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My thoughts exactly. If Lupoi doesn't work out, DL may already be lining up his replacement.

Not to be critical, but this was painfully obvious to anyone who watched the games.

Of course he had to be thinking about ASU at times, but it's a pretty ridiculous take to think that cost us the loss to the Biebers or the Fuskies. We scored enough points in both of those games to win--if blame must be laid, then it falls on the defense. Washington didn't punt once the entire game if I remember correctly and in the CW our defense couldn't stop a vanilla rushing attack that didn't throw a pass the entire fourth quarter. That said, laying blame is just counterproductive. KD makes for a convenient scapegoat, but's that's just doesn't reflect the reality of our two conferences losses.

ROFL so hard I can't hardly post anything. What a gag job. The LA teams are clearly being held back by the P12.

Fun read, but can't say I agree with 1-4. MM and Company's Rose Bowl butt-whooping of FSU in the first ever CFP would be #1 for me. The Fiesta Bowl win against Colorado gave us our highest ranking ever at the time and catapulted the Ducks into the upper echelon of college football, that would be my #2. The 2011 Rose Bowl win breaks the long drought, big moment in Duck football at #3. Herbert and Breeze, two homegrown Oregon boys win offensive and defensive MVPs in the 2019 Rose Bowl would #4 for me.

Well it clearly wasn't meaningless to the team. That wave of winning excitement probably brought Funa and Big Sala back, maybe even Dorlus. For me as a fan this was a big game, otherwise we go into the offseason with another loss and losing 3 of our last 4 like 2021. Barf. For Lanning as a coach this is huge in terms of player retention, recruitment and momentum going into 2023.

I hate Texas but hate the Fuskies more. Just can't root for either team, but I'll still watch. P12 will still be 2-2 in bowls if they lose, I'm OK with that. The good news is that one of them has to lose and I hate them both, so that's a win for me regardless ha ha.

I like this matchup. It will be a tough early test road game, especially with Shough coming back. That said, they're no Georgia to be sure and we get a tune-up game with Portland State in the opener so I like our chances. Oh yeah and we've go Bo.

Agree, he's the most improved player on defense this year IMHO.

When you have a staff of young, precocious wunderkinds this is bound to happen. Can't really blame them for being upwardly mobile and much of their success can be attributed to Lanning's system, which means he'll find someone just as good (or better) to replace them with.

My take FWIW- All it takes is enough. The defense made the stops they had to and the offense was able to score with the game on the line. Hats off to the players and coaches, they didn't quit when they easily could have. They really wanted this win and it showed (same for NC, but somebody had to lose). Dillingham's offensive magic can't be overstated. I was just scratching my head why we weren't attacking their green corners deep after NC started stacking the line. When we finally started stretching the field good things happened. Dilly would have made better and faster adjustments. Feel pretty positive about the future of this young defense. Without their three best players (although Dorlus might be considered top-three), the defense seemed to take a step forward. Backers Brown and Funa had career days and the young corners held their own against a really good QB. Damn special teams really stink. We can't seem to kick touchbacks any more and kick coverage makes me cringe every time there's a return. Our punts were shaky and Delgado's decision not field the punt in the second half gave us the ball at our own 1-foot line when when we desperately needed to score. I'm just not impressed with Lorig so far, this an area of critical concern next season. Just love the storybook ending with Chase Cota. His toothy grin was thrilling to watch, very happy for him and the Cota/Oregon legacy.

Doesn't seem to be too big of a hurdle for Group of 5 Mountain West Conference.

Too bad Hawaii is such a dumpster fire, they seem like a natural fit.

Agree. These programs are not there yet, but have the potential to be competitive in a Power 5 conference plus they have substantial population bases and Vegas is probably the biggest up-and-coming sports city. Fresno and Boise may be better in football but they just don't bring the eyeballs. Just hard to excited about any of them though.

I just don't see him transferring to be a backup just to play with little bro. Nix is obviously starting next year. He might not even start in Corvallis. Hawaii would probably be a sure thing, and great storyline don't we play them next year?

They absolutely did the right thing being upfront about Nix. The last thing you'd want is for him to come in disgruntled and looking for the exit. Nix is a known commodity, I'd much rather have him for another year even it means losing DM. It amazes me how many forget that TT came in with just about as much fanfare sans an NIL deal. Not saying anything bad about either TT or DM, but sometimes 5*s pan out and sometimes they don't.

It's great that Bo is playing, let's finish this season with a win. Bo has earned every snap he wants at this point. We can start obsessing about next year after a bowl win.

So this an online auction?

The inherent problem with internet forums is that people feel entitled to say things that would get them punched in the face if they said it to the guy sitting next to them at the bar. Either the contact is moderated or it becomes a donnybrook. I bailed on The Athletic for that reason, nothing but junior high smack talk and no intelligent discussion to be found. Hope you've found a solution that works for you FD.

Well techinically this qualifies as a "splash" hire, but for Colorado there's really not much upside. He succeeds and he'll bail in a heartbeat leaving the program in a mess ala Slick Willie. If he fails he'll be owed a large buyout. I guess they're desperate, I get that, but I'm betting his act gets old in Boulder before long.

Well I'm guessing Deion is going to learn a lot about the culture difference between the Deep South and Boulder. I'm guessing the CU academics aren't going to love him (of course they don't love anything football related anyway though ha ha).

Well assuming he can close on Dante Moore, he looks very impressive and right in the DL mold. Personally never thought DL would go for a mentor type. OK now can DL concentrate on getting the defense fixed?

I've been wondering about how DL is going to make room, I know a lot of turnover is going happen naturally, but I believe I saw recently that all three of Oregon's punters have hit the portal. Makes me wonder if they're being "nudged" out the door. Coaches can't yank their scholly, but they can sure yank their playing time.

Seems like a stretch that he would leave his job with a Super Bowl contender to be a college OC. I'm guessing he would already have a head coaching job if he wanted back in the college game. Nice to dream though.

Uh sure a guy who paints his nails then cries with a towel over his head when he loses has the heart of warrior. Gimme a break.