Annie

Bo did say he has never played in a New Year's Day bowl before!

I still can't wrap my head around this. I mean other pairings are like 5 & 6, 7& 9, 10& 11--but the Fiesta Bowl (a Jan. 1 bowl game!) is 8 & 23??? I don't get it. I just don't get it.

All I can say is . I imagine the Fiesta Bowl folk are not thrilled about this either.

I can never understand the total negativity of such "fans." Have they lost their houses betting on games? Are their egos so wrapped up in games that they can't handle a loss? I mean, sure, I'm sad when the Ducks lose, but I still love OBD!

I don't blame the FSU fans for being incensed. Undefeated and conference champions--what more could they have done to get in!

Bill Oram: For Bo Nix and Oregon Ducks, a magical ride comes to an abrupt end WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM The final football game in the 108-year-old conference knocks the Ducks out of the national title race.

I've been watching the games today while I've been decorating the Christmas tree, and that's probably what I would have done even if the Ducks had won last night. Sometimes you just have to multitask.

I try to never look too far ahead. That said, how many one-loss teams will there be at the end of the day, and how would things have been sorted out if the Ducks had beat uw?

One thing Lanning says is that injuries are no excuse, that everyone's banged up at this time of year. While true, I did notice that Herbstreit and Fowler mentioned more than once that UW had several players fully back who had been injured. https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/what-dan-lanning-said-after-oregon-lost-in-the-pac-12-championship?fbclid=IwAR2VleKQ_mmSNH_2PATjsa6wuNAuTmycD3-C5MTWLimxPkEDN1XRqzJhK48

I think Bucky was probably playing injured. Ordinarily he would plow through defenders and gain several yards more after first being hit, but not yesterday.

I'll be interested to read Ken Woody's article in a couple of days to see if he mentions pad levels (as he sometimes does). Both the D-line and O-line seemed not quite up to usual standards.

https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/what-went-wrong-in-oregons-34-31-loss-to-washington-in-the-pac-12-title?fbclid=IwAR1FpH1neCCtxc8xKhgy7K1gZMiErntV932ZvlDRJy2H2dZUfR8oZ9-Seks#gid=ci02cfd8faa000240c&pid=2-key-starters-banged-up

It seems the safe answer to questions about leaving a program is, "I love it here." Followup questions to be answered with questions. "Why would I leave?" "Do you know something I don't know?" Etc. Just saying something, without really saying anything.

Is the Tush Push legal in college football these days?

I saw that last episode too and also got a little verklempt. I've also been wondering if the PAC-12 would some day, say 10 years or so from now, reconstruct itself. I know it's anywhere from extremely unlikely to impossible, but, still, I can't help wondering.

I thought the Gators might pull the upset yesterday--but the expanded playoffs next year should make it more exciting for everybody. Enjoy the too-long off season, and we'll look for you here again!

Oregon using up 8 minutes and 41 seconds to score their first touchdown, or Oregon scoring a touchdown with only 54 seconds left in the first half? I can't decide!

Interesting. Smith is leaving one "little brother" school for another. It will be intriguing to see if he can pull MSU up more to Michigan's level.

Just win, Ducks! Win!

I believe it was the players who wanted the name of the game changed. But on Game Day more than once they (the Game Day people) referred to it as the CW.

I've noticed it, but have ignored it.

It sounds as if there are a lot of Duck fans in the stands!

I love Trains, Planes, and Automobiles.

All this, plus Oregon was already a good team when Chip was hired. He did not have to rebuild.

Different coaches, so hope for better results.