherotich – 19:15.2 (26) 36. Dalia Frias – 19:18.8 (31) 39. Juliet Cherubet – 19:22.2 (34) 64. Mia Barnett – 19:40.6 (53) 68. Anika Thompson – 19:42.3 (56) 179. Ali Ince – 20:26.2 (144) MEN (top 5) 1. #1 Oklahoma State – 57 | 4-5-6-12-30 2. #3 New Mexico – 82 | 1-8-13-18-42 3. #2 Iowa State – 158 | 14-20-21-31-72 4. #4 Syracuse – 212 | 27-32-39-54-60 5. #6 Oregon – 239 | 9-22-29-55-124 Individual 9. Abdel Laadjel – 28:46.2 (9) 25. Aiden Smith – 28:57.3 (22) 33. Simeon Birnbaum – 29:01.6 (29) 64. Michael Mireles – 29:20.9 (55) 153. Benjamin Balazs – 29:58.6 (124) 178. Connor Burns – 30:15.1 (145) 216. Tayson Echohawk – 30:37.1 (180) Oklahoma State won the men’s title while Habtom Samuel (New Mexico) and Doris Lemngole (Alabama) won the NCAA individual titles.

Let's see, the line was 9.5 and Oregon wins by 15...

I hear you, but frankly...I think we get away with a ton of holding. Today was a great "experience" day for our young defensive backs, as they got schooled by some exceptional receivers. It should inspire OUR receivers to go up and bring down the ball-no-matter-what as Lemon and Lane did today.

Good gosh what a tough game! I cannot believe all the injuries we had and flourished in spite of it. Your post-game thoughts?

ESPN GameDay has some epic moments, with more coming in the game as Eugene is sunny and bright today!

Here we are my Duck-Buddies, the thread for pondering the actual game as it happens. Let's discuss before, and during the game! I have made a major change in how we will moderate our GameDay threads. Bottom line, is that you will be allowed to spew your frustration, to vent, as you wish. But Note the Parameters: --This is for GameDay threads only; you have to behave in the regular forum threads as in the past. --You cannot take shots at those who disagree with you, just like in the forum during the week. Remember how we discussed this upfront in this thread. Let's Have Fun Posting During the Game!

Looks like it is 14-3 at half for Ohio State leading Rutgers. Miami up 20-3 over VT going into half, and Oklahoma leading Missouri 14-3 in late first half. Minnesota up 21-13 at half over Northwestern? Somebody got their back up after getting rowed last weekend!

Oh Jordan...referring to them as "Lil' Troy-Boys" is just a riot. I'm stealing that one! You are so talented, such a superbly written article, fun to read...we are lucky to have you contributing. I love your research; good-gosh, I did not realize the Trojans have given up 200 yards a game the last three weeks, and over 300 to Notre Dame? Whew! Huge stat. (...as a big boy body-snatcher; a colossus relocating tender souls into the next astral plane.) Wowsa. I could stay up all night and not come up with prose like that! Great information and entertainment--many thanks!

Miami leading Virginia Tech 7-3 in late first quarter....

I was surprised, but all five picked Oregon to win, and both Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit expressed respect for the USC offense, but felt that the Oregon defense had enough of an edge to prevail. Is that a great confidence boost, or the ultimate curse?

Oh yes, I will get their thoughts after they lose. Their gnashing of teeth will go well with salty Trojan tears…

None that I've heard, although there is speculation that Dak will be back...

Crisp, in the 50s then high 40s with zero chance of rain. Supposed to be sunny skies through the game!

Hello My OBD FishDuck Forum Friends! What is your prediction of Oregon versus USC? Take your shot and let's have fun with it... Let's get these predictions started, and remember I look for the differential between your predicted points with both teams from the actual points. I will use the tiebreaker information when needed, so provide all the data below! Entries without ALL the information are invalid, and predictions on other threads don't count. We Have Two New Rules: If two winning scores are tied, and tiebreakers tie? The first one who posted wins, automatically. TerryM9 gets 42-6 locked in every time as his. (I love this guy!) Please follow directions, as I need all that is below for tiebreakers: --the winner --the score --the amount of turnovers Oregon creates --the number of sacks Oregon records on the opposing team --the number of passing yards by the Ducks. My prediction is: Oregon 38-24 1 2 251

