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In Week 9, College GameDay will be in Bloomington, Indiana, for the No. 31 Minnesota Gophers and their rowboats vs. No. 4 Indiana. Hard to believe, but there is no trophy, Floyd, Jug, or otherwise, associated with this game. Coach Cig is still giving thanks to Wolverines OC Joe Beck, with a true frosh starting his first game at QB, calling a pass play on 3rd and goal at the Hoosiers one, which resulted in a 13-yard loss and a missed FG attempt. After checking in at the Ann Arbor Unemployment office, Beck should FaceTime with Meh for a shot and a beer. Beck is the highest-paid OC in the nation. He followed Whit East, so there is no pink slip, as of yet, in the offing. With SC notably gaining -17 yards rushing against No. 25 Wisconsin, and with Julian Sayin injured and out, Rece and friends decided to skip a Halloween trip to LA. With the game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Gators and Dawgs fans will be tipping a few at The World's Largest Indoor Cocktail Party, while pointing the finger North in the direction of Pat McAfee, back home again in Indiana. Speaking of The Bird, are Northwestern games required to be broadcast on Peacock? 🤬 https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/espn-college-gameday-location-announced-162125644.html

Lanning is probably trying to figure out a way to keep Kelly from getting on the plane to come out here. 😄

Raiola missed a 5 yard pass to a wide open Moore by a yard or more. Pretty sad.

When you've got Dan in your ear chewing every time you turn the ball over in games and practice you quickly become the check down king. And we don't know that Mehringer wasn't biasing DR to take the short throws too. Mehringer alone was bad enough for us to lose, but he definitely got help from the QB and Dan's conservatism, missing 4 of our top 5 WRs and inconsistent OL blocking.

It seems likely to me that Lanning must have anticipated this situation occurring, and however much he hoped to avoid it, I'd be surprised if he didn't have a list prepared of possible candidates to pursue immediately. I'm anxious to hear his plan for Northwestern.

Remember that SEC teams all play an additional conference game this year. I could all but guarantee that a 9-3 SEC team will get in and there is a high likelihood there will be more than one. I think Oregon is essentially mathematically eliminated. Even if you win out, you are not climbing back into the Top 11.

Oregon -3.5 vs. Northwestern and the CBS Sports simulated results like Oregon to cover. https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/college-football-odds-picks-predictions-week-9-2026/

I see several 9-3 teams making the playoffs, because there won't be enough Power 2, 10 and 2 or better teams. If we were to win out which includes beating Ohio State, we would be in consideration for sure. It's just not really in the cards with the under coached talent we have. Just changing the OC won't be enough.

We've got to be able to laugh during these trying times. This one came to me in a moment of some sort of bizarre inspiration.

DSC Inside Read 3-2-1: Oregon Has to Find Itself Before It Can Chase NorthwesternThe Ducks have six days to absorb an offensive coordinator change, discover an identity, & prepare for a Chip Kelly offense that arrives playing some of the best football Northwestern has ever played.THREE THINGS OREGON HAS TO DO1. Make the Offense Smaller Before Trying to Make It Better2. Make Running the Football a Requirement, Not an Aspiration3. Stop Treating the Season Like Something That Needs to Be SavedDSC Inside Read 3-2-1: Oregon Has to Find Itself Before I...The Ducks have six days to absorb an offensive coordinator change, discover an identity, & prepare for a Chip Kelly offense that arrives playing some of the best football Northwestern has ever played.TWO PROBLEMS NORTHWESTERN PRESENTS1. Aidan Chiles Changes the Math2. Kelly Will Make Oregon Defend Everything It Has Been Struggling to BecomeONE THING THAT WILL TELL US WHETHER OREGON HAS ACTUALLY CHANGEDWatch the First 15 Plays

check out this graph of staff maturity

Brother, can you spare me a dime? Will Fisch stay on the UW line? The administration was not happy that Fisch blamed the 2026 football woes on the budget. https://uwhuskieswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/huskies/football/2026/10/26/uw-football-washington-huskies-jedd-fisch-danny-sprinkle-uw-mens-basketball-big-ten-pat-chun/92427988007/

I believe Chip Long is an off-field analyst at Louisville. I recognize the list in this thread had a premise of prior connection with Lanning. But, I would prefer Oregon pursue an assistant with several years experience. It was pretty apparent that whomever was in the booth this season did not know how to adjust to what the defense was doing. That talent comes with years of experience seeing various defenses in real time. That talent also is needed in game prep during the week. Will Stein hired Justin Burke from UTSA. Burke is 38, so whiskers is not always necessary. But, experience or past proof of performance should be. The priority should NOT be "let's give the young guy a chance." At least not if you are hiring with aspirations of being near the top of the Big Ten.

