The Kamikaze Kid

Boise better tap in to their creative side on offense because powering it up the middle just ain't gonna happen.

5-3 in the SEC ain't what it used to be.

I think the best thing that could have happened was osu2's Tennessee game. Getting to beat up an overrated SEC team at home gave them a mega boost of self esteem. With the national media practically crowning them champs already, they have returned to their arrogant condescending selves. Instead of feeling like a cornered animal needing to fight for it's life, they are bragging to the media how "back" they are. If they want to believe that this D is soft go right ahead. If their D thinks this will be just like playing the Vols, be my guest. After that win, Day, the team and the fans are all full of themselves and are convinced that beating an undefeated number one team is a forgone conclusion. I'm as nervous as anybody about this game but it does seem to be setting up for that "shocking" OBD victory that only we Duck fans can see coming.

If only Chip had run the DT to the Mailman two point conversion play instead of four runs up the gut to nowhere on the goal line.......

UO 38-31 2 TOs 3 Sacks 345 Passing yards

If the game is close into the fourth quarter, Day's collar will start feeling tighter and Lanning's eyes will start getting wilder. With that said, I like our chances.

After spewing that bad on their home field against Michigan, osu2 should feel grateful to even be in the playoffs. And absolutely no one should wish to play Boise St.

The biggest problem the committee had was taking the seedings as literal rankings and not as preferable matchups. They really should have consulted with the March Madness committee that has been doing this much longer. The top four were baked in so there wasn't much that could be done there but after that they really screwed up. First putting Texas at five was fine as that keeps an UGA Horns threepeat from happening until the championship if they both earn their way there. Penn ST and osu2 both should have been placed in an opposite bracket of OBD and given the six and seven seeds. That puts Notre Dame at eight. 9-12 can get placed they same as they won't really matter in the grand scheme of things. This bracket would have looked as follows. 9 Tennessee vs 8 ND/ 1 OBD 12 Clemson vs 5 Texas/ 4 ASU 10 Indiana vs 7 osu2/ 2 UGA 11 SMU vs 6 Penn St/ 3 Boise St The only real difference would have been osu2 and ND swapping places. The committee could have had a reasonable bracket like this while stating that the matchups were more important than literal rankings and few would have had a problem with it.

I think the fourth key will be whatever ridiculous game prep motivation Lanning comes up with this week that we'll find out in the latest Ducks vs Them. What theme does he come up with next? Does he go with Brave Heart for the dangerous underdog angle? How about Empire Strikes Back for the merciless top dog acting like it? Personally I hope it's Predator. Ripping out spines and collecting skulls seems more Lanning's speed.

This may be the truest statement I've seen in sports. The way the game ended doesn't sit right with the guy actually sitting on his a$$ with the ball when the game ended.

Of the seven other remaining playoff teams, OBD has played three of them going 3-0 in the process while averaging around 38 points a game. Lanning absolutely lives for these moments, Day fears them. If this game is close in the fourth quarter, the teams will reflect the leadership of the coach. Lanning will be leading them in to battle like Braveheart. Day will be hoping he doesn't screw it up again.

Chip Kelly will be going back to the home field of the team he just left to coach against the team he coached in the Rose Bowl against the team he coaches for now.

The B Ball team demanding attention before Valentine’s Day. I like it.

I think the biggest loser this weekend is playoff expansion. Maybe eight is enough.

osu2 34-17

I think Indiana is making Notre Dame look good like how Purdue made Indiana look good.

Dang. I get home , turn on the tube and they’re replaying a goal line interception. Then before I even sit down the Dames go 98 yards. Whoever’s rooting for Indy, sorry. My bad.

Welcome aboard or hard pass, I’m fine with whatever Danimal decides.

Hoosers 37-31 1 Turn over 2 Sacks 315 Passing

I was going to say that the Ducks are the elephant in the room that everybody is trying to ignore. After thinking about it a bit, I think they're more like the werewolf in the room that everyone's just closing their eyes to and hoping that it just goes away.

I think this topic scratches the surface of an over arching topic. Is recruiting itself about to change? The college football landscape is in a state of complete overhaul but an obvious change in direction seems to be emerging. It seems like high level recruits would be best served by going to low level teams straight from high school, get early playing time, build a portfolio then shop themselves to playoff caliber teams. I think the days of five star guys waiting for their turn are over. Especially with the real threat of being passed by an incoming portal guy. I can see rolling the dice on some three star diamonds in the rough and portaling in plug and play four and five stars as the blue print for the future. This could also help lower level teams like Boise State stay relevant by playing a bunch of high level one and done freshman. This direction seems inevitable to me but what do I know?

On the other hand, Moore to Moore might be a little more than they can deal with.

Ducks over Horns 27-24 Dawgs over Lions 17-13 Ducks over Dawgs 18-17 Book it!

The new playoff formatting is like the seven stages of death for bowl games. Lanning wants us to just skip ahead to acceptance but reality is still at the denial phase.

Potential. Where reality and fantasy pretend to be the same thing.