Nevada Dawg

Undoubtedly! The strength of schedule metrics almost guarantee cannibalism in the conference if these metrics are to be believed.

Wow those poor Columbia Lions. And now the poor devils draw a 3-game series this week against the #6 ( I believe) Georgia Bulldawgs in Athens. By the way, in that 35-1 pasting by the Ducks, why was there no Run Rule? Has that been done away with?

Yeah Tez does have good game tape and I wish him all the best. But, and to a fault I believe, NFL draft position is based on perceived potential which, in turn, is most often assessed from measurables.

Who is going to step up at QB this year. I don't remember hearing about a high-visibility transfer so I am assuming it will be the transfer QB from UCLA? Any other insights? Whomever it is, that Dude needs to be one of Jon's top `10 step-ups for sure!

Raiders will go QB this draft I expect. I've heard buzz on Shedeur Sanders, but personally, I'd draft Jaxon Dart over him. Unfortunately Tez's 40 times may drop him I fear, but he will be drafted, maybe in the 3rd or 4th round I suspect.

B1G has sucked forever at baseball. When I lived in Ohio (1969-1973) the Big-10 baseball teams got smoked regularly by teams from the Mid-American Conference and occasionally but noticeably by D-2 and D-3 schools. Early in season, their games were usually on the road down South because it was too darn cold to be playing in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, etc. Eugene would have been considered a moderate climate by these schools.

I still remember predicting before the season started that the Ducks would go undefeated in the regular season given the schedule they played and that my only question mark was the OSU game. But I predicted the Ducks would win because the game was at Autzen. I got a little bit of pushback when I said the Bucks would win the rematch which I thought would come in the B1G title game. I thought that the Bucks had the deeper roster and that this would be the difference by the end of the season. That said, the Bucks also put it all together in the playoffs to the point that no one could beat them. I detest OSU but have to give them credit, from the coaching staff on down, for what they were able to accomplish.

Boy is this ever true. Georgia won the Natty in 1980 and it almost seemed that they would never win another one until they broke through in 2021. Things were bleak in Athens after Vince Dooley retired until Mark Richt entered the scene. He had several teams hat might have broken through had we had even a 4-team playoff during his tenure, but the main reason he got fired is that he would always have one inexplicable loss, even with his SEC Championship teams, that kept Georgia out of the Natty People got tired of that and knew that we could lure Kirby home from Bama as an alternative to Richt --who was a very good coach but not good enough.. I am aware that the Ducks have never won a Natty and that everyone in Eugene is pleading for Lanning to bring one home. Enjoy the ride for I am confident that Dan will get her done in the foreseeable future. Go Ducks!!

Charles it never crossed my mind that you or any of the posters meant their comments as a taunt or as a slight on my Georgia ties Really! I was simply giving what I saw as a best case scenario of Beck's prospects in South Beach and almost made a comment about hoping he didn't get held back like Herbert did by Mario in Eugene.

Beck will do really well at Miami IF: 1. they truly have a dynamic OL with elite pass pro skills, 2. They have above average WRs with a couple solid go-to guys, 3. The UCL injury heals well BUT, As a former baseball pitcher with a UCL injury, I expect some change in how passes come out of his hand. In my case, after healing for 9 months, I had every bit as much velocity as I ever had but lost a lot of movement on the ball. Baseball is different than football to be sure, but I can anticipate that his throws will be different in one or more respects than they were pre-injury.

Lots of Dawg fans do not realize how well the Dawgs did in 2024 with a totally banged up OL-- a season long problem--and a group of C- (for the SEC) receivers who had problems holding on to the ball. Under these circumstances, I am proud at what they were able to accomplish. SEC Championships don't grow on trees these days.

Of the three coaches cited above, the only one that surprises me is Ryan Day. The other two are mid and I guess Ryan feels left out after winning the Natty not having anything else to cry about. He might be better off shedding his tears over losing his coaching staff.

I thoroughly enjoyed the target article and agreed with virtually every premise presented. At Georgia, Kirby always used the portal to address glaring needs and he had that luxury because of his success at layering several consecutive top 4 recruiting classes out of the high school ranks. Hence, he could reload each year and not risk messing with team culture by bringing in outsiders whom I think he saw as potential risks to team chemistry. Kirby has said several times that vetting a portal addition for "fit" is every bit as importing as matching the kid's football skills against team needs. So far, so good as well with Lanning and the Ducks. Will a portal heavy team ever win the Natty. Maybe, but careful inspection of such teams will indicate, I believe, that the winning coach will also have had some luck with his portal takes meaning that most of the portal additions have "bought in" to their prescribed roles and have been accepted by teammates built from the (high school) ground up.

