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Going to be a great game. One of the best all year. Perfect weather for football. It seems to be a genuine tossup. Vegas has Washington up 3 but that is the traditional at home advantage.......Oregon is within a reasonable drive so there may be more green in the audience than normal. I guess it's which one wants it more and makes the fewest mistakes. Hold on to that ball! Whoever wins this one deserves a top 5. Personally I think the Oregon pass rush is a lot better.......Penix is going to be under the type of pressure he has never seen before. I think Nix will have sufficient time to run the Duck offense. I also think Oregon has a bit more team speed. Oregon 35 Washington 24

IMO Oregon owes Christo a bit of thanks for turning what used to be a relatively soft program into a heavy weight. His recruiting of the type of linemen that controlled the line of S was really a change. Lanning was probably somewhat attracted to Oregon because of what was already here. Having stated that.......he is a good recruiter......as a game time head coach......not so much. Miami will probably have to move on in a couple years.

Now, In the EST and CST a lot of Oregon kickoffs are at 10:30 pm with games going into 2 am or later......on a Saturday night. There will still be some games in that slot but most games will probably be targeted at 8 EST or earlier.....the audience available will be like night and day. A Thursday night game at 7pm est will be in prime time instead of buried late.....attracting all the college football fans. Imagine Mich vs Oregon on a Thursday night....the audience will be huge. Nothing against the Pacific Northwest, I lived there not too long ago and loved it, but.......80% of US population lives east of I 35. That is where the eyeballs exist and to some degree is more football interested. Lots of outdoor folks in Oregon that don't know what a touchdown might be, whereas in the midwest in November, what else is there to do. LOL. Most of the BIG stadiums, even the perennial losers have stadiums that are at least 75% filled......as opposed to Stanford, UCLA, Cal, Az St, Az, Co that are lucky to attract 20000 on game day. Not to mention Wa St and Or St with their 33000 capacity. The major networks are where the eyeballs are, I receive pac 12 network in Indy, but I pay for the most expensive spectrum package to get it. I bet its use in a sea of 250 channels can be counted with one bag of beans. On Fox, CBS the Ducks will be watched by a huge audience.....and most importantly available to young eyes and their parents who are future recruits and transfers. Yes Mrs Dawson, you will be able to see Dwayne every Saturday if he comes to Oregon. A game featuring USC and Oregon is a big game on the west coast but a game featuring Ohio St and Oregon is a national blockbuster. Those bright green uniforms, crowded stadium, will be camera attractive. Folks in the midwest like to see attractive backgrounds....those mountains will work well......and on a snowing November day, the bright green....nice. I can't imagine what the folks at Nike are going to do to goose viewership with their national flagship university beaming into Chicago, Cleveland, Indy, NY, etc etc There are alumni and staff that will just love to travel to Eugene (with so much to experience) instead of Champaign, Il etc.

If USC plays like they did last night..... against Oregon........the game is going to be over in the first half. It was a miserable performance. I don't know if Riley is going to be around very long. To understand what I mean watch the game but to save time the last two minutes of regulation.

Looks like Caleb has been making too many commercials instead of watching some film.

If....if......he ever plays again......it should either be next year or the last four this year. I suspected something was up when he did not play against UCLA. The injury sounds really bad. Hope the best for him.

As a kid I watched Butkus every game. My best recollection was him wandering around while the opposing QB could not figure what to do with the ball. He finally heaved it into the end zone and Butkus flat on his back caught the ball for a TD. He played on a Bears team that had Gale Sayers in his prime (best RB I ever saw) but they never went anywhere because the old man Halas had won it in 63 and didn't want to spend. Those were the days!

The travel schedule looks OK......and Ohio St at home, Michigan on the road........wow.

I buy it......Christo did one thing that all Duck fans need to credit him for...... the OL its big, strong tough.

The Washington game will be the tell all.......and I do believe Oregon will do well in that game.

Just watched the first half......the Utah QB is horrible........and the Or St QB is a little bit better.

I'd like the pac to win the NC. Is it probable.....no......possible......yep......would be a nice way to say goodbye.

The Ducks will be fine. Just play their game and use their physical advantages. Should be over by the third quarter. Watch the turnovers. Neither TCU or Nebraska was able to put much fear into Sanders. Oregon should be able to get to him regularly......and the running game should be there for Oregon.

The attendance I'am interested in is the 52 to 14 funeral for Colorado when they visit. I admire coach Prime but I want Oregon to shine.

Smith at Oregon St would make a lot of sense. After building a power at Or St he will be playing in the mw. He also deserves the kind of $$$$ or st cannot afford.

