It feels like Christmas. College football is truly the best time of the year.

General thoughts for discussion, in no particular order:

- Felt good to pummel a team that should be pummeled. Relative to Idaho last year, I like where the OL is at to start the year.

- Dante Moore looked great! I realize the competition level of M St., but at least he looked as good as he should have.

- I believe Dante Moore has the best arm talent I’ve seen at Oregon. Not to be confused with he’s the best QB Oregon has ever had; only time and more games will determine that. But he can make every throw, it looks effortless, and he has a rocket arm that also makes a pillow-soft, catchable ball. Excited to see him develop.

- Amari Washington jumped out on nearly every defensive play. What a joy to see.

- I loved the “look” (height / size) of our cornerbacks. Should be able to go toe-to-toe with the athletic receivers they’ll face.

- Any concern about the Ducks’ secondary given M St. only had one receiving weapon that they couldn't stop? Granted it didn’t result in a lot of scoring, but I expected an adjustment.

- What an awesome, refreshing performance by the Ducks. Clean and efficient play all game on both sides of the ball, regardless of the competition level.

- How wonderful to see Bama go down. I’m still flummoxed as to why DeBoer is struggling there.

- Watching College Game Day was a real treat. I didn’t grow up with cable, so I rarely watched CGD, but the tributes to Lee Corso, and the old footage, was very nostalgic and enjoyable to watch.

- Darn you Texas. I hate tosu with all my heart, and you let me down.

- GO DUCKS!!!!

Would love your response to some of the comments, or your observations about the game / day of football.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by WTD25

I hope Nico Iamaleava invests well because he tanked his draft status by going to UCLA.

Utah will win the Big 12 if they keep playing like they did. Could this be Whittingham’s final season?

Look for the ESPN hype machine to rev back up after Texas and Bama get their first wins. They just can’t help themselves.

Florida's defense held a scrub team to 80 yards total offense. That’s hard to do against any team. They’ll give SEC teams fits this season.

FSU’s matchup with Miami on October 4th just got a lot more interesting.

The Bama loss should push College Gameday to State College, PA on September 27th if OBD and Penn State remain undefeated. However, I’m not holding my breath. Once again, ESPN just can’t help themselves.

DrJack, enjoy the season ahead, and keep on pondering. Go Ducks!

I kept thinking that I hope Oregon is making their list of who they are going to pay dearly to keep one more year if we don't win a natty. Can we keep 1st round talent happy in Eugene for 2026 like Michigan in 2023 OSU in 2024 and Penn State in 2025. If we don't win it all this year 2026 should be our year.

Great observations.

I very much dislike FOX coverage of college football and I’m grieved that they are the primary broadcaster for the B1G. Gus Johnson is over the top too much. Good play-by-play guys can maintain a balance between exciting plays and dismayed fans from the opposing side. He grates on me to no end.

They don’t keep a score ticker and they don’t give gamebreak highlights from other games. Those very much add to the Saturday viewing experience.

1 hour ago, mikethehiker said:

Great observations.

I very much dislike FOX coverage of college football and I’m grieved that they are the primary broadcaster for the B1G. Gus Johnson is over the top too much. Good play-by-play guys can maintain a balance between exciting plays and dismayed fans from the opposing side. He grates on me to no end.

They don’t keep a score ticker and they don’t give gamebreak highlights from other games. Those very much add to the Saturday viewing experience.

In a twist, I actually prefer not having game break highlights since I’m recording and watching later. I try to avoid seeing scores so I can imitate watching live.

But I agree with you about Gus; he yells a bit too much for my liking. I really like Joel Klatt.

1 hour ago, mikethehiker said:

1 hour ago, mikethehiker said:

I very much dislike FOX coverage of college football and I’m grieved that they are the primary broadcaster for the B1G. Gus Johnson is over the top too much. Good play-by-play guys can maintain a balance between exciting plays and dismayed fans from the opposing side. He grates on me to no end.

I thought the same thing on Saturday.

I really like Klatt and respect him but Gus is over the top and his schtick is old. To me, it’s not authentic and all about him/his brand. It does nothing to enhance the viewing experience.