DanLduck

Bad call on that UG 2 pt attempt. Looked more like defensive holding imo. By going for 2, would help with momentum and give an edge after scoring 3 more tds. And if you missed, we'll plenty of time for a field goal or another 2 pt try. I liked the call.

Yeah, UG defense looks hesitant. Bama is rockin! As for pom poms, Oregon has given them out in the past. I have quite a few, all yellow. I put them hanging from my trunk on game days.

Great win for Kentucky! First time win at Ol Ms since 1978. Ever since coach Brooks was there I like to cheer for UK. They earned that win! How many spots will UM drop...2? Indiana now 5-0. Will they make top 25? Purdue is really bad.

Holy Scrap-12!! I love the title of this post! Well done HDuck! And " butt dialing". Oh my word, I can't breathe!

Oregon 38 - 13 2 - t/o 4 - sacks 273 yds pass

The state of Oregon has never been a hotbed of football talent. 2025 is a down year, usually we get 1 or 2 and some 4☆. We have always relied on CA athletes, thus we say "sco ducks". In my opinion, Lanning & Co are doing an amazing job! We have landed the #1 recruit out of all the western states; ID, WA, AZ, CO, NV, and many of the top CA. Also top players fom MI, MN, NJ, FL, MO & more. And that's when we were Pac12. Being in the B1G should only help. I don't know if we will ever become "top 4" every year. But we certainly will be in the running for every player DL wants. Winning the Natty and being an NFL pipeline will also help. I am curious to see recruiting for the next few years. NIL monies are playing a huge part, bigger then we realize. Will that continue? How will the House case settlement effect teams and spending? Will new coaches at Bama and MI change anything? Can Sark actually coach a winning season for an entire year? Is Lanning going to develop into the next winningest coach? I believe we are already recruiting at the elite level. We need to just win, baby.

How much you wanna bet, that at the end of the day, Osu and Wsu join the MWC. That's really their best option. But, denial requires trying every other door first. We shall see.

"The Pac12 used to be something, now we know the truth, IT'S NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE". This is the kiss of death for the Pac. To get the best MWC teams will cost them $20M/ school. To join the MWC will cost them the $300M in Pac12 $$ left and only let them keep 1/12th. And they still need to find a media deal that will pay, and at best they can hope for is maybe $10M/yr. Or, maybe the original Apple streaming deal, for $15M? And they will never be considered a "Power" conference. What's the attraction to join them? What gets me is that even Beaver fans don't like the Beavers. The game with Purdue wasn't close to a sellout. And their stadium only seats 37K! I too find this all quite enjoyably humerus. I am so tired of all the crap talk coming from Canzano and Oregonian writers! I will look forward to 1 game a year from the Beavs, the "Left Behind Bowl" against WSU.

We knew going in they wanted us for that late time slot. I'm not surprised. I just hope no games in Autzen will be that late. With any luck the game will in essence be over by halftime.

Seems like most conferences have a few great teams, a bunch of middle teams and a few stinkers. Maryland has been improving each of the last few years, but Illinois has been a bit of a surprise this year. Is Nebraska really improved or CU just bad. I think Wisconsin is having an off year. I've been wondering if the portal is helping to make more teams improved, or make more teams mediocre. There seems to be more parity among the mid-level teams. Btw, Purdue was on the road 2 weeks in a row and had been beat pretty bad by ND (66-7) so a let down could be expected. Udub is in a rebuild. But WSU is the surprise team to me. I'm very curious to see how they do this week against BSU. I guess Charles, I don't think the B1G has any more or less "stinkers" then any other conference. Unless you're in the SEC. As everyone knows, ALL their teams are top tier.

Oh I like that! SUC -6. Perfect!

The Pacific Alternates Conference, also known as the Scab-12.

Oregon wins a close one against a top 25 team, BSU. And drops to #9 in the polls, 6 spots. Georgia wins a close one against unranked Kentucky, and drops 1 spot. Who said life is fair?

I don't think either wsu or osu can qualify unless they become highest ranked G5. Most likely that will be a G5 team that wins their conference. Currently the Pac? is NOT a bona-fide conference. They need a minimum of 8 teams. So until the 2026 season, they can qualify for a bowl but will miss out on playoffs. They were given 2 years to figure things out by NCAA. Whatever teams result in being in the Pac, they will never be granted an automatic spot in current playoff format. They need to be highest ranked G5(or 6) conference winner. The powers that be, SEC and B1G, will not give a renamed MWC a place at the playoff trough. Besides winning conference, they will need at minimum, one major ooc win. Just another reason to not schedule them every year.

I do agree. Cam Ward not only is talented, but experienced. We know Mario can't develop a qb his only hope is to get a decent transfer. Miami will have to get by Clemson to win ACC, but could qualify for at large bid. They don't have a strong SOS so we will see how committee votes at season end. Meanwhile, they will get generous rankings in weekly polls. That's the benefit of being an east coast team with a high ranking recruiting class. We need to keep improving each week.

