OceaniaDuck

The Ducks really missing Dilly right now - jus' sayin'. Very predictable play-calling. I'm afraid we're going to lose this game - still keeping the faith though.

San Diego State and Fresno State for me. Both fall within the geographic footprint of the PAC-12 and have great potential. The PAC-12 needs as much California presence as it can get. UNLV just doesn't have that great a football history and Boise State and SMU, although they both have good football teams as of late, would only be marginally valuable to the conference at best.

Happy Holidays everyone!

And also win the OOC games that matter.

Best of luck to Noah Sewell - that guy was a beast and gave his all in every game like another poster had stated. I also wished that he had chosen to finish the season in the Holiday Bowl but it's also understandable why he would opt out.

I just hope this doesn't cause his brother to flip to Oregon State or another team. Personally, I would find it hard if I was a DL to line up against my brother to rip his head off lol.

Unfortunately, like what many have said, we can't control what these kids do. It is disappointing that PB flipped again but we just wish him the best. We just have to move on to trying to sign the next promising recruit or even take a look at the transfer portal to see if there's anyone who would be a right fit.

As far as academic rankings go, yes, UW is ahead of the U of O in regard to the metrics used by US News and other college ranking organizations. However, I feel like I had received a good education at the U of O overall and where I live, U of O alums have actually done quite well holding prestigious positions in business, government and education. A big difference I had also observed in my experience is it seems the U of O alums seemed to value social responsibility more than graduates of other prestigious institutions who seemed to have a more corporate mindset. I guess while name recognition does indeed open a lot of doors - how you apply the education you're given matters far more. As long as you graduate from a university that is accredited by a legitimate organization, adopt a lifelong learning attitude and be practical and socially responsible in your daily applications, those would get you far IMHO.

IMHO until they actually sign on the dotted line, everything is just mere speculation. I'll believe it when I see it.

Awesome news for the Ducks if Novosad does indeed flip! Going from one shade of green to another lol! OTOH, these recruiting wars can get vicious...

MC should just concentrate on the recruiting which is definitely what he's good at and let the OC and DC do their jobs. Of course, MC's other major responsibility will be giving his "blessing" as the HC to whatever calls the OC or DC suggest at critical junctures in the game. Other than that, he should just delegate responsibilities to appropriate staff. Otherwise, he will be driving both players and assistant coaches away, which has happened to some extent already...

Oh well, can't blame the guy although this hurts as well. Just having "Alabama" on your resume increases your NFL draft potential and of course, the probability is very high that he'll be playing in at least one natty during his time there.

I hope KT becomes the next LT 2.0. He definitely has the skill set.

I think the PAC-12 in recent history has matched up quite well with B1G teams generally speaking. If you take the Rose Bowl, for example, since 1990 the PAC-12 holds an 14-11 edge over B1G teams during that span. If you just count the Rose Bowl since 2000, the PAC-12 holds a 10-5 edge over B1G teams. OBD had major regular season victories over Michigan in the past, recently against tOSU and so on. Wazzu and UW had victories against Wisconsin and Michigan State respectively this past season to name a few. Of course, we are 0-1 against tOSU in the natty, but to be fair, many of Oregon's skill players were out or otherwise did not play in that game. Oregon still may have lost that game even with everyone playing but at least I would like to think the final score would have been much closer. The PAC-12 does suffer from a perception problem which is definitely not helped when the few PAC-12 games that viewers in the East Coast watch are Oregon getting dismantled by Georgia 49-3 and then of course, that becomes the overall perception of the conference. As an aside, I feel that Oregon should not have lost by that big a margin - I think our players were just nervous being on the national stage against the defending national champs who are from the "invincible" SEC and got very much intimidated by that. JMHO But yeah, I also hope that USC and UCLA regularly get destroyed in the B1G when they move over there lol

Oh well - we win some, we lose some. Two of the best QB's in Duck history were rated at 3-stars coming out of high school - Marcus Mariota and Justin Herbert. Both were also 1st round NFL draft picks. Unfortunately, Mariota's career didn't quite pan out as hoped. Admittedly, losing Dante Moore stings. But perhaps that is the better thing for both him and us. I've been reading some rantings on U of Michigan articles on DM that they grew tired of his supposedly prima donna attitude and that Oregon would be wise to let him go as well. So maybe not all is lost with DM's flip to UCLA. Anyways, we got Bo back, so the future looks bright for next season. However, the Ducks do need to find a viable back-up/future starter either through the portal or recruiting one out of high school. I would probably worry more about the QB fitting the system rather than the star power. IMHO, many 3-star rated QB's have a chip on their shoulders and feel like they have something to prove - so theoretically they'll work harder to be the best they can be. Just my 2 cents FWIW.

