Annie

Anywhere New Providence NJ, or Metuchen?

My home town in CT has anywhere from 11"-17" of snow, depending on how close/far from the water (LI Sound).

With that many new players all at once, I wonder how well they will play together in a system that is new to them.

Chilly, but no rain or snow here in SW Eugene.

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I'll be rooting for the Hoosiers tonight!

Also, Indiana has 805,000 alums, Oregon about 205,000.

The 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Um, Go Ducks!, if you know what I mean!

Yeah, the whole stars thing. Those are based on what the players did in high school, right? And it's a giant leap from high school to college, just as it's a giant leap from college to the pros.

I've pretty much decided to skip over mourning and jump ahead to looking forward to reading about spring practices, the spring game, and enjoying next season.

Rich Brooks on Twitter/X: "That was a tough way to end a great season. Injuries and portal issues along with coaches moving on. Coach Lanning had a great year and will continue to build championship football for Oregon."

Missing some top players did not help tonight. When Lanning came, he said you have to water the bamboo for 5 years before it shoots up rapidly. I love my Ducks.

Just the guy cheerleaders. 🙃

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Yes, the Pop Tarts are fun. And not gross like the bowl game where they dump mayonnaisse on the coach--yuck!

I don't have Netflix or Prime, so no football games for me. I did watch A Christmas Story. I've enjoyed that movie ever since the first time we saw it when it came out in the theaters. Listened to Jean Shepard on the radio when I was growing up in Connecticut.

Merry Christmas and Go Ducks to all!

From Ken Woody (underline mine): Oregon’s offensive and defensive linemen’s pad level, follow through and leg drive diminished in the second half—it made their effort look half-hearted. These fundamentals brought success during the season, but were noticeably absent as the game progressed. Although there were a number of backup players in the game at times, Lanning will point out that they were not meeting the standard set during the long, rigorous season. The film will show every bad habit that can undo a good offense and make it sputter, even against lesser athletes.

SO MANY teams have red as their color. Love the way the green and yellow stands out in the crowd. 🙂

On the one hand, Michigan is a long time, big time program. On the other hand, what mess to step into.

I think it's likely that Moore is clinically depressed.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2025/12/09/notre-dame-football-whining-over-cfp-snub/87689944007/ Spot on.

Is the staff member underage or something???

And him with 3 daughters. 😟

While I've always been doubtful about the Navy Seal, or no-water-when-it's-hot type of practices, this barely-practice approach a surprise to me. It's certainly worked for Indiana so far this year, though.