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Like Joey Harrington said, we'll know a lot more about this team after the Washington game. This team certainly has the talent and experience to compete for a National Championship, including an experienced and Heisman candidate QB. I respectfully disagree with some of the juniors you listed with NFL potential. Tweeners have not done well in the NFL with some notable exceptions. Even LMJ or DAT, as talented as they were, didn't find much success at the next level. Hopefully some of those juniors come back, enjoy the college experience and get degrees/NIL. It'll be interesting to see what Lanning and staff decide to do with the transfer portal next year.

Texas and Oklahoma's offenses look good. Entertaining game, thus far.

I would have preferred that Oregon played the other Pac-4 schools every season but at least it looks like Oregon will play Washington and at least one of the LA schools annually (I believe that there is at least 1 year when we play all 3).

LOL. Didn’t they have all off-season? Little late now to fix that D…

While I agree that the transfer/portal rules need to change, there is some benefit to programs that recruit players who they can develop and learn your culture and system. Plug holes with the transfer portal but always look to recruit and develop your own talent, first. I’m not sure that USC and Washington are built for the long term since they gave prioritized the portal over high school recruiting.

I’m hoping that Oregon’s balanced offense and improved defense will be the difference maker down the stretch. However, I also think that we’ll need to let Bo use his legs more against some of the elite PAC-12 teams, ala Justin Herbert in the Rose Bowl game. This is one of the most brutal stretches that I can remember for Oregon football. If Oregon can get by with one loss or fewer, we should make the college football playoffs!

I would have to believe that this will increase the odds of College GameDay, as I'm sure that ESPN would prefer to advertise for a game on its sister network ABC. And, if I am reading this correctly, Washington has never won a game when hosting ESPN College GameDay (0-2) with one of the losses coming to Oregon 10 years ago (45-24). The other loss came to USC, when Washington was ranked #4. Let's repeat history!!! College GameDay: Locations, all-time appearances, most times hosting WWW.NCAA.COM ESPN's College GameDay pre-game show goes to a different location every week to preview the week's college football action. Find the complete list of locations, schools, appearances and fun facts here.

USC will be a "black out."

I started to believe during the spring game. You could tell that the secondary was covering better, players were flying around and making tackles. Glad that it has continued into the season and we have seen our defensive line step up (including some freshman studs) and be able to apply pressure with a four man rush. We are not going to shut down Washington and USC but I'm anxious to see how well the defensive units perform on those games. Oregon is unlikely to face better offenses in college football this season, even if they make it to the playoffs. Dan, Tosh, and the defensive coaches deserve props. I'm excited about the future and what our program can become with an elite defense.

Those are great! I hope that we wear those uni's during the Washington game or the Civil War.

Lanning, Tosh and company continue to out recruit USC, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. “Why would you want to go to USC, they don’t play defense? Come to Oregon and you can compete for championships and be a first round selection like Gonzo, Kayvon, etc.”

Bo needs to work on his deep ball during the bye week. He’s overthrowing his receivers by a step. Not sure if it’s technique or he just needs to work on timing with his receivers.

Bo Nix with another ho-hum 85% completion %, 250+ yards and 3 TDs (after 3 quarters)…

Defense did a nice job of making adjustments and settling down after the first quarter, and the offense was very business like.

As we feared, Oregon came out flat...

If asking for Oregon taxpayers to bail you out because you lost money during the Covid-19 season makes you Oregon’s team…then, yes, Oregon State is Oregon’s team. Oregon State paints ‘devastating’ financial picture, Oregon says move to Big Ten adds ‘stability and visibility’ at legislative hearing WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM During a public hearing before the House Interim Committee On Higher Education, school presidents and athletic directors detailed how the implosion of the Pac-12 — and Oregon’s defection to the Big Ten — will impact the schools and their athletic departments moving forward.

Since Colorado didn’t show up, does that mean that 10M viewers tuned in for Oregon?!

Not a huge fan. We could have done better for a nationally televised game.

Boettcher has been a pleasant surprise this year. He reminds me of Kiko Alonso - he always seems to be in right position and brings the hurt. Love to see him get more playing time.

And if it weren’t for the defections, starting with the LA schools, imagine the media deal the PAC-12 could get starting next season…

If this is true then I hope that Oregon prepares as if Travis Hunter is going to play on Saturday and adjust if he’s unable to go. Personally I was looking forward to seeing this extremely talented, young man at Autzen on Saturday.

I was thinking the same thing. The interior offensive line is not blowing their opponents off the ball, creating the large holes we, Oregon fans and RBs, are accustomed to seeing. That’s troubling since they should have been able to dominate Hawaii’s front 7 (most of the successful runs were to the outside). I’m not sure what the reason is (e.g., center/OG talent, technique, scheme) but it’s something that they need to figure out before UW, USC, OSU, Utah, et al. Oregon’s coaches need to have confidence that they can pick up a critical 3rd or 4th and short with the inside run game.

First to answer the OP’s question - yes! I lived in Southern Cal and you won’t find a more arrogant, entitled bunch than USC fans. [However, like LA fans in general, they miraculously disappear when they aren’t doing well.] Nevada Dawg - Oregon and West Coast football fans are well aware of USC’s history. However, that was largely back before the 85 scholarship limit. Back then, the top programs could just stockpile all of the top recruits, preventing other programs from getting talent to compete. USC was also one of the few programs on TV, given the limited slots available before cable, so that was another huge selling point to recruits. Luckily, things have changed, except USC fans’ perception of where they fit in in today’s college football landscape.

Now…IT’S PERSONAL!!!

If Dan Lanning and his family were unhappy in Eugene, I doubt that he would have just signed a contract extension with a $20M buy-out. That’ll limit his exit options.