https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/cfp-first-round-game-james-madison-dukes-vs-oregon-ducks-dec-20-2025-game-boxscore-42770

JMU put up 500+ yards against Oregon.

I'm not sure there is a lot to say following that.

I won't say anything bad about the team, but watching the second half was very difficult as a fan.

It was like the person singing the national anthem forgot the words halfway through the song.

It was like that bowl game vs TCU when Oregon lost after going up by 31.

And they still won!!!

Maybe this is the best thing for the team... to lose some focus and get smoked by a team they were blowing out a half hour ago. Maybe this is better than them putting away JMU and thinking they are great and have the playoffs in the bag.

This team has been like Jeckel and Hyde in bits and pieces all season long. Which team is going to show up vs. Tech?

Did the coordinators getting new jobs have anything to do with it?

My take: I think they were mentally getting ready for Christmas stuff at the end of the first half. They thought the game was over, but it wasn't. They were dominating them so hard that they lost respect for their opponent.

JMU knew they were not going to win, but they wanted to control the narrative of what kind of a season they wanted to be known for. Those players had a lot of pride.

On the extremely positive side - the Ducks put in a defense that pressured the QB. Which was very nice to see. No more letting the QB sit back in the pocket and wait for somebody to get open. But the Ducks still need someone(s) who is an NFL type of pass rusher.

And McClellan looked like one of those great USC receivers from the Pete Carroll era - he was unstoppable.

DL took the starters out too early, particularly on defense. The 2nd string performed ok but as soon as the 3rd stringers were put in they struggled hard. He should have left the starters through the end of the 3rd.