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College football is big business. I remember the Chip Kelly train and when it ran off the tracks with Mark Helfrich. The athletic department is going to push the price of tickets as high as possible, while still selling out. When the train went off the rails and the stadium wasn't selling out, it was amazing how flat the ticket price was for those couple of years. When demand is higher than supply, it doesn't matter what it is, the price is going to go higher. One can hope, when the Ducks do make equal TV revenue money, they will be able to ease off a little on the continual raising of athletic ticket prices.

When the 4 PAC 12 teams arrived, the B1G TEN did reveal which teams each team would play for the 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 seasons. Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten ConferenceThe official athletics website for Big Ten ConferenceThere is no way to balance schedules with 18 teams. It isn't possible for all the other B1G TEN teams to play all 4 west coast teams. The B1G TEN is looking out for its own interests as well. Do we really want to see Oregon, tOSU, Michigan, Indiana, Penn St. all play each other every year? When the schedule was revealed in 2023, did anybody think the 2025 schedule was going to be tough for the Ducks? It was essentially Penn St. Even with Indiana, last seasons schedule wasn't exactly murders row. After the opening week, the Ducks only had Penn St. and Indiana as ranked opponents on the schedule. There are going to be seasons where the Ducks have an easier schedule than others. I do hope the B1G TEN do rotate the BYE weeks though. It does look like the B1G TEN did do a better job of having teams play each other after both have BYES.

It is funny how a lot of talking heads are screaming bloody murder over this, yet it is crickets for the MLB players not getting in. There are different levels of cheating, but Bill is a cheater. I'd put him in along with all the MLB guys and explain about his cheating past.

Safety rules and all of that. However, the Empire State building was completed in just under 14 months. March 17, 1930 - April 11, 1931. Things can be built much faster, but all the safety inspections required slows things way down. Unfortunately, University of Oregon can't have city, state and federal inspectors onsite 24/7. It is hurry up and build, then wait for inspectors. Hurry up and build, then wait for inspectors.

I am glad Dante is coming back and I think he has a ton of upside. I just hope he keeps progressing reading defenses and making the right read. Too many times he just throws the ball because that is what the play calls for. He didn't even process the defender being right on top of his WR. I was quite surprised Dante didn't have more INTs on the WR screens or quick out passes.

I have a ton of friends, who are Eagles fans, and not one had a single good thing to say about Kevin Patullo.

I can't remember where I read it, but college QBs drafted in the 1st round tend to have a sweet spot of number of starts for success in the NFL. I think the number of starts is between 25-35 for their college career. I think 1 more year would be a benefit to Dante, but having a guaranteed 40+ mil is hard to turn down. I hope the right people are talking to him and show him a long career vs a short career is a better choice.

They CFP has been committed to trying to keep with tradition. They give preference to the 1 seed and go down. Rose Bowl - Pac 12/B1G TEN Sugar Bowl - SEC/Big 12 Orange Bowl - ACC Cotton Bowl - SEC/Big 12 Indiana tOSU UGA TT Indiana gets the Rose Bowl because they are #1 and from the B1G. tOSU gets the Cotton Bowl because it is the next closest venue to them. UGA gets the Orange Bowl because they are from the SEC. TT gets whatever is left over. The CFP doesn't care about the traveling fans. Butts in seats is pennies on the dollar when it comes to money making for the CFP.

At the end of the article Steven mentioned, I hope the Ducks win 14 games this season. I would prefer 15, so the Ducks win the title, not just make the title game. 🙂

I get head to head has to matter, but it can't be absolute. Miami squeaked by Notre Dame with a 3 point win, even though ND had 2 TOs vs none to Miami. That isn't total dominance. Massey SOS Miami 50 Notre Dame 29 ESPN SOS Miami 48 Notre Dame 34 ESPN FPI Miami 10 (19.0) Notre Dame 3 (24.9) ESPN SP+ Miami 11 (20.2) Notre Dame 5 (24.3) Every computer score says Notre Dame is the better team over Miami. If Miami had won by 14+, then it is a different story.

