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I didn’t understand that either. It would have forced UW to use their TOs earlier or call the offense differently. Hopefully someone asks Coach Lanning about it post game.

You can’t play scared to get hurt. Coaches and players also prefer teammates who are willing to put it all on the line. Let those other players go somewhere else, like USC. We can agree to disagree.

Oregon needs to finish drives with TDs instead of FGs. Washington is taking Sadiq and our run game away. Stein needs to find ways to get other receivers open and get the ground game going. The UW linebackers seem to be really aggressive. Maybe some RB screens, reverses or short/ intermediate passes over the middle?

Come on D. Don’t let them march right down the field at the end of the half.

That hit the ground. Incomplete.

We aren’t showing our full run game play arsenal. Where are the outside pitches/runs? Counters? I do like the options and Dante Moore read them correctly.

Some nice option plays on that drive.

That was a great pick!

Run. The. Ball.

Offense is not executing early. Need to clean it up.

And Oregon will still have the more talented team on the field. Take care of business!

I saw somewhere they were all listed as “doubtful,” so I would be surprised if we saw them against the puppies.

B1G officials protecting its #1 team. Even the Fox announcers and replay expert said that was a touchback. They even showed a close up that showed J. Smith’s foot was out of bounds. Unbelievable.

On this week’s Talkin’ Ducks, George Wrightster said that USC’s collective is offering DT Tomuhini Topui $2M+ in NIL. For that much, George claimed that Oregon could pay both Matayo Uiagalelei and Teitum Tuioti. They also are reportedly offering TE Mark Bowman a record $8-10M deal over 3-4 years. Let’s hope it ends the same way for U$C and Riley as it did for Texas ATM and Jimbo. https://athlonsports.com/college/nil-daily/usc-lands-5-star-te-in-record-nil-deal-for-2026

And Oregon beat Penn State on the road when they were ranked #2 and USC by a larger margin than Notre Dame did. A&M’s SEC schedule was a joke. Like Ohio State they didn’t play any of the top teams in the conference- no Georgia, no Bama, no Ole’ Miss, no Oklahoma. Texas might have been the first ranked SEC team A&M faced this year.

Ohio State Indiana Georgia Texas Tech Oregon Texas A&M Mississippi Oklahoma Notre Dame Alabama Virginia Tulane First RoundNo. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Oregon No. 11 Virginia at No. 6 Texas A&M No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Mississippi No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma QuarterfinalsCotton Bowl: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. winner of No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Oregon Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Georgia vs. winner of No. 11 Virginia at No. 6 Texas A&M Orange Bowl: No. 2 Indiana vs. winner of No. 10 Alabama at No. 7 Mississippi Rose Bowl: No. 1 Ohio State vs. winner of No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 OregonTulane has a simple task: beat 1–10 Charlotte for the right to host the American championship game against North Texas. That puts the Green Wave on the doorstep of the playoff no matter what head coach Jon Sumrall decides to do on Sunday. The Ducks have a tricky one in Seattle against Washington but will be virtually assured with the easiest first-round game in Autzen Stadium on top of a potentially excellent path through the bracket if they do so convincingly. SICollege Football Playoff Bracket Week 14 Live Projections...Throughout this weekend’s slate, Sports Illustrated will give an updated look at the playoff seeding and matchups.

I’m a little surprised that Cal isn’t looking for an offensive minded coach, given how bad they’ve been on that side of the ball under Wilcox.

Good point. Tosh isn’t the best defensive coordinator, IMO, but he is a fantastic recruiter. Coach Lanning has quite a track record with sending d-lineman to the NFL going back to his Georgia days himself and it will be important to find a DL coach who is a great recruiter and developer. I have no doubt that he will be able to find good coaching talent. Hopefully this does not affect our current recruiting commitments.

I would immediately make Hampton the interim DC (as a trial period), while you go through the search process, and let Tosh leave to focus on his new program.

Sorry, as a lifelong Niners fan, “The Catch” was already taken.

I agree with you. Oregon’s Kelly Green and yellow uniforms really pop on the ESPN College Gameday intro. and that color combination is really unique in college football (like the Green Bay Packers). Wish they would use the black more sparingly (once a year).

Anyone else notice Akili Smith Jr. in the uniform reveal video, as they are showing clips of his dad’s TD pass to Patrick Johnson in Seattle? LOL.

I completely disagree. Oregon’s strength of schedule is rated higher than all those teams and our only loss is to #2 Indiana. Coach Lanning does not care about margin of victory. He is perfectly content to put the 3/4s in the 4th quarter or play a low scoring slugfest, if that’s what’s called for.

How is Texas Tech ranked above Oregon?

If you had to choose one, is UCLA or Cal the better job?