TexasDuck

I doubt a move to either Vegas or Seattle. The owners crave the expansion dollars that those cities are bringing to the table. Look at it this way: if the Blazers were to relocate to either city, would Portland be an expansion target? I seriously doubt it. Sadly, if Portland doesn’t step up in terms of facilities, a move to Raleigh or perhaps Nashville is much more likely.

I’m not sure about Cal, but I can see Stanford going down an Ivy League road in terms of football. Stanford has a relatively small enrollment and alumni base. Their stadium renovation was very good, and I find it to be an excellent venue to watch a game. However, it’s rare that they get a strong crowd. The renovation at Cal’s Memorial Stadium was also excellent, and it too is a great place to watch football. Large crowds are also rare at Cal. I’ve lost count of how many Duck games I watched in those stadiums through the years. Great memories. However, the Bay Area is NFL oriented, with a limited enthusiasm for college football. I’m not sure that either program remains relevant in the current milieu of college football.

Apart from the USC aspect, it is a shame that the game time will change. The sunset part was always great, both in person and on TV.

Before I opened this thread I hoped that he was picking anOhio State, on account of him being a hack and all. Now I’m worried. Not really.

There is certainly a Belichick flavor to this, and I mean that in the best possible sense.

Y’all didn’t believe me. anOhio State fans are the most obnoxious fan base in CFB. Way worse than the Huskies and Trojans. Those fans are annoyingly smug; anOhio State are just plain nasty. Just remember, anOhio State never loses. They either win or the other team cheated. I guess Chip added the category of “they really didn’t beat us.”

Fresno St.

All I know is that if this had all taken place 30 years ago, USC, UCLA, UW and probably Stanford would have gone to the Big 10, and we would have been relegated to the fringes along with the Beavers. It wouldn’t have felt good. I understand that have much more empathy for OSU than most others on this site. I just don’t think we should lose that perspective.

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My sense is that it will be a good win, but BSU will cover. Shore up some areas of concern, get the win and keep developing this team.

We get a pass on the Idaho game. It’s just too early, and anyone can have a mediocre day. It’s also Labor Day weekend so most of the important talking heads are off until tomorrow. This Saturday will be entirely different. Win big, barely win, or (gulp) lose, it won’t be quiet at all. Any and all scenarios will elicit a lot of opinions. I remember the days when no one outside of Oregon talked about the Ducks. We’re a national program now, with all that comes with it.

I’m glad it was LSU playing USC and not Oregon. Caught a break there for sure.

True. Oregon plays one Big Sky and two Mountain West level (in reality that’s what OSU and WSU are at this point) and UW plays two Big Sky and one Mountain West level. So technically we play the more difficult schedule of the two. I just don’t like us playing Big Sky or that level schools at all.

Re the SEC scheduling philosophy - We played Idaho, so we really can’t throw stones in terms of weak scheduling.