Well they didn't call them he Running Rebels for nothing.

The Spring game is such an ingrained tradition at Georgia that the fans will demand it and, unless the powers that be forbid it, will likely be held by Kirby Smart. Former Georgia players have said that after how many practices of mostly drill work, they always looked forward to concluding the Spring with a game-like atmosphere at the stadium before the fans. Fans like the games to check out the new recruits with their kids and to stir the juices for the upcoming season. Show me a coach who doesn't want to practice and/or evaluate the progress of his team in competitive conditions, and I'll suspect that I am looking at a likely loser.

I will say though that Jared's mom seems to love UGA and has made no secret of he fact that she wants him there. But this is shaping up to be an NIL recruitment and I'd bet he'll end up with the highest bidder.

In no way did I mean to imply that Jared was unskilled. I just pointed out that he played low-level competition and that there were others, equally or better skilled, who have proved themselves against good competition and are available it seems for a heck of a lot less money. I stand on this assessment.

For what it is worth, a lot ok knowledgeable guys from the Talkin' Dawgs blog don't want to take Jared either, although he seems to be Kirby's favorite. They have pointed to 2-3 other guys who have everything Curtis seems to have, are more mobile, play in big boy rather than Private School leagues. and will command NIL but at no where near what Curtis will command. After looking at film they post on these alternatives, they are winning me over to their points of view. So I won't cry crocodile tears if the Dawgs miss on Curtis.

Yes it kinda did resemble the Rose Bowl and the final sore was even similar to the contest in Pasadena.

The thing I dislike about the 4-4- is that it won't be long before we see three-loss and, heaven forbid, a four-loss team occasionally in the playoffs. IMHO a 4-loss team never belongs in the playoffs no matter where they play, and most 3-loss teams out there don't belong as well. And imagine the outrage of really solid 1- or 2-loss G5 teams who are omitted in favor of multiple 3- or 4-loss G4 teams. Also, the argument that it is all about the money leaves me cold. The best teams should be the ones playing with little or no concern about the devil's cabbage. And this last season notwithstanding, why in the world should we have a slot that so favors Notre Dame. The Irish, thanks to NIL, may be on the road to restoring their former glory, but, we've seen years and years of, quite frankly, a mediocre product in South Bend over the past two decades.

This thread made me sit down and watch the Ducks game today against MSU. First half--quite OK. But I have to admit that the second half was hard to watch. Don't know enough about the Ducks BB team to know what exactly is wrong, but after MSU's 8-0 run to start the second half, the Ducks started playing scared and began to look like a beaten team even while still having a 6-8 point lead. To be honest, I don't really follow Ducks basketball,and maybe I should just butt out now. But for the sake of all y'all who do, I hope that they find a way to turn it around in a big hurry.

I think Freeman at 5, Franklin at 7 and Kelly at 8 are too high. I am no fan and this statement may not be popular in Eugene but Cristobal is too low at 22 IMHO.. I, too, am a fan of Whittingham but think that he belongs around # 9 or 10. Deion hasn't won a darn thing yet although the improvement in his Colorado teams during his tenure is obvious. His ranking at this point is tough to estimate from two data points--let's see what happens next year.

Sounds a lot like the Ga Dawgs season this year. After a deep run in the NIT last year and infusion of some great new talent, the Dawgs entered the SEC gauntlet with but one loss, to #6 Marquette. They then proceeded to beat two ranked teams and themselves become ranked, and then had a week where they lost to the previous week's number 1 team Tennessee and a 2-point lo to that current week's #1 Auburn. That dropped them out of the top 25. They then suffered a terrible loss on the road at Arkansas and went 1-2 against the next three teams, two of whom were nationally ranked. Coach Mike White is still optimistic and the SEC is so stacked this year that an 8-10 team in the league will probably get into the dance. Yet it is becoming increasingly hard for me to be optimistic in my young Dawgs' chances in that I believe that 7 of the Dawgs' 9,remaining SEC games are against ranked opponents. I feel like 30 Duck in that watching the team make the same mistakes over and over and expecting different results indeed does feel insane. Selah.

Chip's a great offensive mind and the Raiders always overpay for everything.

I've liked Purdy since I first saw him playing at Iowa State years ago and have admired the success he has achieved in SF after being Mr. Irrelevant in his draft class. But $50 Mil a year? That is flippin ridiculous and is one of the reasons that I no longer buy NFL tickets these days.