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You may not have noticed the menu bar in the header.  There is a new item called “News.”  We invited you to explore this section.

 

When you click on the word “News,” you will see an index of multiple links to sports news sites for your enjoyment!

 

Sometimes there are articles of interest, but they really don't merit their own thread...Those articles will now go in here.  These postings will relate back to OBD in some way.

 

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Two Oregon Ducks Earn Fastest Players In EA Sports College Football 25

 

EA Sports College Football recently named the 10 fastest players in college football prior to releasing EA Sports College Football 25. At the top of the list are two Oregon Ducks, wide receivers, Tez Johnson at No. 1 and Evan Stewart, No. 2.

 

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A recent release by EA Sports College Football 25 identified the fastest players in college football. Leading this elite list are two...

 

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Dillon Gabriel passes Beck, Ewers as Heisman favorite

 

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Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel moved past Georgia quarterback Carson Beck and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers at...

 

“I think there were some maybe influential people that hopped on it and said they liked it on some public spaces," Chase Michaelson, oddsmaker for the SuperBook, said to Purdum in the article. "It's people we respect that like Gabriel, and I think there are lots of reasons to like him.”

 

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Over the 2024 offseason, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel has moved from Heisman Trophy contender to favorite.

 

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Dan Lanning is far from being on any hot seat per CBS Sports

 

As for Lanning, his rating of 0 (Untouchable) will remain just that as long as he stays the course, continues to recruit at a high level, and wins some playoff games. The future of Oregon football is as bright as it ever has been.

 

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CBS Sports ranked 134 FBS college football head coaches and determined that Dan Lanning is nowhere near the hot seat at...

 

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'What's Luck got to do with it, 

 

What's Luck but a secondhand emotion?' 

 

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Luck plays a role in every college football season and it could be the difference between success and failure for these teams

 

"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." Roman Stoic Philosopher Seneca. 

 

Hmmmmmmmmm? What happens when you question Roman Goddess Fortuna, the goddess of Luck, Fortune, and Fate? The Emperor Nero ordered friend Seneca to commit suicide. Seneca stoically complied by cutting his wrists and then entering a bathtub to exsanguinate. (I'm not certain how one can be a goddess of Luck and Fate at the same time. You would think that one would trump the other. No?)

 

Dumping on Fortuna and the Emperor both is a wristy proposition.

 

CBS Sports has identified a handful of teams odds on to run out of luck in 2024. Among the projected frustrated 5 are our 'buddies' up north in Seattle. Luck equals winning 8 one-score games in 2023, including a PO semi-final game vs Texas in Texas. Are any canines left to sacrifice? 😂

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Speaking of fortune and luck, the Dixie media are not hitting it out of the park with their SEC champ picks. The media is 9 for 32 including 11 years in a row, 1996 through 2006 when the ink-stained wretches went 0 for 11. 8 Bama picks went the wrong way including 6 seasons when Saint Nick was at the Tide's helm.

 

 

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Predicting an SEC champ is harder than it looks.

 

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A restructuring of the NCAA needs to happen and will happen. Hopefully, as agreed upon by all parties and not forced by court or legislatures.

 

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The NCAA is aggressively pursuing a new governance structure that would essentially split the FBS into two subdivisions

 

However, should the split include a separate Power 2 division? 

I thought about starting a new topic, but they aren't that important these days as the article makes clear to Husky fans:

 

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We'll call this wake-up call Wednesday. The first alarm went off with the latest ranking provided posted by prolific...

 

 

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ESPN follows many other entities going dark yesterday. I hope Forum friends were not negatively affected. 

 

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‘SportsCenter’ was grounded Friday due to a worldwide computer outage

 

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Oregon Ducks QB Dillon Gabriel Gifts Teammates Jewelry with New NIL Deal

The Oklahoma transfer and current Oregon Ducks Heisman favorite used his NIL money to gift his teammates. That's a team player move.

 

Dillon Gabriel iced out the Oregon football team with custom jewelry through his new NIL deal 💎🔥

(via @shopgld, @_dillongabriel_, h/t @On3NIL)pic.twitter.com/VO9DnykZ4A

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 16, 2024
 
 
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Dillon Gabriel is using NIL to give back again. This time he's sharing custom-made Oregon jewelry with teammates through a...

 

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Yo, Week 7. Game Day is predicted to be in town for the visit from the Buckeyes. 

 

However, there are attractive SEC games on Saturday, October 12th. Will ESPN spurn the Foxy B1G in favor of its partner SEC? ESPN, Fox, and Warner joining forces to form the streaming service Venu, may have changed the media calculus with the two top broadcasters of college football burying the hatchet. 

 

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Predictions of where College GameDay will be live from each week of the 2024 college football season.

 

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Bo to start at QB and Justin Herbert is impressed by the play of WR McConkey drafted out of Georgia.

 

 

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NFL training camps finally get into full swing this week, with veterans from all teams reporting by Wednesday.  In the AFC, major questions hang over several teams. With that in mind, here...

 

Will Justin thrive under Harbaugh?