It starts by defeating No. 21 and woefully under-ranked Northwestern on Halloween. Ohio State is at USC this week, 4:30 PM NBC, and the probable one-loss Buckeyes will be ranked in the top 5 when OBD visits Columbus in Week 10. Upset Ohio State before coming home to shred brand-name Michigan, stomp Michigan State in East Lansing, return home, and lay waste to Washington. [BTW- On many sites, Riley is listed as a candidate for the open Baylor job. 🤪] And hope for utter chaos, including Notre Dame losing to Miami and SMU, and many 4-loss SEC teams. OK, I'm ready to wake up now. 🤪 But going on a five-game run with wins against ranked NW and Ohio State and a beatdown of Michigan would help hold the recruiting class together and hang on to the players Oregon wants to keep. Finishing in the PO committee's top 15 or so would encourage players in the portal to pick Oregon. There is still a lot to play for, not least of which is pride in yourself and in the program.

Absolutely a possibility this year. There really are no dominant teams out there this year.

I know. I grew up in Boston. With a few guys named O'Leary. 😁 The reference was tongue-in-cheek. Good call, and Erin Go Bragh!

Win the rest and Ducks might squeak into the conference championship game with an automatic bid on the line. I think that's more likely than getting an at-large bid. But to have a chance of winning out, Dante Moore must return vs. Northwestern.

An SEC three loss team will get in before one from the BIG.

No Oregon with 3 losses won't get in. I would imagine there will be better 3 loss teams than Oregon. It would be an amazing coaching job if Lanning held things together and got the Ducks to 9-3. I just don't see the Ducks getting to 9-3 period.

Yikes... that's some out of control frustration right there. Who knew that our coaches nearly required a police escort just to get out of the elevator. On a positive note, these fans make us folks around here look downright tame and calm 😄

If Dante returns, I think we win some more games. Heck... we might even be very surprised by the response and outcome we see from this group of kids. However, I also really fear for Dante. This concussion stuff (aka. brain damage) is serious business. I'm hoping our boys can provide him with the protection needed, and I'm hoping that the psychological impact of that hit doesn't carry over onto the field. I have to remind myself that we still have the pieces required to play some really good ball.

Akili Smith Jr to the rescue.... There's a chance..... Just gimme a chance ..

When I said "little bit of time," I should have provided some definition for that. I'd say that Dan has at least through 2027 to get our program back on track. And, assuming that he is willing to learn from his mistakes -- which it appears that he does, he will definitely turn things back around. My humble prediction is that Lanning will end up going down in Oregon football history as a Football God.

I have not been one to call for Coach Lanning’s head but I questioned the decision to promote Coach Meh’ to OC from the moment it was announced and did not understand why he decided not to do a national search. He was a terrible OC at Rutgers. This season falls squarely on Coach Lanning - the OC decision and failure to properly evaluate the OL. I do believe that Coach Lanning has earned the right to right the ship and am thankful he made, what I am sure was a hard decision, to fire the OC. All coaches make bad hires, from time to time, but they realize those mistakes and correct them quickly. Hopefully he doesn’t skip the hiring process going forward.

They need to bring someone in immediately who can SIMPLIFY everything the offense is doing—whether that’s a consultant, an interim coordinator, or even a high school coach looking for a gig. When you have highly rated, 6'5", 340-pound linemen who can't consistently get you one yard of push, you don't need anything complex. IMHO, you just need to get back to basic fundamentals. Maybe Curt Cignetti or Bob Chesney has a graduate assistant they wouldn't mind parting with! Go Ducks!