DrJacksPlaidPants

Thanks Charles. My first win since I joined. I’m hoping this continues to be a year of “firsts”.

The funny thing is Notre Dame likely drives down and kicks the winning FG if A&M doesn’t get their KO return called back.

I had a friend go to Miami/Notre Dame during week 1. She said the DJ that Miami uses had the volume turned up to unbearable levels. They weren’t allowed to play music while the ball is in play, so he kept it on until Notre Dame’s center moved his hand to snap the ball. Miami had the benefit of the music stopping while they had the ball.

Kirby can’t be happy. Heupel loves his new QB, Aguilar is thankiing the football gods and Nico is cursing them.

It was 34-0 in the 3rd and they took their foot off the gas. It goes to show how talented the team is to play that badly yet still be in control. I’ll take the W over an upset loss any day.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.