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Corso will be ready to don the Duck head next weekend in Eugene with his pal The Duck!!!

Some big time names visiting Eugene tonight. Hopefully the Autzen faithful can showcase how special gameday is in Eugene and our team gets the W.

B1G Today | Preview Week 6 Football: Michigan State at Oregon

Another great article! With all of the transfers and injuries to key starters, it makes sense that the team hasn't gelled yet. Oregon has shown flashes of what they are capable of becoming. Time will tell if they can live up to their potential. I'm thankful for the easy schedule to start off the season to give the team time to work out the kinks and find themselves. I'm anxious to see how Oregon's offensive line holds up against better competition. Michigan State's defensive front should be a good test tonight and then we have some monsters coming into Autzen next Saturday.

Talkin' Ducks FULL episode | Recapping Oregon's win over UCLA and looking ahead to Michigan State

A lot of us share your frustration. College football used to be about the traditions, rivalries and pageantry...now the focus is on money and crowning a true champion. Any given year, a non-blue blood program, like Oregon, could beat the blue bloods, win a conference championship, play in a major bowl game on New Years Day (e.g., Rose Bowl) and eventually could potentially rise to become one of the top programs in college football. Now that does not seem like it'll be possible unless you are invited to the SEC or B1G, as the financial and talent gap will only continue to grow. I am thankful that the University of Oregon and its boosters invested in football a couple of decades ago based on the success of Coach Brooks and Coach Bellotti's teams; otherwise, we would most likely be alongside Oregon State and Washington State right now trying to rebuild a conference...

I like your criteria and can't fault a player who contributes to the team/program (even on the practice squad), while in Eugene, but realizes that they won't play meaningful minutes and transfers to a program where they believe that they will have more playing time. Most people who have played competitive sports, want to see their field, pitch, court, etc. - they are competitors. I'm still a bit torn by Travis Dye. He was playing and contributing but decided to transfer to an in-conference rival who competed against Oregon for the conference championship his senior year.

Given that the Ohio State game is not really a "night" game with a 4:30pm local kickoff, I would prefer the traditional green and yellow throw back jerseys (like what DG is wearing below) but we'll probably wear the all black. I'd save the all black for Washington.

Coach Dan Lanning on Primetime with Isaac and Suke | Discusses UCLA Game and Previews Michigan State Game https://www.audacy.com/podcast/primetime-with-isaac-and-suke-d0695/episodes/oregon-head-coach-dan-lanning-ed273

It'll be interesting to see what comes out of the meeting. Are we talking about a couple of marquee SEC vs. B1G games per year (e.g., Michigan vs. Texas, Ohio State vs. Alabama, Oregon vs. Georgia) or would every team have a cross conference game every year? If the later, would they schedule based on team expectations to get the most competitive games or would the scheduling be completely random? Lastly, are we talking about neutral site games or home/away games?

That’s a good question. Those players who chose to transfer TO Oregon are definitely part of the Duck family, just like a transfer student. Bo Nix, Bucky Irving, Christian Gonzales, et al had a significant impact on the Oregon program. Nix was an amazing story. He and his family seemed to appreciate the fresh start that Oregon provided and the support they received from the coaches, players and fans. I’m assuming that Bo would consider himself a Duck. Perhaps for players who transfer FROM Oregon, we could add an asterisk: Once a Duck, always a Duck* The one that stung the most was Travis Dye. He was a legacy, played a significant role on the team and decided to go to one of our hated, in conference rivals.

Previewing and Picking Oregon vs. Michigan State on the Autzen Audibles Podcast

I was shocked that a Kirby Smart coached team would come out so flat against a top team. Credit to Georgia for battling back to make it a game.

To the coaches’ credit, they made changes to the OL during the second half of the BSU game and it has improved the OL play drastically. Of course, the real test will be against the top B1G teams.

This is one of the things that I was concerned about before Oregon was invited to the B1G. The SEC and B1G can now set the agenda for college football and carve out an even bigger piece of the financial pie for themselves, backed by ESPN and Fox. I'm thankful that Oregon will have a seat at the table.

HUGE GAME but the boys need to take care of business on Friday night first...

On the bright side, Oregon played nearly flawless football in the second half against Oregon State and the first half against UCLA. We were one pass away from going up 35-3 against UCLA, on the road, entering halftime. Our defense was dominant, albeit against a bad football team, and our offense showed some of their big play ability. The offensive line has improved significantly since they found the starting group in the second half of the Boise State game. If Oregon can put it all together for a full 60 minutes, consistently, we will be a very dangerous football team. Jonathan Smith said that Oregon has really improved from week 1 to week 4, particularly on defense.

Coach Lanning on whether Terrance Ferguson will play vs. Michigan State: “He practiced today. He’ll be ready to roll.” MSN WWW.MSN.COM

Ducks vs Them | 2024 Oregon Football Game 4 | “Once Upon A Time”

It all comes down to expectations. Many expected Oregon to compete for the B1G championship, earn a spot in the college football playoffs and even be a contender for the national championship this season (ESPN Gameday's Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard picked Oregon to win the NC and Nick Saban predicated Oregon would lose to Georgia in the NC game). The University of Oregon Athletic Department leaned into those expectations with pre-season marketing activities. This team has talent but has not put it all together for a full 60 minutes, even against weaker competition like Idaho, Oregon State and UCLA. Meanwhile, I have been watching other top college football teams dominate (e.g., Texas, Tennessee, Ohio State) or play close games against top competition (e.g., Alabama, Georgia). Right now, I do not believe that Oregon could compete with those teams. However, it's a long season and Oregon could/should get better. Based on my observations, I believe that Oregon is appropriately ranked but has a lot of work to do, if we want to be a national title contender.

Oregon has grass practice fields which I’m sure helps the prep. For whatever reason, UCLA’s turf wasn’t very good last night. It’s usually a really solid surface. Perhaps they’ve gotten more rain than normal?

My favorite play was the fake speed option, where DG backed up and hit Tez downfield. You know that UCLA saw and worked on that play from the Oregon State game. It was great to see Will Stein set up a defense and I hope that he is saving a fake WR bubble screen for Ohio State.

UCLA defenders were also grabbing and holding onto receiver's legs after the play. One when Tez was down and the other one where Holden had to kick to get his leg back. Not sure what they are teaching or instructing down at UCLA. Glad none of the wide receivers were injured.

This was my thought as well. Why potentially burn a redshift to hand the ball off or kneel? If we are going to play Dante Moore, give him the opportunity to run the offense and throw the football.

The question is - will the new "Pac-12" be able to give them the resources they need to elevate their program?