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Oregon pulling off what Ohio State did last year. Avenge that one loss vs the Hoosiers in the quarters, you gotta know Dan thinks about that.

Not having to play in the conference championship game, and getting a bye would be a big advantage imo. I think Indiana would have to beat Ohio State, Alabama would have to beat Georgia, and BYU would have to beat Texas Tech for Oregon to get that path. Georgia has an Alabama problem, so I could see the Tide winning. Indiana is coached well enough to beat Ohio State, I don't like their chances in doing it twice though. Last, and probably the longest shot, is BYU beating Texas Tech. BYU has been playing with fire the last part of their schedule. Being down by two touchdowns to UCF, Cincy, and Iowa State. Sandwiched between getting their doors blown off at home vs Texas Tech.

I was hoping Stein would stay out of the SEC. I think he's going to do more with less at Kentucky. That program allocates about 75 percent of their shared revenue budget on basketball. Stein will develop an offense, and convert three stars into all league performers. I was hoping he'd go to Cal, UCLA, or Oklahoma State. Is Cal looking at Lupoi?

I think you'll get the G6, or ACC champ. Either way, you'll likely wipe them out pretty easily. If projections stand, that being Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, and Texas Tech. Who would you prefer to play in the quarters?

Who do you want in round one Jon? 1.)Tulane 2.)Virginia/Duke/James Madison 3.)Alabama 4.)Notre Dame I think Oregon is going to get the five seed.

I think I had a Mandala Effect Moment. That's going to be my excuse. I'm from Universe #1996.

I doubt I would get anything beyond that stare... That intimidating stare, the one that Ghost Rider himself would fear. Being wrong is something I'm an All American at. oregonliveIt’s ‘The Duck,’ not ‘Puddles’: A definitive history of t...They say it never rains in Autzen Stadium. Therefore, there is no Puddles.

Pluto is still a planet , and the Oregon Duck is still Puddles to me😂.

After Oregon wins today, the greatest mascot in sports, needs to do something to top what Brutus just did. Brutal🤣

Stricklin is one of the worst ADs in the sport. His promise was a proven P4 coach, last I checked, Tulane is in the AAC. If this isn't just a smokescreen, Stricklin needs to be gone before Monday. A defensive minded AAC coach, instead of an alum. Brent Key, Kenny Dillingham, Leah Clark, Sonny Sitaki, Jeff Brohm, and even that sleaze all Jim Harbaugh , all have shown what a coach can do in getting everyone bought in, when it's a guy at his alma mater. The buy in, the commitment, the genuine love. It's just different.

The Packers, Cowboys, and Bengals dealt major blows to the Lions, Chiefs, and Ravens. While the Packers are a near lock to make the playoffs. The Cowboys are essentially three games out. The Bengals are likely just playing spoiler to the Ravens at this point. The Lions are now a game behind the 49ers for the final wild card slot. The Chiefs are three games behind the Jaguars. The Ravens are half a game behind the Steelers for the division, but control their destiny. Today we get the Egg Bowl, and Nebraska vs Iowa.

Oregon State hired an offensive coordinator, well actually an co-offensive coordinator from Alabama .Not Grubbs either, but a Shepard.

I saw two Turkeys got pardoned yesterday. I hope nobody is sick, and decides they want Duck or Gator as a replacement. I would say Beaver or Bulldog is okay, but my sports fandom doesn't dictate everything in my life. Happy Thanksgiving!!! Psst.. Don't eat the last piece of pie. I got in trouble for doing that one year. Save yourself for Saturday. Your desert can be sending Fisch off to Florida with a loss.

Well the answer is no. Looks like Alex Golesh is the guy.

I've been in the minority when saying I want Jedd Fisch. He's a Florida graduate, he builds his roster primarily through recruiting, and he has a sharp offensive mind. The only question with him, is he has only been at his current and past gig, two years. But, he took a dumpster fire Arizona, and led them to ten wins his second year. He has Washington getting incrementally better. He's a better long term answer imo, and he doesn't carry the baggage that Lane has. I might have my words used against me if he(Kiffin) does great at LSU. But I'd prefer a guy who doesn't publicly make it known he might take another job. Ole Miss has had to deal with this three times already. Worse yet, he is doing it during their best season ever. Lane might come to Florida, but he is a guy that would openly flirt with being the Cowboys, Dolphins, Jets, Browns, or whatever NFL opening. No thanks. If it's him, I'll wish it well. I would hope he would prove me wrong, but I doubt it.

Yeah, we all know about the piddly jobs open like LSU, Florida, and Penn State. Virginia Tech got the ten win man with Franklin, no Ohio State, Michigan, or Oregon to worry about in the ACC. Oklahoma State got the other Morris(not Chad). UCLA is looking for a Kenny Chesney song. But who is going to take the jobs at Beavis, and Woo Piggie?

If you play Alabama in the first round, or Georgia, should they lose to Tech and still get in. Beat the Finebaum out of them please.

