kirklandduck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted 3 hours ago https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/first-college-football-playoff-bracket-unveiled-with-a-great-bonus-for-the-ducks Quote Moments ago the College Football Playoff Committee released its first bracket, and the layout of the 12-team playoff features a key advantage for the Ducks. If they hold on to their position as the #1-seed, they'll play their quarterfinal game as the home team in the Rose Bowl. I didn't stop to think about this but if OBD finishes as the #1 seed then they get another bye week then play on pretty close to a home field. To me that's even better than the #5 seed to play against the G5 rep (likely BSU) at home. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 2 Share Posted 3 hours ago Good gosh...to be able to play in the Rose Bowl...for our fans and players? Pretty good incentive to win out and win the B1G Championship game! 2 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 3 Share Posted 3 hours ago Okay, for a while I thought that finishing No.5 and starting off with a home game might be a "good and good" type of deal. But no. Being No.1 when this starts and being No.1 when it's over, is the only option. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirklandduck Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted 2 hours ago If the season were to end today then Oregon would be playing the winner of Indiana vs Tennessee, either team would make for a great game against the Ducks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted 2 hours ago On 11/6/2024 at 6:38 PM, kirklandduck said: https://athlonsports.com/college/oregon-ducks/first-college-football-playoff-bracket-unveiled-with-a-great-bonus-for-the-ducks I didn't stop to think about this but if OBD finishes as the #1 seed then they get another bye week then play on pretty close to a home field. To me that's even better than the #5 seed to play against the G5 rep (likely BSU) at home. And time for Tez, Marcus, etc. to get healthy. The opening 1st round game will be played on 12/19 with the other 3 played on the 20th. Having a bye means your team is off from the champ game on 12/7/24 to 1/1/25. So 24 days off before playing in Pasadena and added time to prepare for the first PO opponent and game. How about an Old School matchup against Big Ten Indiana? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 6 Share Posted 1 hour ago One of these teams is NOT like the others, one of them just doesn't BELONG! College Football Playoff TIERS | Oregon, Texas Georgia, Miami Top Tier? | Tennessee, LSU Pushing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
