Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted November 11 In one article in The Athletic, it was predicted that Oregon will be the first team of officially qualify for the new 12-Team Playoff. But in another article Stewart Mandel says this... "Oregon has done absolutely nothing wrong, but I’m back to riding Ohio State if they meet in a Big Ten Championship Game rematch." Ohio State is a good team, and will be intensely ready for us, but I like being an underdog in the eyes of many. We still have to earn our spurs... 1 3 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 2 Share Posted November 11 He also predicts Oregon to be the No. 5 Seed and host Boise State again in the first round, and with a win would face his predicted winner of the Big-12 in Colorado. Beyond that round would loom Ohio State again (No. 1 Seed) in the National Semi-finals. He places Alabama as the No. 2 Seed that the winner of the third game between Oregon and Ohio State would face the 'Natty. Ohio State is going to drive us...nuts. Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 3 Share Posted November 11 On 11/11/2024 at 9:51 AM, Charles Fischer said: "Oregon has done absolutely nothing wrong, but I’m back to riding Ohio State if they meet in a Big Ten Championship Game rematch." Right there exactly, with Cowherd & Full of KLATT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noDucknewby No. 4 Share Posted November 11 Well maybe, but first they have to make it to the B1G Championship. They still have to get by Indiana and Michigan, while we only have to get by Wisconsin and Washington. Personally I hope Indiana wins out as well as OBD, I think that would make a great championship game (and story). 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Author Administrator No. 5 Share Posted November 11 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 6 Share Posted November 11 It's a toss up between these two teams right now. And if we both win out to the CCG, then the loser will get the #5 seed as discussed, which is a pretty nice path to have if it truly ends up being the G5 and B12 opponents as mentioned above. Nobody has it better than us right now. There is so much to lose, so the team needs to keep it's head on straight and keep working hard and competing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 7 Share Posted November 11 Early line for a Ducks vs Bucks rematch is Ohio State -3. Considering the game will be played in the Eastern time zone and in a stadium tOSU is familiar with, at least was familiar with going back 4 seasons -3 is close to a Pick 'Em. To be nationally respected OBD has to win a Natty and then win a couple of more for the first one not to be a "fluke." I'm certain Dan would love first to get to the game and would be happy to be an Under - Duck in the game. BLAST THE BADGERS! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 8 Share Posted November 11 On 11/11/2024 at 12:17 PM, Jon Joseph said: I'm certain Dan would love first to get to the game and would be happy to be an underduck in the game. Calling for a split and putting tOSU at -3 isn't a huge lot of shade being thrown at OBD. Based on the 1st game, declaring Oregon to sweep tOSU, this time on a neutral field, might be a bit much, (though UW did it last season). So. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 9 Share Posted November 11 Boise State the 4 Seed? BYU the 6 seed? With Notre Dame at BYU Holy War Jr.? College Football Playoff bracket prediction: Georgia, BYU tumble; Texas, Boise State grab first-round byes - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Major changes are expected in the second College Football Playoff rankings after a wild weekend. CBS Sports has the Ducks coming up Roses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utki No. 10 Share Posted November 11 On 11/11/2024 at 9:59 AM, Charles Fischer said: He also predicts Oregon to be the No. 5 Seed and host Boise State again in the first round, and with a win would face his predicted winner of the Big-12 in Colorado. Beyond that round would loom Ohio State again (No. 1 Seed) in the National Semi-finals. He places Alabama as the No. 2 Seed that the winner of the third game between Oregon and Ohio State would face the 'Natty. Ohio State is going to drive us...nuts. God in HEAVEN...that would be great.. beat those pesking BSU folks and then annihilate that scumbag huckster and his jerk sons. Then revenge again tOSU. I like it..I LOVEit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 11 Share Posted November 11 On 11/11/2024 at 3:44 PM, Utki said: God in HEAVEN...that would be great.. beat those pesking BSU folks and then annihilate that scumbag huckster and his jerk sons. Then revenge again tOSU. I like it..I LOVEit. Great take. I prefer a Bye until the Rose Bowl on 1/1/25 rather than having to play a physical quarter-final game vs a Boise team that will come in confident after a last play 3 point loss in Autzen. More time for Tez, Marcus and other dinged-up Ducks to get healthy. OBD does not defeat Boise without TJ's punt return. 1 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 12 Share Posted November 11 As mentioned by others, we need to take care of business in Madison and secure the spot. Handle the huskies..... No more injuries and hope all the starters are healthy by mid-December. If we do face tOSU in the CCG then it truly is anyones guess. They could have beat us on our home turf and OBD's were fortunate to beat the Buckeyes. Rematch # 2 could go either way. A loss in the CCG, as others mentioned won't keep us from the CFP. However, the 5th spot is not guaranteed.......we have to be 12-0 going into the CCG. if we go in 11-1 and lose, well a 11-2 Duck team may not grab #5. Just food for thought. Going undefeated is difficult at the P-5 Level. And while this is fun info to ponder, this old Duck fan has witnessed many November slip ups by favorites. Long ways to go but this team has all the ingredients and shoild be 12-0 heading to the CCG. GO DUCKS.....handle wisconsin. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kamikaze Kid Moderator No. 13 Share Posted November 11 Just win baby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 14 Share Posted November 11 Speaking of Full of KLATT: Here's another: "There is going to be a 10-2 team out of the SEC that is left out of this playoff, it is going to happen," Klatt said on The Joel Klatt Show. "9-3 is not cutting it...You are not getting into the playoff at 9-3...And I'm telling you that a 10-2 team is going to get left out." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 15 Share Posted November 11 On 11/11/2024 at 10:55 AM, Charles Fischer said: Just remember everyone... These betting lines are designed to make the betting services money. This feels like they are baiting Ohio State fans into taking this bet. The last time Oregon and Ohio State met they made Vegas a whole lot of money. As 80%+ of the bets were for Ohio State. Ohio State has a bigger fan base than the Ducks which makes them a far more tempting target for betting. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 16 Share Posted November 11 On 11/11/2024 at 3:50 PM, David Marsh said: Just remember everyone... These betting lines are designed to make the betting services money. This feels like they are baiting Ohio State fans into taking this bet. The last time Oregon and Ohio State met they made Vegas a whole lot of money. As 80%+ of the bets were for Ohio State. Ohio State has a bigger fan base than the Ducks which makes them a far more tempting target for betting. So true, if tOSU was -17 you'd get the same action from the tOSU fan base. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 17 Share Posted November 12 It almost seems to me that Mandel and others have put $$$ down on tOSU to win it all preseason. That would explain the bias and blinders. Oregon doesn't play their best and immediately we're the problem. Alabama lost to Vanderbilt and almost to a UGA team that's struggling. tOSU almost lost to Nebraska after losing to us (when we left 8-12 points in the field). Why are we the only team to get down graded after less than perfect game?! All I can say is, bring em all on. Lanning is prepared for a 2nd season. Is anyone else? Maybe having a late bye will end up being a blessing. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woundedknees No. 18 Share Posted November 12 Mandel, like Klat(ter brain), is the epitome of what a Scottish soccer coach I once assisted for a couple years would refer to as a, "nugget"... a Scottish slang term, meaning a Particularly Foolish Fool. First time I heard him use the term, a somewhat less socially acceptable definition came to mind! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalduck No. 19 Share Posted November 12 On 11/11/2024 at 10:02 AM, 30Duck said: Right there exactly, with Cowherd & Full of KLATT. Which team's coach is playing 3D chess and which is playing plinko? Which coach knows the rules and uses it to his advantage and which makes excuses? Ride with whatever team you like! I will stick with Dan The Man. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 20 Share Posted November 12 (edited) On 11/11/2024 at 8:36 PM, DanLduck said: Why are we the only team to get down graded after less than perfect game?! Why does Indiana, who hasn't played a top 25 team yet, survive Michigan, 20-15, and rise 3 places in the poll? Oregon beat ranked BSU by 3, and dropped 3 places. If either game was a harbinger of trouble ahead, it wasn't Oregon's 21 point win, it was Indiana's 5 point escape. Edited November 12 by 30Duck 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryM9 No. 21 Share Posted November 12 It would be tough for us to advance 3 spots! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
criticalduck No. 22 Share Posted November 12 On 11/12/2024 at 6:03 AM, 30Duck said: Oregon beat ranked BSU by 3, and dropped 3 places. If either game was a harbinger of trouble ahead, it wasn't Oregon's 21 point win, it was Indiana's 5 point escape. OBD had higher expectations placed on them for the first few games of the season-hype. IU had zero expectations but now have the "magical" season moniker placed on them. OBD have proved those higher expectations to be true. As a side note: three of the four west coast teams have had to play 7 games before a bye. OBD is the only team to have to play eight straight before their second bye!! Stacking cards against our team?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 23 Share Posted November 12 On 11/12/2024 at 10:48 AM, criticalduck said: IU had zero expectations but now have the "magical" season moniker placed on them. That does seem to be the case. Cignetti should get COY because Indiana going undefeated against a schedule full of enough cupcakes to cause diabetes, exceeds the expectations? "Magical" should be the last requisite when grading coaching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 24 Share Posted November 12 On 11/12/2024 at 1:57 PM, 30Duck said: That does seem to be the case. Cignetti should get COY because Indiana going undefeated against a schedule full of enough cupcakes to cause diabetes, exceeds the expectations? "Magical" should be the last requisite when grading coaching. A Texas team that could be ranked 2nd by the Committee tonight has one win against a P4 team with a winning record, Vanderbilt. The Horns next best win, over 5-5 Michigan. Georgia has played 4 teams currently ranked by the Committee, 3 of the games on the road and is 2-2. This includes destroying Texas in Athens. Next up for UGA, a top 10 Tennessee team. Should Texas be ranked above Georgia because it has one and not two losses? Does Sark deserve COY over Cig? A subjectively determined PO will screw a few teams over year after year. At least the Basketball Committee reveals the metrics it uses along with the rankings and folks are still ticked off over Team 68 being in over Team 69? 2026 will see automatic qualifers from the B1G and the SEC and 14 to 16 teams. If it's 14 the two top ranked teams will have a 1st round bye like we see in the NFL. Seedings will match rankings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 25 Share Posted November 12 On 11/12/2024 at 11:34 AM, Jon Joseph said: A Texas team that could be ranked 2nd by the Committee tonight has one win against a P4 team with a winning record, Vanderbilt. The Horns next best win, over 5-5 Michigan. Georgia has played 4 teams currently ranked by the Committee, 3 of the games on the road and is 2-2. This includes destroying Texas in Athens. Next up for UGA, a top 10 Tennessee team. The rankings of teams has more variables than the COY does. It is the case that in the COY, Cignetti and Indiana fit the bill perfectly, Cig has exceeded 0 expectations by a lot this season. If he was coaching the Indiana team from last season, and was 10-0, He'd have my vote. But this isn't that team, transformed into championship contender. We've gone over all the great coaching moves Lanning has made, What moves had Cignetti pulled off? What did he do in the 5 point win over Michigan? I think that Lanning meeting the expectations that were set for Oregon is impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noDucknewby No. 26 Share Posted November 12 An obvious take doesn't get many clicks. If he states something contrary to popular opinion and is wrong nobody cares, but if he's right then he looks like Carnac the Magnificent. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
