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Posted by Jon Joseph: In the old (Ryan) days, Louisville QB Lincoln Kienholz would come off the bench to replace Julian Sayin. Now, it's true freshman Luke Fahey who looked lost against Indiana. Sayin is out 'indefinitely,' and the loss at Texas is no longer that great a loss, and with Texas' remaining schedule, it is likely to look worse. Ohio State is off in Week 8, but the remaining schedule is the B1G's most difficult. The Buckeyes play SC in LA in Week 9; will Ohio State be able to score enough points to win this game? Which Oregon backup QB shows up? Good Dylan, or bad Dylan? Will the O-line be able to keep Raiola upright? He is not a dual-threat QB. Will Dante Moore play again this season? To date, Oregon has played the 16th most difficult schedule in CFB, with the remaining schedule ranked the 20th most difficult. $3 million-a-year QB Bryce Underwood has been benched in favor of freshman Tommy Carr. This week against Indiana, we'll see how Carr performs starting against a top-ten opponent. UCLA QB Ty Dieffenbach, who resembles a baby giraffe when he runs, sealed the deal against the Ducks and played well against Wisconsin. The Badgers shut down the Bruins' robust run game. How will Ty fare playing in Minneapolis and Ann Arbor in November? Penn State QB Rocco Becht and his former Iowa State pals are not up to playing in the Power 2. Will the B1G have more than two teams in this season's playoffs? In addition to Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State, UCLA, Northwestern, and USC, two-loss Oregon, Michigan, Nebraska, and Wisconsin are still in the PO hunt. UCLA has the easiest remaining schedule, with USC the only ranked team left to play. Iowa, the second easiest. The SEC is eating its own. The B1G is odds on to do the same down the stretch.

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Seems like a bad idea to me, the $ would be better spent on the O-line.

I recommend the breakdown of Oregon's offensive performance at Sco Ducks. Their coach/analyst stated that experience showed that the current OL group was not well suited for zone blocking. Hence, the staff introduced a lot of gap scheme plays, some of which worked and some of which would have worked had it not been for one missed assignment. The point is that the staff has identified problems and made changes that were partially effective and may work better with practice.

Damn, I thought YOUTUBETV had ALL the Duck games...

No. I'm not down with/Bryce. If Whit pulled him at halftime, that's all I need to know. We know how good of a coach he is...

Information on backup QB Luke Fahey, who will battle Tavien St. Clair in the off week for the starting job. St. Clair looked far better than Fahey in the Buckeyes' spring game. I want to compete against the best, and I hope Sayin can return before OBD travels to Columbus. Who is Luke Fahey? Meet true freshman set to claim Ohio S...Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day offered the latest on Sayin on Tuesday — and it's looking like a true freshman will have to lead the team moving forward.

The Audacity of Will Stein - https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50221219/will-stein-kentucky-coach By gosh, Tosh isn't cutting it at Cal.

No Way OBD should recruit and overpay this guy. The TE room is in good shape, and the money is needed for a capable OC, the D-line and O-line guys from the portal, and to hold on to the talented youngsters. Not going to shoot you, but bend over and assume the position! 🤬

As a positive, the wealth of youth on defensive is definitely a compliment to Chris Hampton's development as a Defensive Coordinator. The one internal hire Lanning got right!

I'm trying NOT to look past the next two games because OBD have shown that they need to focus....but, this is some interesting news out of Columbus that makes me think of a movie line: "So you're telling me there's a chance??" https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/article/ryan-day-julian-sayin-injury-luke-fahey-291556687/

I think by the end of the season it will be a foregone conclusion that Lanning fully intends to bring on a transfer to add competition to the room. He's done it every season he's been here.

"Portends well for the future in the back 7 at least." Not a criticism of this comment, just a reality check: the Ducks like so many programs seem to lose guys who want to enter the portal. Hope all those guys are still in Eugene in 2027.

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Lift Your Steins to Will - Mid-season COY - https://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/kentuckys_will_stein_rightfully_named_the_midseason_coach_of_the_year/s1_13132_44453092?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20261021&mb_loc=left_r

Maryland fired their coach today. The Ducks were a recruiting finalist for QB Malik Washington who visited Eugene. So, my thought? Way too early to be considering transfer QBs when it is only half-way thru the season.

Don't shoot the messenger. I promise I am not trying to rage bait anyone given the season Bryce Underwood has had. Before you chew my head off, consider what buzz was surrounding a one, Dante Moore, in the fall of 2023 (Bust, Started Too Early, Overrated, Etc...). While it would take some strategic staff changes to reclaim our status as QBU, We have already proven the ability to take on reclamation projects and turn them into top tier talent. Let's hear your thoughts! Autzen ZooCould Bryce Underwood be Oregon's next former 5-star recl...Dante Moore returning to Oregon for this season answered the question at quarterback in the short term, but this season was always going to be about potentially

As Santa Rosa Duck said, the Oregon-Northwestern game will only be available on Peacock. Yep, this has got my blood boiling. I have Amazon Prime ($139.00 yearly) or 11.58 per month, Netflix (for my wife) $26.99 a month and YouTube TV for $82.99 a month. Add another $124 per month for Comcast internet/wifi, this adds up to a mind-blowing $245.56 per month. I'm sure I'm not the only Duck fan who feels this way. So frustrating.

Time to buy stock in a glass slipper company.

In addition to Chip’s demand for good blocking, spread offense and speed, what also made his bubble and tunnel screens work was opposing defenses were not conditioned for his uptempo offense.

CBS Sports Mid-season All-American team is B1G. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-all-america-team-cbs-sports-2026-midseason/?eid=c7d8647c6247db8d08c59fe44bc30380a147aa90b9e33099045cd46ddc6a485b&ftag=SNL-04-10aaa0b&ET_CID=

Thank you for this timely update. We all hope Dante will be able to play again this season. If not, it's the D that carries OBD PO hopes. Hope Oregon can keep the talented young players on board.

There is a narrative out there in the press that everyone hates this and it's only been done for money. I'm not going to say money isn't a driving factor, but that doesn't mean it's a bad decision. These purist press folks are in an echo chamber. There are so many reasons to love a 24 team playoff as I've talked about before, and I think a lot of people get it. But no matter, everyone will come around to it eventually.

We've got a great thing going with Ify, Offord and Finney. They are the best group of cover DBs in the country.