They are the only team with two home stadiums. That's gotta count for something....maybe... that's all I got.🥸 They had a couple good years under Houston Nutt. Florida beat them in the 2006 SEC title game, and whooped Ohio State to win the National Title.

Can both teams lose? The only reason I would have any interest in seeing a winner, is if Michigan could keep Miami out of the playoff. But I think Super Mario will take care of that on their own. Pittsburgh is disciplined enough to beat the sloppy Hurricanes. It's also going to be pretty cold.

Kind of like Day, Freeman,Lanning, Riley, Smart, Sark, or Venables. I would be curious to see if any true tier one jobs will give an assistant the reins in this day and age. By tier, or even resource rich , I mean an upper level B1G, SEC program, or Notre Dame. You could probably include Texas Tech, BYU, or Miami in there as well. They seem to have money to buy transfers.

Silly season is almost upon us. Duck fans don't have to worry about it, worrying about a potential home playoff game vs Alabama or Notre Dame is much more fun. But, I did hear from an Arkansas individual, that Will Stein had crept up to the top four in their job search. To me, that doesn't make much sense. Arkansas has all of the madness of a Florida or LSU, without the resources. They can't even fill up their basketball gym for coach Cal. Their top booster, Tyson Foods CEO, is starting to impose his will. He won't sacrifice anymore chicken wings , until he gets more say. I don't believe Mr. Stein will leave for Arkansas, and there is now one job he can't leave for, even if he wanted to. That job is with hand chop U "Free Shoes University". Florida State is retaining Mike Norvell for the 2026 season, because three ACC wins in two years is good enough evidently🤣.

I think the game has passed him by. Was he really that instrumental at Ohio State last year? It took him till the playoffs to figure out that he had three NFL receivers, and two NFL running backs that could also be used in the passing game. How well is that Jim Knowles fellow doing btw? I'm not saying Chip is a bad coordinator, or that he didn't help Ohio State win. What I'm saying is that when a program has itself running at optimum level, you can have multiple coordinators flow in and out. Just as long as you have the right structure and alignment. Nick Saban at Alabama, Ryan Day at Ohio State, Dan Lanning at Oregon, Kirby Smart at Georgia. Even championship coaches like Dabo or Jimbo won with one set of coordinators. Clemson hasn't been the same without Venables, and Jimbo Fisher couldn't duplicate what he did with Jameis at Texas A&M. Both those guys had/have every resource Dan, Ryan, or Kirby have. They just couldn't adapt to losing assistants, and NIL management/transfer portal rules. Chip would do well to find a place with the structure he had under Ryan Day, and stay there if he wants to continue coaching.

That B1G Title game will be pointless if it's Indiana vs Ohio State imo. Both will get byes if they make it there. Let's go to the play in model Petitti proposed. Personally I'd rather see Michigan vs Oregon, USC vs Washington in two weeks. In the SEC we could get Ole Miss vs Vanderbilt, and Georgia vs Oklahoma. That would incentivize being in the top 2 of both big boy conferences. If Ohio State loses vs Michigan, they could drop to a play in, which would guarantee Oregon a playoff spot. We could even get a rematch between Ohio State and Michigan the next week to see who gets in the playoff. Give the top four seeds a home playoff, that would further make being in the top two a reward.

More central, but close Jon. I don't claim Miami or Tallahassee ( even if I did attend college at the latter). John Candy is a very underrated comedic genius imo. I enjoyed his subtle facial expressions over Sam Kinnison, or Chris Farley. Like John, I think a more subtle personality like DeBoer would thrive at Penn State. They have high expectations, but it's not at the fevered pitch of an SEC madhouse like Tuscaloosa. Seriously, people want him on the hot seat after losing to Oklahoma. They think it's a given that whoever is the coach at Alabama, should win a title every other year. They tend to forget what life was like before Saban. Just like LSU folks tend to forget that before Saban won a title in '03(split with USC) that they hadn't ever won a legitimate National Title. The SEC tends to live in a tiny bubble. They refuse to see that the perceived superiority is nothing but an ESPN illusion. There's a reason why Lane Kiffin isn't signing an extension like Cignetti or Elko. Ole Miss is running at it's optimum. It's not sustainable. They don't have the real money, or resources to maintain the level they are at. Eventually the transfer cushion will deflate, and Ole Miss will fall back on their thirty first rated classes. At LSU, you have a situation involving all matters of madness. At Florida, there isn't a school president currently, and many top boosters want Stricklin gone. I personally would sign a LeBron James deal if I were Lane. But he's likely looking at this as his moment to be the top name. Next year his team could lose five games and he's an afterthought.

It might be a better cultural fit tbh. I've heard that the focus was on Chesney from James Madison, but then I've also heard they were interested in Brian Hartline. Honestly, I'm ready for this silly season to come to an end. It's gotten to the point where it feels like stalking, with family members being tracked visiting their kids on campus. Potential houses going on, or off the market. Tracking planes, trains, or automobiles like some weirdos.