Don't remember the exact numbers but going for it near the 25 on 4th down when you could take the lead with a field goal and have 10 minutes left on the road in a dog fight...... Lanning needs to stop making these stupid choices if he wants to be top notch. Hopefully he'll learn to think with his head and not his heart. Some of the mental errors are understandable considering they were on their first road game against a tough team with a lot of new starters some of which. were transfers. However, This team looked poorly coached. Penalty after penalty disrupting drives. Sideline warnings. Dumb actions on defense. Nix played well. They did execute some great individual plays. Thankfully, Tyler S is a turnover machine.....some forced. Some not. One big positive......this is the type of game previous Duck coaches would have lost. I liked the energy in the first quarter in the heat and that may have contributed to some of the mental errors later on. It's hard to simulate heat radiating off that surface with that wild crowd in practice. Texas Tech.....even losing to Wyoming is a quality team. Overall.....a win is a win. Move on.

Just another day......no excuses......blow them off the field.

If boneheaded pac 12 admin had hired the coaches that exist now three years earlier......the pac 12 might now be called the pac 18......with a TV contract meeting or exceeding the BIG contract. It would have changed quite a lot.

Unfortunately pure capitalism in college sports is not going to work. Not long before we will have to subscribe to Apple, Amazon, Peacock, Paramount plus, Sling, Youtube etc just to watch most games. There will be a point where most fans who are not multi 7 figures rich, decide that this is not worth a really nice dinner out once a week at an upscale restaurant. Going back to the 50's when you watched your favorite team and that is about it. Sports betting might suffer.

Countryprof......No issue. I'am on a Ducks site because I love the Ducks. Used to live in Portland for just about 2 decades. I also follow USC because one son graduated and was lucky to attend during the peak of the Carroll years. I'am a graduate of Illinois and they are just starting to cook. Since I'am on a Ducks site if anybody wants to crap on USC......I'd be silly to be offended. It is the U of spoiled children.....and can I tell you this description is accurate. Above all......I'am a football fan and realistic with all my teams.....so.....those that think USC will get to the playoffs and have a chance at the NC......when pigs fly. They just do not have the talent or coaching.

and I predict Mr K will be unemployed next year.

Actually the dumpster fire is their OL. Every single position has a lesser talent than last years line which was below average. Any other QB would be getting sacked 4-5 times per game. Williams is outstanding.

Don't give it a second......USC is so overrated that they will not make a major bowl. Hopefully if they win it all most of you will forget this post. No backups on the defensive line and the entire line a bunch of transfers with very little starting experience or excellence. Why would a guy who was playing at Georgia, ranked number 1, and supposedly going to start transfer to USC. The cash answer is stupid because if he was good and looking at the NFL that is the cash. One injury and a 270 pound defensive tackle comes in. Slow linebackers or folks that weigh 215 pounds. I saw their starting linebacker trail a TE by 3 steps last year. An overrated safety that avoids contact. Two players that transferred from Arizona, one of the worst defenses I ever saw last year, that are starting. A corner coach that is not very good. A defensive coordinator that is not very good. One of their primary backups in the DB is 5" 9" and really 5' 8". How does he cover a TE coming over the middle? As far the offense.....a guard that played for Wyoming without awards, a left tackle that was the right tackle last year and a little slow....because the transfer from Florida, that was supposed to solve it all and start at left barely beat out a backup at right tackle instead......and that backup got pancaked several times last year against Utah and Tulane. The runners are OK but without Travis Dye, he was a step better than anything they have now. Their receivers are OK but a lot of transfers that did not show greatness where they were....and don't block very well. and......a great QB....that got very lucky most of last year avoiding hits but when he got hit was injured. Sorry....this could get ugly quick.....for the 6th ranked team. I've said it.......going for a drink.

The Ducks need this season to be great for a lot of reasons. If they go 9-3 or 10-2 IMO that is not good enough. They need to go 11-1 or better and make the playoffs......and enter the BIG as a team that everybody fears. I am not expecting them to win the nc.....that would be welcome but premature. Pass thru the portal of a team that has better than average talent and wins a few surprise games and loses some surprise games. To.... A team that wins against the teams its supposed to beat handily and wins 66% or more against the top teams that represent a challenge. Show toughness with no letup. No losses to Az St type teams. As many have stated, next year it's an inexperienced QB with perhaps lesser expectations. IMO this is about Lanning. This is his chance to do something special at Oregon in the long term. If he fumbles this year it might be tough to take the next step. This is the moment......is this team perfect.....no......you only get those types of teams when you have the machine running full speed. Teams like Pete C and Saban built are only after the recruiting kicks into 7th gear. When a coach is deciding who he wants, not who he can get. This is about motivation, game planning, coaching, etc with a roster that is better than most but still needs a few parts. Everybody else that is good is in the same place except for the top 3 or 4.

If the defense had the better of it this late, with the talent on the offense........that is really good news for Ducks.