 

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I want some hot seats baby this evening, I want some hot seats baby tonight!

 

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College football is a win-now business. There's too much money at stake to plod through losing seasons. Here are four coaches who could be feeling the heat in 2024.

 

On 7/13/2024 at 11:05 AM, Jon Joseph said:

'What's Luck got to do with it, 

 

What's Luck but a secondhand emotion?' 

 

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Luck plays a role in every college football season and it could be the difference between success and failure for these teams

 

"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." Roman Stoic Philosopher Seneca. 

 

Hmmmmmmmmm? What happens when you question Roman Goddess Fortuna, the goddess of Luck, Fortune, and Fate? The Emperor Nero ordered friend Seneca to commit suicide. Seneca stoically complied by cutting his wrists and then entering a bathtub to exsanguinate. (I'm not certain how one can be a goddess of Luck and Fate at the same time. You would think that one would trump the other. No?)

 

Dumping on Fortuna and the Emperor both is a wristy proposition.

 

CBS Sports has identified a handful of teams odds on to run out of luck in 2024. Among the projected frustrated 5 are our 'buddies' up north in Seattle. Luck equals winning 8 one-score games in 2023, including a PO semi-final game vs Texas in Texas. Are any canines left to sacrifice? 😂

I see what you did there, Jon. 😉

Remember, Fortuna was a deadly combination, a woman and a goddess, subject to an unknowable (nee, capricious) turn of a whim.

Much like the turn of a knife, luck cuts both ways, hence, Orebon's two humiliating, indeed, frustrating. Losses to the fuzzkies, followed by U Duh's I'll fated meeting with MeatChicken...

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Oregon Football Tight End Terrance Ferguson Proposes to High School Sweetheart

 

Before the start of Oregon Ducks football fall camp, tight end Terrance Ferguson gets down on one knee to propose to his high school sweetheart.

 

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Before the start of Oregon Ducks football fall camp, tight end Terrance Ferguson gets down on one knee to propose to his high school sweetheart.

 

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Big Ten Daily (July 24): Paul Finebaum Makes Ridiculous Comment on Ryan Day's Job

 

Should Ryan Day be fired if Ohio State loses to Michigan in 2024? SEC Network's Paul Finebaum was very critical of Day's lack of success against the Wolverines.

 

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Should Ryan Day be fired if Ohio State loses to Michigan in 2024? SEC Network's Paul Finebaum was very critical of Day's lack of success against the Wolverines.

 

On 7/13/2024 at 11:05 AM, Jon Joseph said:

'What's Luck got to do with it, 

 

What's Luck but a secondhand emotion?' 

 

WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM

Luck plays a role in every college football season and it could be the difference between success and failure for these teams

 

"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." Roman Stoic Philosopher Seneca. 

 

Hmmmmmmmmm? What happens when you question Roman Goddess Fortuna, the goddess of Luck, Fortune, and Fate? The Emperor Nero ordered friend Seneca to commit suicide. Seneca stoically complied by cutting his wrists and then entering a bathtub to exsanguinate. (I'm not certain how one can be a goddess of Luck and Fate at the same time. You would think that one would trump the other. No?)

 

Dumping on Fortuna and the Emperor both is a wristy proposition.

 

CBS Sports has identified a handful of teams odds on to run out of luck in 2024. Among the projected frustrated 5 are our 'buddies' up north in Seattle. Luck equals winning 8 one-score games in 2023, including a PO semi-final game vs Texas in Texas. Are any canines left to sacrifice? 😂

RIP Tina…..

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Mari(o), you just made the list buddy.😁

 

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When the odds for the first college football head coach to be fired were released, it was no surprise who was at the top of the list. Arkansas head coach Sam Pi

 

You only have to scroll down to No. 3 on the list to find college football's strategic master.  2024, how about 8 and 4?

 

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Big Ten expansion: 18 things to know as USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington kickstart new era for conference

With the Big Ten now at 18 schools, here are 18 things to know ahead of the 2024 college football season

 

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With the Big Ten now at 18 schools, here are 18 things to know ahead of the 2024 college football season

 

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Pro Ducks . . . Buckner and JPJ

 

 

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EUGENE - Former Oregon Duck and current defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts, DeForest Buckner, is rising in the record books. The former Duck has establ

 

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A stand-out from the past few seasons, Oregon football’s former starting center Jackson Powers-Johnson is a highly anticipated piece of the Las Vegas Raiders’ s

 

 

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What we learned from Personnel & Recruiting Symposium: transfer portal, roster limits and more

 

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More changes could be coming to the transfer portal in college football this fall. What would that mean for the sport?

 

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20 players who could step up in 2024. Boise QB Malachi Nesson is No.3 on the list with a terrific RB to hand the ball off to. High chance of breaking out.

 

 

 

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It's getting late for Class of 2021 players, while 2022 and 2023 signees should begin to show flashes this fall.

 

Oregon's Jujuan Dickey has a Low Chance of breaking out.

 

Duck's 2024 opponent QB Aiden Chiles of Michigan State is rated a Sure Thing to break out.

 

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