Are you not entertained? Our Oregon football program hung a healthy 51 points on JMU in their first College Football Playoff game of the postseason, advancing the Ducks to the Orange Bowl against Texas Tech on New Year’s Day (Jan 1st, 12:00 pm EST). This is Oregon’s first postseason win since beating Jameis Winston’s Florida State Seminoles in 2014, creating massive implications ...

Oregon Football: Panic Meter After CFP Round One

No worries about the 2nd half with 2’s and 3’s. That’s to be somewhat expected. And to be fair, it’s a reward for how hard those kids worked. There were 3 throws that stand out. 1 simply got away from Dante. The 2 others, a receiver fell down and another receiver bobbled it. Just sayin.

On a scale of 1 to 10, Zero on the panic meter for this old grey beard.

TT has OBD's undivided attention. This game will be decided in the trenches. The Duck O line must protect Dante and give him time to throw. IMHO, all the Duck skill position players will play on Sundays. TT has not faced an offense this talented. Not to mention all 5 O line starters will cash NFL checks.

Patience, balance, clean play and high level execution will keep the TT defense on their heels, not their toes.

On defense TT and MU must hold the edges much better and contain. Force TT to be one dimensional. OBD's defense is stacked with future NFL talent.

Play to their level, hold TT to 17 or under and let's get on the the semifinals.

Go Ducks........

I know that the Sun Belt champion, 12-1 JMU, has better starters than OBD's backups, and is a well-coached team that never quit.

I think UCLA may have found a heck of a coach.

I think JMU was the best G6 team and should not have been ranked behind Tulane.

I know football is a game of emotion, and it's hard to stay focused and fired up when you lead 34-6 after the second quarter.

I know JMU never had a shot at winning the game, and this game has no bearing on how the team performs in the Orange Bowl on 1/1/26, and hopefully back in the same locale on Monday, 1/19/26.

I know I'm happier than A&M and Sooners fans. And I know the Luckeyes lucked out again, playing Miami and not the Aggies in Dallas on New Year's Eve.

I know that OBD is also fortunate to have played JMU and not BYU, and to play Texas Tech in Miami instead of in Dallas.

I know this is a bowl extravaganza and not a playoff, and where you play is the luck of the draw, not decided on the field in the regular season.

I know the PO field should expand to 16 teams, start and finish earlier, with no byes, 1st and 2nd round games, at least, played on the home fields of higher-ranked teams.

Wreck Tech!

Every team is fighting for their survival at this point of the season. They have nothing to lose, so expect the unexpected. This is why we saw a fake punt and the Annexation of Puerto Rico play from JMU.