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Getting to know the Big Ten mascots: Who are these guys? Getting to know the Big Ten mascots: Who are these guys? DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Duck is about to make some new friends as Oregon leaves the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten next season.

News Alert. After the news broke out about Oregon joining the Big Ten, something strange started happening. All mental wards throughout the country started filling up, all claiming to be USC fans.

That's what I got out of it from listening to the press conference. PD posted this: Everything Oregon president Karl Scholz and AD Rob Mullens said at Friday's press conference 247SPORTS.COM Following admittance into the Big 10 conference, University of Oregon president Karl Scholz and athletic director Rob Mullens held a press conference. Here is a full transcript.

It was interesting when at the press conference with the AD and President, question was asked about Autzen stadium redoing the North side. It's on the list to do. Maybe they will match the South side. I know there are other projects going on, like building the new practice facility,

I know this is behind a paywall from Canzano. Is he making amends for his remarks from his last article? See below what I could gleam. "Oregon left on Friday for the Big Ten. So did Washington. The Ducks and Huskies didn’t destroy the Pac-12. They didn’t blow up 108 years of history with one move. Get that out of your head today. Those things were the result of a decade-long failure of leadership within the conference. Oregon and Washington had a fiduciary duty to act in their best long-term interest."

The Pac-12's anticipated 2023 season has lost all magic with impending realignment departures The conference seems in position to possibly break a College Football Playoff drought that extends back to 2016. USC is back on the national radar with Lincoln Riley. It's going to be fun watching teams take their best shots at the Trojans on the way out of the door. And, again, Prime Time is in the conference now. Instead, the Pac-12 is on life support; only to be saved by some sort of potential merger with the Mountain West Conference and the remaining teams. Get ready for the Pac-Mountain Football. The demise of the Pac-12 has led to a social media outcry of how bad this is for college football and the romanticizing of West Coast football as a whole. Outside of the hard-core “Pac-12 After Dark" junkies, however, the ugly truth is the Pac-12 wasn't generating enough interest on television or for its star players. Look at the numbers on Sports Media Watch from the 2022 season: The Pac-12's anticipated 2023 season has lost all magic with impending realignment departures WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Perhaps this last season of Pac-12 play will be glorious. Those quarterbacks are going to play well. But will the Tournament of Roses have a parade – or a procession?

Remaining college football conference realignment questions Remaining college football conference realignment questions - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Following one of the most historic days in conference realignment, here are the biggest questions facing college football moving forward.

The new-look Big 10 projects to be a vicious basketball conference. See where Oregon sits in the Big Ten pecking order. Big Ten basketball tiers, post-realignment: How Oregon, Washington stack up to B1G heavyweights 247SPORTS.COM The new-look Big 10 projects to be a vicious basketball conference.

Football: Ferguson healthy, tight end room outlook Lanning declares Oregon’s most productive tight end from last year “ready to go” Football: Ferguson healthy, tight end room outlook WWW.ADDICTEDTOQUACK.COM Lanning declares Oregon’s most productive tight end from last year "ready to go"

What were they saying from before? Oregon and Washington did not bring enough media value to the table when USC and UCLA were invited to go to the Big Ten? Evidently we do now 😆 FOX might have been able to exploit getting Oregon at a cheaper price. But I believe Oregon will have the last laugh, using the Big Ten and FOX as a platform to expand their brand. In a conversation with Bill Rabinowitz of The Columbus Dispatch, Smith revealed he had an inkling last week that things might start falling after a conversation with Colorado AD Rick George in Indianapolis. As for the new additions, Smith admitted Oregon and Washington bring major value to the B1G’s television partnerships. Gene Smith: B1G’s viewership with latest additions ‘is going to be ridiculous’ SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Gene Smith believes the latest additions of Oregon and Washington will bring the B1G's value to another level.

Charles posted this in another thread: From James Crepea on X/Twitter: UO president John Karl Scholz: "We anticipate averaging over $50 million" annually in total media rights."

Hi Cicero. NJDuck here. Welcome to the OBD! When Oregon does come and play at Rutgers, will be attending the game. Will look forward to being part of the tailgate scene!

Oregon QB commit Luke Moga comments on Big Ten move The latest from the Ducks commit out of the state of Arizona... Oregon is officially headed to the Big Ten and it could not be a more exciting development for recruits like Luke Moga. The three-star quarterback from Phoenix (Ariz.) Sunnyslope committed to the Ducks in April, choosing Oregon over two dozen other scholarship offers, and was back in Eugene at the end of last month when the quiet period window opened. With realignment setting the college football landscape ablaze and the Ducks making the switch from the Pac-12, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound prospect now readies for his final high school season knowing he’s headed to play in a new conference. Oregon QB commit Luke Moga comments on Big Ten move 247SPORTS.COM The latest from the Ducks commit out of the state of Arizona...

Will bring Big 12 to 18 schools. Could the Big 12 for all pretense and purposes, for this one year only, are given the opportunity to add all these schools at the 31.7m according to the contractual agreement? It would be great if this could happen.

I guess these little signs of Brutus and Puddles were foretelling.

