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At least we are sticking to green and yellow, that's all I care to comment about this topic. Just focus on playing ball and minimize distractions!

Oregon 42-21 2 2 250

Thanks, T Dee. I question the talent, especially on the O-line. Young players under the aegis of quality O-line coach A'Lique Terry are not playing up to their recruiting rankings. They're losing one-on-one battles to guys who weren't considered big-time recruits. Is this a lack of effort, or a lack of talent? With the young D-line talent lost in the portal, is there anyone capable of pushing the experienced D-line starters? How seriously did they take conditioning in the off-season? Did they read about being the best D-line in CFB and believe talent alone would produce this result? I don't see anyone on the roster, including a 5* TE recruit, ready to fill in for Johnson. I wish we had Cal's Kingston Lopa at safety. Meanwhile, the SC 5* TE recruit and other highly rated recruits are balling out. In today's CFB, roster management is a witch. And with the lack of depth as a result of NIL and mostly unregulated free agency, any loss of a starter is magnified. It looks like no one is capable of replacing TE Johnson. Perhaps the new OC and DC are not as good as the guys they replaced, but do they have the same talent at hand as Tosh and Stein did? When it comes to the talent on the roster, I certainly hope you are right, and I am overreacting to a close win over a G6 team and a historic loss at OK State. I don't think we'll learn much on Friday night, but Week 4 in LA?

Thank you, David. Oregon has a perfect opponent to get things right, and then an extra day to prepare for SC. SC plays Rutgers on Saturday with a 3:30 Eastern kickoff. I hope SC having to travel to Jersey and back will help the Ducks. It will also help if Oregon has extra time to heal, particularly Jamari Johnson. There is no backup TE with Johnson's skill and experience. I think one of the reasons Dante looked lost last Saturday was due to not having a reliable TE target on the field. OBD best figure things out soon. The competition hasn't been as difficult, and all three games were in LA, but as of today, I think SC is superior at every position group. Maiava is the QB playing at a Heisman-like level, and a freshman TE and freshman WRs have stepped up. Ferguson going down stinks. A'lique Terry is an excellent coach. To date, it looks like Oregon made a lot of mistakes with O-line recruiting evaluations and with not being more active in the portal. Drew Mehringer is not on the field missing blocks. Looking at the last three CFB champs, an experienced roster helps. But experienced players have to be paid, and even though it's at the top of CFB, there is a ceiling to Oregon's roster budget. On the D-line, a lot of young talent portaled out. Is there anyone with talent pushing experienced D-line starters? And it would be nice to have Kingston Lopa at Cal. Last Saturday, Lopa led Cal to victory at Syracuse. CFB roster management is a critical component of today's game. In 2026, did Dan and friends get it right? In the vein of misery loves company, I note that last Saturday, against LA Tech, the uber-expensive LSU O-line surrendered five sacks and Sam Leavitt threw three interceptions in the first half, including a pick-6. (In his senior year, Sam and his West Linn High School teammates won the Oregon state championship.) In CFB, if you don't have a quality O-line, you better have a dual-threat QB. In last season's playoffs, Trinidad Chambliss was the reason Ole Miss defeated Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, and in the semifinal game, he almost took down Miami. The White Out loss to Oregon last season fractured preseason top-two-ranked Penn State. Beginning on Friday night, I hope Oregon starts a run that makes us forget the Broncos and Cowboys. But does this team have the horses to do so?

If it were up to me I'd keep these player in uniform reveals as low key as possible. This is a football team, not a bunch of catwalk models. Remind me who suited up last game, athletes or models?

Well, just about everyone believes the Ducks have talented players. What we didn't have in that Oklahoma State game is a talented team. Which is what we'll need to put on the field each and every week going forward or the playoffs ain't going to be happening for us. Unless, unless ... all this has been nothing but a clever plot to lead USC to believe the Ducks will be a pushover in two weeks. If so, expect a narrow victory over Portland State as part of a rather elaborate and clever set-up of Riley.

Ducks 63-13 2 TOs 4 sacks 333 passing yards

60-13 Ducks 5 TO 6 Sacks 310 Pass It's redemption time.

I think basically everyone is waiting to see what things were fixed over the short week. For me, I want to see if anything's changed on the OL. If both the tackles don't show improvement the offense is doomed for the rest of the season.

38-7 OR 3 to's 4 sacks 330 yards passing

I know the combos are decided before the season but I wish there was a way for Lanning to force the next combo to be "earned" rather than given. If they lose or play like crap he should be able to call up the previous week home or away Unis and make the team hungry to earn the next new one!

Ducks 10-3 1 TO 2 Sacks 169 Yards passing

48-17 Oregon 2 TO 3 Sacks 320 Yards

Not much to add that hasn't already been said... but I tried. Hoping to write some more positive articles in the coming days. Final Thoughts Before Oregon v Portland StateIt’s been a bad week to be a Duck fan and we get the first sign of a potential program turnaround.

Bill to restrict foreign athletes to 20% of a roster. For BBall that would mean a maximum of 3. New bill could change how Gonzaga recruits international talent

Dante is 7.5 mil…Mastemaker at Ok. a reported 7mil.

Oregon 34-31 2 2 222

Ducks 45-40 2 TO 4 Sacks 350 pass yd

SC could be without an offensive weapon. USC wide receiver Trent Mosley out for Rutgers, potentially multiple games | SuperWest Sports

Friday's MASH unit. Eight Oregon Ducks Injuries Loom Over Portland State Matchup

Short week = less time to let the fire burn out. Oregon football: Ducks prepared for quick turnaround with Friday game

Don't get me wrong, win the next two games, and all will be forgiven. Start playing like crap and losing after that, and I'll likely be raining down law and judgement.

Ducks 55 - 0 2 TOs 6 sacks 303 p yds

Oregon 41-13 3 2 313