Annie

I thought he made the interception, but no one paid me to ref.

Fun to see the cousins!

On another board a usc fan posted the original Bo picture in NYC, bashing Bo, the Ducks, the billboard. Another poster (I forget what school, but not a trojan) joined in, saying no one would ever see it because it's on Park Avenue and no one on Park Avenue was interested in football. I then commented that, while I didn't know about people who lived and/or worked on Park Avenue, that the tourists would see it, they would care because they are interested in football. Then I mentioned that actually it was all over the internet, including on that post on that site. There has been no response to my comment.

Well, I figure it never hurts to have another QB, especially if one decides to walk on. I still remember the time that UO had 5 (or was it 6?) QBs go down to injury during the season. Welcome, TC Manumaleuna.

Another factor in the Ducks success, IMHO, is that Oregon kept Brooks as the head coach for 18 years, allowing him to build the team, while the Beavs fired and hired several coaches during that same time period. Yes, there were ups and downs during the Brooks era, but there was consistency of staff (though maybe the days of position coaches staying put for a long time is over) and support from the athletic department.

No, the UO is not a private school, but it receives less than 10 % of its funding from the state, and it's been that way for a long time.

Presumably on last season's D....

Yes, it was 10% (or less) a long time ago, and as far as I know has not increased since that time.

Oh, no! RIP, Herman. As I remember, when he joined the Ducks he was only 16 years old.

I don't know if perhaps you meant to say "annals of world history", but intentional or not, "anals of world history" works remarkably well in this situation.

That Fiesta Bowl was so sweet. As soon as ND found out that Oregon State was going to be their opponent in the game, they started complaining that ND deserved a more "worthy" adversary. It was really quite satisfying to watch the Beavs beat them 41-9.

And if being conference champ continues to be a guarantee into the 12-team playoff, it would be a much easier road for the teams in a PAC with only 6 teams... And that could be a lure to getting teams to join a new PAC 6, or PAC 8.

Exactly!

Yes, much faster! Yay!

Exactly. If anyone killed the conference, it's USC and UCLA. By the time the Ducks decided to leave for the Big10, CO had also left, and ASU, AZ, and Utah were getting ready to leave. I hope OSU and WSU can find a way to join/merge with another conference to keep them competitive.

Yes, Ducks and Utes have had an interesting rivalry going. Sad to see the teams heading to different conferences.

This!

Yes, USC has always thought of itself as the top dog in the PAC, even when results vary. I can't imagine their we're-the-top-dogs attitude is going to impress many teams in the Big10.

Damon Amendolara, subbing for Jim Rome on his show this morning, ranted on and on about how money is destroying college football. He made some good points, but I was annoyed with his indignation and raving against teams such as Oregon and Washington leaving one conference for another. He may have had those good points in his rant, but he concentrated on recent actions in college football, with no mention of his alma mater, Syracuse University, which left the Big East for the ACC beginning with the 2013-14 season, and the effect that had on the Big East. Maybe that wasn't as dramatic as what's happened recently, but Syracuse was making sure they would stay in a Power 5 Conference--not unlike currents teams moves....

Oh, yes, great for fans watching TV, I totally agree! I was thinking about the travel time for the team. Of course, the players are much younger than I, so handling "jet lag" might be much easier for them. The football team is one of the few sports that rarely has to miss many classes, because in the PAC they could leave on a Friday afternoon for away games, but will have to leave early Friday mornings for games on the East Coast, if not on Thursdays. Other sports usually play over a period of two or more days, so the members of those teams can end up miss a lot of school.

3 games in the Easter Time Zone isn't too bad, but not great.

I think with standing-room games Autzen has had 60,000. More shuttle buses? (I take the shuttle, and love it.) Maybe a parking garage, if needed?

It will be fun to see The Duck interact with the other Big10 mascots.

On another board (not a Duck one) a trojan fan said that one of the main reasons he he liked the USC leaving the Pac-12 was to get away from the abusive scheduling the Trojans received over the years. Abusive scheduling????

According to the UO president: "In coming years, the UO will prioritize the long-held traditions, including competition across all sports with Oregon State University."