I agree about travel and game time being an issue. We're going to see how well our coaching staff prepares our guys for those stresses this year. This will be a real learning year for the staff. After the tOSU game, we travel every other week.

Seems to my eyes that B1G refs allow alot of "contact" for DB's. Our guys better be ready to fight through holding. And yes, I think the refs in the B1G give preference to the bluebloods of the conference.

We do have talented players at depth for every position. Play as many as you can. It's a long season, we'll want that experience. It has been a joy seeing seniors like Boetcher and Manning playing so well. We don't have to depend on the portal. Sco Ducks!

The Civil War rivalry will never totally die. It may lay dormant for awhile, but as soon as it's scheduled, we will look forward to it. At least those of us who live in state. Beating the river rats is just too much joy to ever give up. And we all have friends, family, co-workers, etc who are die hard Beaver believers. We want those bragging rights for the year! This game went as I expected it would. I also anticipated osu fans to want the game to go away. The only thing worse then losing to your hated rival, is losing B1G! How about every 3 years or so. I expect we will have to continue to play home and away though. There is still the need to be politically correct in a small liberal state. We don't need Salem to get involved. As far as being a rivalry, you never want to lose to your little brother. And your little brother will always hate you more cuz you "own" him. But it's still a very important rivalry.

This is why I hate all rankings before week 6. We don't know about this year's teams until they play some games. The preseason rankings skew everyone's opinion. And they are based on last year's play and this year's prejudice. The Georgia game just showed how hard it is to win every week. Plus UK seems to have UG number the past few years. Oregon needs to stay focused and play to their standards. MSU and UCLA look weak so we need to win big. Also, we need to start cheering B1G teams that we will play to start winning. Regardless of rankings, I'm glad our Ducks are improving each week. Peak in Nov, not Sept.

The east coast and SEC bias are issues we on the "left" coast put up with every year. All we can do is keep winning. There are at least 6 remaining games against teams that should finish season above .500, they should help our cause. Early season rankings just show their bias and mean little. Unless someone above us loses, don't be surprised if we fall 1 or 2 spots after the bye. Especially if Purdue beats the Beavers.

Looks like a lot of nothing. One guy acting alone. They do seem to have cash to burn over there... It could be the future...worldwide nfl lite.

Sorry???! Not even. One. Little. Bit. Ever since the collapse of the Pac, all we've heard about is poor OSU. Left behind, nobody wants them. Boo hoo. If they had invested in their programs to make them relevant; if they hadn't supported the horrible Pac leadership for so long; if, if, if! They now have a home where they belong, the Pac?, a solid G5 conference. Someone we schedule for practice every year. I'm only sorry they were allowed to score at all (that 2nd score was a result of horrible roughing the passer call). No pity from this Duck fan!

As awesome as it is to beat the Beavs, they really aren't that good this year. That said, the Ducks played their game, to the Oregon standard, and looked impressive. While I like DG, I think the Duck's identity is better reflected in Bryce Boetcher. Toughness. We made too many mistakes against a solid BSU team, but when it counted most, the 4th qtr, our guys gritted out a tough win. They carried that over against OSU and it looked awesome. Even our O-line looked tough against what many thought was a pretty good D after they shutout SDS. Yes, our front 4 on D can (and will) improve, but the LB's and DB's played outstanding. This was the first game DG looked equal to his press clippings. I hope that continues. He actually played with toughness. We have a bye and 2 very winnable games ahead of that date with tOSU. (BTW, doesn't UCLA look as pathetic as their coach looked at media days?!) We need to continue the upward trend of improvement. It was so nice seeing DG have all day to throw...

I don't care how often we play the Beavs. Saturdays game was indicative of the direction both teams are going. It will be a blowout for years to come. I do think it will stop being yearly. And osu fans will not miss the beat down. Scheduling is a fine line, give the fans something entertaining, but not likely to give us a defeat. My thoughts about OOC games: 1. Until there is parity in # of conference games played, we need to schedule winnable games. In other words, as long as the SEC plays 8 and the B1G 9. 2. Weak OOC games provide affordable games for some people. A $30 Idaho seat is great for the whole family vs $165 for UW. 3. Even with more teams in playoff, all losses could be costly. How many 2 loss teams will there be to rank for 6 or 7 spots? Until we see the committee actually make SOS an important factor we should go for wins. 4. Finally, it will take a 3 year cycle to play every current B1G team. 6 years to get them all once in Autzen. That should give all OBD fans new teams to enjoy watching until at least a new playoff format or the next major conference realignment, whichever happens first. So let's continue to play the MWC/ Pac?/ and Big Sky.