Oregon 35-17

0 TO's

1 Sack

234 Passing Yards

Some dudes come back after being written off. Robbie Ashford is having a decent game tonight for Wake Forest (not counting the pick six). Sometimes all a player needs is a good coach and the right system.

The Northwestern campus is in a beautiful setting despite the temporary stadium. It certainly is a hot ticket this week. There is nothing under $220 on StubHub which is likely due to limited seating. My guess is the show's producers chose to go with the great visuals (Chicago skyline, Lake Michigan, Ducks uniforms) instead of what Purdue and West Lafayette, IN had to offer.

It’s not just the OL blocking great. The skill position players are getting after it as well.

Gundy didn’t help his players any.

My daughter is a student at UNC Charlotte. They’re playing the Tar Heels tonight and she’s at the game. Apparently, the “Bill’s a pedo” chants have started.

19 minutes ago, Autzen Magic said:

Novosad was listed as “questionable” on the injury report. I believe he is still QB2.

I read this as well.

I expected Oklahoma State to show up today. They’re usually pretty good about punching above their weight, but they looked like they were resigned to their fate. Might this be the final nail in Mike Gundy’s coffin?

28 minutes ago, GatOrlando said:

Would anybody here consider Dan Lanning a Hall of Famer with that resume? Who do you view as the programs you want to be considered a rival to? I know you guys don't like Washington and USC. But in your new conference who is that third team?

I consider Mike Belotti a Hall of Fame coach even though he only won two Pac 12 championships (one outright) and a Fiesta Bowl. However, he was only here for 13 years and only had one losing season. Ohio State would be the third conference rival because they’ve beaten us so many times and their fans have a superiority complex.

We have a Rose Bowl history with Wisconsin. I personally consider the Badgers a rival because they think they have better college football, beer and cheese. Everybody knows that Oregon is the leader in all three categories.

That says something about the athletic department at Iowa. They like stability as long as there is a double-digit win season every five years or so. Unfortunately, this was the stance Rob Mullens was willing to take when he offered the Oregon job to Josh Wilcox. Fortunately, Wilcox turned it down and Rob went with his second choice, Dan Lanning.

6 hours ago, Charles Fischer said:

They like to say that, "we're the fifth best football conference."

That would be the Sun Belt Conference. Beavis is going to find that out the hard way in week 6.

The flock got together post game and had a picture taken. It looks like Niko Reed, Jamaree Caldwell, Jeffery Bassa, Troy Dye and Herb.

1 hour ago, GatOrlando said:

Just like Belichick, a man with 6 Super Bowls but also a man desperate to prove he can win something without Tom Brady.

Nick was smart to quit while he was ahead. I actually think he enjoys the fact that the guy who replaced him is not successful. It’s a huge ego boost.

I’ll just leave this right here for everybody’s viewing pleasure.

Oregon 24-14

1 TO

2 Sacks

243 Yards Passing

OSU has historically played well when Gundy shoots his mouth off.

12 hours ago, DanLduck said:

If this happens as reported, Oregon might not be able to get transfers before Spring quarter.

Winter quarter starts 1st few days of Jan.

Registration to be done by Christmas at latest (I think).

All transfers would have to start Sping or Summer, possibly missing Spring practice.

There will be a lawsuit fighting this. The quarter system will just be another round in the chamber for the lawyers.

Keep in mind that much of the increase in a team's NIL expenditures is a result of trying to outbid other teams who intend to poach their rosters. That is exactly what happened to Ohio State last year. Most of their $20M was spent on keeping guys in Columbus. I would imagine Oregon has had to do the same.

Glen Schumann (UGA DC) is the most logical, but he might take a while to turn things around. He's a Bama alum and he knows the SEC, however, he won't come right out and compete for championships. If the fans and boosters are willing to wait for results then he would be a good choice much like Kirby and Lanning were for UGA and Oregon.

I don't see DeMeco Ryans leaving the NFL unless he's fired. He's having success right now and he doesn't have to fill his offseason time recruiting.

Cignetti is a wild card. If he's successful again at IU then they may make a run at him. He's confident enough in himself that the Bama job wouldn't intimidate him.

Then there's Lane. Always looking for the next best thing. Although, his daughter did talk him into staying at Ole Miss when Auburn was after him. She still has a year or two left at Ole Miss so he may not leave until after she graduates. He also knows that following a legend/former boss can lead to a brutal firing.

54 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

Saint Nick is not pleased.

DeBoer got the benefit of the Follow-The-Leader doubt last season, but this season? UW players praised DeBoer for being a 'Player's Coach.' Can he morph into a Saban butt kicker?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/nick-saban-disappointed-by-alabamas-loss-says-florida-state-dominated-the-line-of-scrimmage-on-both-sides/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&f

Saint Nick is part of the problem. Him having an office in the stadium hasn't helped to make this a smooth transition. Everybody said that DeBoer would be constantly looking over his shoulder and that is exactly what has been happening.

There is nothing more entertaining that the Paul Finebaum Show after an Alabama loss. The shows after the NCG losses to Clemson rank among the elite in listening pleasure. I think it's safe to say that Bama will no longer be hiring head coaches out of the state of Washington. They had a dominant run, but it seems that a few of the diehards are moving on to the acceptance phase of coping.

That said, they need to accept the fact that the best of the best coaches in college football are not going to drop everything and allow themselves to be lured to Alabama. If they listened carefully to Dan Lanning's comments yesterday then they know he's not leaving a program that is willing to spend the money to compete with the Top 10 in CFB. Can Bama scrape together the money for a top flight roster? Maybe, but I don't see i happening after paying a $70M buyout.

Even if they could, why would Lanning move from an environment where he basically deals with one booster and has somewhat of a patient fan base? They're never going to get Kirby Smart or Sark or Ryan Day. I'm also 99% sure that Dilly would turn them down to stay in Tempe which would be one hell of a blow to their psyche. They need to face the facts. Every program they want to poach a head coach from would consider Bama to be a step down. A lateral move at best if they're chasing Kiffin.

52 minutes ago, David Marsh said:

Other thoughts...

I think LSU is too high they get a lot of credit for beating Clemson but I think Clemson was overrated as it was as well.

Miami and Notre Dame both have lots of talent and are certainly top 15 teams but not so sure on top 10.

Granted... I don't think there are many true top 10 teams right now. We are still quite early in the whole process.

I think we’ll get an idea about a few of these teams after week 3. LSU is going to be tested against Florida and I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose. Miami has USF, Clemson has Ga. Tech and Notre Dame has A&M. Those should all be good tests.

42 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

Miami - No. 5 - Nice win over ND, but - 9/11/21 - OBD 35 - Ohio State 28

Including putting Joe Moorhead in the hospital, and a choke job at ASU, Mario failed to put the icing on what should have been a spot in the PO.

Will we see a redux of a late 2024 Miami at Syracuse choke?

Miami has a front loaded schedule with Florida, FSU and Louisville back to back to back (with a bye in between each one). However, they play six straight to end the season with road games at SMU, VA Tech and Pitt. There is ample opportunity for Mario to go off the rails this season.

5 minutes ago, The Kamikaze Kid said:

I’m surprised that FSU didn’t move at all after walloping Bama. Do the Carolina Bills drop into the bottom ten?

They were unranked prior to Saturday's game. This is their debut in the poll.

I don't believe he was talking out of his mouth when he made those comments.