Social media reacts to initial reports of Oregon, Washington's departure for Big Ten While there are a lot of college football fans who are celebrating the reports of this move happening, a ton of others are mourning what it likely means for the Pac-12 Conference, one of the most storied and beloved conferences in the nation. As you would expect, social media was a sight to see on Friday morning after the initial reports came out. Here are some of the best reactions from the day: Big Ten clears way for Oregon, Washington to join, AP sources say, putting Pac-12 on brink WWW.USATODAY.COM The Big Ten has cleared the way for Oregon and Washington to apply for membership and join the conference, according to four people familiar with the negotiations

Reports: Oregon, Washington leaving Pac-12 to join Big Ten Conference realignment continues as Oregon and Washington are planning to leave and join the Big Ten. Reports: Oregon, Washington leaving Pac-12 to join Big Ten 247SPORTS.COM Conference realignment continues as Oregon and Washington are planning to leave and join the Big Ten.

Report: Oregon Ducks to leave Pac-12, join Big Ten Conference Oregon Ducks to leave Pac-12, join Big Ten Conference DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM After 108 years, the Oregon Ducks are leaving the Pac-12 Conference. Hello, Big Ten.

Reports: Oregon, Washington leaving Pac-12 to join Big Ten Conference realignment continues as Oregon and Washington are planning to leave and join the Big Ten. Pac-12 realignment: Oregon, UW to meet Big Ten; Arizona, Big 12 wait WWW.MERCURYNEWS.COM The future of the conference remains in doubt after the presidents failed to approve a media deal.

Pac-12′s future uncertain after key presidents meeting By Jon Wilner The Pac-12′s future remained in doubt Friday as the university presidents met remotely but were unable to agree on a media rights contract, extending an existential crisis that enveloped the conference 13 months ago. Commissioner George Kliavkoff faced a series of obstacles as he tried to salvage the 108-year-old league, the most serious being the Big Ten’s sudden pursuit of Oregon and Washington. Pac-12′s future uncertain after key presidents meeting WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Oregon and Washington are in talks with the Big Ten as survival challenges mount.

Pac-12 meeting ends without new Grant of Rights deal as Oregon future is in focus, per reports What began as an optimistic morning for the future of the Pac-12 has left the conference back to the same place it was earlier this week: Waiting on Oregon, and possibly Washington, to make a decision. The Pac-12 couldn’t close a Grant of Rights deal during a meeting of university leaders on Friday morning, and the “fate of league likely rests on if Oregon can make a deal with the Big Ten. There is hesitancy among many in Big Ten about logistics of 18 team league, travel to Eugene,” Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports reported. Pac-12 meeting ends without new Grant of Rights deal as Oregon future is in focus, per reports SATURDAYOUTWEST.COM What began as an optimistic morning suddenly changed.

This is a head scratcher. Why would you do this? It seems like the Big Ten is willing to take care of traveling cost by upping it to 40m. Oregon, Washington to Big Ten has become 'coin toss' as Pac-12 makes last attempt to salvage league The Pac-12 is meeting Friday morning as optimism grows that the league could stay together The chances of Oregon and Washington joining the Big Ten has now been termed a "coin toss" sources told CBS Sports on Friday morning. Following an evening filled with uncertainty, at least one of those two programs is wavering with a move out of the Pac-12 -- seemingly over financial reasons. CBS Sports learned Thursday night that Washington had concerns over additional travel costs the athletic program would face in journeying to Big Ten locations. Those increased financial obligations could total more than $10 million per year for the university, sources say. Oregon, Washington to Big Ten has become 'coin toss' as Pac-12 makes last attempt to salvage league - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Pac-12 is meeting Friday morning as optimism grows that the league could stay together

Oregon Reportedly Makes Decision On Joining Big Ten - If Offered https://thespun.com/pac-12/oregon/oregon-reportedly-makes-decision-on-joining-big-ten-if-offered

Dan Lanning shares how he utilizes SWOT analysis to improve Article written by:Grant Grubbs grant_grubbs_ College football isn’t necessarily a business, but Dan Lanning runs his team like one. On Wednesday, the Oregon head coach discussed how his staff uses a SWOT analysis to evaluate the team. “It’s really just going through your strengths, weaknesses, right? What are the obstacles in front of you? And what are those threats?” Lanning told the press. “That was really an offseason study. But I would you could argue that we do a SWOT analysis every day after practice, too. So we’re going to go in here and watch this last practice, figure out what we did well [and] figure out what we didn’t do well enough.” A SWOT analysis is a strategy often utilized in the business world. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. During fall camp, the Ducks are figuring out where they stand in each of these categories. With 65% of the team’s production returning, Lanning and Co. already know the answer to some of these questions. For example, the Ducks showed weakness as the season progressed last year, losing two of their final four contests. For that reason, Oregon is using the SWOT analysis to not only set up short-term goals, but long-term goals too. “You’ve got goals that last for an entire season. You’ve got a goal for today. What am I going to improve on today, right? I think you just have to be really open and honest about what those look like. But yeah, you have long-term goals. You have short-term goals, and you have to be able to assess and change them,” Lanning said. The Ducks undoubtedly share one goal with every team in the country: reach the College Football Playoff. In 2022, Oregon was in the hunt for a CFP spot until QB Bo Nix suffered an ankle injury late in a November matchup with Washington. Consequently, the Ducks lost the lead, the game, and any hope of a spot in the CFP. Regarding the short-term, Lanning has a specific challenge for his team. “I want to see us play fast. I saw that in moments, and then I saw moments that it wasn’t as good, so it’s something we can continue to improve on,” Lanning said.