There was so much on a Trojan pay-board, but you will enjoy these morsels. "Overrated Quacks: Seriously, who have they beat? A plodding Iowa team…….barely……The last two legit really good teams they have faced beat the brakes off them and were clearly better. Conference foes not even SEC programs. I said @ beginning of the season they’d lose to Indiana and UW. Everything about Autzen is a gimmick outlier but I think this SC team can pull it off." 2011 USC Victory at Autzen: "I’ll take Riley over that version of Lane and Chip over that cringey dork Laniel Danning." "The (Oregon) offense does not look great. They simply don't have a good receiving core." "You can count on a Lanning goofball decision such as an onside kick or fake punt that goes wrong." "I feel good about our chances...Btw, Quacks are playing two frosh corners." "Zeros haven't beaten anyone great yet. And lost to the one top team they did play.. (IND)." "Besides all the obvious reasons, I also want to beat the quacks to wipe that arrogant smirk off Lan Danning's face." "Oregon has maxed out. Ducklings are going to be wondering why they can't finish a season much in the same way Georgia did with Mark Richt or Penn St with Franklin." "Easily the most delusional fan base on the West coast.(Oregon) After all the years of smack and back and forth, the TRUTH came out when USC decided to go to the B1G. The Quacks were in the middle of building their 5th Meth lab when the alarm sounded. Bottom line, they FOLLOWED Daddy to the B1G. They knew they were not in a position to lead the PAC 12/10, nor would they be able to attract anyone meaningful to the conference. This was a reality check for the Quacks and we are their most hated rival because they left the civil war to follow USC." "They followed us like dogs and, if realignment hits again, they'll be on their hands and knees again begging and selling themselves to go where we go once more." "They (Oregon) aren’t a rival. We already have two of those. They’re more of an annoying, championship-less, obstacle rather than a rival." "Oregon is a former Pac-12 team, so SC is their Super Bowl. Realignment was never gonna change that." "I really can’t understand how fans from a championshipless team, let alone fans from that garbage state can talk any smack." "Since Lanning came into the Pac-12 and walked into the cupboard of talent that Cristobal left, he has underachieved with the most talent in the Pac-12. Let’s not forget that Oregon has been ahead of the NIL game too. He’s a young coach so I’m not going to write him off yet but it’s getting close. Oregon has recruited really well the last couple of years, and that includes with Cristobal who took Helton’s lunch money. They have no more excuses why they’re a championship-less program." A rational USC fan? "With the current state of the SC defense, their chances of beating Ducks in Autzen are slim and none. And slim is about to walk out the door."

I hear-ya, Duck-Buddy. My favorite uniform to date?

Oh Darren...you have a spicy conclusion that some may have an issue with, but it epitomizes how many of us feel!

Boy, the staff on the forum is rusty, as we are clearly out of practice. When a moderator finds on offensive post, our protocol is to hide it from public view, and text me to let me know. The reporting mechanism in this new platform is malfunctioning, but again--our protocol was not followed. All offending posts should have been removed from public view so we can figure out how to proceed. Sometimes posts are brought back, other times deleted. Two posts were in violation, but one was not as he clearly stated his definition, and clarified his intent. But the offenders, and the moderator were not the only ones in error, as yours-truly left the posts up for a few hours, when again--our defined protocol is to hide them immediately, and begin asking questions for clarification. It is meant to be done in private, so no parties get embarrassed. Right now there are four of us who have some public egg-on-our-face, when it should not have happened this way. We all make posting mistakes, thus when noticed we hide them immediately, notify the party of the violation and to be more aware going forward, and them we move on. One party has already declared to me a cessation of posting and is leaving us over this. And in the end? It is all my fault. I have rules to follow, and didn't. People get their feelings hurt...by what is written or not. Sometimes I feel that I'm getting too old for this stuff, but I do love my Ducks, and most of the time....I love this community. The lashing out at the writer was primarily based on what she wrote, and how we disagreed with it--which is fine. We should not have crossed the gender line, and we should have managed the situation correctly as we have a TON of times in the past. The moderator and I are both out of practice--because of this great community being the most civilized one out there. But the buck stops with me, and I let too much time pass without acting correctly. I apologize to everyone; to women offended, to the OBD member offended, to the moderator for my actions which were way too late. My Duck-Buddies.... This thread is locked...let's move forward.

OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | NOVEMBER 19, 2025 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | @OregonWBB Hot Second Half Puts Ducks 5-0 PULLMAN, Wash. – Oregon passed its first road test of the season with flying colors, using a sharp-shooting second half to run away with an 86-59 win over Washington State at Beasley Coliseum. For the second time in its last three games, UO’s one-two punch of Katie Fiso and Mia Jacobs turned in 20-point scoring efforts with 22 and 20 points, respectively. That, in addition to 10 points off the bench from Avary Cain and 13 rebounds from Ehis Etute, helped the Ducks pick up their first road win of the season and extend their season-opening winning streak to five games. “This was a good win,” UO coach Kelly Graves said. “First time on the road, I thought we responded pretty well. We got a great start and then went from there.” Oregon’s offense, which went 2-for-9 from the 3-point line in the first half, went 9-of-15 in the second for its best 3-point shooting game of the season. Five different players drilled a triple, led by a season-high five from Jacobs who connected on 4-of-5 tries in the second half. “We had a lot of players play really well,” said Graves. “Ehis (Etute) had a mini-breakout game for her, … eight offensive rebounds, my goodness sakes. And it was nice to see Avary (Cain) have a good game.” Etute flirted with her first career double-double, as she had nine points in addition to her career-high 13 boards off the bench. “She’s really good,” Graves said of Etute. “She can go out and dominate because she’s so quick and so strong. She’s our fastest player and she’s our strongest player; that’s a good combination.” How It Happened: The Ducks hit their first three shots of the game, two from the hands of Fiso, in jumping out to a 6-0 lead to start the day. UO missed its next four shots, giving the Cougars an opportunity to tie the game, 6-6, before another Fiso bucket reclaimed the lead for the Ducks. Oregon finished the quarter on a 10-0 run to lead 19-11, getting 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting from Fiso. The Ducks misfired on their first seven field goal attempts while WSU was 1-of-6 to begin the second quarter. Sarah Rambus knocked down a jumper nearly four minutes into the frame for UO’s first points and another Fiso basket gave UO a 23-14 lead as the quarter hit the halfway mark. Washington State was held to 8-of-29 shooting in the first half (28 percent), while the Ducks shot at a 48 percent clip in opening up a 35-22 halftime lead. Fiso led all players with 14 points while Jacobs added six and Etute put up five to go with five boards. The third quarter opened with 3-pointers on consecutive trips down the floor by Jacobs and Sofia Bell, opening up a 41-26 lead just two minutes in. Jacobs knocked down another triple just moments later, her third of the day, and knocked down a pair of free throws to stretch the lead to 18. The Ducks finished with 28 points in the third, matching their second-highest scoring quarter of the season as they knocked down 6-of-10 3-point tries. Jacobs scored 11 in the quarter while Fiso pitched in eight to raise her game total to 22, leading Oregon to a 63-42 lead after 30 minutes of play. The final quarter saw the Ducks shoot at a 64 percent clip, including 3-of-5 from downtown to put their second-half total to 9-for-15 from range. Bell, Jacobs and freshman Janiyah Williams each knocked down shots from beyond the arc in the quarter, aiding UO’s 23-17 edge in the fourth. Oregon closed the game on an 11-0 spurt to reach the 80-point mark for the fifth straight game to begin the year. Notable: UO senior guard Astera Tuhina returned to Pullman where she spent three years with the Cougars … The win improved Oregon’s record to 73-22 all-time against WSU, its most wins against any opponent in program history … Freshman wing Sara Barhoum joined Elisa Mevius and Sammie Wagner on the Ducks' list of players designated as out for the game. Up Next: The Ducks return to Matthew Knight Arena to host Utah State on Sunday (2 p.m., B1G+).

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I think we have worn black too many times this season; it is no longer special. And a crowd wearing black will not show up well on TV...

Omigosh! Canzano was discussing HC candidates for Oregon State, and said that he would not be surprised if Stein and Lupoi got a phone call? Who Wouldn't Take That Call?

This would put us opposite Ohio State, and in the Indiana side of the bracket. Six or seven is what I'd like, and it was nice to see Illinois make the top 25 for six Big-10 teams. (Of course the SEC has nine! Right)