9 hours ago, David Marsh said:

Money... money and more money problems.

Just like most things college football the west coast is pretty isolated from the rest of college football world. The only major bowl game on the west coast has been the Rose Bowl.

Oregon fans in Oregon had to travel to the Georgia which was going to be a far more expensive plane ticket than anything in Indiana and then there is hotel fair and all the other things that go into it. Additionally... the game was on a Friday night which means taking off more work for travel.

Indiana was a shorter flight but also fans could conceivably DRIVE there.

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!

22 minutes ago, 1Ducker1 said:

...Stars means nothing.

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.

59 minutes ago, TheRunningDuck said:

But, are cheerleaders involved?

Just the guy cheerleaders. 🙃

..

1 hour ago, GatOrlando said:

...Coming up, we'll have a winning coach, get doused in mayonnaise. In the Dukes Mayo Bowl.

... I think that's so disgusting! Ugh!

4 hours ago, Solar said:

I love how they really lean into the Pop Tarts band with no apology. They have colored sprinkles on the white boundary like it's a frosted pop tart.

...

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.

11 hours ago, Solar said:

It really sucks watching two teams with identical colors. White and dark red.

Even the head coaches are nearly indistinguishable.

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.

1 hour ago, Jon Joseph said:

ESPN update on Moore's arrest.

Wanna get away? ☹️

ESPN.com

Ex-UM coach Moore detained by police after firing

Sherrone Moore, who was fired as Michigan's head football coach Wednesday, was detained by police and then turned over for investigation into potential charges.

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.

24 minutes ago, OregonDucks said:

I am rooting for Georgia to win big, as I want to see what the playoff committee then does with Alabama and how they justify them over a number of very good 2 loss teams.

Thoughts?

Have also been wondering about what the playoff committee would do in that scenario...

😟

On 11/30/2025 at 1:06 PM, kirklandduck said:

Lane is making a big mistake. He's helped build Ole Miss up to a solid CFP team, why leave now? LSU is no guarantee of success...Ed Orgeron won a freaking national champion for them but was fired just 2 years later. Brian Kelly was fired after just 3 1/2 seasons and LSU tried to withhold his $54 million buy out, only agreeing to pay it after Kelly filed a lawsuit.

I'm also going to guess that like a lot of other programs with a history of championship success, there's a ton of meddling by boosters. 🤷‍♂️

THIS!

3 hours ago, Grandpa Duck said:

...Don’t miss the drunks and people who think they have to leap to their feet and block my view, either. When you’re age 86 you learn to adapt.

What gets me is that the people who insist on standing (fortunately, this is only occasionally in front of me) do not cheer! They stand there with their arms folded across their chests. I don't get, I just don't get it.

"In the second half, Oregon’s Jeremiah McClellan made an unbelievable one-handed catch with all five fingers for a first down, while the defender was holding McClellan’s right arm right in plain sight of the sideline official, the one who usually calls pass interference. There was a review of the play and the incomplete call of the official was ruled “upheld.” There should have not been a review, there should have been a PASS INTERFERENCE CALL, for the same reason Oregon corners holding and not looking for the ball are routinely being called!" (Ken Woody)

43 minutes ago, Steven A said:

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It's going to get crazy.

That pretty much sums it up. 😊