Well, soo-prize, SOO-PRIZE!

Lane's war chest ain't Lame. O-line was one of LSU's biggest portal needs.

LSU opens with Clemson.

Week 3 at Ole Miss 😁, with road games against Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee, and Arkansas. The games in Knoxville and Fayetteville are the final two games of the regular season.

5 SEC road games are a new thing for SEC teams.

In addition to Clemson, LSU plays two cupcakes at home, Mississippi State, an earlier in the season Egg Bowl game, Texas A&M, Bama, and Texas.

A far more difficult schedule than the one Kiffin played at Ole Miss last season. Even if QB Sam Leavitt stays healthy, I can see three and perhaps four or more losses. Kiffin is on a very short Natty leash.

Good fortune for Seaton, but none for Kiffin.

I imagine that we got outbid. I don't know if we really need him.

I doubt Dan flew to Atlanta just for dinner with him.

If we needed him, or whomever we need to pull off a Natty... just spend the damn money and get it done.

Easy for me to say... but if I were worth over 30 billion it might be even easier.

Go Ducks... I am looking forward to next season eagerly.

I hope LSU loses half their games.

No amount of $$ is worth it if a kid doesn't want to play here.

We'll be just fine.

I don't blame the kid, Baton Rouge is a lot closer to his Wash DC home and likely comes with the biggest bucket of NIL cash from the Geaux Tigers donor base. Shame he has to have Lame Kitten as a role model.

Yes, Oregon could have used him at LT to protect Dante's blind side. He is a notch better than the talent there currently, but one never knows how he would have fit with Pancho and the crew.

Crader and Wilson are solid tackles and starting them avoids the dropoff in efficiency that afflicts an entire O-line when transfer players are added. There is solid depth behind them. Incoming freshmen Iheanacho and Tofi are huge and talented kids, and it's possible that one (probably 'Nacho) could start inside at OG, or at least provide additional depth while they develop.

Every day the O-line will match-up against four future NFL, and probably two first round, players in practice. That will expose any weaknesses so DL and the Law Firm can then adjust and shift personnel to get the best starting four around Pancho.

Pregnon will be tough to replace, but World and Harkey maybe not so much. I'm 'glass half full' in my belief that the 2026 front can be as good, if not better, than the 2025 version.

My intuition tells me this is for the best.

Geoff Schwartz says that Crader is going to be a good player. If we had added Seaton, my fear is that Crader would have entered the portal.

The one thing DL needs to do differently, IMHO, is build an OL that plays together more than one year, as the Ducks had as recently as the Alex Forsyth cohort.

When Seaton didn’t come for a visit I figured that the Ducks were not going to get him despite predictions in our favor.

Money aside, he probably figures he'll have better chances of winning the "big one" with Kiffen at LSU.

From everything I read about this gentleman, I am not sure that he would have been a good fit with our Oregon culture. But what do I know?

I am not very disappointed that we were outbid.

I would have been disappointed if the Ducks were to pay him $4 million to play here.

I don't want to pay zillions for one great guy when we need 50-60 great guys to win a championship.

I don't mind a player going for the big bucks, if that is his priority. To each his own.

I share the sentiments of other posters that there is a silver lining here. This player has committed to Deion Sanders and Lane Kiffin after a lot of "look at me" drama. Between that and his asking price, I was worried about team chemistry and locker room culture.

Given our overall talent composite score, he is a luxury that has a downside at a particular price. I think Lanning made the right price/value prop by not outbidding LSU in this case. Fox Crader....c'mon down! I think he will abetter than Harkey and World were anyway.

On 1/23/2026 at 11:37 PM, Jemangi said:

I imagine that we got outbid. I don't know if we really need him.

I doubt Dan flew to Atlanta just for dinner with him.

If we needed him, or whomever we need to pull off a Natty... just spend the damn money and get it done.

Easy for me to say... but if I were worth over 30 billion it might be even easier.

Go Ducks... I am looking forward to next season eagerly.

I'm glad the Ducks took a seat; $3 million plus for one year of Seaton's services. 🤑

Jordan, for not being a trust fund baby, I BELIEVE you are reasonably well off for someone your age. 😁

Oregon Ducks On SI

The NIL Price Tag Attached to Transfer Jordan Seaton Is E...

The Oregon Ducks are firmly in the mix for five-star offensive tackle Jordan Seaton as the Ducks navigate one of the transfer portal’s most expensive recruitmen

I agree with the sentiment that CFB leaders need to rein in out-of-control payments to players.

However, any 'leader' that try to do so had better be ready to write checks for legal fees.

Programs like Ole Miss, LSU, and Miami will not be reined in without a court order or a large judgment. It's every program for itself, especially in the South.

https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2026/01/25/usc-inhabits-wild-west-college-football-world/88330613007/?utm_source=smg-trojanswire-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_cam

Caveat: Great recruiter Riley didn't have to buy recruits to bring in the No. 1-ranked group of recruits? Right? 🤪