I'm predicting at least 2 of the top 4 CFP seeds lose again. Being off for a month creates too much rust. Having a home game to start the playoffs, I think is going to turn out to be very important, if they keep 1st round games at home. I personally think the 1st round and quarterfinals should be home games for the CFP. A bye is nice and all, but a home game is better.

I believe sections 37, 38 and 39 are originally reserved for visiting teams. That should be close to 3500 tickets. Some season ticket holders may be out in the cold or be moved. It probably isn't many. I know I had tickets for the Pac 12 championship game when the Ducks hosted it with my season tickets.

It has been said many times, the CFP is decided by B1G TEN and SEC. It doesn't matter what the ACC, B12 or G6 think or want. I am happy the SEC is going to 9 conference games next season. Much harder to look good on paper without 4 automatic wins.

It is too bad ESPN doesn't even try to hide their bias any more in favor of SEC football. They don't use the FPI stat this season because it doesn't fit their narrative. They will use it again, when it agrees with their narrative.

If you are using ON3 TV numbers those are 100% misleading. They are using Sports Media Watch, but only counting games that they count. tOSU has 7 TV games, while Tennessee only has 4 TV games. They are not comparing apples to apples.

Uncle Phil has mentioned an Oregon Duck trust after his passing.

I'm not sure what is better. Playing tOSU after a home playoff win, who hasn't played for a month, or playing them in the championship game.

The play before the Iowa FG, I thought it was intentional grounding. The QB was outside the pocket, but the ball did not clear the line of scrimmage and the ball was at least 5 yards short of a WR/TE.

I'd say we have to split the first TD in the 2nd half between Brock and Dante, since Dante Moore got the ball to the Wisconsin 30 yard line.

My wish is for football/basketball to be their own entities and the rest of the Olympic sports to be grouped together. It makes so much more sense to be regional conferences, not coast to coast conferences. However, that isn't the world we live in today. If Oregon is going to survive the way college sports are today, we are in the right place. It is easy for others to say, take less money. Their jobs aren't on the line. Is anybody at their work going to stay in their job when offered a raise to go to another company because all of their co-workers aren't going with them?

I don't get the fascination with Jedd Fisch. He has exactly 1 winning season as a FBS head coach. I have him as TBD.

Wilsonville is a sports powerhouse in the state of Oregon at the 5A level. They and Summit are the two schools fighting for state titles. Wilsonville have won back to back 5A football titles. With being a 2 sport athlete, it can be hard to go to all the camps where recruiting scouts go to evaluate players. I'm glad our coaches were able to see the potential with him.

It is pretty fickle for Autzen Stadium and fans. During the Chip Kelly days, it was sold out, but then for Mark, Willie and Mario not every game was sold out. Not even every conference game was sold out. The infrastructure isn't there for more seating, but the consistent selling out of the stadium isn't there either. If Autzen can sell out every game for 10 straight years, then you can start thinking of adding more seats. There is quite a bit of undeveloped land south of Leo Harris Parkway, but I believe all of it is owned by the city. The city of Eugene really hates to develop park areas. The Ducks would need to do another land swap with the city to even have the city think of letting UO add parking. The UO does own land just south of the Willamette river, next to the Frohnmayer bridge, which actually would be a great spot for additional Autzen stadium parking. It would put parking away from Leo Harris Pkwy and MLK Blvd.

Most are talking heads. Very little experts there. It is mostly about narrative and bias. Look at the SEC standings. All teams undefeated or with 1 loss are all ranked. Some of them have a nice OOC win, but not all. B1G TEN, ACC and Big 12 1 loss teams aren't given the same bias.

Franklin has a 50 million dollar buy out, if he were to be fired at the end of the season. I'm not sure PSU's athletic board has the same nonchalance about throwing away that kind of money like Texas A&M did with Jimbo Fisher. Oregon Ducks are 3-0 vs Penn State the last 2 games. Oregon Ducks beat PSU twice last Saturday.