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Oregon Football: The Bye Week Blues

Fun article. I think Mario goes down this week at FSU. He's risen to #2 in the country on the back of a 27-24 home win over 2-2 Notre Dame. Seems like the perfect set up for Mario's yearly Chevy Chase stumble routine.

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I see what Lanning is complaining about now. The scheduling bias by the Big 10. Penn st got a bye to prepare for us.. our second biggest game against Indiana and we get a bye and so does Indiana. 🤔🤔

We get a bye before our 3rd biggest game going to Iowa and Iowa gets a bye before that too.. we play a quick turnaround on a Friday the next week for Minnesota.. Minnesota would be coming off a bye too..

OSU first big game against Penn st.. guess who gets the bye to prepare for that game?..u guessed right! Penn st doesn't get a bye to take that trip to OSU and play

They want us to lose🤬🤬🤬..not really but its definitely bias for some reason

30 minutes ago, Lrod said:

I see what Lanning is complaining about now. The scheduling bias by the Big 10. Penn st got a bye to prepare for us.. our second biggest game against Indiana and we get a bye and so does Indiana. 🤔🤔

We get a bye before our 3rd biggest game going to Iowa and Iowa gets a bye before that too.. we play a quick turnaround on a Friday the next week for Minnesota.. Minnesota would be coming off a bye too..

OSU first big game against Penn st.. guess who gets the bye to prepare for that game?..u guessed right! Penn st doesn't get a bye to take that trip to OSU and play

They want us to lose🤬🤬🤬..not really but its definitely bias for some reason

Seems like human nature to me. Who wants the new team to come in and dominate? Going to be tossed a few barbs where possible imo.

Be curious to see how we set up Utah their first couple years in the PAC. Or Texas and OU in the SEC.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by JabbaNoBargain

30 minutes ago, Lrod said:

I see what Lanning is complaining about now. The scheduling bias by the Big 10. Penn st got a bye to prepare for us.. our second biggest game against Indiana and we get a bye and so does Indiana. 🤔🤔

We get a bye before our 3rd biggest game going to Iowa and Iowa gets a bye before that too.. we play a quick turnaround on a Friday the next week for Minnesota.. Minnesota would be coming off a bye too..

OSU first big game against Penn st.. guess who gets the bye to prepare for that game?..u guessed right! Penn st doesn't get a bye to take that trip to OSU and play

They want us to lose🤬🤬🤬..not really but its definitely bias for some reason

Yep, seems like more than coincidence....

On the flip side, the CFP gave Oregon too many last December leading up to Pasadena:

Bye, bye....BYE!

Conspiracy!

Giving Lanning even the slightest bit of motivational material is a BIG mistake.

I plan to supervise my grandkids on a couple home maintenance projects while recuperating from romancing the (kidney) stone.

I'll sit and critique while they clean the gutters.

22 minutes ago, EastBayDuckDad said:

Yep, seems like more than coincidence....

On the flip side, the CFP gave Oregon too many last December leading up to Pasadena:

Bye, bye....BYE!

Conspiracy!

Thanks, Darren, for another most enjoyable read.

It isn't easy putting together a schedule for 18 teams that cover four time zones. Seeming inequities in scheduling will happen. But compared to playing eight B1G teams in a row without an idle week, this year's schedule is a piece of cake.

Every team and its fans have scheduling beefs. Ohio State and its fans feel dumped on having to kick off so often at noon.

IMO, both teams being idle the week before playing one another is not hurting one team or the other. The only egregious game on the schedule is having to play Minnesota on a Friday night after playing at Iowa. However, this gives OBD one more day to prepare for USC.

The B1G did not schedule OBD's game against Beavis in Week 4. Oregon, like Penn State, could have avoided playing a game in Week 4. Maybe this is a reason why OBD's D ran out of gas in the 4th quarter, but a win cures all concerns.

One of the very few times I have been disappointed in Dan Lanning is his joining the LA crowd, beefing about rather than embracing the challenge of the schedule. Four of 18 teams are located in the Pacific time zone. Scheduling stuff is going to happen.

Don't Let Mendoza Cross the Line! Put Out That Cig!

3 hours ago, The Kamikaze Kid said:

Fun article. I think Mario goes down this week at FSU. He's risen to #2 in the country on the back of a 27-24 home win over 2-2 Notre Dame. Seems like the perfect set up for Mario's yearly Chevy Chase stumble routine.

Hahaha... agree!

1 hour ago, Lrod said:

I see what Lanning is complaining about now. The scheduling bias by the Big 10. Penn st got a bye to prepare for us.. our second biggest game against Indiana and we get a bye and so does Indiana. 🤔🤔

We get a bye before our 3rd biggest game going to Iowa and Iowa gets a bye before that too.. we play a quick turnaround on a Friday the next week for Minnesota.. Minnesota would be coming off a bye too..

