OregonDucks

I am rooting for Georgia to win big, as I want to see what the playoff committee then does with Alabama and how they justify them over a number of very good 2 loss teams. Thoughts?

Is a long playoff run (or more teams in the playoff) worth more $$$ to the conferences than a conference championship game?

I’m rooting for Tech. I don’t want a bye given the extended layoff.

I didn’t bother watching the SEC infomercial. What was their alternative? How many times did they say Alabama should be in regardless of the championship game outcome? Texas? Vandy?

I really hope this doesn’t happen but…What would happen if there were a season ending injury to a key player in the B1G or SEC Championship Games? Would that conference finally move to end the conference championship game?

They are having some success running right at them right now. Not so much on pass pro. Texas Tech’s second level defenders look fast but a bit undersized. If you can find a way to neutralize Texas Tech’s d-line, you’d have to like the matchups.

It really bothers me that wide receiver push offs are mostly ignored. Offenses have all the advantages in today’s game. No reason to give them another.

I agree that BYU has more to play for and I’m looking at the players, schemes and potential matchups. Texas Tech has some good players but no one that has wowed me. Their QB is mediocre.

BYU 7, Texas Tech 0 BYU’s defense got a stop and their offense marched right down the field.

It’s early but I’d prefer to play Texas Tech over any of the other currently ranked top 4 teams. They are a good team but nothing special, IMO. Their QB may be the worst of any of the playoff teams (ranks #29 in QBR) and Texas Tech’s SOS is ranked 59. They may be a paper tiger.

I didn’t see a thread to discuss the Big 12 Championship Game between BYU and Texas Tech

Campbell has had some good seasons and some mediocre seasons. His head coaching record is more inconsistent than the guy Penn State just ran out of town. This year his team finished 8-4. That’s not bad but will probably put you on the bubble at Penn State. His 4-8 record in 2022 (his 7th season at ISU) will get you fired. I don’t see how this is an upgrade over James Franklin. Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12 Conference) (2016–present) 2016 Iowa State 3–9 2–7 9th 2017 Iowa State 8–5 5–4 T–4th W Liberty 2018 Iowa State 8–5 6–3 T–3rd L Alamo 2019 Iowa State 7–6 5–4 T–3rd L Camping World 2020 Iowa State 9–3 8–1 1st W Fiesta† 9 9 2021 Iowa State 7–6 5–4 4th L Cheez-It 2022 Iowa State 4–8 1–8 10th 2023 Iowa State 7–6 6–3 T–4th L Liberty 2024 Iowa State 11–3 7–2 T–1st W Pop-Tarts 15 15 2025 Iowa State 8–4 5–4 T–7th

And some people just don’t have “it” or are not good at certain things. Hope he does well, if the rumors are true, but this is a huge and unnecessary risk for the program, IMO. Oregon has a golden window to win the national championship in the next couple of years and we’ll need the best coaches possible to pair with the extremely talented players. Our young coaches have been out-coached in a couple of games (e.g., Ohio State in the playoffs, Indiana this year).

I didn’t realize that Evan Stewart had another year. I’m assuming if he played in the playoffs, he wouldn’t jeopardize his eligibility for next year?

I get the feeling that while Oregon is competitive with anyone, when it comes to NIL, it doesn’t want to set the market, especially for QB and skilled players. Thus Oregon loses out on the top, top recruits from time to time when it comes down to a NIL bidding war. Best of luck to Chris Henry, Jr. except when he plays Oregon. More reason to hate Ohio State and want to beat them on the field. We have an outstanding recruiting class and I wouldn’t trade Coach Lanning for anyone.

Holy crap. Five Rival’s 5-stars with a chance at 6, if Chris Henry, Jr. signs with Oregon and within sticking distance of the #1 recruiting class in the country. Anyone remember when we were over the moon if one 5-star signed with Oregon (and that only seemed to happen once every couple of years)? Any one of these young men would have been the cream of Oregon’s past recruiting classes... I cannot believe how much has changed at Oregon and now we can beat out Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, USC, et al for recruits from coast to coast. Congratulations to Coach Lanning and the entire staff. Someone mentioned that Oregon has signed the top recruit in ALABAMA for the second year in a row!!!

LOL. Jealous? Maybe he should look in the mirror. I can’t recall a coaching search going worse than the Penn State debacle. They fired their long time, highly successful coach early in the season and had no plan in place. Their search process has gone on way too long. None of their top candidates wanted the job. Now their new coach will face a whole missed high school recruiting class and have to focus on the portal to plug major holes in the roster for years to come. Maybe Penn State is not as attractive as you, your fans and boosters think it is…

Campbell is reportedly Penn State’s new top target now. I’ll laugh if he signs an extension with Iowa Sate… https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/penn-state-matt-campbell-head-coach-iowa-state/

In Drew Mehringer’s lone season as OC, Rutgers ranked 127 of 128 in offensive points per game. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2016-team-offense.html

Kendre Harrison is going to be a beast!

I’m glad that Coach Stein took a HC job out of the conference. He would have been dangerous at Penn State.

Maybe how they treated James Franklin, after he turned the program around after Sanduski and the sustained success, scared off the top tier coaching candidates? The job is not as good as Penn State fans and boosters believed it was, which sadly they are finding out the hard way.

Coach Lanning has made good hires thus far. Who’s to say he can’t miss though? Coach Bellotti had a few duds at OC. Luckily, he realized it and moved on quickly.

I’ve been watching the show from the beginning and that’s not the “spirit” of the show. ESPN College Football Gameday was all about celebrating and promoting the culture, passion and pageantry of college football. In the past, they would have selected the B1G Conference Championship game because it’s the only 2 undefeated teams remaining - #1 vs. #2. David vs. Galiath. Now we shrug our shoulders because they picked the game that will be broadcast on their network. That’s the problem with ESPN and now College Football Gameday - they have completely sold out and are a shell of what they used to be. ESPN let go most of the people who got them to become the “World Wide Leader in Sports” and paid those who are the loudest and say the most outrageous takes. I guess nothing lasts forever…

Personally, I don’t like the idea of promoting someone without more OC experience (1 year at Rutgers?). It’s too important a position to the future success of our football program to take a chance on someone. The OC position at Oregon is one of the most coveted in college football given our reputation, talent, resources and track record of prior OCs becoming HCs. We should be able to hire a top notch, experienced OC.