Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Oregon gains ground in national polls after Week 1 win over Portland State Oregon gains ground in national polls after Week 1 win over Portland State - On3 WWW.ON3.COM The Oregon Ducks delivered a historic offensive performance during their Week 1 win over Portland State in Eugene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted September 5, 2023 These 2 polls show that the 2024 playoff format must change from 6 conference champs and 6 at large to 5 champs and 7 at large and seeding according to ranking and not the 4 top-ranked champs being seeded 1-4 and receiving a 1st round bye. Either way, the Pac-2 will not receive an automatic bid. Using the Week 1 AP Poll 6 and 6 format - 1. UGA - SEC 2. Michigan - B1G 3. FSU - ACC 4. Kansas State (ranked 15) - B12 -Ridiculous 5. Alabama 6. Ohio State 7. USC 8. Penn State 9. Washington 10. Tennessee 11. TULANE AAC 12. Troy (ranked 36) Sun Belt - Ridiculous 5 Champs - 7 at large - seeding according to ranking 1. UGA - SEC 2. Michigan - B1G 3. Alabama - AL 4. FSU - ACC 5. Ohio State - AL 6. USC - AL 7. Penn State - AL 8. Washington - AL 9. Tennessee - AL 10. Notre Dame - AL 11. Texas - AL 12. Tulane - AAC IMO, the 5-7 format in a Power 4 world, and with natural seeding makes far more sense than a 6-6 format with preferred conference champ seeding. Votes for the format change - B1G, SEC, Notre Dame, and probably the ACC and the B12. G5 conferences that want to stay with the same format could suffer come the 2026 playoff and I believe this will be made known by the Power 2 and others. [Come 2026, ND should lose its most-favored-nation status and to be playoff-eligible join a conference or play 13 games with no fewer than 10 played against P4 teams.] 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic No. 3 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Conspicuous by its absence: Oregon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 4 Share Posted September 5, 2023 On 9/5/2023 at 5:40 PM, Mic said: Conspicuous by its absence: Oregon. Wait for a few weeks. Especially, once conference play begins in earnest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 5 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Winning takes care of everything! Fun to chat about but nothing to be concerned about. We have a big OOC game and 5 ranked opponents ahead to face... . We win we climb in the polls.... Lose and we dont belong in the conversarion. GO DUCKS.. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrw Moderator No. 6 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 9/5/2023 at 3:14 PM, HappyToBeADuck said: We win we climb in the polls.... Lose and we dont belong in the conversarion. Exactly! Who was it who said, after a while, you're as good as your record says you are? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 9/5/2023 at 9:55 PM, jrw said: Exactly! Who was it who said, after a while, you're as good as your record says you are? Bill Parcells. But not 'after a while,' 'your record shows how good you are.' In football and elsewhere. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 8 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Dennis Dodd was not nice to the Pac-12 in the offseason (in hindsight, justifiably so) but he is loving the Pac-12 to date. 7 Pac-12 teams make DD's Week 1 top 25. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-power-rankings-penn-state-florida-state-in-top-five-as-alabama-ohio-state-have-work-to-do/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck No. 9 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Not concerned, don't want to be a program focused on preseason rankings. We are a program that earns, builds it's ranking, and puts fear into other teams. It is nice to be that Oregon Football Program again! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Haulin No. 10 Share Posted September 6, 2023 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
