Desert Duck

Well... after all of my above venting and frustration, and while I think my last comment stands... I must say, that if Bo is going to play, I have to rethink my entire New Year's Day plans now :-). I mean, if Bo is going to show up, the least I can do is the same. Besides, both of our sons will be in town for the holidays, and this would be the first Duck game that we will have been to as a family to since the oh-so-awesome Oregon v Kansas State Fiesta Bowl. So, we would obviously bring some really good luck along with us. In other words, the Ducks need the four of us!

Regarding Washington, I agree 100%. I think this shows what the college football playoff committee really thinks of the PAC-12... and it ain't much. Plus, when we combine that with the fact that we're playing against the number 23 ranked team in our bowl game, Liberty, it really says that they think very little of us. Given how both Washington and Oregon have been treated by the committee, I think that if Oregon had beaten Washington, they would not have put us in the CFP.

We absolutely looked flatter than flat for the first 22 minutes of that game. It reminded me of the Stanford game where we basically spotted them the first 25 minutes of that game. Against Stanford, we were able to get away with it, but obviously, against the team like Washington, that was not going to work. But, IMHO, there's just no chance that they were not motivated to play this game.

Apparently... Bo Bo Nix announces that he will play in Fiesta Bowl vs. Liberty DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon Ducks quarterback Bo Nix has announced that he will play one last game...

That's amazing and, while I'm so impressed with him for making this decision, I'm stunned as well. But Bo's a smart guy, so... I'd bet a certain Duck donor, or perhaps a bunch of Duck donors, wrote one big mutha of a premium check to a Lloyd's of London for one massive insurance policy on Bo's behalf. But regardless, I'm really glad to see that he's going to play.

That's the CFB powers-that-be saying that while they had to select an undefeated PAC-12 team, they are going to make it as difficult as possible for the PAC-12 team to succeed.

WaPo: "The Four-Team Playoff’s Final Grift: A Ridiculous Stiff-Arm for Florida State" MSN WWW.MSN.COM

Unfortunately, there's not a chance that this is going to happen. I can't see pretty much anyone that is bound, or likely bound, for the NFL, risking injury on a game like this. While this reality is unfortunate, this is the unfortunate reality of college football today.

^^^^That... 110%^^^^

We showed up motivated. We just got beat by a slightly better coached team. Hate the Fuskies all we want, but all they do this season is win. As in 3 wins over OBD in the last 13 months... by a total of 9 points. Talk about one bitter tasting pill to swallow.

There's now no doubt in my mind that the CFP committee would have 100% screwed Oregon over. I think all the evidence we need to see is Liberty & the VRBO Bowl. That tells me exactly what the CFP committe actually thinks of our Ducks.

Liberty was my second choice... right after just about anyone else. And now we know what the powers that be in college football actually think of OBD.

There's no freaking chance of 'repairing' this sports travesty.

No way... and this is further evidenced by one acronym and three words - VRBO Bowl & Liberty. The VRBO Bowl v Liberty could not be better evidence of how little the College Football Playoff committee thinks of OBD.

The only good to come from playing in this crap Bowl, is that the team gets a few more weeks of football. For the young guys, that's really valuable. But as I said, we live 40 minutes from Glendale stadium, and I won't waste the gas to go to this thing... and I can get comp'd tickets. Opting to go for a lovely New Year's Day hike instead.

Wow... this is amazing because I was so hoping that we'd get to play mighty Liberty in the VRBO Bowl. Between this, and FSU getting utterly screwed, this is just more evidence showing what a pathetic joke CFB can be.

Absolutely one of the biggest screw jobs in college football history. What a sports travesty.

We live 40 minutes from Glendale Stadium, and there's not a remote chance that I'm willing to waste a few gallons of gas to go to this crap-bowl. And I can literally get comp'd tickets for this game. I'm going to opt for a nice New Years Day hike instead. Oregon's bowl selection, & FSU getting screwed, are two more ideal pieces of evidence showing why college football is often a disgusting joke.

Honestly, I don't even care. For me, after 50 years of this, it was CFP or nothing.

Just par for the course. Lots of excitement and talk. But in the end, that's always about it.

Commitment... I today's world, I think the right term should 'Verbitment' -- as in verbal commitment. As in slightly more than meaningless.

- No PAC-12 Championship - No College football playoff - No Heisman Not my favorite Friday evening.

But we're the only team to lose to them twice this year, and go 0-3 to them over the last 12 months. That's gotta be some kind of evil record.

You can spot Stanford the first 20 minutes of a game, but not the Huskies. The Huskies clearly own the Ducks.

Which Penix? The one who consistently kicks our butt.