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And he’s not too shabby of a recruiter, which we know is important to Coach Lanning…

Could be a West Coast thing. It’s only 7:00 AM.

It will really depend on who the #11 and #12 seeds are. I’d rather play JMU, North Texas or Tulane in the first round. Texas Tech would not be a terrible second round game. We’d probably have to play Ohio State at some point, whether in the semifinals or national championship game, if we made it that far.

They better hit a home run. Perhaps they have a verbal agreement with Kalen DeBoer or another coach expecting their team to be in the playoffs?

Are there any Oregon commits that we don’t expect to sign today?

That would beat Andy Ludwig or Mario Cristobal.

I couldn’t blame him for wanting to play for the home team. It’s also a great school, which is still important to some, and they have shown that they can compete in the SEC. Of course, even if he signed with Vandy, he could be playing somewhere else as early as next season…

Stein will be coaching in the playoffs according to multiple reports and I would be surprised is Tosh didn’t do the same, if he decides to leave.

Oregon’s defense is also better in 2025 by almost every meaningful statistic: PPG: 14:9 (vs. 16.2) Total YPG: 249 (vs. 284) TO: 16 (vs. 16) Sacks: 39 (vs 39) Perhaps Coach Lanning wanted Coach Stein to be more conservative given the first year QB and better defense? Limit turnovers = higher probability of winning. Coach Stein has done a tremendous job of developing Dante Moore. While he’s not a finished product, he is so much better than he was at UCLA and even earlier this season.

Thanks, Jon. I no longer trust ESPN and their biased coverage so I’ll have to check out the B1G Network signing day coverage.

Curious why you think this. From the little I’ve seen of North Texas, they run a spread offense with the QB in the shotgun and seem to hit a lot of big passes down the field. I also saw a lot of 2 back formations and some RPO plays. I didn’t see many heavy sets or QB under center, in my very limited observations, but perhaps that is something that Lanning would insist he added.

I would expect Ohio State, Indiana and Georgia to all remain in the the top 4, unless the games are lopsided loses. If BYU beats Texas Tech (unlikely) then I could see Oregon sneaking into the top 4 in the final college football playoffs rankings (to the chagrin of ESPN and the SEC). My preference would be to be ranked #5 and host the first round playoff game with only a 3 week layoff.

I’m sure that Lanning had a deal with Smart. IIRC, Lanning was also not allowed to recruit for Georgia after he accepted the Oregon HC position. I’m sure the same will apply to Stein.

Jeff Tedford also stayed on for Oregon’s bowl game after he was hired by Cal and IIRC that was the Fiesta Bowl where Oregon absolutely roasted Colorado. You can do both, if you are committed, and I would rather have Coach Stein calling plays in the playoffs than someone else. I thank and wish Stein the best. He has been a great OC for Oregon and I hope he has success at Kentucky.

I think you and other fans should be very careful with what you wish for. Georgia and Alabama are as talented as any team in the country and they have two of the best coaches in college football. Yes, they have flaws but so does every team this year, including Oregon. Of those teams, I would probably want Indiana. Oregon did not play a good game in that loss (perhaps that’s due to the Hoosiers) but I’m confident that Oregon would be extra motivated for the rematch and know that we can beat them, if we play our A game. The devil you know?

That’s the problem. The college football playoff format has not been corrected because they are trying to keep the irrelevant bowls alive. College football should look to the NFL. The top teams get a normal bye week before hosting the next round. Three to four weeks is way too long of a layoff. Eliminate the conference championship games and go right into the playoffs. Have the higher ranked team host the playoff games. Screw the bowls. As Joel Klatt says, the college football championship game should be on January 1st at the Rose Bowl every year. I completely agree with him. In this scenario, Oregon and every other team would be trying their hardest to get a bye. With the current format, I don’t think a bye is adventurous and could be detrimental (just look at the results from last year).

I’m shocked that Oregon jumped Texas Tech, who looks legit.

The Broncos have one of the best defensives in the NFL which makes Mariota’s play all the more impressive. Congrats to Bo and the Broncos on pulling out the thrilling OT win to go 10-2.

No, because I believe the layoff is too long (it would be a month before Oregon would play again) and teams lose their rhythm, especially on offense, but I think it’s more important what side of the bracket Oregon is on and who they would have to face on the way to the national championship game. FWIW, George Wrightster, on his post game podcast, said that he believes that Ohio State, Texas Tech and Georgia probably match up best against the Ducks.

Not Jon… As cool as it would be to see at Autzen, I don’t think you want a team as talented as Alabama or Notre Dame in the first round of the playoffs, if the goal is to win the national championship. I’d rather play a team where Oregon has a clear talent advantage.

Despite not playing its best, Oregon clinched a playoff spot for the second year in a row and a home playoff game tonight! Hopefully Oregon can get some of its receivers back for the first playoff game. Although the OL played, we don’t know how banged up they were. Hopefully they can get healthy and our run game gets back to form in the playoffs.

Offense needs to score some points.

It sure feels like Oregon is on upset alert. Our offense seems to be really missing all those receivers today. You also have to wonder how injured our OL is playing.

With less than a minute the odds of getting points is low. Better to focus on stopping the opponent’s offense.