DanLduck

I concur with Lono. Kids are checking places out to have secondary landing spots ready. Also, NIL is part if the issue here as well. After a year or two, they may get an offer to go elsewhere. That's what happened to OSU's best LB, got $$ and went to LSU. Finally, I think curiosity and pride are issues too. Wanting to be wanted (and catered to) and wondering about what other programs have. In the end, you don't want to waste a schollie on a kid who doesn't want to be here.

Great. Let's put on black and orange and go misbehave in Corvallis. I can see this being a weekly fraternity prank, get the other coach suspended. Oye vay.

Hiring a former B1G member as the new pres certainly increases the odds. He won't have any deep feelings of loyalty to the Pac12 anyway. With all the changes going on in college football, I'm sure there are bigger ones coming. I'm just planning to cheer on my Ducks for as long as they remain "our Ducks".

It's my understanding that not all schollies offered are necessarily for all 4/5 years. I seem to recall reading that Alabama can and does pull schollies from underperforming players. Oregon offers more 4 years than most, I think, but is this a reality too? If you don't play, you should have to pay. IMO.

FishDuck is right, with that O-line and all those 2☆, coach Stein was nothing but miraculous! I believe coach Lanning has found a diamond in the rough. We may miss coach Klemm, but DL has brought in another great young coach to replace him. I think perhaps the best part is the hire of Mike Cavanaugh to be assistant O-line coach. He has years of experience that can help with all the youth and inexperience on staff. I fully believe our offense will be fun to watch. I expect Bo will help young Mr. Stein once again look brilliant. Let's Go Ducks!

You may be right, but all these guys are great at this level now. Wins will be decided by which ever team has the ball last.

Realistically, 8 - 4. Possibly 10 - 2. With the improved QB situation in the Pac, there should be a lot of shoot outs and I don't have the confidence in our defense showing enough improvement. It was a complete bafflement to me that we didn't leave our cover 2 against the Beavs in the 2nd half. Making in-game adjustments, or the lack there of, leaves me thinking we need another year of development, for players and coaches. I think our offense will stay hot and score bunches of points. With Bo returning, he will learn whatever tweaks the new OC brings and handle it brilliantly. We have depth and greatness at WR and RB, and enough talent at TE to be formidable. I just don't see the D keeping all the games close enough. If the D can get consistent qb pressure and the LB's can make the correct reads, then we make the 10 wins. I do think we beat UW and the Beavs this year, but lose to Utah and ? It's definitely going to be great football as most every team has improved from last year. And look at all the high profile QB's!! Probably will need to bet the "over" in every game.

Good for Cam. He has given a lot to Oregon, I wish him only the best. He has 2 degrees and been here for like 7 years! It's time to move on. I just hope he stays healthy.

Brotherly competition. Plus, he probably doesn't want to give Lincoln a free chance to scout players USuC might steal!

As you may have heard, Lanning has said repeatedly he wants his boys to grow up in one place, not move around. Lannings ideal place is here, at Oregon. He will be ours as long as we want him. As for the tat, most of us old grey beards don't get it, but DL is only mid-30's, so he gets it. He and Sauphi are united and one. There will not be another. She is his everything, including his sex symbol. It's not my thing, but for him, I think it's cool.

I forget the name, but a 2023 4☆ arhelete is making a visit next month. He is 6'5" but a speedster. He wants to run track so wants to be a TE so as not to put on too much more weight. He is 225 lb now. Can you picture the mismatch if he played some at the slot! Length and speed! But Hutson would be amazing too, and maybe Bo's brother. Sounds fun to watch. Thanks coach Boles.

I love it! The Ducks talk family all the time, now it is family for real. 2023 is already shaping up to be a fun year. Matayo plays his brother at OSU, we go up against Tyler Shough at TT, and now the Nux clan. Let's go Ducks!!

Hey, didn't Chip beat Wisconsin in the Rose by one point?

The heart attack kids are baacckk!! What a gritty win. Never say never. And I heard Cam Lewis call "bank shot"!! I'll take the 10 wins. Bring on 2023!!