You have a valid point there. But if the remaining PAC-12 teams keep winning the OOC games that matter and do well in the CFP, those should take care of themselves - at least to a degree. In Oregon's case, I attended during the lean years when Oregon was a team that others would schedule for their homecoming when they needed a gimme. Never in a million years at the time would I have thought that Oregon would play in a couple of natties, let alone win a couple of Rose Bowls, or even be attractive to blue-chip talent. And look where we're at now. To be sure, losing USC and UCLA is big blow to the PAC for now. But winning cures everything.

Awesome news!

Ex-Kent St. QB Collin Schlee indicates he's transferring to UCLA WWW.ESPN.COM Quarterback Collin Schlee, who threw for over 2,100 yards and 13 touchdowns this season for Kent State, has indicated that he's... Admittedly, I felt a sense of panic when I was reading all the blurbs about Dante Moore possibly flipping to UCLA. However, according to the ESPN story above, you have ex-Kent St QB Collin Schlee transferring to UCLA as well as four-star quarterback Justin Martyn arriving as a freshman. DM would have more competition to win the starting job at UCLA if he flips there. Assuming Bo stays, DM would have only one year theoretically to ride the bench at Oregon. IMHO that would be beneficial for him to learn the system to take over the starting QB job once Bo leaves. Hopefully DM honors his commitment.

Looks like Wazzu will lose their bowl game unfortunately. Going off on a tangent, I'm sold that Fresno State along with SDSU should be invited to the PAC-12 after the two traitor schools leave. Those two schools fall within the geographic footprint of the PAC-12 and will preserve a SoCal presence for the conference.

Chip's offense doesn't prepare QB's to play in the NFL. Even MC's boring vanilla offense did a better job of doing that.

Lol! Which IMHO, is why Bo needs to let his NFL aspirations be known as soon as possible if indeed that's what he wants to do. Don't get me wrong, I have tons of appreciation for Bo playing a huge part in revitalizing the Oregon offense and leading us to a very good season. Season could've have been better if he wasn't injured with that cheap shot by a Fusky player. By announcing his pro aspirations asap if that is Bo's plan, hopefully that decreases the probability that DM flips to another program -and if DM flips anyway, hopefully that would make Oregon a more attractive destination for Card. And if Bo decides to stay one more year, well, that will be totally awesome.

Saddened to hear this. I was holding out hope that perhaps UCLA would stay in the PAC but it wasn't meant to be I guess. The loss of both USC and UCLA is definitely a serious blow to the PAC. Although I know that there are other factors leading to this, thanks goes out to Mr. Larry Scott for destroying the conference. The only other school that maybe should be added at this point is SDSU. The other schools mentioned in other posts would probably only have a marginal benefit at best to the PAC or otherwise would be a poor fit. This is a call now for the remaining PAC schools to try their darndest to win against both LA schools in their last season in the PAC so they can have proper sendoffs to the B1G with below .500 records.

Yes, unfortunately there is truth to that. Ironically, Mario Cristobal's boring vanilla offensive scheme probably did a better job preparing QB's for the NFL as it's probably closest to the type of offenses run in the league. And yes, hardly anyone shows up to UCLA football games. The Bruins should really try establish some kind of football home closer to campus.

All of the above, with DTR leaving, and Chip Kelly's brand of offense, I'm sure that unfortunately will prove very tempting for Dante Moore to flip.

If I was HC, I would revoke my scholarship offers to these prima donnas and let them be cancers in some other team's locker room. Oregon has won with OKG's before and I don't see why Oregon can't do it again. Obviously, we would like to haul in as many blue-chip players as we can, but more importantly, haul in those blue-chip players who truly want to be at Oregon and work their tails off and compete. One example that was brought up is aTm and its "bought" team. It's not only the talent that makes a winner although of course it helps, but also the work ethic and being team players.