OSU first big game against Penn st.. guess who gets the bye to prepare for that game?..u guessed right! Penn st doesn't get a bye to take that trip to OSU and play

They want us to lose🤬🤬🤬..not really but its definitely bias for some reason

Well, we gotta have a little soap opera to go along with everything!

47 minutes ago, JabbaNoBargain said:

Seems like human nature to me. Who wants the new team to come in and dominate? Going to be tossed a few barbs where possible imo.

Be curious to see how we set up Utah their first couple years in the PAC. Or Texas and OU in the SEC.

Yeah, gotta have a little initiation to the new pledges to the frat house!

44 minutes ago, The Kamikaze Kid said:

Giving Lanning even the slightest bit of motivational material is a BIG mistake.

Wins! Not clicks...

37 minutes ago, woundedknees said:

I plan to supervise my grandkids on a couple home maintenance projects while recuperating from romancing the (kidney) stone.

I'll sit and critique while they clean the gutters.

Alright! You get to critique games, refs, and the grandkids all day. That'll be your Jewel of the Nile!

54 minutes ago, EastBayDuckDad said:

Yep, seems like more than coincidence....

On the flip side, the CFP gave Oregon too many last December leading up to Pasadena:

Bye, bye....BYE!

Conspiracy!

A little Everly Brothers "Bye Bye Love" just popped in my head. Oh boy, now i'll be hearing that all day. Thanks!!! lol

17 minutes ago, Jon Joseph said:

Thanks, Darren, for another most enjoyable read.

It isn't easy putting together a schedule for 18 teams that cover four time zones. Seeming inequities in scheduling will happen. But compared to playing eight B1G teams in a row without an idle week, this year's schedule is a piece of cake.

Every team and its fans have scheduling beefs. Ohio State and its fans feel dumped on having to kick off so often at noon.

IMO, both teams being idle the week before playing one another is not hurting one team or the other. The only egregious game on the schedule is having to play Minnesota on a Friday night after playing at Iowa. However, this gives OBD one more day to prepare for USC.

The B1G did not schedule OBD's game against Beavis in Week 4. Oregon, like Penn State, could have avoided playing a game in Week 4. Maybe this is a reason why OBD's D ran out of gas in the 4th quarter, but a win cures all concerns.

One of the very few times I have been disappointed in Dan Lanning is his joining the LA crowd, beefing about rather than embracing the challenge of the schedule. Four of 18 teams are located in the Pacific time zone. Scheduling stuff is going to happen.

Don't Let Mendoza Cross the Line! Put Out That Cig!

Thanks, Jon. I agree with your sentiment. We chose to join the B1G, we knew what we were getting into. There's gonna be a lot of travel, and some challenging scheduling is going to happen.

10 minutes ago, Darren Perkins said:

Alright! You get to critique games, refs, and the grandkids all day. That'll be your Jewel of the Nile!

Nitpicking the refs in everyone else's games seems more relaxing than a game like last week's 'Whiteout'!

Darren, thanks again for the terrific article. BTW, Miami and Mari-oh-oh are 0-4 in the last four road games vs. ranked opponents. This week, Miami has to travel farther than 30 miles from campus.

Week 5 served up CFB caviar, filet mignon, and Dom Perignon. This week looks like a cold burger, soggy fries, and a flat Coke from the McDonalds Drive-Thru. 😁But these are the kind of weeks when strange CFB stuff happens.🤬

In addition to your rundown of this week's games, here are a few more from On3's Josh Pate.

I liked your take on the Dabo Donut Holes vs. the 33rd NFL team. UNC's play is the only thing making the Cleveland Brownies look good. Nevertheless, Gabe, Blow Your Horn!

On3

Upset Alert: Which college football teams could be in dan...

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21 minutes ago, Darren Perkins said:

A little Everly Brothers "Bye Bye Love" just popped in my head. Oh boy, now i'll be hearing that all day. Thanks!!! lol

Clemson and UNC fans can relate to the flip side: I Wonder if I Care as Much. 🙃

HUH? I guess Peewee and Tiny Tim, and Miss Vickie were not available?

On3

ESPN College GameDay announces guest picker for Vanderbil...

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My first thought was, "The O. Von WHO?"

Doesn't take as much as it used to to be classed as a "celebrity" these days, eh?

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Jeebuss whos next--Captn Kangaroo?

Maybe it's a trap? 🤢

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-playoff-race-2025-alabama-vs-vanderbilt-leads-week-6-slate-trap-games-await-ranked-teams/?ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=479713&ET_RID=52482716

This year's first bye feels better than last year's.

Last year the bye was earlier though came at the right time to help sort out the offensive line.

This year everyone feels healthy and it's a rest up and keep working week.

Feeling good about next Saturday at the moment.

ESPN's Bill Connelly on CFB Week 6 -

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