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Oregon makes bye week AP Poll leap setting up a key showdown with UCLAAutzen ZooOregon makes bye week AP Poll leap setting up a key showd...It was a relaxing weekend for the Oregon Ducks as the team spent the weekend on the bye following an emotional win over the USC Trojans. The bye week came at th

Eventually Cristobal will try to jam it up the middle to prove his team's toughness and once again fail. I was starting to think Lanning was by going for it on 4th all the time but he seems to have come to his senses.

AP Top 25 Poll Reaction After Multiple Ranked LossesHow did the AP Top 25 Poll shake out with the month of October arriving? AP Top 25 Poll Week 5 Results1. Texas 2. Georgia 3. Notre Dame 4. Miami 5. Ohio State 6. Alabama 7. Indiana 8. BYU 9. Ole Miss 10. LSU 11. Texas Tech 12. Utah 13. Oregon 14. Missouri 15. Tennessee 16. Florida 17. Mississippi State 18. Oklahoma State 19. USC 20. Iowa 21. UCLA 22. Houston 23. Boise State 24. SMU 25. Pittsburgh Oregon Ducks On SIAP Top 25 Poll Reaction After Multiple Ranked LossesAfter another exciting weekend of college football, the AP Top 25 Poll has shuffled teams around the rankings. Week 5 of the college football season produced mu

Couldn't agree more. Ducks will be healthy and UCLA's just not that good. Moore or not the Ducks are not losing at home to UCLA.

Geoff is being polite. The USC game highlights were inescapable showing just how bad Perich was at diagnosing and taking good angles to the ball. It's hard to believe he's the best we have for that position. I'm expecting Jett Washington or Woodyard to take his starting spot against UCLA.

I know a lot of folks are nervous about us playing UCLA next weekend, but I'm not for 3 reasons: UCLA is good, but not as scary as some think. They have had the easiest schedule in the B1G so far. Cal is probably the worst team in the ACC, SDSU may be the worst team in the PAC12, Maryland and Purdue are the worst teams in the B1G. Granted, some of that observation is UCLA making the look bad in one of their 4 games, but still. We play at home likely in some more traditional fall weather. We've had our bye week to assess and implement the most significant changes we'll be able to make all season. Lanning's defense is built to contain running QBs like Lameava Obviously UCLA is on their bye week,is already comfortable that most things are working, and is therefore simply focusing for 2 straight weeks on beating us at our weaknesses. But I don't think that trumps the 3 points above. I'm looking for us to beat the two touchdown spread and seeing some notable changes in players and execution.

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Chip coaches outside and inside zone well, but I'm not ready for a retread....

It’s not the worst idea. The last few years the most common thread behind OBD’s losses have been opposing coaches that were long in experience.

If we determine we can't win the big one with our OC at some point, then sure, Riley or Kelly are great options if available. We are only a quarter of a season through with our new OC who is showing a promising amount improvement though.

.500 team at best. Especially poetic given their QB’s off-season situation.

I don't understand why Miami doesn't have the best odds to win a Natty. Mario will always have an OL advantage over us, he appears to have good talent evaluators in place and coordinators that he trust to win games their way, something he was incapable of doing with us and his first few years at Miami. Dan is younger than Mario, with less head coaching experience than Mario. If Mario could figure it out eventually, then so can Dan. If you gave me the opportunity to switch head coaches right now Mario vs. Dan, I would stick with Dan. He's much more personable and has a similar to higher ceiling than Mario as a HC.

Saw a comment on a YouTube reaction video for this game and I laughed out loud 😂

My BIG Grades: A - tosu, Indiana B- Oregon, Northwestern, Nebraska, UCLA C- Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, USC, Washington D - Purdue, Michigan, Penn State, MSU, Illinois F - Maryland, Rutgers

How does this happen? Missouri absolutely throttled Florida. Very hard to take any of these ranking seriously. They are a joke!

Unfortunately, I believe that MC will win a national championship before Coach Lanning will.

While little can compare to the fun of Washington's 0-12 season in 2008, even 5-7 would be enjoyable. The Huskies are 3- 2, with their three wins against non-conference cupcakes, including a 16-14 win at home against Utah State. Their loss at USC might have been their best-played game of the year so far. Looking ahead on their schedule, they have Iowa, Oregon, and Indiana still on the schedule. An improved Nebraska team on the road is not a gimme. They should be underdogs in those games. They should be favored at Purdue and Michigan State, but Purdue has improved a bit. The Husky run offense is currently hampered by its three top running backs out with injuries. Had even one been available, they likely would have beaten USC. As they become available, I assume their run offense will improve. Here is a summary of their unenviable situation at running back: AI Overview: University of Washington running backs Quaid Carr and Jayden Limar are sidelined until at least November 1, 2026, with potential for longer or late-season absences. Head coach Jedd Fisch announced that the top running backs will not be re-evaluated until November 1, keeping them out for multiple key games. Running Back Injury Status Player Name Position / Status Injury & TimelineQuaid Carr Sophomore / Out Hand surgery; targeted for a late-season return or re-evaluation on November 1Jayden Limar Senior / Out Elbow injury; won't be re-evaluated until November 1 with an uncertain exact time-line. Julian McMahan Sophomore / Out Season-ending ankle injury sustained in practice Jordan Washington Junior / Status Undetermined Sidelined with a lingering preseason neck injury.

Mehringer had a rough start, but I thought he called pretty good games the last two weeks. As long as he keeps improving, Oregon will be fine.

Will coaches Dan Lanning and Mario Cristobal’s teams face off in the post season playoff? Miami is playing like I had hoped our Ducks would play this season. The second half of the season will be intruiging. Go Ducks!

If I recall correctly the Chipster was not particularly fond of living in Eugene. Does anyone remember otherwise? It would surprise me if Coach Lanning replaces Coach Mehringer or supersedes Mehringer’s role.

Dan Lanning Shows Off Oregon's Unique Mindset in 'Bandwagon' CommentsCoach Dan Lanning didn't mince his words on the Oregon Ducks' unique mindset entering a pivotal stretch of Big Ten play. Oregon Ducks On SIDan Lanning Shows Off Oregon's Unique Mindset in 'Bandwag...Coach Dan Lanning certainly made the rounds with his media appearances during the No. 15 Oregon Ducks’ bye week. Lanning concluded his active week by joining th

Please booking sites, don't do us any favors.😳 Oregon Ducks open as favorites in Big Ten home opener vs. UCLAAfter opening as 12.5-point favorites, the spread from FanDuel Sportsbook has fallen one point to 11.5 points in favor of the Ducks. The money line odds also shifted, with Oregon decreasing from -530 odds to -480, and UCLA improving from +390 odds to +360. The total points spread also took a slight jump, improving from 58.5 points to 61.5 points. https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/10/04/oregon-football-betting-preview-ucla-bruins/92090898007/

Worth considering. Example…Texas DC is Will Muschamp, former HC. Will Venables at Oklahoma is a great DC. Hemay be available. Lots of folks over their skis as head coached but are great assistants.

Oregon Ducks move up in US LBM Coaches Poll over bye week https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/10/04/oregon-football-us-lbm-coaches-poll-bye-week/92090925007/

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