He sounds like a good hire. His offensive prowess should bring Cardinal football into the 21st century. Should help to keep the Pac? relevant.

The only problem with being 9-3 this year is who we lost the last 2 to. Especially the last one. As poorly as the defense looked at times, perhaps 9 wins is a better record then we know.

I don't blame a kid for wanting a new start, there are plenty of good reasons why they might want one. But according to articles I've read, 60% of kids who hit the portal last 3 years did NOT find a new home! And of those that did, are they better off? Do they get a degree? Are they even happier? Ultimately, college football has changed because we the fans have changed. All everyone wants is a national championship. And we love whichever players will give us that chance. I just hope for the best for these kids in finding a new home.

I know we go through this every year now, but what makes one bowl game meaningful and another one not? Someone posted about a player not playing in a bowl game, "why risk injury in a 'meaningless' game". I understand the thinking, but it got me wondering, who determines which games count? I was thinking of going to the Holiday Bowl, but should I spend all that money if the game is meaningless? What about non-conference games? What about the spring game? Does a player on scholarship owe the school anything? Do NFL bound players still go to class? Do they still have access to training facilities? Meals? I'm sorry if I sound ridiculous, but I don't understand. Coaches and players talk about the "family" atmosphere, attitude of the program, then they bail for a post season game. So someone please help me out and explain to me, what makes a game meaningful and when are you no longer a part of the team?

Should be a good game. Question: will players headed to portal be eligible to play? How many players do you think will opt out for NFL reasons?

Thank you for sharing your wonderful perspective. It's often necessary to be yanked back into reality. Only a game , yes. But oh how we love to learn about our beloved Ducks. Also, thanks for all your contributions this season. Good stuff.

Congrats on your retirement. Enjoy. Hope you get to even more Duck games.

Last year our offense was so conservative, we named it a "prevent offense". This year, we are being too "aggressive " Are we a tough bunch to please, or what! After Georgia, we all wanted TT to play. Now many seem to want him to transfer. We didn't want Bo to play, now we don't want Bo to go. I haven't enjoyed watching the Ducks play for years. This year that has all changed. We're fun again! Lanning & Co. have brought dynamism back to Autzen. I'm 100% all for that. If that means taking risks, so be it. We are 9-2. We can still play for Pac-12 championship. I'm all in and enjoying Duck football the way we are playing. This is so awesome. Btw, Lanning took ownership of decisions in UW loss. He will learn from this. What more could we want?! The hit on Bo was a cheap shot intended to cause injury. His running has been a huge part of our offense and I would argue integral. He has 14 rushing TD's! Play calling of all types will always be critiqued when they don't work as planned, that will always be the purview of us arm-chair qb's. I personally love how we continue to improve so, each week, I will endure gladly the few calls that fail. One game left, let's go Beaver hunting!!

A good question. My first response is that the most important stat is W and L. We have 8 W's of 9 possible. I'll take that any day. It does make you wonder if against better teams this hurts us. The next 3 - 4 games will prove out. Playing cover 2 (2 deep safeties) helps control deep explosion plays, and keeps the offense in front of the D. It does allow for some open underneath routes that can make a first down. It also means that teams have to sustain long drives to score. Repeatedly. That is difficult to sustain game long. I think Lannings defensive plan is statistically sound. With our offense being as efficient and affective as it is, the opposition has to match that. Our defense thus far has proven equal to the task. Coach Lanning has remarked, "stats are for losers". Until he gets more of his recruits on the defensive side, we should be wary of worrying about "key stats". That's something for sports talking heads to fill up airwaves with. Let's just concentrate on the win column.

I remember reading somewhere how Lanning stepped into the qb room with KennyD there, listened, then commented on how certain of the plays being discussed really stress a defense. How maybe slightly changing a players location could cause more confusion. I remember reading Justin Herbert saying something similar how the Chargers coach being a former DC helped him understand and read defenses better. I believe both of these coaches make each other better. Someday, coach D will likely move on. If (when) he does, coach Lanning has already proven he can get good coaches to come work with him. Our Duck future looks Rosey. And the grass in Eugene is a really dark green!

Maybe that's why Wilcox turned down coming to Oregon.